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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning, Valley. This is aglife. My name is Bob Quinn,
with you for the next hour talking about agricultural production
here in the valley and all across the country. Well, friends.
Recent negotiations between the US and Mexico have been building
a framework to resolve issues of water delivery by Mexico
to producers in Texas and the American Southwest. Rod bain
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starts us off this morning.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
A progress report as the US and Mexico work to
update a nineteen forty four water treaty impact to growers
in Texas. As Mexican leadership.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
Has taken some early steps to not only this agreement
as an example, but prior to the agreement increase water deliveries,
we hope Mexico will continue along that trend.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
That's Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs
Luke Libberg. He is above those leading our nation in
negotiations on updates to the water treaty. Talks already producing
the release of two hundred two thousand acre feet of
water by Mexico, with deliveries to the US beginning a
bit December. A second point of negotiation.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
Having Mexico repay its outstanding water debt.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
With a final commitment and planned by Mexico to pay
off the water debt to the US offered by January
thirty first as part of the talks. As the Undersecretary
further explains.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
We have doo main issues at stand here. The first
is getting a plan in place for Mexico to meet
its future obligation. So every year Mexico owes the United
States about three hundred and fifty thousand acre feet of
water which they had not delivered on in the past.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
That is where the recent water release by Mexico serves
as a starting point in wrapping up such delivery to
US farmers and Texas at the southwestern US.
Speaker 3 (01:54):
The second piece that we've been working closely on is
actually having Mexico repay it's outstanding water debt. So we
calculate these water cycles in five year cycle form, and
the last cycle just completed earlier this year, and so
by the end of January we anticipate that we will
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reach a final commitment on that second point, which is
how Mexico plans to repay to erase that outstanding debt.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
Broad Bain reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington,
d C.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
Friends coming up a look at how rural America helps
out one another in times of need. Also ahead, a
look at the USDA's Regenerative Agriculture Program and the impacts
it may have in the year ahead. You're listening to
ag Life Bob Quinn. Here was some farm news. The
cotton harvest in western Oklahoma typically a race against the
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clock and the weather, but this year it's also a
rased against cancer. The agricultural community in Conut, Oklahoma, gas
to help local farmer Robert Lutmer bring in his cotton harvest.
Lutmer is struggling with cancer while trying to bring in
the harvest. Custom harvester David Meisner, one of the event organizers.
Speaker 4 (03:12):
Yeah, he's got appointments every once in a while, and
some days he ain't getting done until after eleven and
sometimes even one or whatever. He's got to clean the
stripper and get going. So the community talked about it
and thought, let's help him out. So the community came
together today and going to surprise him and let him
know what we can do and be a community. We've
got a lot of individuals, We got a good number
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of strippers that are here and I think there's about
six tractors here to move cotton. And we got a
nice meal that's being provided by the community as well.
It's a good deal.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Rural Americans are known for helping out each other in
times of trouble, especially during the holiday season.
Speaker 4 (03:48):
Yes, it is, and it's Christmas.
Speaker 1 (03:51):
You know.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
Jesus is the reason for the season, and he taught
us to give, and that is one of the best
blessings that we can give. Robert right now is just
coming here together as community know that he is cared
and we're just taking care of him.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
It will be a big help. As Lutmer had hundreds
of acres yet to harvest.
Speaker 4 (04:09):
We've got plenty of individils that are coming for more
than thirty miles to try and help this situation out.
I called him on Friday morning just to check in
and see what he was doing, and he had about
six hundred and fifty then, so he's got less because
he's done some over the weekend and so on. But
still it all takes time. So whatever we get done,
however mowing machines we end up having here. If it's
let's just say it is seven that are here, he's
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going to have seven less days that he has to
try and worry about harvest.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
Helping others in rural America this morning, well friends. The
USDA recently announced a new regenerative pilot program to better
enhance practices like improving soil health, water quality, and long
term productivity. Gail Barry is the Montana State Conservationist for
the National Resources Conservation Service. She said, this is exciting
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news for state Conservation.
