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Your weekly connection to agriculture industry newsmakers, hot-button industry issues, educational topics, rural lifestyle features and the best in true country music.

Ep. 47: Loretta Lynn Tribute, soil sampling with SoilTestPro, the music of Tayla Lynn

57 mins; October 07, 2022

Ep. 46: John Deere rolls out new self-propelled forage harvesters, new concave systems from Martin-Till, eKonomics from Nutrien, music for your fall bonfire playlist

39 mins; September 29, 2022

Ep. 45: Using DNA testing to diagnose soil health with Pattern Ag, tackling farming operational challenges with Andy “Caygeon” Junkin, a conversation with Farmer Grayce, SuperTractors with Shell Rotella, the music of C.J. Garton

94 hours 19 mins; September 22, 2022

Ep. 44: Farm Safety and Health Week, Gleaner combines, BigIron Auctions, new corn hybrids and late-season agronomy tips from Golden Harvest, the music of Brei Carter

84 hours 8 mins; September 15, 2022

Ep. 43: Farm Progress Part 2: Exploring Fendt, the RYSE flying ATV, our conversation with Phoebe White

78 hours 17 mins; September 08, 2022

Ep. 42: Farm Progress Show Part 1: AGCO exec Eric Hansotia, new Massey Ferguson products, classic Massey-Harris tractors, United We Ag creator Derek Brazda, Jared Bernstein on the August jobs report, the music of C.J. Garton

74 hours 58 mins; September 02, 2022

Ep. 41: Farm Progress Show 2022 preview with Matt Jungmann, AGCO’s Aaron Belanger, David Widmar on Ag Interrupted, the music of Phoebe White

46 mins; August 25, 2022

Ep. 40: AgriGold puts drones to work, Precision Planting introduces Radicle Agronomics, Hay Talk with Massey Ferguson, the music of Ronnie McDowell

58 mins; August 18, 2022

Ep. 39: AEM on building a rural workforce, CHIPS bill seen as boon for trades, soy checkoff projects, Farm Bill safety net, the music of Bobby Mackey

53 mins; August 11, 2022

Ep. 38: Certis Biologicals teams up with Novozymes, Farm Bureau bringing milk stakeholders together, farm succession planning, the music of Dennis Ledbetter

36 mins; August 04, 2022

Ep. 37: Farm Bureau Golden Plow Winner Sen. John Boozman, Jared Bernstein talks GDP and interest rate hike, mitigating tar spot in corn plants, the music of Steve Markwardt

89 hours 41 mins; July 28, 2022

Ep. 36: National Farmers Union President Rob Larew, farmland values increase, grain bin safety, cattle market outlook, traditional country music summer playlist

43 mins; July 21, 2022

Ep. 35: Massey Ferguson turns 175, Jared Bernstein on inflation in rural America, music from Vanessa Bourne, Jake Blocker and Lance Shaw and the 419 Swing Band

41 mins; July 14, 2022

Ep. 34: Farm Bureau weighs in on USDA acreage report, Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative seeks milk pricing reform, Indigo Ag’s carbon program takes root, the music of Malachias

53 mins; July 07, 2022

Ep. 33: The state of the biofuels industry, Crop insurance, NCBA concerns about new transparency act, the music of Matt Moran

75 hours 23 mins; June 30, 2022

Ep. 32: American Feed Industry Association, Ocean shipping reform, the fuel tax holiday, the music of Zachariah Malachi

98 hours 52 mins; June 23, 2022

Ep. 31: American Agri-Women 2022 Champion of Agriculture, Firestone and Dillon Carmichael ‘Rock the Crop’, the music of Tess Frizzell

102 hours 13 mins; June 16, 2022

Ep. 30: The state of the sugar industry, examining ag retail, the music of WoodSongs creator Michael Johnathon

89 hours 40 mins; June 09, 2022

Ep. 29: Farmer Veteran Coalition grants awarded, the state of the wheat industry, oil’s impact on commodity markets, the music of Houston Bernard

69 hours 15 mins; June 03, 2022

Ep. 28: J.T. Cooper on Memorial Day, mental health on the farm, Mexico removes meat tariffs, grain markets react to Ukraine speculation

51 mins; May 26, 2022

Ep. 27: Talking key ag issues with Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, sorghum industry outlook, U.S. exporting more meat to Middle East, volatility in grain and livestock markets, the music of Adam Warner

51 mins; May 20, 2022

Ep. 26: State of agriculture with Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, United Soybean Board, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, U.S. Meat Export Federation, the music of Hillbilly Wayne

63 hours 48 mins; May 13, 2022

Ep. 25: Senators Debbie Stabenow and John Thune talk ag policy, CropLife America, the future of pork in Peru, the music of Dustin Collins

