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This Week in Agribusiness, June 17, 2023

Mike Pearson is in the studio this week and taking a look at the downbeat news from the World Pork Expo.

June 17, 2023

46 Min View

Part 1

Mike Pearson starts off the show checks in with Mike Porth, Partners for Production Agriculture to take the temp on the very tough situation for hog producers as expressed at the World Pork Expo. In the Tech at Work segment, Willie Vogt reports from Kentucky on how farmers using John Deere Operations Center make the best use of their time. Mike talks with Dan Huber of The Huber Report to talk markets.

Part 2

Dan Huber of The Huber Report returns talk more markets. They also check in with livestock. In the Colby Ag Tech segment Chad Colby is digging into the latest in sidedressing technology.

Part 3

Mike introduces the Ag States of America, this time out, host Charlie Behrens profiles Iowa, an agriculture state that needs little introduction and where they have some of the most fertile soil on earth.

Part 4

Mike talks with Dave Postill to tell the story of AGI.  Agricultural Meteorologist Greg Soulje looks at the weather for the week ahead.

Part 5

Agricultural Meteorologist Greg Soulje returns to take a look at the long-range weather picture.

Part 6

In Max’s Tractor Shed, Max introduces a 1969 Minneapolis G900 with a very cool set of gauges, it’s owned by Dan Hansen in Morris, Illinois. In the FFA Chapter Tribute segment, Mike talks with Savannah Goodwin, Virginia State FFA Reporter. She entered FFA because of her love for horses, and has ended up becoming deeply involved in the program.

Part 7

Mike introduces a report from Max Armstrong who gives a sneak preview of the newest season of FarmNext, which will air starting July 10 on RFD-TV.

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