Ag News Daily

It's a fun Friday episode featuring a conversation with one of #AgTwitter's most thoughtful commentators, Jerod McDaniel. The McDaniel family raises cattle and corn down in the Oklahoma panhandle, and Jerod talks about his way of thinking and approach to agriculture. Also, he started a podcast called "Ag Uncensored" that gets in to detail with it's guests and we'll talk a little bit about that as well.Plus, all the usual newsworthy shenanigans, stuff about China, stuff about trade, and some new stuff on the market facilitation program (maybe). So be sure to listen in over the weekend, and be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast supplier!

We've got a wide ranging episode today with lots of talk about trade, the disappointed export news for corn and soybeans today, Brazil's presidential election, and an expansion down at Creekstone Farms, LLC in Arkansas City, Kansas.Plus, reporter Hannah Pagel brings us some interviews from the National FFA Convention and Mike had a chat with the Iowa Soybean Association's new director of policy, Michael Dolch. Be sure to stay tuned as we are very very close to rolling out a new website and a new way to listen to some of your favorite (or soon to be favorite) podcasts!

Sausage causes a kerfuffle in Japan! Massive harvest progress! Trade news (probably)! All of these things and more on today's episode of Ag News Daily. Plus, a fascinating and wide ranging conversation with Nigerian corn grower Patience Koku, one of the few farmers in her area with center pivot irrigation and plenty of thoughts on GMOs, global trade, and what Nigeria needs to be working on to move forward

Delays in harvest for both US and Canadian producers have crop harvest reports behind averages for producers in both North American countries. A potentially new FTA between the US and Philippines could lower tariffs on US meat products and increase pork exports into the Asian country. Another ASF case was cited in a Southern province in China, the FIRST for this part of the country; and the USDA and FDA will begin a two day dialogue to discuss the outcome of cultured cell meat. For today's #TechTuesday interview, Joshua Peschel from Iowa State University shares some of his research relating to animal husbandry and health for the pork and cattle industries.

Gorgeous fall weather across the country on today's #MarketMonday episode. Join Mike and Delaney as they discuss the latest trade news about USMCA, China, African Swine Fever, and net farm income for 2018. Plus a little Market discussion with Matt Bennett of Bennett Consulting to see where the commodity markets are headed.

Hard to believe that another Friday is already here! It's a bit of a slow news day, but things are still happening with African Swine Fever, the Chinese soybean crop, and in D.C.Plus, we had the chance to sit with Edgard Ramirez, an Argentinian corn and soybean grower to talk about last season's weather, the trade war, and the work he has done with helping African farmers utilize no-till cropping systems. Tune in now!

It's World Food Prize week in Des Moines, which means farmers, agribusiness folks, journalists, and communicators are congregated at the Marriott hotel in Downtown Des Moines, so Mike and Delaney went down to catch up with the folks from the Global Farmer Network. Again, some tremendous growers from many different countries were on hand to discuss agriculture in their home countries and the challenges and opportunities they have in front of them. For today's episode, we spoke with Gina Gutierrez, who is the fifth generation on her family's dairy farm north of Mexico City. She was also the recipient of this year's Kleckner Award for her work in advocating on behalf of agriculture.

Hurricane Michael & Florence hit Southern Agriculture hard; Ashley Arrington discusses the impacts she has seen from a "boots on the ground" perspective. Mike and Delaney also discusses Brazil's latest scandal, trade negotiations between the US and fellow trading partners, and the newest African Swine Fever outbreak.

Mike and Delaney are enjoying the crisp fall day by of course bringing you the latest ag news! Today's headlines include Farm Bill dialogue, the latest on the E15 announcement, Hurricane impacts on agriculture, and new trade deals from developing country. Plus a great #TechTuesday interview with Georgia Francis King, Ideas Editor for Quartz, sharing about their latest installation of "The Future of Food" which largely focuses on technology!

Delaney is on a 'work-cation' down in Lexington, KY and she rounded up a few interviews for today's #MarketMonday discussion. One was with podcast sponsor Barber & Sons Cattle Co where she spoke with owner Larry Barber about the state of the cattle industry and what he sees everyday. She also caught up with Jim Akers from Bluegrass Stockyards and they spoke about industry from the perspective of a stockyards/sale barn owner. Very good discussions!With Delaney gone, Mike was in charge of the news roundup for the day, and there are a few stories, Egypt looks to modernize it's wheat buying scheme and retail sales may have inadvertently helped push soybean prices higher today!

