Podcasts by Market to Market - The MtoM Podcast
Each week, go beyond the Market to Market headlines to hear what the stories the show's producers have been pursuing as they travel around the lower 48 states. Plus, learn more about the market analysts who have broken down the commodity markets for more than four decades on the nationally-distributed program.
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Food security crosses many departments - Cary Fowler from 2023-12-13T18:25:20.911649
The State Department is a large government agency handling matters around the world. One of those issues is food security and what can happen when focus drifts on the issue. Dr. Cary Fowler, a spec...
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Agrovoltaics comes to Iowa - Nick Peterson from 2023-12-13T18:25:20.892288
Partnering solar and agriculture is under review and in the research phase in the heart of the Corn Belt. Nick Peterson is with Alliant Energy who is partnering with Iowa State University on the co...
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Grain Markets 101 with Ashley Bettenhousen from 2023-12-12T06:00
We take a step back to the basics of grain marketing by reviewing terminology and the fundamental discussion of how markets work in commodities. Ashley Bettenhousen is a grain market advisor with V...
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Fertilizer retreats from highs as low probability, high impact situation looms - Josh Linville from 2023-12-02T16:11:36.599497
Russia and China combined to force the fertilizer market higher. Those two issues have subsided, but the bigger picture could change again if a couple of things happen again. We look at the weather...
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Repurposing the wind turbine blade to a table near you - Brian Donahue from 2023-11-28T06:00
What happens to a wind turbine blade after its time on the tower is changing. Canvus is taking what was likely headed to the landfill and repurposing the blade in many forms and could soon be heade...
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Federal Reserve trade talk on #2 partner - Mexico with Nathan Kauffman from 2023-11-21T06:00
Trade is a complicated matter and when issues arise between two partners the answers aren't always easy. Nathan Kauffman is an economist with the Federal Reserve of Kansas City's Omaha branch. His ...
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Diving into energy demand and a deep look at India for American interests - Jordan Fife from 2023-11-14T06:00
Jordan Fife just returned from another visit to what could be one of the next big trading partners of U.S. farmers and ranchers. India has the world's largest population and a desire for more commo...
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Rockefeller Foundation looks for next big idea to feed the world - Raj Shah from 2023-10-31T07:00
Norman Borlaug revolutionized wheat and all of food production. That was a moon shot of an idea. Raj Shah is looking for the next one from his role as president of the Rockefeller Foundation. The o...
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Buying land stays consistent across the country - Ronnie Richardson from 2023-10-24T07:00
Ronnie Richardson has been helping clients buy and sell land since the mid-90's and the more prices rise, the more things have stayed the same. We discuss strategies for preserving generational wea...
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Cotton industry keeps moving towards sustainability with new member of Trust Protocol from 2023-10-17T07:00
U.S. cotton growers have been enrolling acres into the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol aimed at featuring the industry's sustainability efforts. Recently a new end user from Europe enrolled helping expa...
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Creating value and new markets with sorghum - Nate Blum from 2023-10-10T07:00
Sorghum is dealing with a classic supply and demand story - trying to grow new markets while expanding acres at a balanced time. Nate Blum is the Executive Director of Sorghum United. He's been aro...
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Jen Loeb Part Two: Climbing Mount Everest from 2022-04-21T20:10:48.016104
When Jen Loeb started her climbing career she had no aspirations of conquering the seven summit challenge.
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Cotton's acreage increase provide opportunity - Dr. Andrew Jordan from 2022-04-21T20:10:48.008498
MtoM revisits the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol at a time when planting intentions begin to form and how this year could be a big one for sustainability by producers.
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The study of meat packing and its complexity - Dr. Azzeddine Azzam from 2022-04-19T07:00
The meatpacking industry has gone through many cycles in the just the past two years. What's next?
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The acreage debate for Cameron Peirce from 2022-04-12T07:00
Producers in some states have many options for planting crops - this year has more than just the final sale price in the equation.
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David Paul forecasts near the Florida / Georgia line from Alabama from 2022-03-29T07:00
As chief meteorologist at WTVY-TV in Dothan, Alabama, David Paul has seen the increased severity of tornadoes in Dixie Alley, including the ones that happened last week.
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Janice Person is a true optimist from 2022-03-22T07:00
Janice Person has a bright look on life and her work in agriculture.
