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Today we interview two farmers from Brazil to get their perspective on agriculture in Brazil and in the US. They give us their opinion on Brazil's upcoming election and also an update on the Brazil trucker strike. They also share their opinion of Brazil and USA partnering together.

Julio Bravo, a native from Brazil, started AgroBravo. A company focused on bringing agriculture from around the world together. This week he has brought 18 farmers from Brazil to Iowa to learn more about Midwest Ag.

Lots of events in the news today, with the head of the FDA making some comments about meat grown in a lab and whether or not almonds can be milked; Japan changing its stance on importing US sheep and goat meat, and President Trump making some more nominations to posts at the USDA. Plus, the markets are higher (for grains. sorry meats)And, it's #TechTuesday so we had a conversation with Zack James, the co-founder and President of Rabbit Tractors, a firm that is rethinking the way machinery is used in American agriculture. By utilizing modern connectivity, Rabbit Tractors envisions many smaller tractors linked virtually to do the work of one big monster modern machine. Tune in to hear the story!

Green is on the screen! The first time in 8-9 weeks for this #MarketMonday Today we sit down with Elaine Kub as she breaks down the markets for us and gives a little background on last weeks WASDE Report.

Today we sit our Intern, Hannah Pagel, down in the "hot seat" to get an update on how her internship is going so far. She also confesses to having a big love of CROCS!

We head to California to learn more about the Innovation Center the Western Growers Association has built to help solve food security issues. We also report on the WASDE report.

We talk with Quentin Rund with the InfoAg Conference to get a report on what to expect at this years conference and the Ag News Daily team releases a big announcement about where the podcast is headed for the future! Give it a listen to find out more!

Today's podcast we talk to Steven Brockshus with Farmland Finder to learn more about their platform on making data related to farm, timber, and prairie land accessible to everyone to help make informed decisions when purchasing or selling land.

Brian Splitt analyzes the market for us for this #MarketMonday. Mike, Delaney, and Hannah also talk about how ice cream was first made.

We touch base with Monte James as he makes his way back from his trip to China. We also discuss the latest Tariff Talk with it being the day the tariffs are imposed!

It's the day after the 4th of July celebration and we are back at it bringing you the latest agriculture news. Today we have an interview with Kyle Wasson and we learn more about what Montana agriculture is all about.

Learn how this west coast company is combating labor shortages through an app! Ganaz is the leading world in supplying employers with a reliable work force through technology!

We head south to our friend Ashley Arrington in Georgia where we get the #MarketMonday talk from the cotton and peanut industry perspective.

News is all over the board. The Senate passed their version of the Farm Bill and will begin to work next week with the House. We have an update report from our friends at Zaner and an interview with Kevin Ross the new VP at the National Corn Growers Association.

Hannah recaps her experience at the I am FarmHer Conference. We have an interview from a Chinese citizen, and an interview from Julie Anna Potts with the American Farm Bureau Federation on trade and policy.

Lots of news on the docket today! Monte James from YourAgNetwork sent us an update from Ambassador Brandstad in China on the importation of US beef and possibly sweet corn in to that country; plus today was amendment day in the Senate on their version of the farm bill, with Mike and Delaney looking at two proposals that probably will be adopted - one from John Thune on CRP and the other from Charles Grassley on farm payment limits. And some cool news about a worthwhile group working to keep farmers farming!And, Hannah Pagel is still down in Kansas City, Missouri at the I Am FarmHer Conference, and today she spoke with one of the few sheep dairy proprietors in the U.S., Sarah Hoffman of Green Dirt Farm in Weston, MO. The Hoffman family has been milking sheep and producing artisanal cheese for almost 20 years, and you can find it on the menu of many resturants in the KC area. Be sure to listen in to learn more about the diverse industry of Ag!

Lukas Fricke, CEO of ChorCheck, is today's featured #TechTuesday. ChorCheck is utilizing the power of BlockChain on the farm- find out how on today's episode!

It's another Monday, so it's another sell off in the commodities world as trade threats reverberated throughout the weekend. Weather is also driving events, as wildfires in California spread and flooding impacts parts of the cornbelt. Plus, the French are trying to get their beef back in to the Chinese market as US beef might be assessed a tariff, and truckers in Brazil are not quite satisfied with the recent hike in freight rates, so they are still being slow to move products to the ports.To help us make some sense of everything that's going on, Brian Hoops from Midwest Market Solutions joins Mike and Delaney today to look at trade and demand in detail! Be sure to subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher!

Steve Bohr discusses why its important to start having the conversation of a succession plan. We also discuss what's going on in the Senate and in House with the next steps of the Farm Bill and Immigration Bill.

A lot is going on for agriculture news. Learn about the recent trade and tariff talk along with RINs and ethanol production and end the podcast with an interview on Massachusetts agriculture.

