Market to Market - The MtoM Podcast
268 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★ - 27 ratingsEach week, go beyond the headlines to hear what the stories the show's producers have been pursuing as they travel around the lower 48 states. Plus, learn more about the market analysts who have broken down the commodity markets for more than four decades on the nationally-distributed program.
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2020 Hammered 'Live Light' Home For Amanda Nigg
July 21, 2020 10:05 - 22.4 MB2020 has been a year to remember. For the Nigg family in South Dakota, one event stands out among the others you are going to associate this year with in the future. A fire destroyed their family home in March which set plans in motion for friends and neighbors to rally and support Amanda, Louie and their children who lost everything that day. Well, almost everything.
Charting The Outbreaks - Leah Douglas
July 14, 2020 10:05 - 17.6 MBLeah Douglas has spent much of her time at The Fern covering industrial agriculture from consolidations to politics. Now she tracks Covid-19 infections in food processing plants, farms and ranches plus meat processing plants. Her data is put into an interactive map on a number side, but her reporting looks at the spread of the virus through the food system.
Generational Changes Viewed Up Close - Farrell Family
July 07, 2020 10:05 - 17.6 MBThe family farm is as American as it gets. Generations working side by side to get the crop in and out. Over time, the technology changes and so does the speed of the operation. The Farrell family in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin, has such a story. We get three generations together to talk about changes and perspective working together has provided.
The Sun, Moon and Temperature - James Roemer
June 30, 2020 10:05 - 18.1 MBThe weather has a hold on many of us, especially during crop-growing time. James Roemer studies the patterns and how it correlates to agriculture. He's made it a career to see how one impacts the other. Click here as Mr. Roember tells Paul Yeager about his time in the Midwest, a forming La Nina pattern and other phenomenons.
375 Day Corn - Randy Melvin
June 23, 2020 10:05 - 15.1 MBRandy Melvin has become an expert at growing 375 day corn. Three times since 2009, he's had to harvest a significant amount of his corn crop in the spring. As the North Dakota farmer tells us, there are some benefits to the longer time in the field for the crop. This episode will look at the challenging weather pattern since 2018 for producers in the Upper Plains.
The Audubon 250 - William Klocke's Story
June 16, 2020 10:05 - 14.5 MBPlanting, spraying and harvest all have some monotonous moments. William Klocke experienced some of the repetition during a 2-week sprint to finish the 2020 planting season. Thanks to a social media app, he was able to assemble a series of stories that if you only listened to them, you would have thought you were hearing auto racing coverage. How the Audubon 250 became one of our most popular Facebook posts and the inspiration for it all.
Presidential Scholar Wants To Teach - Blake Van Der Kamp
June 09, 2020 10:05 - 14.3 MBThe school year ended differently than anyone could have predicted. For Blake Van Der Kamp, he missed walking across the stage at PCM H.S. in Monroe, Iowa and he's not getting the chance to take part in a ceremony recognizing him a U.S. presidential scholar. He was nominated by his agriculture education teacher and found out this spring he was part of a chosen few in the country. However, Blake is not letting missed opportunities stand in his way to becoming an agriculture educator as he will...
Grocery Patterns Change As Consumers' Tastes Evolve
June 02, 2020 10:05 - 13.8 MBOur food patterns have changed. Don't take our word for it, but rather those that study and log purchases at the grocery store. Chris DuBuis is with IRI, a Chicago-based food research company. DuBuis tells producer Peter Tubbs, the lockdown has driven up sales from the cooler as shoppers look for different cuts that have value and they can prepare at home. But when will that shift happen back to more restaurant eating? That's a big question in this full interview conducted for a story on the ...
Eyes Wide Open - With Onions - Shay Myers
May 26, 2020 10:05 - 15.3 MBSome commodities store better than others and for long periods of time. Onions are not one that can be thrown in a bin and the door shuts for years. When Shay Myers' 2020 crop was going in the ground, the exact destruction to demand was still unfolding due to the pandemic. The Idaho/Oregon farmer came back to the home place after college and had an 'eyes wide open' experience in 2006. But no professor could come up with a scenario of what's happening now as markets slam shut and product expires.