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Tim Warmanen: A Slight Love Letter to his Hometown from 2022-03-15T07:00
After three scientists discovered a record-breaking fungus in the area, the town saw an opportunity to stand out from other communities in the Upper Peninsula and celebrated the humongous fungus am...
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Land Prices and China Trade - Dr. Wendong Zhang from 2022-02-22T12:01:01
The jump in Iowa farmland values is the highest since 1941. That’s the year Iowa State University started a survey of sales. Now, Dr. Wendong Zhang heads the group that reviews data from all over I...
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Lance Sensenig breaks news and norms from 2022-02-15T12:01:01
When we last spoke with Pennsylvania farmer Lance Sensenig, he was hoping to be a grain genius. He’s moved on from that role with a large company, which included work for his family, to break out o...
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How to plan and pivot to stay in business - Nathan Ryder #394 from 2022-02-08T12:01:01
2020 was a good year to be in the agritourism industry. Nathan Ryder says his farm in southern Illinois was quite busy as folks looked for local entertainment options during the pandemic. But 2021 ...
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Now that's a big (bull) sale - Nolan Poss #393 from 2022-02-01T12:01:01
This week marks the return of the annual Poss Angus Bull Sale. The Scotia, Nebraska-based sale made headlines last year when Poss Deadwood went for $900,000 - one of the highest sale prices in a qu...
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Weather is always of interest to James Roemer #392 from 2022-01-25T12:01:01
The weather is always an easy conversation starter for James Roemer. As the founder of BestWeatherInc.com, the highs, lows, rainfalls and droughts are his life. This week we discuss current conditi...
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Taking control of your health - Amanda Nigg #391 from 2022-01-18T12:01:01
Amanda Nigg is known as Farm Fit Momma online. She's taken the brand from humble beginnings to launch an effort at physical fitness that can help mental health as well. We catch up with the past gu...
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Drones Fly Into Labor, Technology Discussion - Arthur Erickson #390 from 2022-01-11T12:01:01
Technology has come into agriculture in many ways - whether seed, steel or more recently in the skies via drones. The eyes in the sky are being used for more than just pictures and images. Hylio, b...
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Water Quality All Encompassing For John Norwood #389 from 2022-01-04T12:01:01
The water quality issue plays heavily in grain country, but as John Norwood found out in his early years, both coasts care about water as well and carry different sets of concerns. Norwood is on th...
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Recapping stories from the road and staff favorites of 2021 from 2021-12-28T12:01:01
Colleen Krantz was back on the road in 2021 chasing down stories across the country. As a frequent guest on the MtoM, she’s always good for talking about the process she goes through in her reporti...
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Supply chains and weather dominate 2021 headlines - Peter Tubbs and John Torpy #387 from 2021-12-21T12:01:01
Our annual year in review podcast differs from the TV version. This time Market to Market producers Peter Tubbs and John Torpy elaborate on big stories of 2021 from supply chains, weather and trade...
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Beth Hoffman is making a bet on the farm #386 from 2021-12-14T12:01:01
Beth Hoffman spent years covering agriculture as a journalist. She later moved into a professor role and now she can add farmer to the profile. She moved with her husband back to his family farm in...
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Transparency Weaves Into U.S. Cotton Supply - Gary Adams from 2021-12-07T12:01:01
Sustainability is more than a buzzword for some industries. The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol uses six metrics to help producers improve soil loss, land use and other science aspects of their crop. In...
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Inflation, Infrastructure and Investments - Wayne Winegarden from 2021-11-30T12:01:01
The economic picture is shaped by a few dominant factors right now with inflation and infrastructure getting top billing in many discussions. Dr. Wayne Winegarden with the Pacific Research Institut...
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Iowa's Wild Weather emits passion in vocation - John Torpy from 2021-11-23T12:01:01
The weather impacts a wide-swath of our lives. Iowa PBS producer John Torpy found out many people have a passion about their line of work and that includes the state climatologist of Iowa. We're pr...
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Long haul changes alter trucking industry - Marty Wadle from 2021-11-16T12:01:01
The trucking industry was short thousands of drivers in February of 2020. Since the onset of the pandemic, that number has jumped dramatically as the need to get goods over the road from the dock t...