Speaker 5 (04:59):
Secretary of announce this joint initiative with Health and Human
Services because America farmers and ranchers are focused in taking
care of the land and taking care of the people
who benefit from the products that we raise and grow.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Here very highlighted the intention of incentivizing new regenerative practices
and how it will provide insight into producers' operations.
Speaker 5 (05:22):
The basic goal is to make our natural resources more vibrant,
more healthy. We're going to be focused on soil health
and natural resiliency. Folks need to take a soil test
before and the end of the contract. They'll have information
about the difference they made on their land.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
The Regenerative Pilot program allows producers to utilize existing programs
within the USDA, but simplifies the applications to an easy,
one application process.
Speaker 5 (05:51):
So we'll be offering this program, this Regenerative Bag Pilot
for people to come in. It'll be a single application
and it's going to draw from our existing programs, our
Environmental Quality Incentives Program EQUIP and our Conservation Stewardship Program CSP.
So the most important thing is farmers and ranchers should
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come into the office, the local office and sign up.
It's going to be available to all landowners in Montana
on all resource concerns.
Speaker 1 (06:22):
Learn more about the regenerative program at and ourcs dot
USDA dot gov. Well Friends of National Pork Board reflects
on its year of research, education and promotion to build
trust in and add value to US pork. One highlight
of doctor Brett Kasen, Senior Vice President of Producer and
State Engagement with the National Pork Board was the launch
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of the Taste What Pork Can Do consumer brand campaign.
He says data and consumer insights have helped National Pork
Board position pork as a flavorful and everyday protein for
today is consumer.
Speaker 6 (06:57):
Is to see that producer's excitement and passion that we're
back in the consumer marketing game and of course, after
two years of financial pressure on them, I think that
gave them some hope and that lifted their spirits. So
that was exciting to see the soft launch in March.
Then fast forward to May, I had the opportunity to
go to New Pork City. Yeah, that's what I said,
New Pork City. We launched in New York City, the
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nationwide campaign and just the excitement in our producer leaders'
voices and their faces, their mannerisms, our border directors, and
our senior level staff.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
We'll hear more from doctor Kason a little bit later on.
You're listening to Aglife.
Speaker 7 (07:33):
It's another AG news update. Producers watching exports signals closely.
Is China steps back into the sorgum market? More after this.
Speaker 8 (07:44):
Hi, I'm Debbie Childress, director of the Grayson County Alliance,
a food pantry in rural Kentucky. Thanks to a local farmer,
we recently received a twenty five hundred dollars donation from
Americans Farmers Growth Communities sponsored by the mon Sando Fund,
a philanthropic arm of Bear. As a result, we expanded
a classroom where we teach families about nutrition and personal finance.
(08:05):
I encourage all farmers General for a chance to direct
a twenty five hundred dollars donation to a local nonprofit.
Visit Growcommunities dot com.
Speaker 7 (08:14):
USDA's latest export inspection showing mixed grain movement last week,
but China's first sorgham shipment of the season stands out
as a potential demand shift heading into December. Total sorghum
inspections one point eight million bushels. China listed as an
interior sourced buyer. It's a development that historically drives basis
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changes across Kansas and the Texas Panhandle. Corn led overall
volumes at fifty five point nine million bushels but slip
from the prior week, while soybean inspections fell sharply to
thirty three point eight million bushels. Wheat held near fourteen
point one in Dairy milk production continues to climb up
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three point six percent from August through October as both
cow numbers and per cow output improved, but Class one,
three and four prices all posting deep year over year declines,
tightening margins ahead of twenty twenty six, and globally, WTO's
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latest goods trade barometer signal slower growth for ag raw materials.
It's another agnews update.
Speaker 9 (09:33):
Here's farmer and businessman James Wood.
Speaker 10 (09:36):
We f farm about thirty five hundred acres. There's pipelines everywhere.
The contractor working on my property did not have the
lines located before he began work, and it resulted on
a strike on a natural gas pipeline. Fortunately no one
was hurt, but it could have been much worse.
