Sorghum Smart Talk

Merry Christmas from Team Sorghum! In this episode we sat down with Sorghum Checkoff chairwoman Verity Ulibarri to discuss the annual December board meeting, which took place in Lubbock, Texas last week.

We get to learn more about Verity's operation and her passion for agriculture as well as the new strategic plan put in place by the Sorghum Checkoff board of directors. Verity extends Christmas blessings and a happy New Year to fellow farmers.

In this episode John Miller and John Duff continue their discussion on marketing terms and how the farmer can benefit from them. In part 2, they explore the topics of trading accounts, Hedge-to-Arrive contracts, minimum price contracts, options, hedging with futures and margin calls.

John Miller is a paid contractor for the United Sorghum Checkoff Program.

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In this episode we cover everything from who a farmer can expect to work with in marketing his grain, basis, forward contracting, storage and more.

John Miller, owner of Southwest Agribusiness Consulting Inc., is a paid contractor for the United Sorghum Checkoff Program.

In this episode, we visit with National Sorghum Producers board directors at the November Board Meeting on all things fall, harvest and Thanksgiving. National Sorghum Producers board directors share their Thanksgiving favorites and wish all our farmers a safe, bountiful harvest season and a happy Thanksgiving!

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In this episode our guest Chris Novak, CropLife America president and CEO, discusses the need for certainty in crop production tools. Availability of tools for farmers to manage and control pests and diseases is essential, and groups like CropLife America and National Sorghum Producers exist to represent growers by keeping those tools accessible.

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In this episode of Sorghum Smart Talk, Tom Sell of Combest, Sell & Associates discusses the history of farm policy in the U.S. and why it is important for farmers to be engaged in the process. 

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In this episode of Sorghum Smart Talk, Shayne Suppes, Sorghum Checkoff board director, joins us to talk about his operation.

Suppes farms both commercial and food-grade sorghum near Scott City, Kansas, and will serve as a Sorghum Checkoff board director from 2018-2021. He also shares his background with us and how that affects his decisions on the farm. 

Suppes will be featured in the Sorghum Grower Magazine Fall 2018 issue hitting mailboxes in November.

Get to know your CEO! We sit down with NSP and Sorghum Checkoff CEO Tim Lust to discuss industry issues. Lust gives us an update on pesticides and other legislative and regulatory issues NSP has been working on for producers.

This is Lust’s 25th year with the organization, being dedicated to improving the industry from every direction. Lust talks about his background in agriculture and his family's experience with sorghum.

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Our guest Florentino Lopez, Sorghum Checkoff executive director sits down with John Duff, Sorghum Checkoff renewables program director to discuss the Sorghum Checkoff past, present and future. 

We learn more about Lopez's background and how he found his way to the Sorghum Checkoff. Lopez began his career in the swine industry and uses his previous experiences as a tool in improving the Sorghum Checkoff for producers, end-users and consumers. Leave us your feedback and tell us how you liked this episode.

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