Agweek Podcast

On this week's episode of AgweekTV, we'll find out what skyrocketing fertilizer prices mean for the 2022 growing season. Producer ownership and federal inspection offers a new life for a small-town butcher shop. We'll tell you about a Minnesota bison rancher who takes pride in cutting out the middleman. And Minneapolis wheat surpasses $10 for the first time in nine years.  This is the audio-only v...

On this week's Agweek Market Wrap sponsored by Gateway Building Systems, AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management look at the encouraging prospects for corn, wheat's continued strength and a puzzling livestock market.

Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Lisa Schulte Moore, a professor of natural resource ecology and management at Iowa State University, and recipient of a  2021 MacArthur Fellowship. Schulte Moore talks creativity in the field of research, how it felt to be on such a prestigious list of recipients, as well as her longtime research and work that earned her the honor.

On this week's Agweek Market Wrap sponsored by Gateway Building Systems, AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss another strong week for wheat, how corn is stuck in a tug-of-war between wheat and soybeans, the demand for soy oil and meal, a good report for cattle and a really bad week for hogs.

Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Dan Dylla and Doug Sahr, advisors for the United South Central High School FFA chapter. Dylla talks about connections he's made through FFA over the years, and Sahr shares what it's like to be teaching alongside your former ag teacher. Other topics include the upcoming National Convention,  the chapter's long-running annual corn drive and opportunities that e...

AgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the continued strength of the Minneapolis wheat market, whether corn and soybeans have hit a harvest low and the ups for cattle and downs for hogs. The Agweek Market Wrap is sponsored by Gateway Building Systems and is available every Friday at agweek.com.

Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Wayne Gannaway, executive director of the History Center of Olmsted County. Gannaway breaks down the history and contrast between the "gentlemen farming" background of Dr. Charlie Mayo -- and the survivalist background of some of the earliest pioneers of agriculture in Southeast Minnesota. 

Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Lance Klessig, resource specialist for Winona County SWCD and regenerative ag influencer. The two discuss Klessig's path to his career as an ag professional, what it's like to balance a full-time ag job with being a farmer and how he started his YouTube channel, which now has nearly 3,000 subscribers.

Agweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Trever Meier, sales representative for Superior Grain Equipment and Al Winmill, Agweek sales and marketing team member. The three discuss supply chain issues, steel prices and when's the right time for farmers to buy equipment. 

Jay Bakken, president of the Rock-Nobles Cattlemen's Association, talks to Agweek's Jenny Schlecht about the upcoming July 13 Minnesota State Cattlemen's Summer Beef Tour, which will take attendees on tours of eight diverse cattle operations in southwestern Minnesota.

This time of year, we see Old Glory flying everywhere, but for some farmers, it's an everyday occurrence. In this week's Agweek cover story, Mikkel Pates shares his annual feature of some of the patriotic displays he's seen as he travels the countryside. As it has all season long, North Dakota continues to take the brunt of the drought in the upper Midwest. The prolonged dry conditions have taken...

The hot, dry, windy weather many growers are dealing with this season may be tough on crops, but many weeds thrive in it. In this week's episode, Mikkel Pates talked to a crop consultant about the problem. Mikkel also covers a story about the increase in cattle numbers livestock auction barns are seeing in recent weeks in response to the continuing drought.  We also visit with Harrison Weber of th...

In this week's episode, we get the latest from Mikkel Pates on a cattle producer who is dealing with Palmer Amaranth that was in his cattle feed.   We also talk with North Dakota grower Jason Schatzke to compare the planting seasons of 2020 and 2021.  Connect with the host Mike Spieker at  mspieker@agweek.com  or on Twitter  @Beet_Reporter .

In this week's episode of the Agweek Podcast, Mikkel Pates explains the details behind buckwheat now being eligible for crop insurance in more counties in the region.  Mike Spieker visits with the marketing manager of Väderstad Inc., who recently announced the acquisition of AGCO-Amity JV LLC, as well as a North Dakota sugarbeet grower to see how his crop faired following the recent wind event.  C...

This week on the Agweek Podcast, presented by Superior Grain Equipment, visits with Oliver County NDSU Extension agent Rick Schmidt to get an update on drought conditions in central North Dakota. We also check in with Mikkel Pates who tells us how parts are getting hard to find for some growers. Connect with the host Mike Spieker at mspieker@agweek.com or on Twitter @Beet_Reporter.

In this week's episode, we take a look at how a CBD company is trying to help with high THC hemp, visit with NDSU Climatologist Adnan Akyüz to his latest update and projections on the drought in North Dakota, and catch up with Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative agriculturalist Cody Wahlstrom to recap the co-op's sugarbeet planting season.  Connect with host Mike Spieker at mspieker@agweek.com or on Twit...

In this week's episode, we look at how one-time COVID relief funds many major ag projects in the region, we visit with a North Dakota corn grower to get an update on planting, and catch up with a Minnesota sugarbeet grower to recap their planting season.  Connect with host Mike Spieker at mspieker@agweek.com or on Twitter @Beet_Reporter .

In this week's episode, we visit a South Dakota family who is raising pigs "the old fashion" way, and head up to Mayville State University where they have just launched a brand new agribusiness degree program.    We also take a nationwide look at the sugarbeet planting progress.    Connect with the host Mike Spieker at mspieker@agweek.com or on Twitter @Beet_Reporter . 

On this week's episode of the Agweek Podcast, presented by Superior Grain Equipment, we tell the story of an NDSU ag history professor. Tom Isern finds the culture of the great plains as not only an academic interest but a way of life.  We also visit Goette Farms in Bricelyn, Minnesota, where Mikkel Pates tells us how Brandon and Erika Goette are using social media and direct marketing to sell the...

In this week's episode of the Agweek Podcast, we check in with Mikkel Pates who went to Stephen, Minnesota to learn about a home-grown ag  equipment company that has turned 50 years old. We will also hear from Emily Beal who visited a North Dakota cattle ranch that is taking its beef directly to consumers, and we caught up with Nick Revier of SESVanderHave for this week's Sugarbeet Spotlight.  Con...

In this week's episode, we get the latest on drought conditions and projects from NDSU Extension Climatologist F. Adnan Akyüz, Ph. D. We also take a tour through the Red River Valley and talk sugarbeet planting with Joe Hastings, General Agronomist for American Crystal Sugar Company, Mike Metzger, Vice President of Agriculture & Research at Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative, and Todd Geselius, Vice Pre...

This week's episode covers reasons the price of fertilizer has skyrocketed over the last few months, U.S. Sugar's acquisition of Imperial Sugar in Savannah, Georgia, and how that might impact Red River Valley sugarbeet growers, and we learn about Mitch Rowe of Sure-Flex Hybrids in Jackson, Minnesota.  We also introduce a new podcast segment, the "Sugarbeet Spotlight" where we take a look around th...

Hosts Jenny Schlecht and Al Winmill chat with Mike Spieker, Agweek's newest reporter and Sugarbeet Grower Magazine editor. Mike joined the Agweek team as we worked Sugarbeet Grower into our brand and we are happy to have him. 

Agweek Staff Writer Emily Beal joins Jenny Schlecht and Al Winmill to talk about her recent cover story on the contributions of off-farm income and health insurance for farm families. You can read her story here: https://www.agweek.com/business/agriculture/6845385-Off-farm-income-is-more-than-working-for-the-insurance

This week, we talk with Jonathan Knutson on his coverage of the USDA's newest guidelines on healthy eating. Click here to read this full story on Agweek.com This episode of the Agweek Podcast is brought to you by Superior Grain Equipment , Trans Ova and Topp Herefords .