Field Posts
Learn about and discuss the cutting edge of the ag industry and explore new perspectives on farming’s old adages. Field Posts is a weekly podcast by DTN/The Progressive Farmer that dives deeper into the most important trends in technology, policy, management, and business to explore the ag industry’s cutting edge.
Podcasting since 2020 • 266 episodes
Field Posts
Latest Episodes
Episode 266: Need to Know: New World Screwworm
The New World Screwworm has been uncommon in the U.S. since the 1960s, but plenty of ranchers, especially those in the Southwest, still remember how devastating a problem it can be. The larval maggots of the screwworm feed exclusive...
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Episode 265: Dive Deep on Financing the Farm
Farming in America today is an expensive endeavor.Even as commodity prices continue to slump ahead of a record big crop, farmers are already having to make decisions about purchases for next year’s crop. There are many hard conversations...
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Episode 264: How The Government Shutdown is Impacting Farmers
The U.S. federal government began a partial shutdown starting Wednesday October 1st, disrupting services and efforts across sprawling agencies — though workers deemed essential remain on the job without pay. Farmers and the agricult...
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Episode 263: Biofuels and the Giant Corn Crop
The battle for year round E15 is not new, but in the last several weeks, it has become increasingly urgent. Though lawmakers have expressed support again and again for expanded rules that would create additional demand for ethanol a...
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Episode 262: USDA Reorg, Looming Shutdown, and More Ag Policy
DTN Ag Policy Editor Chris Clayton has had his hands full for months, tracking a wide range of stories from Washington that promise to impact farmers and ranchers in myriad ways. For one, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is still in the midst...
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