Growing Harvest Ag Network
3,241 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsSarah Heinrich is both a rancher and a broadcaster for The Ag News Leader, KFGO & the Growing Harvest Ag Network. She’s the former KX-TV, Bismarck, Ag Director and the niece of another legendary North Dakota Ag Director, Al Gustin. She leads the KFGO 790-AM team as Farm & Ranch Director. Also part of the team is Farm and Ranch Reporter Sam Halstengard.
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Afternoon Ag News, April 10, 2024: American Farmland Trust is looking for influencers
April 10, 2024 17:00 - 2 minutes - 2.4 MBAmerican Farmland Trust is calling for agricultural influencers working in corn, soy, wheat, cotton, and dairy systems to apply for the chance to attend AFT’s Advanced Soil Health Training. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mid-morning Ag News, April 10, 2024: Be on the lookout for pests
April 10, 2024 15:00 - 2 minutes - 2.4 MBThis month is a good time to look for invasive pests and plant diseases in your area and enact prevention methods. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Morning Ag News, April 10, 2024: Monitoring avian influenza outbreaks in dairy herds
April 10, 2024 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.84 MBDr. Rosemary Sifford with USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, saying that animal disease experts are collecting a massive amount of data on the outbreak of avian influenza in dairy herds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Afternoon Ag News, April 9, 2024: HPAI impacts dairy industry
April 09, 2024 17:00 - 2 minutes - 2.31 MBThe Ohio Department of Agriculture received confirmation that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been found in an Ohio dairy herd. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mid-morning Ag News, April 9, 2024: Ag groups push for updated reference prices
April 09, 2024 15:00 - 2 minutes - 2.33 MBBetty Resnick, an economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, explains the basics of reference prices. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Morning Ag News, April 9, 2024: Farmers storing corn
April 09, 2024 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.84 MBThe March Grain Stocks Report from USDA showed a lot of old crop grain is in storage on farms across rural America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mid-morning Ag News, April 8, 2024: Sheep and goat grazing webinar taking place April 29
April 08, 2024 15:00 - 2 minutes - 2.32 MBNorth Dakota State University Extension and University of Minnesota Extension are hosting a webinar on April 29 for producers to learn more about sheep and goat grazing during drought conditions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Morning Ag News, April 8, 2024: Getting techy on the ranch
April 08, 2024 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.76 MBMore and more producers continue to look to technology to help simplify things on the farm and ranch. Kevin Sedivec, NDSU Ext. Rangeland Management Specialist & Interim Director of the Central Grasslands REC in Streeter, talks more about the interest in virtual fencing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
AGRI-BIZ April 7, 2024: National Soy Foods month, news faces at ND Corn, MN lawmakers back to work, NDSU Ag Policy Research Center gets funding, Cup of Agronomy with Peterson Farms Seed
April 07, 2024 12:30 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBOn this week's episode of AGRI-BIZ with Rusty Halvorson and Sarah Heinrich, we learn how to celebrate National Soy Foods month in April. There are new faces on the North Dakota Corn Growers Association board of directors, Minnesota lawmakers returned from the Easter Recess, NDSU will be home to a new ag policy research center, Peterson Farms Seed hosted another round of Cup of Agronomy meetings, and USDA hosted a trade mission to South Korea. Those stories and more on AGRI-BIZ for April 7, ...