69 hours 4 mins; May 06, 2022

Ep. 24: AgWiki CEO Randy Krotz, how Ukraine war is affecting meat exports, Alex Miller talks debut album ‘Miller Time’

65 hours 45 mins; April 29, 2022

Ep. 23: Agricultural aviation with Rotor X and the National Agricultural Aviation Association, Bobby Marquez returns for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, exporting meat to Colombia, the music of American Blonde

41 mins; April 22, 2022

Ep. 22: Discussing corn rootworm and other yield robbers, previewing AgWomen Strong, the music of Adam Warner

50 mins; April 15, 2022

Ep. 21: A Celebration of Modern Agriculture Part 3 with Ted McKinney, Plant Based Product Council, Corn Refiners Association, the music of Hilde Vos and Bennie Jolink

43 mins; April 08, 2022

Ep. 20: A Celebration of Modern Agriculture Part 2: Kubota, Farmer Veteran Coalition, DeLaval, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Planting Intentions Report, the music of Alex Miller

35 mins; April 01, 2022

Ep. 19: A Celebration of Modern Agriculture on the National Mall with John Deere’s Chad Passman, Kubota’s Todd Stucke, USA Rice’s Cameron Jacobs, The National Council of Farm Cooperatives’ Chuck Conner, the music of Will Banister

43 mins; March 25, 2022

Ep. 18: Commodity Classic Part 1 with Tom Vilsack, NASA agriculture, ag on the National Mall preview, the music of Leslie Tom, Erin Enderlin and Whey Jennings

59 mins; March 18, 2022

Ep. 17: Corn Warriors crowning ceremony, country artists you should know

49 mins; March 11, 2022

Ep. 16: Grain Bin Safety Part 2 with Nationwide’s Paul Stephenson, Kentucky tornado survivors Skip and Becky Bachert, UK meteorologist Matt Dixon, seed firmers, livestock nutrition, the music of Dennis Ledbetter, Micki Fuhrman and Mike Shipley

63 hours 46 mins; March 03, 2022

Ep. 15: Grain Bin Safety Week with AGI, Safe Ag Systems, Ag Revolution, FFA Week, markets react to Russian invasion of Ukraine, Biden administration seeks to secure critical mineral supply chains, the music of Bobby Marquez

87 hours 10 mins; February 24, 2022

Ep. 14: National Farm Machinery Show coverage with Massey Ferguson, FJDynamics, the music of Sam L. Smith

45 mins; February 18, 2022

Ep. 13: Farmers and retailers share 2022 ag outlook, Pete Buttigieg talks electric vehicles in rural America, the Larsen Tractor Test and Power Museum, the music of Rob Aldridge and the Proponents

104 hours 39 mins; February 10, 2022

Ep. 12: National Farm Machinery Show preview, Kentucky Farm Bureau President Mark Haney, Purdue Center For Commercial Agriculture’s Jim Mintert, the music of Dave Wilbert

92 hours 20 mins; February 03, 2022

Ep. 11: A deep dive on John Deere’s fully autonomous tractor, National Economic Council’s Bharat Ramamurti talks right-to-repair and cattle industry fixes, NFMS prayer gathering, the music of The Wooks

98 hours 13 mins; January 27, 2022

Ep. 10: U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, Dairy Management Inc., Grain Weevil, the music of American Blonde, Erin Enderlin and Vanessa Bourne

73 hours 27 mins; January 20, 2022

Ep. 9: White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall, the music of Stephanie Nash

65 hours 58 mins; January 13, 2022

Ep. 8: John Deere goes autonomous, sorghum popularity, weed challenges in cotton, the music of Josh Mitcham

85 hours 45 mins; January 06, 2022

Ep. 7: Foreign Agricultural Service, Rabo Agrifinance, combating pests, disease and weeds in the field, the music of Paige King Johnson

54 mins; December 30, 2021

Ep. 6: New John Deere offerings, White House infrastructure czar Mitch Landrieu, Christmas music

51 mins; December 22, 2021

Ep. 5: U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, NCBA President-Elect Don Schiefelbein, U.S. Meat Export Federation CEO Dan Halstrom, Christmas music

52 mins; December 17, 2021

Ep. 4: White House economic adviser Jared Bernstein, Mahindra CEO Viren Popli, the music of the Render Sisters

85 hours 43 mins; December 09, 2021

Ep. 3: White House supply chain fixes, pasture management, red-hot farm equipment market, Go Wild, the music of EllieMae

96 hours 56 mins; December 02, 2021

Ep. 2: President Biden's fuel plan, winter farm safety, the music of J.D. Shelburne

47 mins; November 24, 2021

Ep. 1: NAFB convention, the music of Taylon Hope

54 mins; November 22, 2021

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