Agweek Podcast

Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss what sent the market south this week on the Agweek Market Wrap. 

This week's AgweekTV episode is chock full of rural developments as Agweek's special reports on "growing rural" kicks off. Learn more about Pride Dairy's success in a small town.  Mazeppa, Minnesota, will use a USDA grant to improve waste water in their rural community.  Growers are reaping the benefits of grants to improve energy efficiency.  All this and more on AgweekTV and full coverage coming...

Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss how the market went a bit sideways this week on the Agweek Market Wrap.

This week on AgweekTV, we'll cover all things agriculture at the Big Iron Farm Show in West Fargo, North Dakota, our Agweek Corn and Soybeans Tour continues. We'll have some tips for staying safer this harvest season. And which cover crops help benefit farmers' bottom line? We'll find out.

Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the variable yields coming in from early harvest on the Agweek Market Wrap. 

This week on AgweekTV, a look into how the potato season is doing on two regional farms. The ethanol industry continues to push for expanding use of biofuels. The grand opening of a new South Dakota State Fair facility promises growth opportunities. Our Agweek Corn and Soybean Tour continues this week with a stop in the Red River Valley. The University of Minnesota soybean research field day discu...

This week on AgweekTV, how the ethanol industry is helping farmers make more money while protecting the environment. The USDA is sending hundreds of millions of dollars to rural America to promote development. Our Agweek Corn and Soybean Tour continues this week with stops in Iowa and North Dakota. And more fresh local food is being served to area students thanks to a farm to school program.

Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss coming hot, dry weather, early harvesting, crop variability and more on the Agweek Market Wrap. 

This week on AgweekTV, we'll talk with Sen. John Hoeven about protecting crop insurance in the new farm bill. Our annual Corn and Soybean Tour kicks off with a check on crops in the Dakotas. It's farmers market season — an important part of getting fresh, local produce to people. And old time farm life comes back to life in Rochester, Minnesota.

Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the impact of things like the Pro Farmer Crop Tour on the Agweek Market Wrap. 

This week on AgweekTV, we'll talk to an expert on how producers can minimize risk. The drought is easing and crops are looking up for some farmers in the upper Midwest. Commodity groups from around the country talk about what they'd like to see in the new farm bill. And we cover all things Dakotafest here in Mitchell, South Dakota.

Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss a forecast of hot then cool weather on the Agweek Market Wrap.

This week on AgweekTV, a planned pipeline to move greenhouse gases to storage in North Dakota hits a stumbling block. Farmers and insurance agents get to weigh in on prevented planting coverage. Our Agweek Cereals Crop Tour continues in North Dakota and Minnesota. And people who are Hungry for the Truth get some answers about where their food comes from.  

Don Wick of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discussed the August WASDE report and what it says about demand for U.S. commodities on the Agweek Market Wrap. 

This week on AgweekTV, we're in Redwood County, Minnesota, covering all things Minnesota Farmfest. Our Agweek Cereals Crop Tour continues this week in north central North Dakota. A new technology could help producers save their soil. And a new program sends high school students to jobs in agriculture.  

Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discussed a weather system that could dump much needed rain across the region on the Agweek Market Wrap.

Agweek kicked off its fourth annual Agweek Crop Tour in July with a look at cereals crops. Hear about what reporters found at the first four stops at the tour. Agweek will be looking at crop conditions all August (and probably into September) on the Agweek Podcast. For more from Agweek and the crop tour, visit agweek.com.

This week on AgweekTV, new irrigation technology could help farmers get much needed water to every part of their fields. An innovative program gets students ready to enter the world of working on diesel engines. Continuing the Agweek Cereals Crop Tour, we'll visit a wheat field near Northwood, North Dakota. And kids are having fun in the sun while learning about farming.

Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss how this week's headlines have pulled the market through loops on the Agweek Market Wrap.

In this week's episode of the Agweek podcast, Agweek reporter Ariana Schumacher spoke with Austin Rounds, Tyce Meyer and Tyler Kroeber about starting their own agronomy business, Blacksheep Agonomy in Agar, South Dakota.   This is the fourth episode looking at starting out as a first generation in agriculture.

A South Dakota ethanol plant is working to get running again after an explosion shut it down. We'll meet two brothers who turned farming video games into real life farming. We'll kick off our 2023 Agweek Cereals Crop Tour with a look at crop conditions in North Dakota and South Dakota. And we'll visit a winery that serves up its homegrown wine.

Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine and its effect on the market around the world on the Agweek Market Wrap.

Jordan Folkestad takes on his fifth year of custom baling in central and west central Minnesota. He's a first generation farmer who likes to share about his passion of farming.   This is the latest episode in Agweek's July look at first generation farmers.

This week on AgweekTV, lifesaving rural emergency medical services are in jeopardy because of lack of money. Old cattle genetics are being brought back to life thanks to a USDA program. Grand Farm unveils its grand plans on its first field day of the year. And we meet a North Dakota couple that has been farming their land together for almost 50 years.

Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss what they called a "fun" week in the market on the Agweek Market Wrap.