Farm Progress

This Week in Agribusiness, Aug. 24, 2024

Precision ag, regenerative ag, crop protection, policy, Farm Progress Show and more are highlighted this week.

August 24, 2024

46 Min View

In the Agronomy for Your Acres segment with Nutrien Ag Solutions, Mike talks to Misha Sams, precision ag lead, Nutrien Ag Solutions, about agronomy and precision and merging those two concepts, as well as the collaboration between precision ag and agronomists and more.

Craig Turner, StoneX, joins Mike at the desk to talk markets, including the size of the upcoming corn crop, managing risk this season, wheat relief and potential, bullish soybean production, Brazilian crop, carryout, soybean strategies and more.

Greg Soulje is in with a weather forecast for the week.

Max joins the broadcast to talk to Madelyn Main, sustainability enablement specialist, Cargill, about regenerative agriculture and the RegenConnect program.

David Allen, VP and chief sustainability officer, Pepsico, talks to Mike about being at Farm Progress Show this year and connecting with farmers, as well as sharing their sustainability journey. They’re sharing a booth with Clean Fuels America.

In the Plan Smart, Grow Smart segment, Max is in Illinois talking with Ted Jacobs, farmer at Rock Falls, about his operation and how they’re getting a return on investment, and products they’re using on their farm, how he measures success

Greg is back with an extended weather outlook.

Josh Baethge, Farm Progress policy editor, talks to Mike about policy, proposals and more, including price gouging, presidential campaign claims about ag, policy coverage at Farm Progress Show and more.

Max reminds viewers to download the Farm Progress Show app.

There's a 1972 Ford 4000 in Max's Tractor Shed.

Mark Stock shares the lineup for BigIron Auctions.

The FFA tribute this week goes to Gracelynn Barnett, vice president, Chillicothe FFA.

In the ag tech segment, Chad Colby talks about the exciting technology to see at the Farm Progress Show next week, including new products from Case IH and New Holland, John Deere, and the field demos at the show and ride and drives with side-by-sides.

At Farm Progress Show, Kasey Fields, retired pro rodeo cowboy, will be there with Kubota. He does rodeo clinics during the year and spends time on his ranch. At the show, people ask him a lot about getting started in being a rodeo cowboy, as well as how to get sponsored.

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