We've got a big Friday episode that we're using to have a little fun and clear up some misconceptions. First of all, new news in the glyphosate cancer trial in California was announced; second, a meeting between President Xi and President Trump; and third, African Swine Fever outbreak again in China.With China's tariffs still shaping the soybean market, we wanted to make sure that our facts were right when it comes to importing and exporting soy and other grains. To do that, we got on the phone with Dr. Frayne Olson, the NDSU Extension Marketing expert who works a lot with grain coming and going from Canada. Be sure to listen in over the weekend!

USDA dropped an updated WASDE report on the markets today, finally with them giving growers a slightly less bearish number than analysts were anticipating, and there was a little bounce in both the corn and bean markets. Plus, heavy weather is impacting much of the US, with Hurricane Michael hitting the southeast and snow falling on parts of North and South Dakota. Also, we shine a light on soybean cyst nematodes, one of the most devastating crop pests in the US. Mike and Delaney spoke with Greg Tylka from Iowa State University and Kaitlyn Bissonnette from University of Missouri about the threat and what growers need to be thinking about as they get ready to make seed buying decisions for 2019.

Well, our ears are still ringing from last night's rally with President Trump in support of his declaration that E15 will be able to be sold year round. The crowd was very fired up, and, though the rally was certainly more of a campaign rally to aid Republican candidates in Iowa and Nebraska, the President did make a few comments that relate to agriculture, so we'll play those today.Plus, next week begins the annual World Food Prize event and along with that comes the Global Farmer Network Roundtable, an event Delaney and Mike were excited to participate in last year. This year, we'll also connect with growers from around the world next week, but today, founder Mary Boote tells the story of how this program came to be.

This Tuesday was a big day for the western side of Iowa, as President Trump brought his campaign-style rally to Council Bluffs to celebrate the announcement of E15 sales around the year, rather than restricting sales during the summer months because of an outdated RVP issue.Mike and Delaney went to Council Bluffs to cover the rally, and will be bringing clips from that event tomorrow, in the meantime, they stopped by Growth Energy's E15 bus and chatted with Ray Gaesser and Curt Mether about what E15 sales year round might mean for them as Iowa corn growers, and we got their thoughts on the ongoing trade disputes around the world.

Happy #MarketMonday! Delaney brings us up to date on a swine disease outbreak in Brazil, plus Soybean processors in Brazil are beginning to run in negative territory, China pumps more money into the economy, and wet weather continues across the corn belt. Plus a look at where the markets are heading with Zaner Group's Chief Market Agricultural Strategist Ted Seifried!

Hard to believe it, but another Friday is here! Today's news is all over the place, with a trade update from the EU and Canada, low coffee prices, and new information about ancient sorority girls that Delaney is excited to report.And, with the continuing run of rain and chilly temps in the Western corn belt, we figured it was time to talk to our good friend Ed Vallee from Ed Vallee Weather Consulting about what to expect in the weeks ahead; both in the US, and in South America.

Delaney is covering the news while Mike is bringing a great interview with fellow farm broadcaster, Max Armstrong! Delaney discusses current updates with NAFTA, Farm Bill, JBS, and rural America's sentiment and thoughts in a current poll about President Trump and Mike brings it home by getting Max's thoughts on many of these issues and more!

News from all corners of the globe today! America's Ambassador to China Terry Brandstad answers back to the Chinese Daily "Ad-vertorial" put in this weekend's Des Moines Register; geographical indicator usage gets a little more clear in light of NAFTA 2.0; and Canada makes a run for LNG market domination.Plus, host of the Working Cows podcast Clay Conry just spent a week in Washington DC working with and talking to legislators, so he brings us a common sense rancher's take of how things are looking in our nation's capitol.

Could Pennycress, that pesky field weed, have the potential to be a paying cash crop for farmers? Find out in today's #TechTuesday discussion with Cris Handel from Arvegenix Inc. Today's top headlines include a new Climate and satellite data system to track yield numbers, could this be a new way to challenge the USDA? NAFTA 2.0 seems to have some pro's for poultry, dairy, and wheat producers; and President Trump's recent phone call with India over the possibility of a Free Trade Agreement. Plus more!

