Episodes – Page 33 – Hoosier Ag Today

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Farm Succession for Farm Families

May 13, 2024 8:00 am|

Renee Wiatt serves as the Family Business Management Specialist for the Purdue Institute for Family Business housed in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University. She also serves as the research and extension specialist for the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, where she studies the intersection of rural businesses and healthcare. Renee works on Extension and applied research in family-business interface and balance, succession, and family business management. She is a member of the Purdue Extension Succession Planning Team, working on programming and directly with families to guide them through some steps in the succession planning process.

Ed is a Purdue Extension Educator in Agriculture and Natural Resources and County Extension Director in Huntington County. He has degrees in Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Education from Purdue University. His focus areas are field crop production and farm business management. Prior to pursuing a career in Extension, Ed worked with farmers in New York and Indiana as a loan officer. His roots are in southwest Indiana where his family has a farming operation

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299. Todd Robran on fintech, farmers and data as a differentiator

May 13, 2024 5:00 am|

From food production to R&D in plant science and animal health, agbioscience is a capital-intensive business. This week, we are joined by Growers Edge Chief Commercial Officer, Todd Robran, to talk reducing risk for farmers, partnerships with ag retailers and how models could be shifting to reward growers with lower rates for more productivity.

Todd also gets into data as a differentiator when it comes to lending and risk management, the current challenges in the agbisocience landscape – from tight commodity markets to interest rates – and how Growers Edge is navigating those waters. He also talks backing innovation for farmer confidence to drive efficient decision-making and creating incentivize gpt farmers alongside ag retailers.

As experts in fintech, how does Growers Edge see themselves when it comes to the adoption of new and emerging technologies? Todd talks about where the company has been, where it’s headed and how he sees the next chapter of agtech coming to fruition.

The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 5/13/24

May 13, 2024 4:38 am|

On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller and Sabrina Halvorson have the news including the dairy farmer who will deliver the Indy 500 milk this year and protecting specialty crop farmers in the new farm bill. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has two rounds of moisture for Indiana this week, and Andy Eubank has a look at strong ag markets Friday after the USDA report and analysis from Brian Basting on the #HATPodcast, made possible by First Farmers Bank & Trust - experience banking built on heart, grit, and agriculture. Visit FFBT.com to learn more or stop by your local branch to talk about your ag operation today.

The Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast for 5/11/24

May 10, 2024 6:10 pm|

On this edition of Hoosier Ag This Week: HAT Chief Meteorologist says we might start to see some longer stretches of warm, dry conditions that may allow Indiana’s farmers to get more fieldwork done.

Brian Basting with Advance Trading takes a look at USDA’s WASDE updates from Friday afternoon and how the new data impacted the grain markets.

Also, the Indianapolis 500 is fast approaching—and so is the tradition of handing an ice-cold glass bottle of milk to the winning driver of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. You’ll hear from this year’s Indy 500 Veteran Milk Man, Alex Neuenschwander, who is also a dairy producer from the Bluffton area.

All of that and much more are coming up on Hoosier Ag This Week!

The HAT Soil Health Podcast- An Update on Purdue on the Farm

May 10, 2024 1:45 pm|

During the May 2023 HAT Soil Health Podcast, we talked about a new program called Purdue on the Farm. This program can give you valuable insight from university researchers and educators to help your operation—and your soil—thrive. A year later, we’re giving an update on what’s happening with Purdue on the Farm.

We’re joined by Scott Gabbard, the new Purdue on the Farm Senior Administrator, who’s transitioning from his 25-year role as Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator in Shelby County. We’re also joined by Sarah Brackney, Agriculture & Natural Resources Extension Educator for Daviess County.

Learn more about Purdue on the Farm here.

This episode of the HAT Soil Health Podcast is brought to you by the Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative. You can learn more about their efforts and see a schedule of events at ccsin.org.

The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 5/10/24

May 10, 2024 4:38 am|

On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and Sabrina Halvorson have the news including the new planting weather forecast and reaction to the elimination of some of NASS's reports. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin sees too much moisture in the coming days, and Andy Eubank has the market review of mixed Thursday markets ahead of today's USDA report and analysis with Mike Silver on the #HATPodcast, made possible by First Farmers Bank & Trust - experience banking built on heart, grit, and agriculture. Visit FFBT.com to learn more or stop by your local branch to talk about your ag operation today.

The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 5/9/24

May 9, 2024 4:39 am|

On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and Andy Eubank have the news including whether to change seed depth with all of the planting delays and slow progress in Northwest Indiana planting. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has a damp Thursday on tap before more dry weather, and Tom Fritz is on the market review to analyze the Wednesday selloff in corn, beans and wheat on the #HATPodcast, made possible by First Farmers Bank & Trust - experience banking built on heart, grit, and agriculture. Visit FFBT.com to learn more or stop by your local branch to talk about your ag operation today.

The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 5/8/24

May 8, 2024 4:53 am|

On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and C.J. Miller have the news including a preview of the new Indiana Ag Policy Podcast with Indiana Beef's take on farm bill frameworks and another effort at ethanol and biodiesel retailer tax credits. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin says it looks like a dry Wednesday, and analyst Arlan Suderman joins Andy Eubank on the market review to explain mixed and quiet Tuesday markets on the #HATPodcast, made possible by First Farmers Bank & Trust - experience banking built on heart, grit, and agriculture. Visit FFBT.com to learn more or stop by your local branch to talk about your ag operation today.

The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 5/7/24

May 7, 2024 4:34 am|

On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and Sabrina Halvorson have the news including trying to plant corn and soybeans in between rains and the spread of California farm labor law. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin says our weather has a wet feel to it, and analyst John Zanker joins Andy Eubank to try to explain a strong Monday rally for the corn, soybean and wheat markets on the #HATPodcast, made possible by First Farmers Bank & Trust - experience banking built on heart, grit, and agriculture. Visit FFBT.com to learn more or stop by your local branch to talk about your ag operation today.

RFS, Downward Agriculture Trends, & Favorite Appliance

May 6, 2024 6:00 pm|

When you’re in a downward cycle, how’d we get here, how long’s it going to last, and how do we get out? To provide her insight on this topic, Jacqui Fatka joins solo host Sal Sama in the podcast room for today’s episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies. Jacqui is the Lead Industry Analyst for CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange division covering the Farm Supply and Biofuels segments.

Jacqui shares about her career development from her start growing up on the farm to a career as an agriculture journalist to her current role with CoBank. You’ll learn about how her current role helps her spot industry trends and what she’s seeing in current markets overall. She’ll dig into overall industry trends including debt to asset ratios, why it’s important to know your cost of production numbers, and why we are in a bit of a downward cycle. She’ll also share how labor costs and the number of available workers has affected interest rates, and she’ll dig into how electric vehicles and the Renewable Fuel Standard have impacted growers. “There’s new opportunities coming and… if designed well, it can be a new opportunity to really take ag to a new level and get to a new cycle.”