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Podcast: Tractors And Troubadours
Episode: Ep. 138: Nitrogen considerations for corn plants, protecting the U.S. pork supply, keeping lab-created meat out of military meals, the music of Steve Markwardt
Description: On this episode, Pivot Bio Senior Agronomic Scientist Dr. Clayton Nevins discusses what farmers need to know about applying nitrogen after a wet start to the growing season. Dr. Brent Pepin, Director of Swine Health at the National Pork Board, discusses efforts to improve traceability in the event of a foreign animal disease outbreak in the U.S. Also, farm broadcaster Max Armstrong provides insights on the Red Power Roundup in Iowa. And, we learn about the origins of barbed wire and its ties to an Illinois town. In “Beltway Beef,” Hunter Ihrman discusses the National Cattlemen’s Beef Associ...