Happy Fri-YAY, errybody! Though it doesn't feel much like a Fri-yay for growers in the upper midwest; rain, cold temps, and a bearish quarterly grain stocks report really put a damper on the celebrations today. However, we bring the news, regardless of whether it's good or bad. And news we have! Seafood trade with China has been impacted by tariffs, Delaney updates us on the QGS report, and she brought us a talk held yesterday at the KC Outlook Forum by Gregg Doud, Underecretary of Agriculture, and his focus is on trade. He outlines some of the opportunities and challenges facing this administration with regard to trade. Be sure to subscribe, and over the weekend go back and listen to all of the great past episodes!

Happy Thursday everyone; Delaney is down in Kansas City today covering the KC Ag Outlook Forum and will be bringing us more updates from that tomorrow. In the meantime, I have a quick cut of Bill Northey's address wherein he discusses how the Market Facilitation program was designed. We also have an update from reporter Bruce Gaarder with Darcy Maulsby, an author, farmer, and storyteller, about how to best get the story of modern agriculture out to the people who buy our stuff.

Trade dominates today's headlines with the official announcement that the US and Japan are opening the gate to Bilateral trade talks, NAFTA or rather Mexico-US trade text will be released Friday, and is looking to expand some market access into China in the wake of US trade tensions. The Farm Bill is also top of mind for many as expiration nears this coming Sunday. For today's conversation, we are livening things up a bit and talking with Aaron Steele one of the founders of Goats on the Go, a goat grazing business, and their future expansions into the retail and meat industry.

On today's #TechTuesday we are talking specifically Irish technology that Delaney got to see during her trip last week. The two companies featured today are DeadDock, a company working to transform how herbicides are applied on Dock weeds; and Fresh Graze, a young tech company working to improve grazing management practices. Top news for the day includes new remarks and concerns from the WTO about the USDA Assistance package and what that means for the world markets; continued rollbacks on WOTUS, and a 24 hour strike happening in Argentina. What could that mean for the markets and more? We will find out later this week!

Well, it sure seems like #Harvest18 is underway across much of the Midwest, so it's a great day to dig in to recent market movements with our friend from north of the boarder, Matthew Pot, author of the Grain Perspectives newsletter. We chat a bit about NAFTA and the changing flow of soybean trade globally, and take a look at the months ahead for corn, soybean, and wheat growers.Also, President Trump plans to sign the renegotiated Korea-US Free Trade Agreement today, crude oil prices looks to be on a continued upswing, and Delaney runs through Friday's Cattle on Feed report from the USDA.

It's a Friday, and Delaney is back in the good ol' US of A for today's podcast! She brings up to speed on the things she learned and saw while in Ireland at the National Ploughing Championships over the last week. Some of the things were surprisingly different, others surprisingly similar. We also have a riot of trade news for today's episode - China is buying US beans again, an FTA w/ India is in the works, and the US/Mexico NAFTA replacement deal looks closer than ever. To tie in to that bit of news, we have a conversation today with Dr. Alyshia Galvez, professor at CUNY Lehman College, about her recent book "Eating NAFTA", about NAFTA's impact on the Mexican consumer. It makes for an interesting shift in the way we (Americans) typically think about trade, and our discussion could have gone on for hours! Be sure to listen over the weekend, and for those starting harvest, stay safe!

Kind of a rough episode today, everybody, and I'm sorry about that, but it's worth putting up with the crackle and pop to hear a report from Field Reporter Bruce Gaarder with Ron Lamberty about the future of E15. Delaney returns tomorrow and you'll be in good hands!

Dairy is the topic of conversation today; from Kylie Jenner putting milk on her cereal for the first time (!?!?!), to Delaney talking with Teddy Cashman from the National Dairy Council in Ireland. Also, numbers are starting to firm up from the damage in North Carolina from Hurricane Florence, and Bayer makes a move to have the California court withdraw the $289M judgement against glyphosate. Be sure to subscribe to on your favorite podcast player, GooglePlay, iTunes, or Stitcher

More tariffs in the news today; raise your hand if you're surprised... The US will put tariffs on another $200B of Chinese imports and China will retaliate with tariffs on $60B of US imports; both set to go in to effect September 24, with more to come a real possibility. Plus, Florence has moved away from North Carolina so now the agriculture industry is getting back to work and assessing damage to both crops and livestock. Nearly every acre in that state has been hit with excessive rain right before/during harvest, so it might be a bit before true damage is known.And Delaney brings us a report from the National Ploughing Championship in Ireland! Today she has our #TechTuesday interview with Brian Mulcahy, GM of HerdInsights, a dairy cow heat detection and health monitoring product.