Speaker 9 (09:52):
Never assumed the location or depth of underground lines. Always
call eight one one or visit clickbefore you Dig dot
com before you start work. A message from the pipeline
Operators for agg Safety campaign.
Speaker 7 (10:03):
American Cattle News Today highlights from a recent beef Reproduction
task Force meeting. More after this.
Speaker 8 (10:13):
Hi. I'm Debbie Childress, director of the Grayson County Alliance,
a food pantry in rural Kentucky. Thanks to a local farmer,
we recently received a twenty five hundred dollars donation from
Americans Farmers Grow Communities sponsored by the mon Sando Fund,
a philanthropic arm of Bear. As a result, we expanded
a classroom where we teach families about nutrition and personal finance.
(10:34):
I encourage all farmers to enroll for a chance to
direct a twenty five hundred dollars donation to a local nonprofit.
Visit grow Communities dot com.
Speaker 7 (10:43):
Doctor Sandy Johnson is a Kansas State beef reproduction specialist.
Speaker 11 (10:50):
One of the tools that we began working with IOWA
stayed on shortly after the group was formed is what
we called the Astrosynchronization Planner. In the original version that's
still available is an Excel spreadsheet version, and it tries
to step you through choices you might make in deciding
what synchronization protocol is best for you. And one of
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the things we wanted to do for years is to
be able to you know, as we've got smartphones and
electronic calendars, is to put that directly on a phone calendar.
And so we've recently worked with a group that's helped
us get over the hump to get that completed. So
we now have a online version that allows you to
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make those choices, and you make your choices and then
you can send that iCal file to your computer or
phone and it adds it to your phone. Now it
doesn't have the cost comparison and perhaps all the other
helps that we have in our Excel versions of the
Synchronization Planner, but for many people that will be all
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they need is what DAYTA is it going to be?
If I'm gonna read cows on such and such a date.
And so we hope with those multiple versions you find
one that's useful to you. The other version that I
would mention is that this is such a catchy name,
is the multi in group version, and what it would
allow you to do is if you are scheduling, you
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have both cows and heifers are trying to schedule in
one breeding season, and it would allow you to put
those on the same calendar.
Speaker 7 (12:27):
Kansas State Beef Reproduction Specialist Sandy Johnson, American Cattle News.
Speaker 12 (12:36):
This is Dairy Radio Now, Preparing the Next Generation our
topic as we close out twenty twenty five. But first,
a big thank you to you for supporting Dairy Radio
now and Dairy Line Radio through the years. This will
be my final broadcast and it's been very rewarding to
meet so many great human beings that make up the
dairy industry. And so with that, we move on to
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a program that aired earlier this year that I thought fitting,
and that's Preparing the Next Generation. Nicole betting Or Zeidler,
consultant with Family Business Consulting group on Preparing the next Generation.
Speaker 13 (13:11):
We're talking today about shaping the future and looking ahead
to your your next generation of employee, your next generation
of leadership. So I want to start talking about employee
engagement because an engaged employee is so much easier to
develop and prepare than someone who isn't engaged. There's also
a lot of pressure on relationships with co workers. But
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if you think about the bond that you form with
your employees and your co workers, a lot of those
memories that you have could be days where everything seemed
to go wrong, but maybe everybody stayed late and pitched
in that you have the shared hardship that you've built camaraderie.
Speaker 6 (13:47):
As a group.
Speaker 13 (13:48):
And this is actually a chemical response. There's a release
of chemicals in our body in times of struggle that
help us cope. So our bodies are actually trying to
incentivize us. So need opportunities to make decisions and experience
the results of those decisions. They need a real job
description with real goals and milestones to achieve. Second, you
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want to give feedback, often ask questions like what can
I do to better support you? Are there any resources
that you need to get your job done. Are you
stuck on anything that I could help with? Start with
you start from the tap. Then we want to create
this culture of development. So once a year, each person
on a team is asked to write down their top
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three strengths or the areas that they feel like they've
most improved, and their three biggest weaknesses or areas that they.