Dr. Chad Hart really breaks down the talk around tariffs and gives us some insight as to what is going on with China!

Syngenta produced Enogen Seed, a biotech seed, that makes ethanol production more efficient. Chris Tingle with Syngenta walks us through the process and how this seed works.

Naomi Blohm walks us through this week's market outlook and all that is being impacted by trade, tariffs, and weather outlooks.

A lot is going on in D.C. with trade, tariffs, WOTUS, and the farm bill. We give you the latest updates and sit down with Dr. Chad Dechow to talk about dairy genetics and how the Holstein breed is related back to two bulls.

On today's episode, Delaney recounts her trip to Chicago visiting the CME Group and the Chicago Board of Trade, then Mike and Delaney talk today's top news which includes trade talk from China, Syrian's wheat production, new information about the Dow DuPont Merger, and of course the USDA's Quarterly Grain Stock and Acreage report released June 30. Ted Seifried also joins to give a little commentary about the report, and Amanda De Jong gives policy updates from the perspective of the Iowa Corn Grower's Association.

Regular markets analyst Elaine Kub stepped up to Delaney's microphone today and she and Mike discuss the news of the day, as well as have a conversation with Emma Weston, co-founder of AgriDigital; a company that aims to bring the buying and selling of agricultural commodities out of the pen, pad, and Excel era. The conversation has a heavy focus today on the rapid run up in Minneapolis Wheat futures, the drought in the Dakotas, and blockchain; the technology that AgriDigital is using to modernize, and secure, commodity sales.

Today we continue our coverage of the first FarmHer Conference in Des Moines, Iowa by speaking with two more driven women in Agriculture; Emily Roush, who raises hogs with her husband in Kansas and was the recipient of the first FarmHer Scholarship, and Dee Dee Chadwick with Nationwide Financial, who works with business owners of all stripes, including farm and ranch businesses, to craft succession plans that achieve the owners' goals. We also take a look at some of the big news of the day: EPA formally begins withdrawing the WOTUS regulation, though it will be a multi-step process; and BPI settles its defamation case with ABC news over the "pink slime" coverage of BPI's lean finely-textured beef from 2012. Listen now!

A great start to the first ever "FarmHer" Conference where Mike and Delaney host today's podcast from. Guests for today include Amanda De Jong, Iowa Corn Growers Association Senior Policy Adviser, and Holly Hoffman CBS "Survivor" Finalist and "RanchHer"; but first a look at the news impacting the world of agriculture. Today's top stories include continued scandal takes its toll on Brazil's economy and government; and, Secretary Perdue's upcoming trip to China, later this week, to join Ambassador Terry Branstad in announcing the formal opening of the Asian market for U.S. Beef.

Delaney and Mike break down the day's news, much of it coming from either China or Brazil, though there is a small mention of the Cabella's/Bass Pro Shops merger. Also, Mike is on a ridiculous amount of medication for an ear infection, but he can still get fired up about cattle going LIMIT UP! To make sense of the move in the meats, the gang called Jim Burns (@JimmyHog) in Chicago for his insights, and, as usual, he doesn't disappoint!

There is tons of news on this Friday episode of Ag News Daily including Arkansas' ruling on the use of in-crop Dicamba usage, fresh Brazilian beef imports coming to a halt at US borders, Kansas farmers received a final verdict on their lawsuit filed against Syngenta, and Turkey can now open its borders to Russia to receive Wheat. All this and more, plus an interview with Adriane Barnes, Director of Communications for the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, regarding today's ruling.

Mike and Delaney hit the road today to travel to Brooklyn, Iowa to attend the Iowa Women's Landowner Conference. But before they bring you news from the event, newsworthy topics today included updates on NAFTA, dairy trade and market prices, a look at the Argentinian beef and veal market, and McVean Trading & Investments recent $5 million fine. At the conference the pair talked to Jenny Ness, Steve Ferguson, and Carly Cummings.

Today we talked through the latest challenges to impact JBS, including the potential sale of some of their North American and European assets as well as a a Brazilian court blocking other sales in South America and potentially freezing the remainder of their assets. Oil gets cheaper and the markets break down as folks look to invest their dollars elsewhere. We also have a conversation with Quentin Rund about the InfoAg Conference, occurring July 24-27 in St. Louis, Missouri. Delaney and Mike will be there, covering all of the latest developments in precision ag.

Delaney is hosting today's podcast solo while Mike is away. Today's top news includes Secretary Perdue's finalized staff members who will be joining in the new USDA structure, a lawsuit arguing for a reversed ruling on the March 2016 issue of Country-of-Origin labeling, and an update from Steve Hilker about the fate of the Electronic Logging Devices and what that holds for the livestock industry.