Well, it's a Fri-YAY once again, ladies and gentlemen, and we have a conversation today that is the perfect way to kick off the weekend. Before we get chatting with Jeff Ryan from North East Iowa, however, we've got some African Swine Fever news, updates from hurricane Florence, and the commencement of another round of tariffs on Chinese goods.Once the bad stuff is out of the way, clear your palate with our chat with Jeff Ryan. We spent three hours with Jeff, checking out his spring fed water trough, rotational grazing, and seeing the Northern Iowa Community College Dairy Center; plus, we had the chance to discuss the foray in to shrimp production that he and his wife Sherrill spent several years developing. Fascinating guy, with great stories!

AND road trip comes to its end with this 70 mile an hour podcast coming at you hot from I-80! USDA unveils a couple of big pieces of news, bioengineered food may finally have a ruling, and meat exports in the news! Plus a great conversation with SD row crop farmer Keith Alverson.

And the road trip continues! Today we've traveled from Clear Lake, Iowa to Dubuque, Iowa with stops along the way with cattle and corn producer Jeff Ryan, Pioneer rep, corn and hog guy Mitch Hemesath, and surprise visitor Paul Hunter! Busy day, but we caught up with Paul at Decorah's own Whippie Dip and ate ice cream and talked issues of the day. Ted Seifried joined to dig in to today's somewhat surprising USDA WASDE report which moved the corn market lower, and Paul shares his farmer perspective on the ongoing trade issues and next years crop. Be sure to subscribe at your favorite source of podcasts today! iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher!

Continuing leg 2 of the Ag News Daily road trip in South Dakota, and Minnesota with the Zaner Group. Mike and Delaney chat about today's news which includes China's threat to seek the approval of retaliatory tariffs from the WTO, how the USDA formulated their assistance package numbers, the latest WOTUS news, and Hurricane Florence's potential impact on the East coast. For today's #TechTuesday interview we talk with Matt Strine from AeroVironment about their drone technology, Quantix.

The great Ag News Daily Roadtrip kicks off today! Delaney, Mike, Ted Seifried, and Matt Zaner are rolling through Eastern Colorado, visiting farmers and checking harvest progress (Other than some chopping, not a lot of corn or bean harvest underway).But, we've also got news from NAFTA, Japan and China, and the USDA, plus a conversation from the Farm Progress Show with Caleb Shleder from AGCO about the new Fendt Ideal combine that was unveiled at the show. Be sure to subscribe!

Another Fri-yay has come to the Ag News Daily podcast and we've got a slew of news to throw down today. President Trump mentions putting tariffs on everything coming from China, finding value in simplicity, and trouble in the Brazilian Presidential election.Plus, last week we had the chance to sit with our good friend Elaine Kub and catch up on crop progress in South Dakota and she introduced us to her friend, Agnes Answers! Agnes will be hosting her very own 'Ag Advice Column' in podcast form on the Global Ag Network so she tells about how that will work. Get your questions ready, ladies and gentlemen!

Lots of news on the docket today - African Swine Fever outbreaks continue to be reported in China, the US and Canada have made "positive progress" in their trade talks, Farm Bill discussions kicked off in earnest and we want to hear from growers what the Trade Assistance Package sign up looks like!Plus, we've got an update from field reporter Bruce Gaarder with retiring Nebraska Ethanol Board administrator Todd Sneller, and an interview from the Farm Progress Show w/ Ben Dillon, founder of Tribine

Breaking news! Rain continues to fall across the corn belt! Just kidding, that's been the same old news since Friday. We do, however, have a news update on the Farm Bill conference committee and a new hire at the EPA; plus, a potential path to stability for the government of Argentina.And, wheat harvest is wrapping up with corn and bean harvests soon to be underway, so we checked in with a few agronomists while at the Farm Progress Show last week to hear how this year has performed and what growers are thinking about next year. Jeremy Miner is from Kruger Seeds and Brent Wilson is from Pioneer. Be sure to subscribe on iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher!

Mark Qual from Qual Dairy joins for today's #TechTuesday episode to discuss their robotic dairy system. In the news today includes NAFTA talks, farmer assistance package, and tariff impacts.