Speaker 14 (14:37):
Feel they need the most work.
Speaker 13 (14:39):
So just an activity like that can get all of
your employees involved in not only their development, but the
development of their co workers, their fellow employees. It's all
about creating a positive culture. At least get the conversation started.
That's how you start working on this culture of development.
Speaker 15 (14:59):
Well, a lot of time tis.
Speaker 13 (15:00):
What we see in both family and non family businesses,
are when the current generation doesn't want to let go.
There's a multitude of different reasons for why I mentioned identity.
It could be that they have a low level of
trust in their employees, so they think if they if
they're not there, the company would fail, or they're protective
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of the next generation. So really you want to just
start talking about this, I will say that until I'm
blue in the face start talking about these things. I
would start I've mentioned this before. With an employee engagement survey,
figure out where you are now you can use survey
monkey or some other anonymous polling tool. If that feels
a little too formal, you can have these conversations if
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you think you're going to get honest feedback from your employees,
but figure out where your current state is so then
you can plan for your future state. So these are
just some sample questions that work well in a survey
like this. So what three words would you use to
describe our culture? Would you recommend a friend to work here?
What do we do better than anyone else? What should
we do better than anyone else? And if asked, what
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would you say our company's values are. So I've had
some company leaders are afraid of this type of assessment.
You know, they think, well, what if we get a
whole bunch of negative feedback back, what do we do
with that? That is a great spot to start. Those
are all different areas of improvement. Then the worst thing
you can do is do a survey like this and
then not respond to it, because you're going to lose
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motivation and buy and from your employees. Well, why did
I whant I just do that? And if you're doing
a survey like this and not just having face to
face conversations, make sure you keep it anonymous. And one,
so you want to figure out where you are now
so you can plan for where you want to go next.
So a great place to start is evaluating your current state.
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So that could be your leadership team, it could be
what you think the culture is.
Speaker 15 (16:53):
But again, if you've got a.
Speaker 13 (16:54):
Good handle on where you are now, then you can
think about your future state and then what do you
need to do to get there? What is missing from
your current state that would exist in your future state,
and you can start taking the steps to get there.
Make a list of the conversations you need to have.
This can feel like a fire hose. This can feel overwhelming.
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So if you just start with making a list of
the conversations, who do you need to be talking to,
and then you can just start checking those off.
Speaker 12 (17:22):
That's Nicole Bettinger Seidler, consultant with the Family Business Consulting Group.
Speaker 1 (17:27):
I'm Bill Baker Dary Radio.
Speaker 16 (17:29):
Now timing hole split sprays for naval orangeworm control. I'm
Patrick Cavanaugh with the California Tree Nut Report. Part of
that vastag Information Network. David Havlin is a UCA and
R farm advisor Kerrent County. He's an entomologist.
Speaker 17 (17:49):
And in a normal year, we get this synchronized whole
split early July. That's right at the start of the
second flight. We'll spray at that timing in a couple
weeks later. Beautiful system works fairly well, well what do
we get in twenty twenty three? We got this really
long bloom that led to us, you know, a hull split.
It was not synchronized, no matter how much water you pulled, Okay,
it just it didn't all come at once. It didn't
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come at the fourth of July. It came in mid July,
at least in speaking from a South Valley perspective. It
wasn't synchronized with the start of the second flight, and
all the timings were messed up. In fact, when hull
split came, it was kind of in the middle of
the flight instead of at the start of the flight.
A lot of growers called me about the fourth of
July and said, David, I'm ready to do my houll
split spray, but the flight hasn't started, and my nuts
aren't even close to starting to split. What do I do? Like, oh,
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that's easy. Wait a week. I said, well, yeah, I
already tried that. I called the applicator and they said
a week from now. They're one hundred percent booked up
with everyone else's houll split sprays. They don't have a
window for me. What do I do? It's like, I
don't know. I'm a scientist, I know the worms. I
can't help with the logistics. But that was a real
struggle by growers that they just you know, trying to
navigate the best timing with everything out of whack. This
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one is just Mother Nature through a huge curveball.