Angie Setzer joins us to share her thoughts on this week's market moving news - changes in the structure of the corn market, weather and demand all are on her mind; and we discuss the weekend's news. Pigs did fly... to China, things in Washington D.C. were discussed, and name-calling happened in Brazil - with potentially criminal consequences.

Join Mike and Delaney as they attend the Red Power Round Up show in Des Moines, IA and catch up with Brian Holdeman, Co-Chair for the event as well as the chapter 5 president, and Lee J. Sackett who restores tractors for a living. In the world of news, updates on the Cuba trade relations, headalines from the Dow DuPont Merger and on Dow's "Enlist" corn, and more. Be sure to tune in Monday!

Today's news includes the first shipment of US Beef into China, an update on the Pink Slime Defamation case, and an interview with Terry Johnston at HTS Ag about Producer/Farmer Peer groups.

It's another hot day in Iowa and Mike's cows got out twice; so he and Delaney shared some cattle battle stories, but more importantly, we had the chance to learn about California agriculture from Daniel Bays from Bays Ranch. We talked apricots, a(l)monds, lima beans, droughts (both environmental and regulatory) and how profit margins are shaping up west of the Rocky Mountains.

Today Delaney and Mike spoke with Brock Lowry from The Westland Corp about matching up physical grain buyers and sellers throughout Canada and portions of the US. They deal with currency fluctuations and commodity price changes, and help growers look outside the box when it comes to marketing. And, Delaney helps us all learn a new word - quinquennial!

A look at the news with Mike and Delaney includes more out of Brazil, nominations for the US Dairy Board, Farm Credit Administration's quarterly reports, GIPSA and NAFTA closing comments, and President Trump's speculated announcement of relations with Cuba. Commodity Markets started the week with a lot of red and Ted Seifried breaks them down for AND

We were having such a good conversation with Dr. Sundberg that we wanted to share it with you all on this special Saturday edition of Ag News Daily. We learned today what SHIC is doing for producers today, and how Dr. Sundberg and his team are basically the Dr. House of the swine industry!

Today we continued eating our way through the World Pork Expo - had some delicious ribs and tasty maple bacon cinnamon ice cream as well as a delicious pulled pork BBQ sandwich from our good friend Speed Herrig from Cookies BBQ Sauces and Seasonings. Speed was Mike's first employer way back in the day, but he didn't have any dirt to spill - at least not with Mike standing right there. We also spoke with Dr. Paul Sundberg, the Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center; a center put together after the devastating outbreak of PEDV in 2013 and 2014 and their goal is mitigate potential disease risks in the future. We'll finish up our conversation with Dr. Sundberg in a special Saturday edition of Ag News Daily on June 10th, so stay tuned!

Delaney and Mike travel to the World Pork Expo for a second day and chat with producers and businesses in the pork industry and take the time to talk with Ken Maschhoff, NPPC President. Today's news included updates on JBS, NAFTA, infrastructure, and the commodity markets hit some new records.

Mike and Delaney travel to the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa today and chat with Earl Dotson about his training company, Praedium. Check out more about Praedium at http://praediumventures.com/. In the world of news more from JBS, taxes, and what's going on with the sugar deal between the US and Mexico. Be sure to tune in tomorrow while they take on day 2 of the WPX and follow us on social media for live updates!

Mike and Delaney talk about the latest happening in the world of agriculture trade, a large South American crop, and get an update on the Southern agriculture industry from Georgia peach Ashley Arrington.

Today we chat with Naomi Blohm about her thoughts on the summers market and talk through some of the legal battles going on in the industry.

On this hot summer day in June, Mike and Delaney bring you news updates on the Brazilian Beef Scandal, President Trump's backout on the Paris Climate Agreement, Oklahoma's start to forming a state-wide beef checkoff program, among other stories, and a discussion with Joan Ruskamp about "agvocating" as well as a World Pork Expo update from Cindy Cunningham.

Today Ag News Daily gets excited about the limit up moves in the cattle complex, we muse about Law and Order (and miss Jerry Orbach) and talk about the intricacies of arranging freight for agricultural products with Katie Hall from 3 Point Ag.

Lots happening in the news today including updates on the Brazilian Beef Scandal, Weather conditions affecting row crop and speciality crops nation-wide, a new Minnesota tax incentive law, closing market prices, and an interview with Anne Seckel the VP of Federal Affairs for the National Biodiesel Board.

Mike and Delaney catch up after Memorial Day weekend and talk news, commodity markets, and talk with the first Canadian guest on AND Matthew Pot and he shares what it's like to be a commodity trader in Canada.

Today Mike and Delaney kick off their new website, www.agnewsdaily.com, share news about what's going on in the industry, and talk about AgGrad founder Tim Hammerich about the current job industry for agriculturalists.