Agweek Podcast
384 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAgweek brings you the latest agriculture news from around the upper Midwest. Our reporters give you the latest information you need to stay informed and tell the stories you need to hear from farming communities.
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Agweek Market Wrap: Market impacts are 'at the mercies of a madman,' and wheat takes the lead for the week
March 04, 2022 23:14 - 11 minutes - 9.02 MBAgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the latest movements in the markets, mostly stemming this week from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the outlook for exports from and planting in the Black Sea region.
Agweek Market Wrap: Russian invasion of Ukraine impacts 'an unprecedented week in the market' and mixed result for ag commodities
February 25, 2022 22:46 - 10 minutes - 8.82 MBAgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the volatile week brought on by Russia invading Ukraine.
Bringing the joy of farm toys back to Grand Forks
February 24, 2022 15:34 - 23 minutes - 17.6 MBAgweek reporter Noah Fish talks with Nate Schlief, a farm toy enthusiast and organizer of the Greater Grand Forks Farm Toy Show, happening March 18-19. Schlief talks about rediscovering the joy from our very first toys, how farm toy displays can spark creativity in youth, and what inspired him to bring an annual farm toy show back to Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Agweek Market Wrap: Soybeans remain 'star of the grain complex'
February 18, 2022 22:45 - 10 minutes - 8.47 MBAgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discussed the continuing strength of soybeans, corn's follower role, wheat's tie to world news and the tight supplies of cattle and pigs.
Agweek Podcast: Finding a market for farmers in the Cannon Valley Region
February 17, 2022 22:29 - 31 minutes - 23 MBAgweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Tiffany Tripp, co-owner and farmer of Graise Farm, along with founder and manager of the Cannon Valley Farmers' Market. Tripp talks about the origins of the farmers market including how and why she started it, along with what it takes to keep it going.
Agweek Market Wrap: Could soybeans go to $17?
February 11, 2022 23:09 - 12 minutes - 9.99 MBMichelle Rook of AgweekTV asked Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management, if these market conditions continue, how high could soybeans go? On this week's Agweek Market Wrap, Martinson said if the price climbs above contract highs, he could see it climbing to $16.70 or, "and I hate to say it," even $17.
701x and the future of livestock management
February 10, 2022 22:40 - 14 minutes - 9.87 MBAgweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Max Cossette, vice president of business development for 701x, a North Dakota-based company. Cossette breaks down 701x's newest solar powered and bluetooth enabled ear tag, which provides precise GPS location, activity monitoring and so much more.
Agweek Market Wrap: Soybeans are the market star as export business keeps coming
February 04, 2022 22:12 - 9 minutes - 7.87 MBSoybeans were the star for the week, with continuing cuts to South American production estimates coming from all directions. Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson discuss that and other market news on the Agweek Market Wrap.
Setting the stage for rural artists
February 03, 2022 15:55 - 18 minutes - 18.3 MBAgweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Melissa Wray, founder and director of Mainspring, Wray talks about her move from the Twin Cities to the rural community she grew up in, and how the organization offers programming meant to spur connections and celebrate rural arts in Houston County, Minnesota.
Agweek Market Wrap: Soybeans take the lead in solid week for the markets
January 29, 2022 15:14 - 9 minutes - 8.05 MBOn this week's Agweek Market Wrap, AgweekTV's Michelle Rook said just about everything was up except feeder cattle, but soybeans were the clear leader.
Minnesota's institute for ag
January 26, 2022 22:20 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBAgweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Alan Doering, senior scientist with the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute. Doering shares what it's like to work at the pilot lab for AURI in Waseca, and some of the biggest efforts the institute is working on currently including anaerobic digestion, fertilizer developments and biomass for fuel.
AgweekTV: WOTUS, Ellingson Simmentals, cybersecurity, Minnesota crops update
January 24, 2022 22:10 - 18 minutes - 37.4 MBThis week on AgweekTV, agriculture anticipates the worst as EPA rewrites the waters of the U.S. rule. We kick off our Agweek Livestock Tour at a well-known North Dakota Simmental operation. Agriculture tightens cybersecurity to protect the food supply. And farmers get updates on the latest agronomic research from the University of Minnesota. This is the audio-only version of AgweekTV. To watch the full show, visit https://www.agweek.com/business/agweektv-full-show-wotus-ellingson-simmenta...
Agweek Market Wrap: Time seems right for making some corn and soybean sales
January 21, 2022 22:30 - 10 minutes - 8.23 MBAgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talk about an up week in the grains on the Agweek Market Wrap. To watch this week's Agweek Market Wrap, visit https://www.agweek.com/business/markets/time-seems-right-for-making-some-corn-and-soybean-sales.
