Agweek Podcast

This week on AgweekTV, we take our show on the road, with coverage from the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. We'll talk with industry experts about autonomous technology. What do the recent elections mean for the ag industry? We'll find out. And we'll visit a rural school that's giving hands-on agriculture experience to middle schoolers.

Volatility continues in the markets, with headline news leading the way, Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network discussed on the Agweek Market Wrap. They talk war news, export sales, Mississippi River levels, drought, cattle herd reduction and more on this week's episode.

This week on AgweekTV, a Danish company is coming to Minnesota to turn manure into energy. Five friends open a new business in their North Dakota hometown to take the stress out of butchering. Small growers are getting a boost from the University of Minnesota to take their business to the next level. And we'll meet a farmer who stays out of the red — with vintage red.

The USDA had some surprising numbers this week in the Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates reports. Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Don Wick of Red River Farm Network discuss that, as well as exports, what a railroad strike would mean for markets, the Black Sea grain deal, an uneventful week in livestock and more on this week's Agweek Market Wrap.

This week on AgweekTV, we look at how low water levels and rising barge costs have had an impact on Red Wing Grain, one of five Mississippi River ports in Minnesota providing access to river ports to the south. We also talk to an NDSU economist to hear how this and other factors around the world are affecting grain prices. We also hear about some new pests and diseases in our region and visit a me...

Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Don Wick of Red River Farm Network discussed Russia's back-and-forth on the Black Sea grain shipping pact, weather, interest rates, supply and demand and more on the Agweek Market Wrap.

This week on AgweekTV, we ask an expert what we can expect in terms of drought coming back to the region. We'll see how farm satellite photos are being brought to life. Palmer amaranth continues to spread in North Dakota, but there's a new effort to bring it to zero. And we'll visit a local business that is bringing the heat to the upper Midwest.

Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Don Wick of the Red River Farm Network talk about the narrow trading range for corn and soybeans, export news, South American weather, Mississippi River water levels and more on this week's Agweek Market Wrap.

This week on AgWeek TV: Harvest Season, Follow A Farmer, Sugarbeet Harvest Truck Drivers, Grand Farm Groundbreaking, Bertsch Farms, 4H 50 Million Dollar Donation, Colfax FFA Chapter, Dr. Magan Lewis, Goats on the Go

Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Don Wick of Red River Farm Network talk about weather, demand and interest rates on the Agweek Market Wrap.

This week on AgweekTV, we'll visit a pair of brothers turned shepherds through a starter flock program. USDA reduces corn and soybean harvest estimated from last month. We'll take a look at the corn drying outlook this harvest season. The foodie market catches up to regenerative principles. And we finish up one of our follow a farmer series with sugarbeet harvest.

Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Don Wick of the Red River Farm Network discuss how a new USDA report, the Russia-Ukraine war and low water levels on the Mississippi River had an impact on markets in this week's Agweek Market Wrap. 

Listen to full audio from our latest episode of AgweekTV. This week on AgweekTV, we'll take a look at some of the reasons why North Dakota trails neighboring states in animal agriculture and what some of the opportunities are. We'll give you a rare look inside the North Dakota State Mill as it celebrates 100 years. A farm counseling program for today's agriculture. A rural business offers a new ki...

Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Carah Hart of Red River Farm Network discuss how the up-and-down markets are looking at USDA reports, harvest, global pressures, the strong dollar, exporting concerns and more in trying to find a direction.

Listen to full audio from our latest episode of AgweekTV. ND State Mill Celebrates 100 years, Follow A Farmer, Corn & Soybean Tour, MN International Ag Tour, Smarter Cattle Handling, Rural Veterinarian, Dairy Farmers of America Zumbrota Plant, Food Insecurity on the Rise, Farmer Builds Trucking Business

Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Randy Koenen of Red River Farm Network discussed how the Grain Stocks report from USDA pushed corn and wheat higher but was generally bearish for soybeans on this week's Agweek Market Wrap.

Listen to full audio from our latest episode of AgweekTV. This week on AgweekTV, we'll visit a unique, multi-generational seed potato company. The USDA unveils its plan to finance close to $3 billion worth of climate smart ag projects. Ag labor reform is being called for during an ag industry worker shortage. And our Agweek Corn and Soybean Tour continues.

Amid escalation of war and ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine, the wheat market took off this week, Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management told Carah Hart of Red River Farm Network on the Agweek Market Wrap.

Agweek Reporter Noah Fish catches up with Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin, owner and founder of Regeneration Farms LLC, and founder and president of the Regenerative Agriculture Alliance (RAA). Haslett-Marroquin talks about what the word regenerative means to him, the progress of RAA, and then touches on details from his book, "In the Shadow of Green Man: My Journey from Poverty and Hunger to Food Sec...

Listen to full audio from our latest episode of AgweekTV. This week, we're at the Big Iron Farm Show in West Fargo, North Dakota. We'll get you caught up on all the happenings with our team of reporters. The market for farmland is as hot as it's ever been. We talked to the FSA administrator, and he wants your input on how to improve farm programs and services. And we'll meet the farmer behind Moll...

On this week's Agweek Market Wrap, Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management and Randy Koenen discuss the market volatility brought on by WASDE's bullish soybean numbers, poor corn exports in the first export report in months, concerns about the economy and the fact that everyone is waiting to see harvest results.

Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Margaret Lombard, CEO of the National Honey Board. Lombard talks about the record-setting consumption of U.S honey last year, the "Honey Saves Hives" program that NHB is carrying out for National Honey Month, what people can do to support honey bees and beekeepers, and some fun facts about honey bees.

Listen to full audio from our latest episode of AgweekTV, where we look at a strong rural rescue program, and an unusual rescue kit. A community comes together to help farm families during their time of need. New cases of avian influenza continue to be reported in the region. And we'll visit a North Dakota dairy that gives its customers a taste of the Netherlands.

Commodity markets ended the week 'on a bang,' Don Wick said on the Agweek Market Wrap. Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management said a combination of factors came into play, including Russian President Vladimir Putin indicating he would not support extending the deal to allow exports out of Ukraine, a sharply lower U.S. dollar, and the expectation that the USDA's export reporting system wil...

Live from the Agweek Corn and Soybean Crop Tour. Once again this year, Agweek made stops throughout the region to check on the progress of crops before harvest.