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AgPro Podcast: How Retailers Are Investing In Machinery
AgPro Podcast: How Retailers Are Investing In Machinery

Andi Riem with New Leader Manufacturing answers the following question in an AgPro Radio podcast: How is your company helping farmers and retailers navigate today’s trends and challenges?

AgPro Podcast: Lending In Today’s Ag Economy
AgPro Podcast: Lending In Today’s Ag Economy

Billy Moore of Ag Resource Management answers the following question in an AgPro Radio podcast: How is your company helping farmers and retailers navigate today’s trends and challenges?

AgriTalk: Oil Industry Doesn’t Want to Give up Gas Tank to Farmer
AgriTalk: Oil Industry Doesn’t Want to Give up Gas Tank to Farmer

Toady on AgriTalk, we’re talking to Greg Henderson of Drovers, Dr. Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor, Inc., Jeff Broin of POET, and Dr. Harold Newcomb of Merck Animal Health.

AgriTalk: Market Starting to Realize Yields Won’t Be There
AgriTalk: Market Starting to Realize Yields Won’t Be There

Today on AgriTalk, we’re talking with Margy Ecklekamp of AgPro magazine, Geoff Cooper of the Renewable Fuels Association, and farmers Bob Birdsell of Missouri and Chad Leman of Illinois.

Ag Pro Podcast: Developing Products With Farmers

Brandt has a family-oriented culture that transcends into their role as an international business. Tim McArdle and Mark Powell reflect on their history and how that drive them forward.

Ag Pro Podcast: Developing Products With Farmers
Ag Pro Podcast: Developing Products With Farmers

Brandt has a family-oriented culture that transcends into their role as an international business. Tim McArdle and Mark Powell reflect on their history and how that drive them forward.

AgPro Podcast: Helping Retailers with Positive Product Stewardship

Tim Stoehr of Albaugh discusses where crop protection services could head in the future, how the tariff war between the U.S. and China is having an impact on supply and disruptions, and his optimism for agriculture.

AgPro Podcast: Helping Retailers with Positive Product Stewardship
AgPro Podcast: Helping Retailers with Positive Product Stewardship

Tim Stoehr of Albaugh discusses where crop protection services could head in the future, how the tariff war between the U.S. and China is having an impact on supply and disruptions, and his optimism for agriculture.

AgPro Podcast: Anticipating Future Growth in Cover Crops
AgPro Podcast: Anticipating Future Growth in Cover Crops

Scott Wohltman the cover crop lead for LaCrosse Seed in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, talks about giving direction to growers with CRP acres, where the cover crop industry is headed, and LaCrosse Seed’s role in ag retail.

AgPro Podcast: Benefits of Optimal Acre Program
AgPro Podcast: Benefits of Optimal Acre Program

Troy Walker, @TroyDWWalker, shares what Mid-Kansas Co-Op is doing to help their growers implement ag tech despite the down farm economy, and what he's doing to help advance ag tech in their area.

AgPro Podcast: Tech Brings More Questions Than Answers
AgPro Podcast: Tech Brings More Questions Than Answers

Ben Carlisle, GreenPoint Ag, works with farmers in several states that grow a variety of crops. He shares how they use different tools to make farmers' jobs easier, including their mobile Encompass Learning Lab.

AgPro Podcast: Know What Your Technology Is Capable Of Doing
AgPro Podcast: Know What Your Technology Is Capable Of Doing

Molly Haub of Premier Crop Systems talks with Ashley Davenport about how she helps farmers get their technology to work with them.

AgPro Podcast: Importance of Personally Demonstrating Technology
AgPro Podcast: Importance of Personally Demonstrating Technology

Cassie Misch, a representative for Encirca Services, talks to Ashley Davenport about how she uses technology to help her customers.

AgPro Podcast: The Importance of Brick-And-Mortar Businesses

How does brick-and-mortar hold up to online retailers? Brad Smith, @CPSBrad, of Nutrien Ag Solutions talks about the company's strong commitment to customer service in an age of online purchasing.

AgPro Podcast: The Importance of Brick-And-Mortar Businesses
AgPro Podcast: The Importance of Brick-And-Mortar Businesses

How does brick-and-mortar hold up to online retailers? Brad Smith, @CPSBrad, of Nutrien Ag Solutions talks about the company's strong commitment to customer service in an age of online purchasing.