Afternoon Ag News, April 8, 2024: AEM announces second “Ag on the Mall” event
April 05, 2024 17:00 - 2 minutes - 2.41 MBThe Association of Equipment Manufacturers will showcase the Future of Food and Farming in Washington, D.C., during the second Celebration of Modern Ag on the National Mall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Afternoon Ag News, April 5, 2024: OFF Act continues to come before Congress
April 05, 2024 17:00 - 2 minutes - 2.32 MBThe Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act is regularly coming before Congress. Tanner Beymer, senior director of government affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says the bill never seems to go away. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mid-morning Ag News, April 5, 2024: A look at the forecast for the week ahead
April 05, 2024 15:00 - 2 minutes - 2.31 MBUSDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says above normal temperatures and precipitation are expected for much of the nation for the period of April 9 - 15. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Farm Talk: Corn-ethanol webinar taking place April 16
April 05, 2024 14:00 - 7 minutes - 6.66 MBThis Farm Talk segment is brought to you by North Dakota Corn. A free corn-ethanol webinar will be held from 12-1 p.m. CST on April 16. NDSU Professor and Bioenergy Economist Dr. David Ripplinger will discuss policy updates, carbon intensity and carbon capture. You can register at www.ndethanol.org. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Morning Ag News, April 5, 2024: Americans dyed billions of Easter eggs
April 05, 2024 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.84 MBMarc Dresner, Director of Integrated Communications for the American Egg Board, says just how many eggs might surprise you. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Afternoon Ag News, April 4, 2024: More U.S. goods headed to South Korea
April 04, 2024 17:00 - 2 minutes - 2.38 MBUnder Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor discusses the strength and growing diversity of South Korea as an ag export market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mid-morning Ag News, April 4, 2024: Farmer sentiment improves in March
April 04, 2024 15:00 - 2 minutes - 2.38 MBThe Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer shows an improved outlook for U.S. farmers during March. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Morning Ag News, April 4, 2024: More drivers choosing E15 at the pump
April 04, 2024 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.89 MBU.S. sales of E15, a blend of 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline, are estimated to have hit a record 1.11 billion gallons in 2023, an increase of 8% over 2022, according to a Renewable Fuels Association analysis of data released by state agencies in Minnesota and Iowa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Afternoon Ag News, April 3, 2024: Farmers expect to plant fewer corn acres in 2024
April 03, 2024 17:00 - 2 minutes - 2.45 MBProducers surveyed across the United States intend to plant 90.0 million acres of corn in 2024, down 5% from last year, according to the Prospective Plantings report released by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mid-morning Ag News, April 3, 2024: HPAI confirmed in Michigan dairy herd
April 03, 2024 15:00 - 2 minutes - 2.31 MBOfficials from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service have confirmed the presence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a Michigan dairy herd. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Morning Ag News, April 3, 2024: Bridge collapse impacts U.S. ag imports and exports
April 03, 2024 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.74 MBU.S. agriculture and other industries could take a hit after last week’s collapse of a major Port of Baltimore bridge whose wreckage now blocks shipping traffic in and out of the port. The twisted steel and concrete wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge lies at the bottom of the Patapsco River and on top of the skyscraper-size cargo ship that brought it down, killing at least six. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Afternoon Ag News, April 2, 2024: 2024 American Agri-Women Fly-In
April 02, 2024 17:00 - 2 minutes - 2.42 MBAmerican Agri-Women is expanding its annual Washington DC Fly-In event, opening it up for the first time to all women involved in the agricultural and natural resource industries. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mid-morning Ag News, April 2, 2024: Potato app now available to growers
April 02, 2024 15:00 - 2 minutes - 2.37 MBThe Potato Sustainability Alliance is a group that helps growers define, measure and advance sustainability practices in their production. And CEO John Mesko says last year PSA launched an online mobile app that farmers can use to report their sustainability practices and learn new approaches to production. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Morning Ag News, April 2, 2024: How the bridge collapse could impact ag imports and exports
April 02, 2024 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.89 MBMike Steenhoek, Executive Director of the Soy Transportation Coalition, says the latest numbers from USDA showed that 350-thousand metric tons of soybeans were exported via container from the Port of Baltimore in 2023. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Afternoon Ag News, April 1, 2024: Near normal temps expected across much of the country
April 01, 2024 17:00 - 2 minutes - 2.31 MBUSDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, with the national weather forecast for April 2nd through the 8th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mid-morning Ag News, April 1, 2024: Farm groups work for year-round sales of E15
April 01, 2024 15:00 - 2 minutes - 2.34 MBFarm groups urged EPA administrator Michael Regan to swiftly grant a waiver that would allow summertime E15 sales and offset disruptions in the global energy markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Morning Ag News, April 1, 2024: Where are beef cattle prices headed from here?