Postgame Discussion With Mental Health Panel
May 19, 2020 10:05 - 17.3 MBWe kept talking after recording our Mental Health special report. Watch that on our YouTube channel. The group of Angie Setzer, Adrianne DeSutter, Emily Krekelberg and Michael Rossman were great on TV, but kept talking about how things have changed with some farmers since the 1980's. We'll hit this theme again on how listening - goes a long way. Click here as we talk about dealing with stress and life does go on, even if you get out of farming. Phone numbers to call:
Rerouting To Help Producers, Those In Need - #303
May 12, 2020 10:05 - 18.4 MBPart of our mission is to put stories into perspective. During the last few weeks, we've been able to 'travel' to several locations to find out how this pandemic has impacted producers, logistics and end users. This episode features the full conversations had with Frank Muir with the Idaho Potato Commission, Nikki Fried - Florida's Commissioner of Agriculture and Thomas Mantz who is President and CEO of Feeding Tampa Bay. All three had interesting stories of how markets have dried up and tryi...
Helping In the Physical And Mental Health Fight With Experience - Emily Krakelberg
May 05, 2020 10:05 - 22.2 MBEmily Krekleberg works with the physical and mental health of producers in Minnesota. Her work through the University of Minnesota Extension services strikes close to home for a number of reasons you'll hear in this episode. Click here to listen or on the video preview as this is one of the video versions of the MtoM podcast.
From Covering Trades To Making Them - Jordan Fife
April 28, 2020 10:05 - 25.8 MBMany have thoughts of being a sports broadcaster, but when Jordan Fife looked around the room in college and the odds of making it, he took the instinct of analyzing the situation to the business school. Following a spin at dispatching trucks, he ventured into trading crude oil and eventually ethanol. Now the head of trading for BioUrja in Houston, Texas, Fife has a front-row seat to the energy industry's rise and most recent fall. Click here as Fife and Paul Yeager talk about RINS, cornering...
We've Reached A Milestone And Episode #300 (OK, Really #200)
April 21, 2020 10:05 - 16.8 MBThis is episode #300 of the MtoM Podcast. But if you're thinking you'd only listened to 200 of the look behind-the-scenes and conversations with interesting folks in agriculture, you'd be correct. Since we started in June of 2016, we've included discussions with our TV show analysts, producers and those around the country on topics of mental health, small towns and students getting ready for their first job. What's next?
Farm To Camera And Back - Brad Hook
April 14, 2020 10:05 - 28.6 MBBrad Hook was a viral star before there was such a thing. The southern Iowa farmer entered a Today Show contest to be an anchor for a day. He won the 2007 competition, tapping into his vast network of friends and family. His personality and talent also helped get him in front of the network TV lights. Several years later he's still a big deal to his followers that spread into the thousands on various social platforms. He's less farmer and more photographer now as he steps into the ring helpin...
Thickening Borders Poses Another Barrier - Phil Shaw
April 07, 2020 10:05 - 20.2 MBPhil in Dresden, Ontario is a frequent contributor to the program with his questions. This one didn't make the cut the first time it was submitted, but that didn't mean it wasn't important. Phil Shaw is not only a farmer in Canada, but a writer on agricultural topics. He was wondering about thickening borders when it comes to COVID-19. Already, goods travel across borders between the U.S. and Canada for many different products.
Tim Dufault's Combine Is Old Enough To Vote
March 31, 2020 10:05 - 24.2 MBGetting a new piece of machinery isn't as simple as heading to the dealership and saying "I'll take that one." Tim Dufault was asked during a hearing at the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee how much a new combine runs for these days. He said, "I'm not sure, my machine is old enough to vote." The Crookston, Minnesota producer was in Washington, D.C. for the hearing on trade with China. He's also a frequent contributor to the TV show with questions from his operation.
The Show Must Go On - Producing TV And Making History
March 24, 2020 10:05 - 24.6 MBWe produced our program last week while trying to practice safe distancing, and fewer people at their appointed positions all while a volatile trading week was unfolding. We may have challenges, but we do have a job to do, just like the people who've come to depend on our work for the last 45 years. Our general practice is to have our guests in-studio, sitting near the host and answering questions. But COVID-19 changed our ways of bringing our regularly scheduled guest in from Chicago, so Mar...