Suicide prevention in rural communities
January 20, 2022 22:13 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBAgweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Cassandra Linkenmeyer, director for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's Minnesota Chapter. Linkenmeyer talks about ASIST and safeTALK workshops, offered through LivingWorks, and how they are a chance for rural residents to familiarize themselves with suicide prevention.
AgweekTV: Supreme Court and ag, WASDE numbers, farm safety and China trade
January 18, 2022 21:39 - 18 minutes - 37.5 MBComing up on AgweekTV we will discuss the Supreme Court moving on two cases important to agriculture. We will discuss the USDA releasing a handful of reports, including the final WASDE production numbers. We'll visit NDSU Extension and discuss an important program for farmers and ranchers. Finally, we'll see the ag secretary announcing China trade actions and new conservation programs. To watch the full show, visit https://www.agweek.com/agweektv/7347598-AgweekTV-Full-Show-Supreme-Court-a...
Agweek Market Wrap: Grains take a hit with South American forecast
January 14, 2022 22:18 - 8 minutes - 7.24 MBAgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss the South American forecast, January WASDE numbers, demand and more on the Agweek Market Wrap, sponsored by Gateway Building Systems.
Agweek Podcast: History of John Deere and the American Tractor Wars
January 14, 2022 18:24 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBAgweek reporter Noah Fish talks with Neil Dahlstrom, branded properties and heritage manager at John Deere, on his book Tractor Wars: John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester, and the Birth of Modern Agriculture which is being released Jan. 11.
AgweekTV: Livestock market, ethanol strength and high quality pork
January 13, 2022 23:22 - 18 minutes - 37.3 MBThis week on AgweekTV we will discuss President Biden rolling out a plan to increase livestock market competition and expand meat processing. We will see the ethanol margins do a 180 since the 2020 COVID meltdown and find out why. Finally, we will meet a Minnesota farm family that's been selling their high quality pork direct to consumers for more than than 20 years. To watch the show, visit https://www.agweek.com/agweektv/7343091-AgweekTV-Full-Show-Livestock-market-ethanol-strength-and-hi...
Agweek Market Wrap: Warm temperatures in South America heat up the soybean market
January 07, 2022 22:17 - 9 minutes - 7.85 MBAgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talk about the big moves for the soybean market, a positive week for corn, a not-so-positive week for wheat, and struggles for livestock.
Agweek Podcast: Renewing the Countryside
January 06, 2022 15:14 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBAgweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Jan Joannides, executive director and co-founder of Renewing the Countryside. Joannides shares how the nonprofit started as a book in the early 2000s and how far it's come today. RTC works as a partner with American Farmland Trust on a model which places an easement on transitioning land, so the farm can then be sold to another farmer at a reduced price. The specific transition discussed in the show is between Singing Hills Farm in Northfield and the Lo...
AgweekTV: Grain and livestock outlook, falling behind in trade, QR code hunting sign and Beauty of Agriculture
January 05, 2022 16:32 - 18 minutes - 36.9 MBThis week on AgweekTV, we will have the outlook for the grain and livestock markets fir the first quarter 2022. We'll discuss a new report showing the U.S. falling behind in trade. We will see how a QR code could be a boon for hunters looking for land. Finally, we'll show you entries, and the winners of the Agweek "Beauty in Agriculture" photo contest. This is the audio version of AgweekTV. To watch the show, visit https://www.agweek.com/agweektv/7336281-AgweekTV-Full-Show-Grain-and-lives...
Agweek Market Wrap: Wheat was the winner for 2021, but it ends the year on a sour note
December 31, 2021 22:15 - 11 minutes - 9.43 MBAgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talk about where wheat, corn, soybeans, cattle and hogs ended up in 2021.
AgweekTV: 2021 Holiday Show
December 27, 2021 21:59 - 18 minutes - 37.7 MBOn this special holiday edition of AgweekTV, we'll take a look back at some of our favorite and most popular stories of the year, we'll meet the newest members of the Agweek staff, and our team discusses one of the biggest problems plaguing farmers, manufacturers and consumers this year — supply chain issues.
Agweek Podcast: Tim Penny on the work of the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation
December 23, 2021 23:20 - 11 minutes - 9.61 MBAgweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Tim Penny, president and CEO of the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, which has been around for 35 years. Penny talks about how SMIF impacts small and rural communities, and about its Acres of Good program.