April 01, 2024 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.83 MBThe March Cattle on Feed Report showed placements in the month of February that were up 9.6 percent over last year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
AGRI-BIZ - March 31, 2024: Soy growers in D.C., Prospective Plantings, Port of Baltimore, NDSU Soybean Symposium, leadership in ND Corn
March 31, 2024 12:30 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBIn this week's episode of Agri-Biz with Rusty Halvorson and Sarah Heinrich - Soybean growers lobbied for the farm bill on Capitol Hill, USDA released its Prospective Plantings report, the Port of Baltimore was shut down, NDSU hosted its Soybean Symposium, Columbia Grain released climate-smart rice, ND Corn has new grower leadership. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Afternoon Ag News, March 29, 2024: North Dakota leads the nation in honey production
March 29, 2024 17:00 - 2 minutes - 2.36 MBThe tri-state area is one of the top honey producing areas in the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mid-morning Ag News, March 29, 2024: Prop 12 impacts California pork prices
March 29, 2024 15:00 - 2 minutes - 2.36 MBProp 12 is already raising the price of pork in California. In effect for just over six months, pork sales have dropped across the state. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Farm Talk: North Dakota Corn Utilization Council elects new leadership
March 29, 2024 13:00 - 4 minutes - 3.74 MBThis Farm Talk segment is brought to you by North Dakota Corn. Carson Klosterman farms near Wyndmere. Klosterman is the District 1 representative for the North Dakota Corn Utilization Council and was recently elected by his peers to serve as NDCUC Chairman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Morning Ag News, March 29, 2024: ND farmers talk Farm Bill on Capitol Hill
March 29, 2024 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.79 MBMembers of the North Dakota Soybean Growers Association recently spent time on Capitol Hill discussing the Farm Bill. Nancy Johnson serves as Executive Director of the North Dakota Soybean Growers Association. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Afternoon Ag News, March 28, 2024: Creating a sustainability plan for your beef cow herd
March 28, 2024 17:00 - 2 minutes - 2.43 MBBeef Producers can get paid for a sustainability plan for their beef cow herd. Jared Knock, vice president of business development for AgSpire, talks about how to get a plan going. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mid-morning Ag News, March 28, 2024: How long can historically high beef prices hold?
March 28, 2024 15:00 - 2 minutes - 2.32 MBBeef cattle prices continue to be at historically high levels. USDA livestock analyst, Mike McConnell, with comments on the current high prices for beef cattle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Morning Ag News, March 28, 2024: Working to improve the workplace culture on the farm
March 28, 2024 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.8 MBWorkforce is a primary challenge for agriculture. Improving the workplace culture on the farm can help recruit and retain a good team of people. Linda Swindling is a professional negotiator who understands the unique family dynamics of the farm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Afternoon Ag News, March 27, 2024: Demand for soybean oil is rising
March 27, 2024 17:00 - 2 minutes - 2.44 MBDemand for soybean oil as a feedstock in the production of renewable diesel is rising as the U.S. aims to increase the adoption of cleaner-burning fuels. Renewable diesel is the preferred replacement for traditional diesel, and U.S. production is predicted to increase sharply in the years ahead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mid-morning Ag News, March 27, 2024: Agricultural loan demand increased in 2023
March 27, 2024 15:00 - 2 minutes - 2.43 MBAgricultural loan demand increased in 2023, and agricultural lending by U.S. farm banks grew 6.7 percent to $110 billion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Morning Ag News, March 27, 2024: Farmer advocates for mental wellness in agriculture
March 27, 2024 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.75 MBJeff Ditzenberger, a Wisconsin farmer featured in "Greener Pastures", is the founder of TUGS, a mental health resource based in Green County, Wisconsin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Afternoon Ag News, March 26, 2024: Keeping a close eye on Mississippi River water levels
