Sorghum Smart Talk: Policy Edition
32 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSorghum Smart Talk: Policy Edition features the latest information on legislative and regulatory matters impacting sorghum producers and the agriculture industry.
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#019: The Sorghum Policy Evolution - From Roots to Future Harvests
September 20, 2023 15:00 - 42 minutes - 58.4 MBIn this engaging episode of Sorghum Smart Talk: Policy Edition, Episode #019, join us as we uncover the fascinating journey of sorghum policy and its pivotal role in shaping the agricultural landscape. Delve into the annals of history with our NSP CEO, Tim Lust, a visionary who has championed sorghum policy since the early '90s. Unearth the impactful moments that have defined our industry, culminating in where we stand today. With the anticipation of the upcoming farm bill, we'll provide an ...
Sorghum Grower Summer 2024: Where Are They Now? Fostering The Future Through The Kansas Sorghum Fellowship Program
August 31, 2023 21:12 - 6 minutes - 8.85 MBThis story originally appeared as the Editor's Desk in the Summer 2023 Issue of Sorghum Grower magazine.
Sorghum Grower Summer 2024: Western Dairies Maximize Water Supply
August 31, 2023 21:11 - 7 minutes - 9.82 MBThis story originally appeared in the Summer 2023 Issue of Sorghum Grower magazine.
Sorghum Grower Summer 2024: Unlocking The Potential Of Sorghum: A Water-Wise Approach
August 31, 2023 21:09 - 7 minutes - 10.1 MBThis story originally appeared in the Summer 2023 Issue of Sorghum Grower magazine.
Sorghum Grower Summer 2024: Congress Races Against Time: The Complex Path To Pass The 2023 Farm Bill
August 31, 2023 21:08 - 3 minutes - 4.92 MBThis story originally appeared in the Summer 2023 Issue of Sorghum Grower magazine.
Sorghum Grower Summer 2024: Sorghum Checkoff Debuts First-Ever Farm-To-School Curriculum
August 31, 2023 21:07 - 4 minutes - 6.44 MBThis story originally appeared in the Summer 2023 Issue of Sorghum Grower magazine.
Sorghum Grower Summer 2024: Shining Light on Shrinking Waters
August 31, 2023 21:05 - 9 minutes - 12.9 MBThis story originally appeared in the Summer 2023 Issue of Sorghum Grower magazine.
Sorghum Grower Summer 2024: NSP Welcomes New Team Members
August 31, 2023 21:04 - 3 minutes - 5.07 MBThis story originally appeared in the Summer 2023 Issue of Sorghum Grower magazine.
Sorghum Grower Summer 2024: Financing a Better Water Future
August 31, 2023 21:02 - 7 minutes - 10.7 MBThis story originally appeared in the Summer 2023 Issue of Sorghum Grower magazine.
Sorghum Grower Summer 2024: Advancing Climate-Smart Sorghum for a Sustainable Future
August 31, 2023 20:59 - 3 minutes - 4.85 MBThis story originally appeared as in the Summer 2023 Issue of Sorghum Grower magazine.
Sorghum Grower Summer 2024: Editor's Desk - A Resilient Solution to Looming Water Issues
August 31, 2023 20:50 - 3 minutes - 4.88 MBThis story originally appeared as the Editor's Desk in the Summer 2023 Issue of Sorghum Grower magazine.
#018 - Part 3: History of Farm Policy with Jim Wiesemeyer and Jeff Harrison
July 25, 2023 10:02 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBIn a three-part series of Sorghum Smart Talk: Policy Edition, National Sorghum Producers Government Affairs Director Adam York is hosting Jim Wiesemeyer and Jeff Harrison - two farm policy titans - for a discussion on the history of farm policy. We cover the gamut of farm policy from the founding of our nation and issues facing farmers then to the farm bill being crafted today. Together, we'll explore critical moments, challenges, and transformations that have shaped the agricultural landsca...
#018 - Part 2: History of Farm Policy with Jim Wiesemeyer and Jeff Harrison
July 25, 2023 10:01 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MBIn a three-part series of Sorghum Smart Talk: Policy Edition, National Sorghum Producers Government Affairs Director Adam York is hosting Jim Wiesemeyer and Jeff Harrison - two farm policy titans - for a discussion on the history of farm policy. We cover the gamut of farm policy from the founding of our nation and issues facing farmers then to the farm bill being crafted today. Together, we'll explore critical moments, challenges, and transformations that have shaped the agricultural landsca...