Speaker 16 (18:56):
That's another reason why sanitation right now is a good idea.
Speaker 18 (19:00):
The best place to reach a farmer with a farming
solution message is when they're well farming. It's easy to
find them during the day, as most farmers are behind
the wheel of their pickup truck or farm equipment with
the radio on, listening to this station for the ag
Information Network of the West News. So reach real farmers
right here, right now as they listen to what's important
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to their farm operation. Give us a call and we'll
connect you with our local farming community. They trust us,
so they'll trust you. For the last forty years, the
AG Information Network has been the source of news for
farmers and ranchers. Yet we have never seen such an
assault on farming and our food supply as we do today,
from fuel to fertilizer. Farmers are facing unprecedented economic challenges.
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This is why agriculture news that farmers receive comes from
the AG Information Network, reaching coast to coast, deep roots
and farming. In decades of reporting, the AGG Information Network
trusted and transparent journalism for generations.
Speaker 16 (20:00):
At the AG Information Network, I'm Patrick Cavanaugh, Welcome to Aglife.
Speaker 15 (20:04):
I'm Dwayne Murley with your farm news. Farmers and ranchers
recently receive some good news when it comes to regenerative
agriculture practices. Brian Glenn, director of Government Affairs for the
American Farm Bureau Federation, says USDA's new Regenerative Agriculture Initiative
leverage those existing programs like EQUIP and CSP to advance
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goals towards growing a healthier America.
Speaker 19 (20:31):
Through this program, USDA acknowledges that farmers have long practiced
regenerative agriculture on their farms, both through federal conservation programs
and on their own. We are certainly still digging into
the details of this new initiative, and we are looking
forward to making sure that it is administered in a
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way that is workable.
Speaker 15 (20:54):
He said. The new initiative will apply to two programs
that many farmers already participate in.
Speaker 19 (21:00):
Including the Environmental Quality Incentives Program EQUIP and the Conservation's
Stewardship Program or CSP, and it dedicates four hundred million
to EQUIP and three hundred million to CSP to fund
regenerative agriculture projects that improve soil health, embraced water quality,
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and boost long term productivity for farmers.
Speaker 18 (21:23):
He said.
Speaker 15 (21:24):
Farmers and ranchers are careful stewards of natural resources, and
many already incorporated regenerative agriculture into their farming practices.
Speaker 19 (21:34):
Regenerative agriculture is truly any production system that minimizes environmental impacts,
maximizes production, and increases the productivity of soil over time.
Farmers rely on healthy land to grow their nutritious crops
raise healthy animals.
Speaker 15 (21:51):
Again, Meadows Brian Glenn, director of Government Affairs for the
American Farm Bureau Federation. For more information, log onto FB
dot ORGA that's fb dot ORGA. The National Dairy Board
recently hosted its joint Annual Meeting in Arlington, Texas, with
the National Milk Producers Federation and the United Dairy Industry Association.
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Joanna Shipp, a dairy farmer from Boone's Mill, Virginia, is
the outgoing chair of the National Dairy Board. She said
the joint effort is an important time for dairy policy
and promotion discussions.
Speaker 14 (22:30):
It's a great time for both of those organizations to
showcase what they've been doing over the year, and as
somebody who's part of the Promotion board, I want to
showcase those things, give some people some hands on things
that they can see and understand what their promotion checkoff
dollars are doing. All of us, as farmers, are busy,
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and so anytime that we can get multiple organizations together
to reduce time away from the farm, that's always better
for farmers, and I think the joint in meeting.
Speaker 15 (23:02):
Really does that, she said. The way the Joint Annual
Meeting has embraced technology in recent years is especially impressive.