COVID-19 Alters Idea Exchange - #295
March 17, 2020 10:05 - 10 MBAs COVID-19 works through the U.S., some of our analysts have altered their plans for travel. Matt Bennett was in three states last week before visiting us in Johnston. He was to be on the program with Naomi Blohm on March 13. But if you looked at the table opposite Matt, you saw Tomm Pftizenmaier. Naomi's travel plans were stopped when the virus was found in her county in Wisconsin. This week, Naomi explains what's happening in her house and Matt does the same as he's made changes for his sp...
The Soil Is Everything - Elyssa McFarland
March 10, 2020 10:05 - 23.6 MBElyssa McFarland is following the path many have taken. She grew up on the farm, went to college and then returned to the land. The path wasn't the most direct, but the land itself is where her adventure varies. Elyssa works with the land and more specifically, the soil. Her job takes her around the country talking to others about the dirt and how different it can be on the same field from one end to the other.
Flood Preparations On Missouri and on Market to Market
March 03, 2020 11:05 - 10.5 MBThe Missouri River made headlines for most of 2019 from a Bomb Cyclone to prolonged flooding along the river wiping out entire crop years for farmers and many to come. Producer John Torpy is preparing for an extended look at the rebuilding efforts under the immediate needs side and a long-term effort to rebuild or move on. Click here as John describes the current story and longer version he's embarking on for Market to Market.
The Overlap Of Two Hats - Grant Kimberley #292
February 25, 2020 11:05 - 21.3 MBGrant Kimberley is the Iowa Soybean Association's Market Development Director and the Executive Director of the Iowa Biodiesel Board. Both hats have to be worn on trips around the world telling the story of soybeans. As Kimberly describes much of what he does is about building relationships and telling the story of his industry. If you've heard this name before, just search Xi Jing Ping and Kimberley Farms to see how the two paths have intersected.
Chirping Along With A Niche - Shelby Smith #291
February 18, 2020 11:05 - 25.3 MBThe thought of eating a cricket may make you cringe, but the business of bugs is working for Shelby Smith. We talk with the former basketball player turned finance worker now entrepreneur. She's back on the family farm, but it looks and sounds different plus it takes up less space. This is another of our discussions complete with video. Click here for the audio as Paul Yeager tries one of the protein snacks. Full Transcript:
Market to Market In 2020
February 11, 2020 11:05 - 14.2 MBWe're campaigning for your support of the MtoM podcast, the program and all our offerings. This week, Executive Producer David Miller talks about plans for the new year and story areas we'll be focusing on in 2020. This also includes a new option to consume our work. Click here to listen to David and Paul Yeager talk about the plan for the program and a diversion into a history lesson about the program.
Decadal Oscillation With Elwynn Taylor
February 04, 2020 11:05Decadel Oscillation is a meteorological term based on El Nino weather-patterns and their variability. Elwynn Taylor spent the better part of six decades tracking climate at Iowa State University. He also explained weather happenings and trends to audiences in person and on-air. Click here as Paul Yeager asks Elwynn about his work and how a Utah kid wanted to work in the Midwest.
What's Driving A Trucker Shortage - CBK #288
January 28, 2020 11:00Finding enough drivers to hop behind the wheel of a semi-truck is becoming an issues for several sized companies. Colleen Bradford Krantz talks about the work she's done on this upcoming story for Market to Market. She tells Paul Yeager in this discussion how organizations are headed to great lengths to find drivers for short and long-haul trips. Click here to listen or watch this conversation in a special video edition of the MtoM podcast.
Minnesota Mystery: Adam Belz
January 21, 2020 11:05A mysterious line of corn perfectly nestled into a pair of Minnesota railroad tracks garnered interest on the internet. Adam Belz of the Minneapolis Star Tribune went to the scene to see what happened. We talk about this discovery and other agricultural issues facing Minnesota producers. This includes ethanol, dairy and generational legacy. Click here as Paul Yeager and Adam Belz have their discussion for this week's MtoM podcast.
Not Just Another Joe Murphy
January 14, 2020 11:05Joe Murphy is new in his role of executive director of the Iowa Business Council. But he's no stranger to Iowa and how the rural and urban businesses need each other to survive and thrive. This is our second Joe Murphy to appear on the MtoM podcast, hence the title of the episode. Click here as Paul Yeager and Joe Murphy discuss one of the biggest challenges facing the Midwest and the needs for trade agreements.