#018 - Part 1: History of Farm Policy with Jim Wiesemeyer and Jeff Harrison
July 25, 2023 10:00 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MBFor the next three episodes of Sorghum Smart Talk: Policy Edition, National Sorghum Producers Government Affairs Director Adam York is hosting Jim Wiesemeyer and Jeff Harrison - two farm policy titans - for a three-part series on the history of farm policy. We cover the gamut of farm policy from the founding of our nation and issues facing farmers then to the farm bill being crafted today. Together, we'll explore critical moments, challenges, and transformations that have shaped the agricult...
#017: Verity Ulibarri, Sorghum on the World Stage at COP27
January 11, 2023 17:11 - 32 minutes - 44.9 MBIn this episode, NSP Sustainability Director Adam York hosts Verity Ulibarri, a sorghum farmer from Melrose, New Mexico. Verity recently attend the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, speaking to the climate-smart benefits of sorghum and showcasing how U.S. sorghum farmers are poised to preserve our world and conserve resources with the help of NSP's $65 million USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grant initiative. View the panel Verity part...
#016: Tackling Weeds in Sorghum
September 22, 2022 14:45 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBIn this episode, John Duff hosts Scott Staggenborg, product marketing manager for Sorghum Partners, to discuss weed control in sorghum and Sorghum Partners’ product Double Team. Learn more about this herbicide tolerant sorghum technology and the path our industry is taking to provide farmers more weed control options in sorghum. Learn more about herbicide-tolerant sorghum here. Text "NSP TEXT" to 52886 or visit SorghumGrowers.com/advocacy to sign up for future action alerts regarding...
#015: Sorghum, Corn Groups Battle to Keep Farmer Access to Atrazine
August 03, 2022 21:19 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MBIn this episode, National Sorghum Producers CEO Tim Lust is joined by Triazine Network Co-Chair and Kansas Corn CEO Greg Krissek to discuss the EPA's recent proposal on atrazine and what growers can do to engage in the fight to keep this important tool. Farmers can comment on the proposal by visiting SorghumGrowers.com/fightepa. Text "NSP TEXT" to 52886 or visit SorghumGrowers.com/advocacy to sign up for future action alerts regarding issues impacting the sorghum industry. Podcast Spon...
Special Episode: The Rural Investment to Protect our Environment with Martin Barbre
June 20, 2022 04:00 - 26 minutes - 36.8 MBIn this episode, National Sorghum Producers Executive Vice President John Duff is joined by Martin Barbre, vice president of engagement and government relations for RIPE, a producer-led nonprofit working to advance a bipartisan climate policy plan that works for producers and the public. Text "NSP TEXT" to 52886 or visit SorghumGrowers.com/advocacy to sign up for future action alerts regarding issues impacting the sorghum industry. Sponsored by: Richardson Seeds
#014: Coming Up for Crop Insurance
June 06, 2022 16:52 - 26 minutes - 37 MBIn this episode, National Sorghum Producers Executive Vice President John Duff is joined by Chris Cogburn, NSP senior policy adviser and manager of Sustainable Crop Insurance Services, to discuss potential changes for sorghum crop insurance and details of the recently announced Emergency Relief Program (ERP). Text "NSP TEXT" to 52886 or visit SorghumGrowers.com/advocacy to sign up for future action alerts regarding issues impacting the sorghum industry. Sponsored by: Richardson Seeds
#013: Meet Your Sorghum Belt Representative - Congressman Tracey Mann
May 02, 2022 10:00 - 15 minutes - 21.9 MBIn this episode, NSP CEO Tim Lust is joined by the Kansas Big First Representative Tracey Mann to discuss his roots in the sorghum industry, what drew him to service, his work to represent agriculture on the Hill and projections for the 2023 Farm Bill. Text "NSP TEXT" to 52886 or visit SorghumGrowers.com/advocacy to sign up for future action alerts regarding issues impacting the sorghum industry. Sponsored by: Richardson Seeds
#012: Crop Protection Tools and Farm Sustainability
April 04, 2022 13:48 - 20 minutes - 28.6 MBIn this episode, NSP CEO Tim Lust is joined by Cornerstone Government Affairs representative Joe Bischoff to discuss the role of crop protection tools in farm sustainability and NSP’s work with EPA to assure farmers continue to have access to these tools. Text "NSP TEXT" to 52886 or visit SorghumGrowers.com/advocacy to sign up for future action alerts regarding issues impacting the sorghum industry. Sponsored by: Richardson Seeds
#011: NSP Member Profile - Shane Ohlde
March 07, 2022 17:25 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MBIn this episode, NSP VP of Communications Jennifer Blackburn is joined by NSP Sorghum PAC Chairman Shane Ohlde of Palmer, Kansas, to discuss his farming operation, his agricultural businesses and the importance of the Sorghum PAC. More information about the Sorghum PAC can be found at SorghumGrowers.com/sorghum-pac. Text "NSP TEXT" to 52886 or visit SorghumGrowers.com/advocacy to sign up for future action alerts regarding issues impacting the sorghum industry. Sponsored by: Richardson...