Happy Fri-YAY y'all! We're ending the week on a fun note by talking to the hosts of another podcast joining the Global Ag Network - Angie Setzer, Karen Corrigan, and Jennifer Campbell! They are the voices behind the Girls Talk Ag podcast and today we chat about why they decided to create a podcast, what their life is like as moms and ag professionals, and some of the fun things they've encountered on their journey. We also hit some not-as-much-fun-news as farm income is predicted to drop again this year and a NAFTA signing by the end of today is looking less and less likely. But it's worth listening anyway, and subscribing any place you get podcasts!

A third and final great day at the Farm Progress Show 2018! Yesterday we had the chance to catch Secretary Sonny Perdue during and after his talk to the attendees at the show here and Boone and he did address several issues that farmers have been talking quite a bit about recently - WOTUS, NAFTA, and ethanol to name a few and we have a few of his clips to play today. We also snagged a little time with Iowa farmer and NCGA board member Kevin Ross for his thoughts on the administration and current goings-on in the world of agriculture; and we got to spend more time with our friends at Camso talking high speed tracks for road travel and remanufactured tracks for growers looking for a lower cost replacement option!

Second day of the Farm Progress Show was a little less wet than day one! No heavy rain, just heavy traffic and lots of new products on display. Today we caught up with cattle feeder and hauler Kurt Dallmeyer and talked about the cattle industry and the ELD mandate reprieve. We also had a second conversation with Martin from Camso about the differences of tracks versus tires under heavy equipment. We even have a special guest appearance by Iowa farmer Ted Hamer!

Live from the Farm Progress 2018 show today getting a little rain! Ag News Daily is powered today by sponsor Camso- tune in to find out how tracks are becoming the new trend in the equipment industry!

Lots of headlines today! The two big ones, at least for agriculture, are a) agreement on a deal between the U.S. and Mexico on the sticking points that were slowing down NAFTA talks, and b) USDA released the details of the $12 billion farmer aid package. We'll cover both plus a few other stories on the radar.Then, we're joined by friend of the podcast and noted market analyst Darin Newsom, and we take a look at what technical signals are being sent by these markets. (Hint: it might not be great). So tune in now and subscribe on your favorite source for podcasts!

Lots of news today about how there isn't any news! Strange day. No news on NAFTA, discussions ongoing over the weekend; no news on the $12 Billion 'bailout' plan; and no new news from the Fed, rates will continue to climb slowly.But, we did get some news out of Mexico earlier this summer about a very unique variety of corn that appears to be able to be its own source of nitrogen! We'll talk with one of the researchers looking in to this variety about how it works, and what it might mean for the future of grain production!Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast source, or bookmark the website and stream daily from there!

Well, trade continues to grab a bunch of headlines. Today, it's more chatter on NAFTA being 'close' to finished with Mexico; Canada requesting to sign off on any US/Mexico agreements, and the $16 Billion dollars of tariffs and countertariffs went in to place between the US and China.We also had the chance to catch up with Ted Seifried who has been traveling along the Western Leg of the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour, and he fills us in on what he's noticed in the field.

Clay Conry, host of the Working Cows Podcast, shares about his experience in the podcasting world, as well as the world of Ranching. Clay is teaming up with the folks at Global Ag Network to become part of the podcasting community so be sure to tune in!

Happy Tuesday, everybody! S & P hit a record high today, but that didn't do much for the grains. Delaney and Mike talk through today's ag news and happenings, from South Africa to the USDA Farm Bailout, and then we get right to our #TechTuesday interview.This week, we're talking to Sadoc Paredes, who, along with his brothers, founded the company AgHelp that is developing ways for farm workers and employers to connect with one another and 3rd party support organizations over the web. Their app will be launching soon, and if you are having a hard time finding qualified help, be sure to tune in today!

Daniels Ag analyst Craig Turner breaks down the market moves on today's #MarketMonday podcast, and shares some very specific insight into the hog markets. Today's news is dominated by trade, WOTUS, and economic hardship in other countries.

Today is our intern Hannah Pagel's last day on the podcast and we have a great interview letting us know more about an upcoming conference in Wisconsin called, AgTech Venture Day!

Today the gang is all together to update you on the latest agriculture news. We also are talking geopolitics with Peter Zeihan! Tune in to learn more information.

Today we go in the room with EPA administrator, Andrew Wheeler, at the Iowa State Fair and hear from him on his thoughts of the RFS.