Agweek Market Wrap: Grains get an early Christmas present, with corn above $6 and soybeans above $13
December 23, 2021 22:41 - 9 minutes - 10.6 MBAgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talk about the early Christmas present that came in the markets this week for grains and a pair of friendly USDA reports for cattle and hogs.
Agweek Market Wrap: South American weather and strong exports push soybeans ahead
December 17, 2021 22:14 - 9 minutes - 10.8 MBAgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss a big week for soybeans and an expected slow down in trade heading into the holidays.
Agweek Podcast: Aquaculture in Minnesota
December 17, 2021 14:18 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBAgweek reporter Noah Fish talks with Clarence Bischoff, founder and president of the Minnesota Aquaculture Association as well as CEO of Blue Water Farms. The two talk about how the Minnesota Aquaculture Association got started and the progress its made since then, as well as the status of Blue Water Farms -- a Minnesota-based startup with the plan to use recirculating aquaculture systems technology, known as an RAS, to produce walleye and plant products.
AgweekTV: Used machinery market, specialty crop producers, winter weather and direct marketing
December 13, 2021 19:00 - 18 minutes - 38.3 MBComing up on AgweekTV we will discuss the used machinery market. We will talk about specialty crop producers rolling out a food traceability and identity preserved label. We will see if out winter weather will provide any hope for drought areas in the region. Finally, we'll discuss more farmers marketing produce direct to local grocers and restaurants.
Agweek Market Wrap: A quiet week in the markets appears to be an early case of the December doldrums
December 10, 2021 22:15 - 8 minutes - 9.96 MBAgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss a quiet week in the markets and a relatively benign December WASDE report. Of the three major Upper Midwest crops, only wheat saw a big change in the report. But corn and soybeans still had news to evaluate. Meanwhile, things are relatively quiet in the livestock sector.
Agweek Podcast: Minnesota Farm Bureau's new president
December 08, 2021 15:34 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBAgweek reporter Noah Fish talks with Dan Glessing, who was elected last month as president of the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation. Glessing is a farmer in Wright County whose family has a lifelong association with MFBF. The two talk about filling the shoes of his predecessor who served for 16 years, the political differences between MFBF and Minnesota Farmers Union and what to expect from MFBF in his first two-year term.
AgweekTV: The Northern Ag Expo, ethanol plants and a Minnesota sheep farm
December 06, 2021 16:34 - 18 minutes - 38 MBThis week on AgweekTV, we have coverage from the Northern Ag Expo, a look at spray drift technology and carbon credits. We'll see an ethanol plant that has signed on to the world's largest carbon capture pipeline. Finally, we'll visit a Minnesota farm that accelerates their lambing program to increase profits.
Agweek Podcast: Supporting the local fiber movement
December 03, 2021 15:08 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBAgweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by farmers and fiber artists Theresa Bentz and Alejandra Sanchez. The two are business partners and have helped each other expand their flocks, supply of natural dyes and have started teaching classes to others in the wool community. The three also touch on the importance of local sustainable fiber products and slow fashion.
Agweek Market Wrap: Ag markets stay strong despite new COVID variant
November 26, 2021 22:03 - 12 minutes - 14 MBAgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management discuss how corn, soybeans, wheat, cattle and hogs held up to a wild day in the markets after the discovery of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.
Agweek Podcast: A conversation with Sarah Vogel, the "Farmer's Lawyer"
November 26, 2021 17:16 - 51 minutes - 42.9 MBBefore she served as North Dakota's agriculture commissioner, Sarah Vogel took on the U.S. government on behalf of farmers. She talked about her battle, as well as her new book, THE FARMER’S LAWYER: The North Dakota nine and the Fight to Save the Family Farm, during a conversation with Agweek reporter Mikkel Pates.
Agweek Podcast: Portraits of future farmers in America’s heartland
November 24, 2021 14:47 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBAgweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Minneapolis-based photographer R. J. Kern, who has been featured by National Geographic, the BBC and PBS, and whose work has been on display at exhibitions including the Museum of Modern Art, the National Portrait Gallery in London and the Plains Art Museum in Fargo. Kern talks about his newest book, The Unchosen Ones, in which he turned his lens towards Minnesota's 4-H kids and their animals.
AgweekTV: Thankful for new FFA chapter, affordable food, ag lawyer Sarah Vogel
November 22, 2021 23:22 - 18 minutes - 38.5 MBThis week on AgweekTV, we reflect on why we're thankful for ag as we kick off the holiday season. That includes a new FFA chapter, which is giving "hope" to the next generation of agriculturalists. You'll pay more for this year's Thanksgiving holiday feast but can still give thanks for an affordable food supply. And ag lawyer Sarah Vogel chronicles her famous fight against the government on behalf of farmers in a new book.