2019 In Review Part Two
January 07, 2020 11:052019 was a year where trade dominated much of the headlines, but it wasn't the only story impacting those in rural America. A bomb cyclone left behind a wake of destruction not only for clean up in 2019, but will again, leave a mark in 2020.
2019 In Review Part One
December 31, 2019 11:05The stories of 2019 centered on basically three things: renewable fuels, weather and trade. Again this year, our Market to Market producers talk about the stories of the year we featured and the lasting impact they had.
Tenderloins, Fairs and Water Quality with Mike Naig
December 24, 2019 11:05Being an elected official can quickly become mostly ceremonial if you let it. The position of Secretary of Agriculture in Iowa has a history of operating tenderloin contests, exhibiting at the Governor's Charity Steer show at the Iowa State Fair and weighing in farm policy in one of he largest agriculture states in the nation. For Mike Naig in Iowa, his role promotes the state's bounty inside borders and beyond. Naig is a farmer himself and won election to the position in 2018.
Dirty Pickup Truck Drivers Know Real Story - David Yepsen
December 17, 2019 11:05When national media descend on Iowa to cover the Caucuses, a couple of people get a lot of attention to check their pulse. One of those targets is David Yepsen. The Iowa-native has long been at the table of Iowa Press, asking questions of those seeking and in power. Now as moderator, he keeps the train on the tracks. During his time as a political columnist for the Des Moines Register, he more than once found himself in the car with some of those same politicians seeking higher office which l...
Cover Crops, Century Farms and The Professor - Lee Tesdell
December 10, 2019 11:05Lee Tesdell spends a few hours in the car commuting from his farm to his classroom during the school year. This English prof keeps an eye out the window checking crops for his nearly 200 mile jaunt. He's mostly looking for who is using cover crops like he does on his family's century farm in Iowa. Click here as Paul Yeager asks about water quality, cover crops and the landowner/renter relationship.
This Podcast May Save Your Life: Mark Gold On A Simple Test
December 03, 2019 09:39Mark Gold used the subject "This email may save your life" back in November and it caught our attention. Our market analyst was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. He went for a check up and a simple PSA blood test revealed concern to the doctors. This week, we let Mark tell us how a trip to the doctor made all the difference in the world to him and it could for you, too.
Foodfight Foursome: Thanksgiving
November 26, 2019 09:22As you finalize your Thanksgiving menu, four Market to Market producers weigh in on their favorite and least favorite foods for this holiday. Turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie are all on the table for discussion as no food was safe from scrutiny and love. Click here to listen as Colleen Bradford Krantz, John Torpy, Peter Tubbs and Paul Yeager make their case for foods to share or pass during your next gathering.
The Struggle Is Real - Farmer Mental Health
November 19, 2019 11:05The first thought of farm safety is usually a physical action to avert disaster. The mental and emotional side of the equation is coming into focus for healthcare professionals in rural America. The struggle is real and tension is high when commodity prices fluctuate, inputs rise and the financial picture tightens. How you deal with the stress could be a simple response to a question or you yourself asking a harmless inquiry to a friend.
Justice In Agriculture Revisited - Colleen Bradford Krantz
November 12, 2019 11:05When we first aired our Justice in Agriculture series in late 2018, we received several viewer comments. Few stories garnered this much attention so quickly and we expect to hear from folks again as we prepare to re-air the three parts. However, there's a reason more people are aware of one of the people interviewed.
From 4-H Show Ring To The Political Arena - O. Kay Henderson
November 05, 2019 11:05She's been a fixture in Iowa press gaggles for decades, but don't call O. Kay Henderson the dean of reporters in the state. The Radio Iowa News Director has covered a few presidential campaign cycles and usually gets in questions to those in power or seeking it.
Start Smart: Financial & Business Plan Development
October 29, 2019 10:05We've played the episode on setting up your farm business and beginning loan programs. Now it is time to have Caleb Hopkins present: Financial & Business Plan Development as part of the Start Smart, Tools for Beginning Farmers. This is the final part of this series of presentations at the 2019 Iowa State Fair and sponsored by the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers.
Start Smart: Beginning Farmer Loan Program
October 22, 2019 10:05This week we expand our Start Smart program to include the options beginning farmers have in getting loans. This episode features Steve Ferguson of the Iowa Finance Authority. His presentation is part of the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers event held at the 2019 Iowa State Fair. Click here for options you may have in finding financing for your operation.