Speaker 14 (23:10):
We now have an app that is used during the
whole week while we're there, and each session has the
ability for people who are using the app to ask
questions in real time while the conversation is going. While
we still take live questions from the floor, there's never
enough time to answer everyone's questions. We would be there
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forever if everybody got to ask their question. And I
heard that about six hundred questions came in through the app,
and the ones that weren't answered live, the promotion is
working on answering them.
Speaker 15 (23:43):
Several speakers and topics. If the meeting showed Gary as
well positioned for the future.
Speaker 14 (23:49):
Doctor Oral Capps, the Chekhof was able to get him
to do a study for us proactively looking at programs
that we have invested in over the last twenty year.
The four areas he looked in were exports, whole fat research,
fluid milk innovation, and restaurant partnerships. And with that investigation
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he really saw that we are getting good returns on
those investments. There we are moving the needle on dairy promotion,
specifically in those four areas.
Speaker 15 (24:21):
Ship owner of the Beaumont Dairy Farm, said, sharing the
National Dairy Board has been a big opportunity.
Speaker 14 (24:28):
One of the things I'm proudest about looking at that
time is the way that dairy promotion pivoted. We changed
the way we were working. There's a lot more virtual
meetings now, which I think saves us time and energy.
We're all very busy and sometimes it's hard to get
away from the farm to go to a meeting. Now,
with this new embracing of technology, I can milk the
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cows in the morning and be on a zoom call
at eleven o'clock and then welcome again in the evening
and I still got all the work that needed to
be again.
Speaker 15 (25:00):
That is outgoing national Gary Board share Joanna's Ship.
Speaker 20 (25:04):
It's time for California add today on the ag Information Network,
I am Haley's Ship. We toss around the phrase mental
health and sometimes it feels a little vague, hard to
grab onto, but here is something we all recognize right away,
and that is stress. And in agriculture, stress is often
not the disease, it's the symptom. So what is the
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root cause? Very often it's financial. A twenty twenty five
study from the University of Georgia helps explain what farmers
across the country are living with. In many major crops,
profits have been the exception, not the rule. Rising input costs,
land and water pressures, equipment bills and unpredictable markets mean
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financial pressure doesn't stay on paper, it follows you home.
Researchers have found that farmers aren't asking for help managing
the stress itself. They want help managing what's making them stressed.
That means clear guidance on disaster assistance, government programs, and
managing debt before it becomes overwhelming. Here's the takeaway. When
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we address financial strain at the source, we help to
protect the people behind the work, their families, and the
rural communities that they achor. A link to that study,
along with immediate help resources for anyone in crisis, can
be found at aginfo dot net.
Speaker 18 (26:31):
You've probably been told that to reach a millennial farmer
you have to go digital hmm, Facebook, Vimeo, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn,
and online publication or maybe a podcast hmm, but which one? Oh,
and how receptive is this age group to your sales
pitch during non work social time. Maybe the best place
(26:53):
to reach a farmer with a farming solution message is
when they are well, quite frankly farming. You know, it's
easy for us to find them during the day, as
most farmers are behind the wheel of a pickup truck
or farm equipment with the radio on, listening to this
station featuring the AGG Information Network News. If you'd like
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to deliver information about your terrific product or service, give
us a call and we'll connect you directly with our
community of loyal farmer listeners. Reach real farmers right here,
right now as they listen to what is important to
their farm operation. They trust us, They'll trust.
Speaker 20 (27:30):
You on the AG Information Network. I am Hatley's ship.
Speaker 1 (27:34):
Bob Quinn here with some farmer use. The cotton harvest
in western Oklahoma typically a race against the clock and
the weather, but this year it's also a raised against cancer.
The agricultural community in Canute, Oklahoma gathered to help local
farmer Robert Lutmer bring in his cotton harvest. Lutmer is
struggling with cancer while trying to bring in the harvest.
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Custom harvester David Meisner, one of the event organizers.
Speaker 4 (28:00):
Yeah, he's got appointments every once in a while, and
some days he ain't getting done until after eleven, and
sometimes even one or whatever. He's got to clean the
stripper and get going. So the community talked about it
and thought, let's help him. Out, So the community came
together today and going to surprise him and let him
know what we can do and be a community. We've
got a lot of individuals. We've got a good number
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of strippers that are here, and I think there's about
six tractors here to move cotton. And we got a
nice meal that's being provided by the community as well.