Agweek Market Wrap: Winter wheat takes the lead, but spring wheat may not be done yet
November 19, 2021 23:43 - 12 minutes - 13.9 MBAgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talk about the reasons winter wheat has taken over as the leader from spring wheat, soybean meal's continuing strength, corn's struggles, beef's good week and pork's tough road.
Forced to put dream of purchasing farmland on hold
November 17, 2021 22:55 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBAgweek reporter Noah Fish catches up with Naima Dhore, an organic farmer and founder of the Somali American Farmers Association. Dhore is moving her operation from the Twin Cities to Alexandria, Minn. in a few months. She shares the uphill battle she and other emerging farmers face to find and secure affordable farmland.
AgweekTV: Soybean tires, the longest unit train in the U.S. and the November WASDE Report
November 15, 2021 21:57 - 18 minutes - 37.9 MBThis week on AgweekTV, we will discuss soybean farmers teaming up with Goodyear to roll out tires made with soybean oil. We will see a North Dakota co-op make history as it loads the longest unit train in the United States. Finally, we will take a look at the crop size in the November WASDE Report. This is the audio-only version of AgweekTV. To watch this episode, visit https://www.agweek.com/agweektv/7281393-AgweekTV-Full-Show-Soybean-tires-the-longest-train-in-the-U.S.-and-the-November-...
Agweek Market Wrap: Soybean complex takes the lead after WASDE yield surprise
November 12, 2021 23:44 - 11 minutes - 13 MBAgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talk about what happened after the November WASDE report and where the markets seem to be headed now. To watch the video of the Agweek Market Wrap, visit https://www.agweek.com/business/markets/7281390-Soybean-complex-takes-the-lead-after-WASDE-yield-surprise.
Agweek Podcast: Revolutionizing how we deal with food insecurity
November 11, 2021 21:25 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBAgweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Christopher Brenna, executive director of Revolutionary Earth Farm, to talk about the nonprofit's unique approach and collaboration with organic farms to battle food insecurity in the city of Rochester.
AgweekTV: Biofuels infrastructure, sunflower research, sugarbeet harvest, fertilizer prices
November 08, 2021 18:01 - 18 minutes - 37.2 MBThis week on AgweekTV, the biofuels industry could receive a huge infrastructure boost if the budget reconciliation bill passes in Congress. We'll tell you about a research project that shows promise to reduce sunflower head rot the natural way, using bees. The sugarbeet harvest is wrapping up in the region. And the perfect supply chain storm tightens global fertilizer supplies and sends prices skyrocketing. This is the audio-only version of AgweekTV. To watch the full episode, visit http...
Agweek Market Wrap: Soybeans take a hit on higher yield projections and good planting conditions in Brazil
November 05, 2021 21:19 - 11 minutes - 13.1 MBAgweekTV's Michelle Rook and Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag Risk Management talk about a tough road ahead for the soybean market, a step back for wheat, corn's follower status and some positive movement in the livestock markets. Find more market information at https://www.agweek.com/business/markets.
Agweek Podcast: Al Winmill the backyard farmer
November 04, 2021 20:30 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBAgweek reporter Noah Fish is joined by Agweek sales and marketing team member Al Winmill, to talk about his journey as a backyard farmer. Al and his family are raising their own chickens in their backyard in Fargo, and he talks about their experience thus far.
AgweekTV: Fertilizer prices, Dunn Burgers, DIY bison processing, Minneapolis wheat
November 01, 2021 16:00 - 18 minutes - 37.9 MBOn 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 version of AgweekTV. To watch the full show, visit agweek.com/agweektv.
Agweek Market Wrap: Technical breakout, ethanol production behind corn rally
October 29, 2021 22:43 - 13 minutes - 15.5 MBOn 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 Podcast: ISU professor named MacArthur Fellow for work on prairie strips
October 27, 2021 18:19 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBAgweek 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.
Agweek Market Wrap: Minneapolis wheat gets above $10 for the first time since 2012
October 22, 2021 21:38 - 8 minutes - 9.86 MBOn 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 Podcast: "The tremendous opportunity of FFA"
October 22, 2021 16:55 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBAgweek 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 exist in the ag industry for young people today.
Agweek Market Wrap: Wheat keeps going higher with no end in sight
October 15, 2021 21:57 - 12 minutes - 14.7 MBAgweekTV'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.