#010: Sorghum Crop Insurance Price Election
February 07, 2022 11:00 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBIn this episode, NSP Executive Vice President John Duff is joined by Chris Cogburn, manager of Sustainable Crop Insurance Services, to discuss the sorghum crop insurance price election for reinsurance year 2022, which has been set at a historic high. Text "NSP TEXT" to 52886 or visit SorghumGrowers.com/advocacy to sign up for future action alerts regarding issues impacting the sorghum industry. Sponsored by: Richardson Seeds
#009: The Nuances of Cover Crops
January 13, 2022 17:30 - 36 minutes - 49.7 MBThis month we have a two part episode discussing the nuances of cover crops in the Sorghum Belt based on both research and on-the-ground experience. Guest host Dan Atkisson, National Sorghum Producers past chairman and farmer from Stockton, Kansas, is joined first by Katie Lewis, Associate Professor of Soil Chemistry and Fertility at Texas A&M AgriLife Research, covering long-term research that has been conducted on cover crops in the Texas High Plains. After the break, Dan and Doug Keesling...
#008: Sustainability in the Ethanol Industry with Brian Jennings
December 06, 2021 14:22 - 40 minutes - 20.1 MBJoin us for the final episode of our three-part series on ethanol marketing, policy and sustainability. In this episode NSP Executive Vice President John Duff discusses sustainability in the ethanol industry with American Coalition for Ethanol CEO Brian Jennings. Sponsored by: Richardson Seeds
#007: Policy in the Ethanol Industry with John Fuher
November 01, 2021 17:25 - 47 minutes - 27.1 MBTune into the latest episode of Sorghum Smart Talk: Policy Edition for the second episode in our three-part series on ethanol marketing, policy and sustainability. In this episode, John Duff discusses the history of ethanol policy and what the future holds with John Fuher, vice president of government affairs at Growth Energy. Sponsored by: Richardson Seeds Enter the 2021 Sorghum Yield Contest at SorghumGrowers.com!
#006: Ethanol Marketing: Wins and What's To Come
September 08, 2021 19:11 - 39 minutes - 17.9 MBTune into the latest episode of Sorghum Smart Talk: Policy Edition for the first episode in our three-part series on ethanol marketing, history and policy. In this first episode, John Duff discusses ethanol marketing wins and what's to come with Robert White, Renewable Fuels Association vice president of industry relations. Sponsored by: Richardson Seeds
#005: Transparency in Ag Data with Billy Tiller and Todd Janzen
August 02, 2021 13:47 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBIn this episode of Sorghum Smart Talk: Policy Edition, National Sorghum Producers Executive Vice President John Duff is joined by Billy Tiller and Todd Janzen of Ag Data Transparent to discuss data transparency in agriculture and how farmers can protect and utilize their data.
#004: Passing Down the Farm: How Changes in Tax Policy Could Impact Producers
July 01, 2021 14:03 - 22 minutes - 30.9 MBOn this week’s episode of Sorghum Smart Talk: Policy Edition, Danielle Beck, Senior Executive Director of Government Affairs at National Cattlemen's Beef Association and a leading member of the Tax Aggie Coalition, and National Sorghum Producers representative Tom Sell, co-founder and manager of Combest, Sell & Associates discuss the impact proposed tax policy changes could have on farmers across the nation.
#003: Politics, Taxes and Disaster Assistance with Texas Congressman
May 03, 2021 20:29 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MBIn this episode of Sorghum Smart Talk: Policy Edition, National Sorghum Producers CEO Tim Lust is joined by Congressman Jodey Arrington who represents the 19th Congressional District of Texas to give an inside look on what is happening on Capitol Hill, his expectations for upcoming legislation and what Congressional action is being taken to help producers struggling with drought and other natural disasters.
#002: Drought on the Plains and WHIP+
April 07, 2021 18:53 - 22 minutes - 31.4 MBNSP Executive Vice President John Duff is joined by NSP Chairman Kody Carson and NSP Past-Chairman Terry Swanson to discuss how the ongoing drought in the Plains has impacted their operations and how government programs, such as WHIP+, have helped offset their losses. Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Congressman Ronny Jackson (R-TX) have introduced H.R. 1692 to re-authorize the USDA's Wildfire Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+) to aid farmers and ranchers in recovering from natur...
#001: New Year, New Congress
February 22, 2021 17:12 - 40 minutes - 28.5 MBIn our inaugural episode of Sorghum Smart Talk: Policy Edition, NSP CEO Tim Lust, NSP Board Chairman Kody Carson and our Washington, D.C. representative, Tom Sell of Combest, Sell & Associates cover a new Congress, a new Administration and what to expect on Capitol Hill this year.