Midday

Guests: The NE LEAD Alumni met over the weekend. Susan talks with past LEAD fellows. Dr. Eric Snodgrass, Atmospheric Scientist, Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign talks about drought, 2018 spring & summer weather. Jim Deibert, newly elected President of U.S. Custom Harvesters with remarks during the group's annual convention this past weekend in Grand Island. Podcasts available on the KRVN App. ht...

Guests: Climatologist Al Dutcher has a long-term weather and precipitation outlook for Nebraska ... US Custom Harvesters Board President Greg Thurman speaks on the group's convention and trade show at Fonner Park in Grand Island ... Prof. of Ag Economics Richard Perrin speaks on a recent University of Nebraska study into Western Nebraska use of Sweet Sorghum as both feed stuff and ethanol source P...

Guests today: Tanner Gray, Testing Engineer for Precision Planting talks about the products released during the Winter conference simulcast in Lincoln,Nebraska ... Dr. Jay Johnson, of the ARS Livestock Behavior Research Unit in Indiana says a new antibiotic is showing good results giving piglets a boost ... Mark Jensen, New President and CEO of Farm Credit Services of America speaks on the importa...

Guests: Nebraska Extension Educator Bethany Johnston previewing this year's Women in Agriculture Conference in February ... Nebraska has been named among the most dependent states on ag exports to Mexico and would suffer under a US withdrawal from NAFTA ... NCTA & Reinke continue to work to bring a strong college education and help fill a tech void in the irrigation industry Podcasts available on...

Jim Monroe of the NPPC talks about the benefits of reciprocal trade with Mexico and how much exports do for US pork producers and stake holders Following the introduction of an Irrigation Tax Act in the Nebraska Legislature we talk with Anthony Schultz, Associate Professor at the Nebraska College of Law about how the state could tax water. Bridget Wasser, Executive Director of Meat Science for the...

Guests: Senator Tom Briese, of Albion, discusses his property tax relief bill, LB 1085 introduced last week. Lori Cox, named Executive Director of the Nebraska State Fair, brings a strong ag and fair management background from Big Sky Country. Nebraska Farm Bureau's Jordan Dux gives an overview of EPA's Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)

Guests: Al Dutcher details the winter storm expected to move into the Panhandle Saturday night, spreading across Nebraska Sunday into Monday ... Congressman Jeff Fortenberry speaks on a variety of topics from a looming Government shutdown to NAFTA ... Jim Monroe of the National Pork Producers Council on the recent USDA announcement clearing Mexico of Swine Fever, authorizing US pork imports. He al...

Senator Dan Hughes from the 44th District talks about LB758 before the Natural Resources Committee... Anne Hazlett, Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development on enacting USDA's Task Force for Ag and Rural Prosperity ... Dan Duncan, Exec Dir of Nebraska Innovation Campus on the Nebraska trade delegation to South Korea, opportunities and goals

To the delight of some and dismay of others the population of Painted Lady Butterflies were very large this past year ... Dr. Matt Roberts, a commodities expert spoke to WESTCO producers on trade and particularly NAFTA negotiations ... Emily Skor, CEO Growth Energy on what she sees for the ethanol industry in 2018 and her outlook for trade of the ethanol and DDG products

Guests: Nebraska Extension Climatologist Al Dutcher on weather trends into next week and beyond Nebraska 2017 NCGA yield contest winner John McNamara talks about his winning 351.2 BPA Clyde Ogg Nebraska Extension Pesticide Safety Educator talks about Crop Production Clinics across the state and how Dicamba sprang into headlines last year

Kyla Habrock, Dir of the Nebraska Pork Leadership Program on 2018 application and what the program is all about ... Nebraska Extension Educator Strahinja Stepanovic discusses why pulse crops are quickly working their way into rotations. Pulse Crops Expo is January 18th at the Stumpf Center in Grant ... Donnie Smith past CEO and President of Tyson Foods talks about the message he shared at the late...