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AgriTalk: Texas Rep. Cuellar Talks Avoiding Gov't Shutdown

Today on AgriTalk, Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas talks about government funding, border security and avoiding a government shutdown; Andrew McCrea talks about his podcast, Farming the Countryside.

AgPro Podcast: Chemical Broker Business Isn’t New
AgPro Podcast: Chemical Broker Business Isn’t New

Another episode inspired by a Tweet, this time, from Conrad Smith, @SmithAgConrad, of Smith Ag Services, Inc. We talk about marketing promotions, the chemical broker side of ag retail, and other ag retail topics.

AgPro Podcast: Educating Others on Ag’s Technological Advances
AgPro Podcast: Educating Others on Ag’s Technological Advances

A tweet from Jacob Reinecker, @JSReinecker, sparked this week's conversation about what he does when he's approached by sales people offering products that over promise and under deliver.

AgPro Podcast: Dicamba Issue Still Looms in Arkansas
AgPro Podcast: Dicamba Issue Still Looms in Arkansas

Sterling Clifton is a CCA in northeastern Arkansas. Hear why he says dicamba is still top of mind headed into 2019, and what his New Year's resolution is for his business, Clifton Agronomics, Inc.

AgPro Podcast: Winter Studies on Sugar Beet Issues
AgPro Podcast: Winter Studies on Sugar Beet Issues

Cody Wahlstrom, CCA, is an agriculturalist for MinnDak Farmers Cooperative in eastern North Dakota. He shares what he's doing this winter to prepare for the 2019 sugar beet season.

AgPro Podcast: Keeping Soybean Traits In View in 2019
AgPro Podcast: Keeping Soybean Traits In View in 2019

Katie Hess is a CCA for Liqui-Grow in eastern Wisconsin. She reflects on 2018 and her territory’s growing season in eastern Iowa and why she’s focusing on soybeans and soybean production in 2019.

AgPro Podcast: Getting Value From Ag Tech Information
AgPro Podcast: Getting Value From Ag Tech Information

Mike Mathson of the Federation Co-op addresses the question, "what are the biggest lessons and biggest payback you’ve seen in helping farmers adopt technology?"

AgPro Podcast: Overcoming Network Issues With Ag Tech
AgPro Podcast: Overcoming Network Issues With Ag Tech

Adam Garretson of The Equity Co-op addresses the question, "what are the biggest lessons and biggest payback you’ve seen in helping farmers adopt technology?"

AgPro Podcast: Focusing on Customer’s ROI With Ag Tech
AgPro Podcast: Focusing on Customer’s ROI With Ag Tech

Amy Winstead of Agri-AFC LLC addresses the question, "what are the biggest lessons and biggest payback you’ve seen in helping farmers adopt technology?"

AgPro Podcast: Importance of Soil Testing in 2019

Steve Patterson, senior Vice President of Marketing and communications for Southern States Co-Op, is based out of Richmond, Va. We're talking about agronomics and what farmers should be doing to make 2019 go smoothly.

AgPro Podcast: Importance of Soil Testing in 2019
AgPro Podcast: Importance of Soil Testing in 2019

Steve Patterson, senior Vice President of Marketing and communications for Southern States Co-Op, is based out of Richmond, Va. We're talking about agronomics and what farmers should be doing to make 2019 go smoothly.

AgPro Podcast: Integrate Technology on Your Operation in 2019

Andrew Lambert is a crop advisor at Centra Sota Cooperative in Cokato, Minn. He talks about what his growers have seen this season and how going into 2019 they need to use on-farm technology to the fullest.

AgPro Podcast: Integrate Technology on Your Operation in 2019
AgPro Podcast: Integrate Technology on Your Operation in 2019

Andrew Lambert is a crop advisor at Centra Sota Cooperative in Cokato, Minn. He talks about what his growers have seen this season and how going into 2019 they need to use on-farm technology to the fullest.

AgPro Podcast: Choosing Better Hybrids in 2019

On the AgPro Podcast, Ashley Davenport talks with Dr. Damon Smith, also known as @BadgerCropDoc on Twitter.

AgPro Podcast: Choosing Better Hybrids in 2019
AgPro Podcast: Choosing Better Hybrids in 2019

On the AgPro Podcast, Ashley Davenport talks with Dr. Damon Smith, also known as @BadgerCropDoc on Twitter.