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Oats knows business is good - Randy Strychar from 2021-11-09T12:01:01
The adage of "oats know" has been discussed a lot the last few weeks as the commodity has enjoyed a rally due to extreme drought reducing production, but also high demand. Randy Strychar has decade...
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Specialty Crops Performance in Pandemic and Agricultural Economic Factors - Tanner Ehmke from 2021-11-02T12:01:01
CoBank is the largest lender in agriculture in the United States. Many co-ops are clients as part of the Farm Credit System. They see what's happening in the agricultural supply chain almost in rea...
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Back at USDA - Tom Vilsack sorts old and new policies from 2021-10-26T12:01:01
Tom Vilsack is the 30th and 32nd Secretary of Agriculture. As he returns to USDA, trade with Canada and Mexico has a new name in USMCA. What else has changed? Click here as we ask Vilsack about rel...
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Grandma Lois Gets Back In the Ring - Carly and Lois Martin from 2021-10-19T12:01:01
We've already introduced you to Lois Martin but we didn't get the whole story of her early farm life and how she's still active in the family operation. Earlier in 2021, Lois was back in the show r...
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Jason Andringa Pilots Vermeer Through Supply Chain Challenges from 2021-10-12T12:01:01
Jason Andringa has picked up his grandfather's hobby of being a pilot. They also have both served as CEO of Vermeer in Pella, Iowa. But grandpa and Jason's mother Mary, (another CEO of the company)...
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How we shoot harvest video - Behind the scenes with Peter and Paul from 2021-10-05T12:01:01
We're going to get a little dirty in this week's podcast. We'll climb aboard a combine and discuss how we shoot video at harvest from the ground, on-board and in the air. Peter Tubbs and Paul Yeage...
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From the home office to every corner of the state - Seth Varner and Austin Schneider from 2021-09-28T12:01:01
All the roads add up to 531 and 939 for two University of Nebraska Omaha students Seth Varner and Austin Schneider. The pair started a tour around Nebraska in the early days of the pandemic in 2020...
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Potpourri with Colleen Krantz for Episode #374 from 2021-09-21T12:01:01
Show producer Colleen Krantz stops by to tell us about recent trips for the program and cooperations with other PBS stations to keep telling stories in a travel-strained world. Colleen covers recen...
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Twisty ties in the steel infrastructure chain is still weak - Mike Steenhoek from 2021-09-14T12:01:01
Hurricane Ida highlighted some weaknesses in an aging infrastructure system along the shipping lanes of the Mississippi River. Mike Steenhoek pays great attention to U.S. ports as part of his job w...
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From Crown To Chaperone - Hailey Swan from 2021-09-07T12:01:01
Hailey Swan was one of the youngest Iowa State Fair queens in the history of the event. When she earned the crown in 2018, she got to see the fair like never before. During the fair of 2021, she ha...
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Curtain Closes On Front-Row Views - Jenny Lichty from 2021-08-24T12:01:01
Jenny Lichty's first Iowa State Fair was as an FFA usher meaning she spent all day and night working Grandstand Shows, front gates and other needs at the Iowa State Fair.
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Curtain Closes On Front-Row Views - Jenny Lichty from 2021-08-24T12:01:01
Jenny Lichty's first Iowa State Fair was as an FFA usher meaning she spent all day and night working Grandstand Shows, front gates and other needs at the Iowa State Fair.
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Showing Livestock Takes A Team - Lois Martin from 2021-08-17T12:01:01
We're mixing up the format the next few weeks as we conduct some interviews at the Iowa State Fair. Leading off is 92-year-old Lois Martin of Marion, Iowa. She's been attending the Iowa State Fair ...
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The Challenges Facing South Dakota's Wheat Crop - Reid Christopherson from 2021-08-10T12:01:01
The rainfall in 2019 broke up a series of dry years in South Dakota. The 2020-21 winter wheat crop spent much of the year trying to grow in drought conditions. Now that harvest is almost complete, ...
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The Challenges Facing South Dakota's Wheat Crop - Reid Christopherson from 2021-08-10T12:01:01
The rainfall in 2019 broke up a series of dry years in South Dakota. The 2020-21 winter wheat crop spent much of the year trying to grow in drought conditions. Now that harvest is almost complete, ...
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