Senator Jerry Moran on Farm Bill & Trade during his interaction at the American Farm Bureau meeting where he spoke ... Nebraska Department of Agriculture Steve Wellman on the South Korea US Free Trade Agreement or KORUS. What we trade with South Korea and what Nebraska ag producers stand to lose or gain from the re-negotiation of this trade deal ... Joe Schuele, VP Communications, USMEF recaps 201...

Bryce Doeschot provides an overview of new legislation that would affect unmanned aircraft, or drones, in the state of Nebraska. Audio features Sen. Blood, who introduced the bill and Justin Kyser with Digital Sky who opposes the measure. Shalee Peter's report featuring President Donald Trump speech before the American Farm Bureau Federation in Nashville. He talks taxes, WOTUS, NAFTA, farm bill, a...

Guests: K-State agronomist Lucas Hage on the "Cover Your Acres" conference goals and speakers Jan 16 & 17 at the Gateway Center in Oberlin. Jim Robb, Director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, gives us a livestock update from the American Farm Bureau Federations Annual Meeting in Nashville. Nebraska Farm Bureau President Steve Nelson talks on issues of national policy development at t...

Guests: Arkansas Farmer talks about dicamba with broadcaster Ben Nuele... The Nebraska Legislature is back in session. Bryce Doeschot visits with 3 farm groups, Farm Bureau, Farmers Union and Nebraska Cattlemen about their biggest priority for this session: Property Taxes... Will Rodgers Director of Policy Communications for the American Farm Bureau Federation discussing FarmTownStrong.org and the...

Guests: It is the first day of the 2018 Legislative Session. Bryce visits with the Speaker of the Legislature, Jim Scheer, about the short session, property taxes and the budget shortfall... Greg Ibach, USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs talks about work with China and soybean shipments... Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems, discussing the importance of evaluating...

Guests: Randy Saner, Extension Educator in Lincoln-Logan-McPherson Counties on West Central Cattlemen's winter meetings next week... Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics talks about marketing into the new year... Chris Biley Growth Energy VP of Regulatory Affairs discusses EPA's proposal to open new pathways for grain sorghum oil in the ethanol industry

Guests: Pete McClymont, Executive VP with the NE Cattlemen talks about what to watch in 2018 and an update on a bovine TB case announced last week in Nebraska... We're down to the biggest Ag story of 2017 on today's Newsmaker: China ends a 13-year ban on U.S. beef. We hear from industry experts and qualtify how much beef has gone to China since the announcement. Bryce Doeschot wraps up the countdo...

Guests: Dean Heffta of Water Street Solutions dissects the Thursday market trends... Joel DeRouchey of K-State talks about cold weather and livestock... Bryce Doeschot continues the countdown of the biggest agriculture stories from 2017. Today, a look at Trump trade renegotiation and how trade has impacted agriculture in 2017

Guests: Christopher Shaffner of Co-Bank talks about work done on infrastructure for Rural America... Howard Buffett talks about life on the border...what they see at their ranches... Bryce Doeschot his continues our countdown of the biggest agriculture stories from 2017. We look back on Dicabma drifting issues affecting soybean growers all across the U.S. and where regulation stands today

Guests: Jason Ladman, Director, Water Street Solutions: "Facing Financial Reality on the Farm"... The Quarterly Hogs & Pigs Report was released Friday, December 22nd. Experts give us a look into what the numbers mean & the effects on the consumer... We begin a week-long series focused on the top agriculture stories of 2017: Today, Greg Ibach sworn-in to a top position at the USDA and talk with the...

Round table, markets, weather and commentary on Friday.

Guests: Jimmy Frederick holds the new state soybean yield record at 163.9 BPA, just shy of the world record. He talks about what he did different ... Jason Ladman, Director, Water Street Solutions: "Be Better Prepared for Lender Meetings" ... Director of National Affairs for the Nebraska Farm Bureau, Jordan Dux dives into agriculture impacts expected with yesterday's passage of GOP tax reform