Start Smart: Setting Up Your Farm Business
October 15, 2019 10:05Getting started in the business of farming is no small task. This is part one of series aimed at helping you wade through the menagerie of taxes, loans and business planning. This episode features Morgan Waldmeier of Timmins, Jacobsen & Strawhacker presenting a program called "Setting Up Your Farm Business." Her remarks were part of the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers event held at the 2019 Iowa State Fair. Click here to begin the series of tools for beginning farmers.
Headed To Moki Dugway With Josh Buettner
October 08, 2019 10:05A president's action to expand national parks and monuments wasn't met with a rubber stamp of approval. But as Bear's Ears' future takes shape, locals are split on the current administration's pledge to reverse course. Josh Buettner went to Utah for the second time this year for this story, but this trip was much warmer and easier than the last. Or was it. Click here as Josh describes a white knuckle drive to get a great shot for the story.
Searching For Land - Peter Tubbs
October 01, 2019 15:05Finding a place to farm is a major challenge for beginning producers. Access to land isn't easy or cheap, but Peter Tubbs found a program in Connecticut that's trying to create opportunities in the industry. We also find out about a side trip of his that clearly distracted Paul Yeager during their conversation. And click here to listen to us spend just a few last minutes on the 2019 Iowa State Fair.
Farmer and Iowa Nice Guy Scott Siepker
September 24, 2019 10:05Scott Siepker came onto the media scene with a pair of viral videos in 2012 promoting Iowa and a follow up version doing the same for farmers. He's more than just a bearded face that spouts facts mixed with snark. He's a host and guest on many media platforms and now does public speaking on the same subjects.
ISF Dispatches: Teachers Never Retire
September 17, 2019 14:32You've heard the comment from a retiree that they are busier now than they were when still working. For Ron Zelle, that may be true. Mr. Zelle taught more than 30 years in the Nashua-Plainfield school district in northeast Iowa.
ISF Dispatches: Talking Turkey
September 10, 2019 10:05Turkey is a Thanksgiving staple, but also when you order that sub sandwich. Both products are valuable to the industry in which Iowa is telling its story at the Iowa State Fair. We bite into the topic in this conversation with Gretta Irwin, the executive director of the Iowa Turkey Federation.
ISF Dispatches: Dairy On Display
September 03, 2019 10:05The dairy industry has been shrinking in 2019 as the number of farms declines. The efforts to promote it are on display in several locations at the Iowa State Fair. This week we talk to Mitch Schulte of the Iowa State Dairy Association and a producer in eastern Iowa who has done a lot to elevate the profile in his region to those locally and internationally that come to visit his farm in Donahue, Iowa. Click here to listen in as Paul Yeager talks to Mr. Schulte and John Maxwell.
ISF Dispatches: Pork People
August 27, 2019 10:05Our now tradition (2nd year of it) of talking to different commodity groups at the Iowa State Fair turns to the pork industry this week. The Iowa Pork Producers Association helps bring expecting sows to the Animal Learning Center as part of their exhibit. The new pigs are a must see for many fairgoers. We will hear from several members of the Sleezer operation in northwest Iowa who provide the sows and chat about their involvement in the fair and the pig business. But we begin talking exhibi...
The Analyst Perspective - Blohm, Martin and Howell
August 20, 2019 10:05The week of August 12 to 16, 2019 in the grain markets was volatile to say the least. As part of our Iowa State Fair coverage on the MtoM, we are bringing discussions to you from several commodity and financial entities. This week, an analyst perspective from Sue Martin and Naomi Blohm as moderated by Delaney Howell. The conversation was part of the Start Smart - Tools For Beginning Farmers sponsored by AccuSteel, Coalation to Support Iowa's Farmers and Market to Market.
Farmers For Free Trade Come To The Iowa State Fair
August 13, 2019 10:05The issue of trade has been a hot topic for years and now a campaign is making the rounds to talk to voters and elected officials about the need for trade. We begin our series of podcasts from the Iowa State Fair with two guests involved in the Farmers For Free Trade efforts: Angela Hoffman, the co-founder and Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas. We discuss USMCA, China and other issues vital for exports to American farmers and ranchers with Paul Yeager.