The Spokesman Speaks: Ag Insights for Your Farm and Family

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The Spokesman Speaks: Ag Insights for Your Farm and Family episodes

March 07, 2022Young farmer shares advice for building strong relationships with landowners
Welcome to Episode 98 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, Cedar County row-crop farmer Noah Coppess shares his tips for building strong relationships with landowners. And Brian Waddingham (Executive Director of the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers) shares some tangible reasons for livestock farmers to plant trees, along with trends he's seeing in Iowa's livestock industry.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Contact the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers

Learn about Iowa Farm Bureau's Acres of Opportunity Conference
33 min
February 21, 2022New partnerships are accelerating Iowa's water quality progress
Welcome to Episode 97 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig discusses new partnerships that are helping accelerate Iowa's water quality progress. And award-winning speaker, author and farmer Jolene Brown shares her advice for managing the family dynamics in your farm business.
Resources mentioned in this episode:

Register for Iowa Farm Bureau's Acres of Opportunity Conference
27 min
February 07, 2022Fishing for unique farming opportunities
Welcome to Episode 96 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, we speak with two entrepreneurs who are "making waves" in Iowa's emerging aquaculture industry. Joe Sweeney is the CEO of Eagle's Catch, which raises tilapia in Ellsworth, Iowa. Glenn Ford is the CEO of InCity Farms, which is bringing aquaponics to large and small cities around the country, including Clarion, Iowa. Resource mentioned in this episode:

Register for Iowa Farm Bureau's Acres of Opportunity conference.
28 min
January 24, 2022Talking trade with USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator
Welcome to Episode 95 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, we talk with American Farm Bureau economist Shelby Myers about private sector carbon credit markets. We also speak with USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley about the outlook for international ag trade.

Resource mentioned in this episode:

American Farm Bureau's Market Intel page
16 min
January 10, 2022 Previewing Iowa Farm Bureau's 2022 legislative priorities
Welcome to Episode 94 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, Iowa Farm Bureau State Policy Advisor Kevin Kuhle discusses Farm Bureau's priorities for the 2022 Iowa Legislative Session. And Andrew McCrea shares his tips for revitalizing your rural community. McCrea is an Oscar-winning broadcaster, author, farmer and community leader who has studied successful small towns across America.
39 min
December 27, 2021 Meet Iowa Farm Bureau's new president: Brent Johnson
Welcome to Episode 93 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, we introduce you to the new president of Iowa Farm Bureau: Brent Johnson of Calhoun County. We also welcome on Sam Kieffer (Vice President of Public Affairs for the American Farm Bureau) to talk about some of Farm Bureau's national policy priorities in 2022.
25 min
December 13, 2021Machinery Pete explains the wild market for used farm equipment
Welcome to Episode 92 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, Greg Peterson (better known as Machinery Pete) discusses the wild market for used farm equipment, and Dr. Wendong Zhang (an economist at Iowa State University) shares his read on the current trade relationship between the U.S. and China.

Resource mentioned in this episode

MachineryPete.com
29 min
December 08, 2021 Three young farmers talk leadership, future of ag: Part 3, Cordt Holub
Welcome to Episode 91 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast, which is also Part 3 of our special 3-part podcast series with three farmers who are receiving Iowa Farm Bureau's 2021 Young Farmer Leadership Award: Michael McEnany of Story County, Megan Kregel of Clayton County, and Cordt Holub of Tama County.

Part 1 (released December 6) features Michael McEnany.

Part 2 (released December 7) features Megan Kregel.

Part 3 (released December 8) features Cordt Holub.
20 min
December 07, 2021 Three young farmers talk leadership, future of ag: Part 2, Megan Kregel
Welcome to Episode 90 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast, which is also Part 2 of our special 3-part podcast series with three farmers who are receiving Iowa Farm Bureau's 2021 Young Farmer Leadership Award: Michael McEnany of Story County, Megan Kregel of Clayton County, and Cordt Holub of Tama County.

Part 1 (released December 6) features Michael McEnany.

Part 2 (released December 7) features Megan Kregel.

Part 3 (to be released December 8) features Cordt Holub.
21 min
December 06, 2021 Three young farmers talk leadership, future of ag: Part 1, Michael McEnany
Welcome to Episode 89 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast, which is also Part 1 of our special 3-part podcast series with three farmers who are receiving Iowa Farm Bureau's 2021 Young Farmer Leadership Award: Michael McEnany of Story County, Megan Kregel of Clayton County, and Cordt Holub of Tama County.

Part 1 (released December 6) features Michael McEnany.

Part 2 (to be released December 7) features Megan Kregel.

Part 3 (to be released December 8) features Cordt Holub.
19 min

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Since 1934, The Iowa Farm Bureau Spokesman has been Iowa's leading agriculture news source, and today it has the largest readership of any ag newspaper in Iowa. While The Spokesman newspaper is…