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Topics this week include: Biofuels Summit update, markets, upcoming FFA Convention, weed management and more.

September 24, 2022

Mike Pearson is joined by Emily Skor, CEO, Growth Energy. Emily shares an update from The Biofuels Summit in Washington, D.C., as well as an update on ethanol, the benefits and the policy challenges moving forward.  

Walter Kunisch, Senior VP, HTS Commodities, talks markets with Mike. Walter shares how interest rate increase could impact money flow around commodities sector. Walter gives market updates on corn, wheat, cotton and more.

This week in Colby Ag Tech, Chad Colby shares combine technology. Chad joins Jacob Wade, Wade Farms during corn harvest.

Max talks with Tom Brand, Executive Director, NAFB about the upcoming FFA convention. Tom shares his role in the convention and his enjoyment with the students at the convention. Tom also gives Max an update on the upcoming NAFB convention.

This week in the Plan Smart, Grow Smart segment, Mark Storr, Technical Service Representative, BASF, joins Max to talk about weed management strategies and the importance of weed control. Mark shares that weed management should be liked at as a preventative and not as a curative control.

Greg Soulje joins Max and gives his weather forecast for the week ahead and what to expect in the upcoming forecast.

Max’s Tractor Shed spotlights a 1965 IH Cub Lo-boy owned by Jason DuFour, Nashville, North Carolina and the changes made to help him from his wheelchair to the tractor seat.

Mark Stock shares this week’s report from BigIron Auctions.

This week the FFA Chapter Tribute goes to Hannah Saum, Ohio State FFA VP.

Ty Higgins, Ohio Farm Bureau shares an update from the Ohio Farm Science Review.

This Week in Agribusiness features market news, ag technology, weather and farm management and equipment information and opinions. This leading ag news program airs weekly on RFD-TV, and can be found each week on FarmProgress.com.

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