Episodes – Page 10 – Hoosier Ag Today

Career Tech Education, School Partnerships, & Favorite Teachers

January 27, 2025 6:00 pm|

We’re about to get schooled! Special guests Keith Nance and Dennis Tankersley join hosts Sal Sama and Jeff Jarrett for this episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies. Keith is the Superintendent of the West Washington School District, and Dennis is the construction teacher at West Washington High School.

You may be wondering why educators are on an agriculture podcast. The answer is easy! The high school is where our future employees are jump-starting their careers! You’ll learn about CTE (Career Technical Education) programming and how that can create the most fruitful opportunities for students and employers to keep the best and brightest in the local area. Keith will share about the manufacturing, CDL-A, health, and technical opportunities that exist, and of course, you’ll hear about the agriculture programs that exist in the local area. Dennis will share about his career path and the opportunities that exist in the construction realm. If you’re a business owner or manager and wondering what it looks like to partner with a local high school, you’re not going to want to miss this episode!

The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 1/27/25

January 27, 2025 4:36 am|

On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller has the news including the new budget for Indiana which could include a 5 percent cut to the department of agriculture and details on a Purdue Extension short course for woodland owners. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has some normalizing temperatures moving in this week, and the ag markets went into another selloff Friday. Andy Eubank has the settlements and is joined by analyst Brian Basting. It's all part of the #HATPodcast, made possible by First Farmers Bank & Trust - proudly serving local farms, families, and agribusiness for 140 years. Visit them online at FFBT.com to learn more.

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343. AgriNovus’ Dan Dawes on Indiana’s unfair advantage, biggest lessons in leadership + reflections on agbioscience innovation

January 27, 2025 4:00 am|

Much has changed in agbioscience over the last three decades. We’ve seen the introduction of gene editing technologies, new digital capabilities, even autonomy. One leader has had a front-row seat to these innovations. He’ll soon retire, but joins us today to share perspective on where we’ve been and where we’re headed. Dan Dawes, Senior Director of Strategy and Growth at AgriNovus joins us to talk about his career and the highlight reel of groundbreaking innovations in agbioscience. We get into:

What has kept Dan in agbioscience all these years, his connectivity to the farm and wanting others to feel the same sense of reward that he did.
The macro perspective and many cycles of the agbioscience economy – it's down for now, but it’s never forever.
What innovations excited Dan the most throughout his decades long career; but also, which ones did he not see coming?
Indiana’s unfair advantage – its people.
Dan’s biggest lessons in leadership, giving those you’re leading a map to success and the criticality in finding joy in the work that you do.
Finding a mentor as a guide to growing in your career – and beyond – and an update on what’s ahead for Dan.

The Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast for 1/25/25

January 25, 2025 1:14 am|

On this edition of Hoosier Ag This Week: The issue over water rights is a hot topic since the LEAP Project was started in Boone County. Eric Pfeiffer chats with State Senator Susan Glick about her bill that would protect local water rights for Indiana’s farmers.

You’ll also hear about a Grain Bin Rescue that took place a week-and-a-half ago in Shelby County. You’ll hear from the Fountaintown Fire Chief and one of the volunteers on the scene who not only saved the farmer’s life—but the firefighters just had Grain Bin rescue training in Seymour days before the incident.

And our Gary Truitt is the host of a brand-new podcast on the Hoosier Ag Today Podcast Network. It’s called “WTF? (What’s Threatening Farmers?)” Gary chats with Emily Ellis with the American Ag Alliance about the sophisticated new scams that animal activists are using to try and destroy the livestock industry.

We’ll feature these stories—plus, Brian Basting with Advance Trading joins us to review Friday’s grain markets. It's all part of the Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast!

The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 1/24/25

January 24, 2025 4:35 am|

On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller and Andy Eubank have the news including President Trump's ag secretary pick has her Senate confirmation hearing and two major economic challenges farmers will continue to face in the next decade. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin says mostly dry conditions for up to two weeks, and the ag markets reversed again Thursday to post gains. Andy has the settlements and is joined by analyst Mike Silver. It's all part of the #HATPodcast, made possible by First Farmers Bank & Trust - proudly serving local farms, families, and agribusiness for 140 years. Visit them online at FFBT.com to learn more.

The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 1/23/25

January 23, 2025 4:45 am|

On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer has the news including more avian influenza here in the Hoosier state, this time in Allen County, and the benefit to you of selecting the right soybean seed treatment. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin says it will be cloudy but not as cold as recent days, and the ag markets reversed course to selloff Wednesday. Andy Eubank has final numbers and is joined by analyst Tom Fritz. It's all part of the #HATPodcast, made possible by First Farmers Bank & Trust - proudly serving local farms, families, and agribusiness for 140 years. Visit them online at FFBT.com to learn more.

The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 1/22/25

January 22, 2025 4:39 am|

On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and C.J. Miller have the news including water rights around Indiana and a new bill to protect those for agriculture and tips for livestock care during the extreme cold. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin calls for no significant precipitation the next two weeks and not as cold the rest of the week, and the ag markets worked higher Tuesday. Andy Eubank has final numbers and is joined by analyst Arlan Suderman. It's all part of the #HATPodcast, made possible by First Farmers Bank & Trust - proudly serving local farms, families, and agribusiness for 140 years. Visit them online at FFBT.com to learn more.

New Techniques From Animal Activists

January 21, 2025 2:43 pm|

Animal activist attacks on the livestock industry are not new. What is new are the tactics and messaging they are using. The days of PETA protesters taking off their clothes to protest fur and leather and undercover videos of livestock operations are in the past. Today, their attacks and far more sophisticated and well-funded.

On the first episode of WTF? (What's Threatening Farmers?), Gary Truitt talks with Emily Ellis of the Animal Ag Alliance about how these groups and their new techniques that are threatening the farm.

The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 1/21/25

January 21, 2025 4:46 am|

On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller and Sabrina Halvorson have the news including the value of grain bin safety training in a real world situation, and a USDA undersecretary with experience who will return in the new administration. It's bitter cold across the Hoosier state and HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin says we will come off of the lows soon, and the markets were closed for the holiday yesterday. Andy Eubank is joined by analyst John Zanker with an inside look at recent movement of corn and bean futures. It's all part of the #HATPodcast, made possible by First Farmers Bank & Trust - proudly serving local farms, families, and agribusiness for 140 years. Visit them online at FFBT.com to learn more.

Forage Genetics International, Alfalfa Breeding, & Dogs vs Cats

January 20, 2025 6:00 pm|

Why would a grower consider adding alfalfa as a rotation crop? We are joined by two special guests, Glenda Gehl and Emily Meccage, for this episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies. Both Glenda and Emily are joining us from FGI, Forage Genetics International, which is a subsidiary of Land O’Lakes and has been an industry leader within the forage industry for over 30 years. Glenda serves as the President of FGI and leads the R&D efforts for the crop inputs business, and Emily is the Director of R&D and Innovation.

Both Glenda and Emily will share about their career paths and how they ended up working for FGI. You’ll learn more about FGI and how they work to bring the best technology and genetics to the market and the improvements that have been seen specifically in alfalfa over the last few decades. You’ll learn about the benefits of having alfalfa added as a rotational crop and how it can benefit the health of your soil and even decrease certain pests. “We make sure that when we’re releasing a variety, it’s the best of the best and it’s gonna perform the way we say it will.”