AgPro Podcast: The Environment-Consumer Connection
AgPro Podcast: The Environment-Consumer Connection

On the AgPro Podcast, voices from the industry asked, “Why is environmental stewardship important to your business?”

AgPro Podcast: Caring For The Environment For The Next Generation
AgPro Podcast: Caring For The Environment For The Next Generation

On the AgPro Podcast, voices from the industry asked, “Why is environmental stewardship important to your business?”

AgPro Podcast: Caring For The Environment For The Next Generation
AgPro Podcast: Caring For The Environment For The Next Generation

On the AgPro Podcast, voices from the industry asked, “Why is environmental stewardship important to your business?”

AgPro Podcast: Importance of Pollinators in Environmental Stewardship
AgPro Podcast: Importance of Pollinators in Environmental Stewardship

On the AgPro Podcast, voices from the industry asked, “Why is environmental stewardship important to your business?”

Ag Pro Podcast: Technologies, Relationships in Selling Seed
Ag Pro Podcast: Technologies, Relationships in Selling Seed

Voices from the industry asked: What is your business doing different for seed sales in the coming year?

Ag Pro Podcast: Building Relationships in Seed Sales
Ag Pro Podcast: Building Relationships in Seed Sales

In the AgPro Podcast, voices from the industry asked: What is your business doing different for seed sales in the coming year?​​​​​​​

Ag Pro Podcast: Building Relationships in Seed Sales
Ag Pro Podcast: Building Relationships in Seed Sales

In the AgPro Podcast, voices from the industry asked: What is your business doing different for seed sales in the coming year?​​​​​​​

Ag Pro Podcast: Committing to Seed Early
Ag Pro Podcast: Committing to Seed Early

What is your business doing different for seed sales in the coming year?

AgPro Podcast: Using Weather To Add Value
AgPro Podcast: Using Weather To Add Value

On the AgPro Podcast, voices from the industry asked: How is your team adding value to the products and services you provide farmer customers?

AgPro Podcast: Tailoring to Specific Grower Needs
AgPro Podcast: Tailoring to Specific Grower Needs

In the AgPro Podcast, voices from the industry asked: How is your team adding value to the products and services you provide farmer customers?

AgPro Podcast: Helping Growers Use Inputs Efficiently
AgPro Podcast: Helping Growers Use Inputs Efficiently

In the AgPro Podcast, voices from the industry asked: How is your team adding value to the products and services you provide farmer customers?

FBN Forges Partnership To Elevate Organic Opportunities
FBN Forges Partnership To Elevate Organic Opportunities

Farmers Business Network (FBN) has announced a strategic partnership and financial investment in AgriSecure.

RMI Reveals Farm Loan Rejection Rate Nearly Doubles Among Banks
RMI Reveals Farm Loan Rejection Rate Nearly Doubles Among Banks

The June Rural Mainstreet Index is released.

Meteorologist Warns of Crop Stress As Sweltering Overnight Heat Looms
Meteorologist Warns of Crop Stress As Sweltering Overnight Heat Looms

2018 was the warmest May on record. The last time that happened? 2012.

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House Will Vote Next Week on Competing Immigration Bills

On Wednesday, the Senate approved its version of the 2018 Farm Bill. The House is working to get its farm bill on track after some members of the GOP withheld their vote to push for immigration reform.

AgPro Podcast: Biological Products Are “Highly Targeted”
AgPro Podcast: Biological Products Are “Highly Targeted”

Rick Melnick, senior brand manager of Valent Biosciences, discusses how retailers can benefit from offering biological products.

AgPro Podcast: Creating Biological Product Awareness
AgPro Podcast: Creating Biological Product Awareness

Pam Marrone, CEO and founder of Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc., answers "How can retailers benefit from offering biological products for crop protection and crop enhancement?"

AgPro Podcast: Using Biologicals For Crop Protection, Enhancement
AgPro Podcast: Using Biologicals For Crop Protection, Enhancement

Tim Damico, Executive Vice President of North America, Certis USA, shares what retailers should know about offering biological products.

More Pessimistic Views on Farmland Values in Short-, Long-Term
More Pessimistic Views on Farmland Values in Short-, Long-Term

Grain prices have struggled the last four years, and that negative profitability has weighed on farmland values.

More Pessimistic Views on Farmland Values in Short-, Long-Term
More Pessimistic Views on Farmland Values in Short-, Long-Term

Grain prices have struggled the last four years, and that negative profitability has weighed on farmland values.