Tim Maiers talks about an open house scheduled for 11/19 - its a chance to showcase how a monoslope and deep pit barn work for him and his son Trevor in their cattle operation and how the barns aided Trevor's return to the family farm.See omnys

AFBF President Talks About The Farm Bill

Oct 18th, 2022 11m 54s

AFBF President Zippy Duvall lays out priorities for the upcoming debate on the Farm Bill.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Market Outlook with Matt Bennett

Oct 13th, 2022 15m 34s

Matt Bennett with AgMarket.net talks about recent USDA report and how outside money in the markets might react in a period of high inflation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clear Flame Announces New Partnerships To Expand Ethanol Diesel Engines

Oct 13th, 2022 17m 56s

BJ Johnson - the CEO and co-founder of Clear Flame tells us more about their new partnership with an engine rebuilder and the continued development of their ethanol diesel engines that they are preparing to put in semi-trucks, farm tractors and

BRANDT Spotlight: Bean Harvest Wrapping at the Research Farm

Oct 6th, 2022 15m 26s

Ed Corrigan with BRANDT talks about the soybean harvest wrapping up at the research farm and some recent time spent with growers from the Dominican Republic. Those farmers are using a BRANDT product on rice that might lead to improving yields o

Low Water Levels On Mississippi Impacting Shipping

Oct 3rd, 2022 16m 42s

Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Collation talks about low river levels from St. Louis to New Orleans and the impact its having on the barge industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Legislative Update with Mark Gebhards of the IFB

Sep 29th, 2022 17m 4s

Mark Gebhards talks about the latest news from the annual NASDA meeting in New York and the impacts of Republicans possibly taking back control of the US House in the November elections.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Farm Mental Health Helpline Expands Past Phone Calls and Texts

May 11th, 2022 8m 35s

In 2019 six counties in Illinois had access to a 24 hour mental health help line. The program has expanded to all 102 counties now and includes the ability to text for help too. Recently with more funding individuals who call or text can have a

Farm Policy Update: State Budget to Federal Discussion on Livestock Pricing

Apr 27th, 2022 16m 28s

Mark Gebhards - the Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities with the Illinois Farm Bureau talks over the early end of the spring budget making session at the state and house early talks in congress about transparency in the c

Kees Huizinga Shares His View as Farmer in Ukraine for 20 years

Mar 18th, 2022 17m 41s

Kees Huizinga has farmed in Ukraine for 20 years. He recently left but is ready to return to plant spring crops and harvest those planted in the fall. He says Russia is currently targeting the nations food supply and farmers and others are in a

3 10 2022 UKRAINE RUSSIA

Mar 11th, 2022 28m 34s

Justin Burch lived in Ukraine for 7 years working as a farm land manager of 128,000 acres in the western part of the county.We talk about what he's hearing from friends and former co-workers in Ukraine, how the Holodomor still impacts the live

Winter Storm Outlook Still Uncertain

Feb 16th, 2022 6m 3s

Eric Snodgrass, Science Fellow Nutrien Ag Solutions, visits about yet another winter storm heading for central Illinois. This forecast even 24 hours out is far less certain than the big snow event of three weeks ago. Eric does think this will b

Does the USDA Report Matter?

Jan 12th, 2022 15m 26s

Darin Newsome says there might be one thing in the USDA report to pay attention too. And the Fed's action on interest rates over the next few months will matter to the commodity markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reaction to the USDA Report This Week as Bean Production Was Trimmed.

Nov 11th, 2021 9m 15s

Advance Trading Market Research Analyst Brian Basting talks about the surprise move that USDA made in trimming soybean production and what was behind the higher move in beans - was it a fundamental shift higher?See omnystudio.com/listener for p

Ag Lending With Mike Halsne with BOS

Nov 11th, 2021 2m 14s

Mike Halsne with BOS talks about low interest rates even as inflation becomes a bigger story in the over all economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cows Grazing Harvested Corn Fields Can Pay Off

Nov 4th, 2021 16m 5s

Travis Meteer figures that feed costs for a cow on harvested corn ground is about $.50 a day compared to feeding forages at $2.00 a day. Making big savings possible for producers willing to move cows around this fall and early winter. See omny

Ag Lending With Mike Halsne with BOS

Nov 4th, 2021 2m 28s

Ag Lender Mike Halsne talks about harvest in Morgan County and the opportunity to go out and meet with clients during harvest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tar Spot Took Its Toll This Year - Protect Yourself Next Year

Nov 3rd, 2021 13m 10s

A conversation wit Dr. Mary Gumz, Pioneer Agronomy Science Manager for the Eastern U.S. on tar spot in mid-west corn fields. It was first found in Illinois in 2015 and has become a tough disease to manage in corn fields. Mary talks about its or

BRANDT Spotlight with Ed Corrigan

Sep 23rd, 2021 14m 23s

Hear about how corn harvest finished on the research farm and what Ed noticed when harvesting a plot where he used an 8 row planter but used just 6 of the rows.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Darin Newsome on Seasonality in the Markets

Sep 22nd, 2021 15m 39s

What does seasonality mean when talking about the markets and what signals should you be looking at when rolling through the fall harvest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4R Field Day Coming Up

Sep 15th, 2021 11m 47s

Kevin Johnson with the IFCA talks about the 4R Field Day on September 21 in Pontiac. The event is open for retail operators and farmers wanting to learn more about the latest in nutrient loss reduction practices and KJ talks about the limited s

Free Riley Green Concert Coming to Sangamon County

Sep 8th, 2021 5m 6s

After a storm washed out the Riley Green concert at the Sangamon County Fair this summer the county music singer is coming back on October 4th for a free concert at the fairground. Tony Boston has more details for us.See omnystudio.com/listener

Harvest Weather Outlook with Eric Snodgrass

Sep 8th, 2021 16m 5s

Nutrien's Eric Snodgrass looks at the upcoming fall weather across our area, gives an idea of how wet it might be and what's instore for Brazil's farmers who are getting ready to plant soybeans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio

Master Farmers To Be Honored at Farm Progress

Aug 30th, 2021 5m 47s

Prairie Farmer Editor Holly Spangler lays out the plan to honor two classes of Master Farmers at the Farm Progress Show this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Farm Progress Update from Show Manager Matt Yungmann

Aug 30th, 2021 9m 32s

Farm Progress is a day away and Matt Yungmann has the latest on the show and what's new this year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.