March 26, 2024 17:00 - 2 minutes - 2.33 MBUSDA meteorologist Brad Rippey explains how the lack of Spring flooding concerns along the Missouri River system could translate into low water concerns for barge traffic along the mid and lower Mississippi River this fall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mid-morning Ag News, March 26, 2024: Highlighting the nutritional benefits of beef
March 26, 2024 15:00 - 2 minutes - 2.36 MBExecutive Director of Nutrition Research at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Dr. Shalene McNeill, talks about the latest beef nutrition research. Photo Credit: ND Beef Commission See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Morning Ag News, March 26, 2024: Fewer farms growing wheat
March 26, 2024 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.82 MBThe USDA’s Economic Research Service reported that the number of U.S. wheat farms has dropped substantially over time. Ryan Hanrahan, Farmdoc social media manager and farm policy news editor at the University of Illinois took a look at the numbers in the March Wheat Outlook Report. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Afternoon Ag News, March 25, 2024: Colombia restores market access for U.S. poultry
March 25, 2024 17:00 - 2 minutes - 2.34 MBAfter months of hard work by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the USDA, Columbia reopened its market to U.S. poultry and egg producers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mid-morning Ag News, March 25, 2024: Fun beef recipe ideas
March 25, 2024 15:00 - 2 minutes - 1.97 MBIf you are looking for some “out of the box” Easter menu ideas. Nicole Wardner with the North Dakota Beef Commission offers some fun ideas on how to add beef to your holiday spread. Photo Credit: ND Beef Commission See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Easter Menu Ideas
March 25, 2024 11:00 - 1 minute - 1.86 MBNicole Wardner with the North Dakota Beef Commission offers some fun menu ideas for your holiday spread. Photo Credit: North Dakota Beef Commission See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Morning Ag News, March 25, 2024: Fewer cows means fewer checkoff dollars to promote beef
March 25, 2024 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.8 MBA shrinking U.S. cattle herd means fewer cattle on the landscape and fewer dollars to be used to support the Beef Checkoff. Nicole Wardner with the North Dakota Beef Commission explains how those dollars are being invested. Photo Credit : ND Beef Commission See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Agri-Biz Show - March 24, 2024: Snow systems takes aim at Northern Plains, Minnesota Farm Bureau at the capitol, risks of China and U.S. ag, and beef on the Easter menu
March 24, 2024 12:30 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBRusty Halvorson and Sarah Heinrich have this week's top farm and ranch stories! (Photo: NDSU Extension) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Afternoon Ag News, March 22, 2024: Mexican corn imports expected to rise in 2024-2025
March 22, 2024 17:00 - 2 minutes - 2.36 MBMexican corn imports are expected to rise during the 2024-2025 marketing year amid increased demand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mid-morning Ag News, March 22, 2024: El Niño’s impact on U.S. farmers
March 22, 2024 15:00 - 2 minutes - 2.35 MBThe 2024 growing season is expected to bring a unique combination of El Niño this spring through early summer before switching to La Niña in late summer through early fall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Morning Ag News, March 22, 2024: Winter storm prep begins
March 22, 2024 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.84 MBPreparation has begun on the ranch as the first major snow storm of the season is making its way into the region. Monica Fitterer serves as the NDSU Extension Ag and Natural Resources Agent for Kidder County. Fitterer says keeping those cows well protected and out of the wind is key. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ranchers prepare for spring storm
March 21, 2024 18:06 - 7 minutes - 6.77 MBRanchers across the region are preparing for the cold and snow that is expected to arrive this weekend. Dr.Gerald Stokka, NDSU Extension Veterinarian-Livestock Stewardship Specialist, explains the importance of making sure you get new calves up and warm as soon as possible. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Afternoon Ag News, March 21, 2024: Feeding the Economy report shows ag's impact
March 21, 2024 17:00 - 2 minutes - 2.36 MBThe 2024 Feeding the Economy report demonstrates the broad reach of the U.S. agricultural sector, drilling down to the state and congressional district level. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.