Dan Lemke 8/20/2025

Cattle markets and beef prices have been on a steady uphill climb in recent months. Cattle industry expert Paul Dykstra and economist Dan Basse provide insights into current and future trends.

Dan Lemke 8/5/2025

As an industry, agriculture has been quick to adopt technology as a tool to help farmers become more efficient and more profitable. Artificial intelligence is among the emerging technologies that will undoubtedly have a place in agricultre. AI was the focus of a forum held at Farmfest.

Dan Lemke 7/30/2025

In addition to showcasing the newest ag technology and offering timely, topical forums, Farmfest also presents an opportunity to recognize people who are making valuable contributions to Minnesota agriculture. Niki Jones, Farmfest marketing director joins this Field Talk podcast to highlight some of those recognition opportunities.

Dan Lemke 7/28/2025

Agriculture is constantly changing and so is the offering of programs and events at Farmfest 2025. Marketing Director Niki Jones joins this Field Talk podcast to highlight some of the new things attendees can see at this year’s event Aug. 5-7 near Redwood Falls.

Dan Lemke 7/24/2025

Forums at the 2025 Minnesota Farmfest will tackle some interesting issues ranging from artificial intelligence in ag to farm policy, market opportunities and workforce development. Forum coordinator Kent Thiesse joins this podcast to detail the forums, including what’s happening in the livestock venue.

Dan Lemke 7/22/2025

The Southeast Minnesota Nitrate Strategies Collaborative Working Group has released recommendations for addressing nitrate in ground water in the region. Warren Formo is executive director of the Minnesota Agricultural Water Resource Center. He was part of the working group and he joins this Field Talk podcast.

Dan Lemke 7/8/2025

The recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) included a wide range of provisions affecting agriculture. While it’s not a farm bill, the OBBBA has a lot in it that would typically be found in farm bill legislation. American Soybean Association Chair Josh Gackle from North Dakota joins this podcast to highlight what’s in the bill and what’s left to be done.

Dan Lemke 7/2/2025

The U.S. House is now reviewing and debating the budget reconciliation bill recently passed by the U.S. Senate. Compeer Financial Vice President for Legislative Affairs Perry Aasness joins this podcast for an upate and information on key provisions within the bill.