It's a good deal.
Speaker 1 (28:31):
Rural Americans are known for helping out each other in
times of trouble, especially during the holiday season.
Speaker 4 (28:36):
Yes, it is, and it's Christmas.
Speaker 1 (28:39):
You know.
Speaker 4 (28:39):
Jesus is the reason for the season, and he taught
us to give and that is one of the best
blessings that we can give. Robert right now is just
coming here together as community know that he is cared
and we're just taking care of him.
Speaker 1 (28:53):
It will be a big help. As Lutmer had hundreds
of acres yet to harvest.
Speaker 4 (28:57):
We've got plenty of individuals that are coming from more
than thirty miles to try and help the situation out.
I called him on Friday morning just to check in
and see what he was doing, and he had about
six hundred and fifty then, so he's got less because
he's done some over the weekend and so on. But
still it all takes time. So whatever we get done, however,
moon machines we end up having here. If it's let's
just say it is seven that are here, he's going
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to have seven less days that he has to try
and worry about harvest.
Speaker 1 (29:22):
Helping others in rural America. This morning, Well, friends, crop
insurance has evolved over time. Chad Smith has more on
our recent discussion from the Keep America Growing podcast.
Speaker 21 (29:33):
National Crop Insurance Services or NCIS is encouraging farmers, policymakers,
and ag professionals to check out it's Keep America Growing podcast.
The latest episode features former Congressman Mike Conaway, who previously
chaired the House Agriculture Committee. In the interview, Conaway reflects
on how crop insurance has evolved during his time in
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politics and why it's never been more important.
Speaker 22 (30:00):
I think our ballance where we are today, crop insurance
is better off. It's never been more needed than where
we find ourselves today. Given the combination of stunningly higher
input costs, trade ruckers that's been going on, lower commodity crisis,
things are really difficult in agricultural America right now, and
crop insurance is that one piece of the safety net
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that can get counted. Ad hoc disaster comes and goes,
But the apportance of crop insurance, I don't think it'd
be overstated. Most to the borrow as well as the lender.
Banks just won't live unless you've got a backstopper crop insurance.
Speaker 21 (30:33):
Conaway also points to recent legislative wins, including improvements included
in last year's budget reconciliation package has meaningful long term
investments in the farm safety net.
Speaker 18 (30:45):
GT.
Speaker 22 (30:46):
Thompson and John Bozman, your Chairman's did a good job
of working in a difficult environment of trying to get
something done on a bipartisan basis, and we're able to
order billions of investments in croppertures over the ten year
budget window with increased discounceol premiums really certificant investments on
the customer side. Also make some great investments on the
private sector delivery system to make sure that it's fair
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to not only the cropperatures asis but the companies themselves,
because the private sector delivery system is such an integral
part of the success.
Speaker 21 (31:17):
The conversation also touches on how crop insurance performed during
last year's federal government shutdown and continued to deliver for
farmers when other programs stalled.
Speaker 22 (31:28):
Well, first off, nobody enjoys the shutdown. It's a terrible tool.
Both parties when they're a minority, try to use it
take advantage of it to get policy wins that they
would otherwise be able to do given the votes on things.
It's an awful tool, dreadful. It's very disruptive to most everything.
But it did not disrupt cropping. Shoes adjusters restaved. The
FEO claims were big process barbers receiving the assistance, the
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private sector delivery system stood tall and delivered he right
that attire six weeks.
Speaker 21 (31:55):
NCIS President Tom Sakarias says conversations like this help put
today's policy debates into context and remind listeners why crop
insurance remains the cornerstone of the farm safety net. The
Fall interview with former chairman Mike Conway is available now
as part of the Keep America Growing podcast. Episodes can
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be found at Cropinsuranceinamerica dot org or wherever podcasts are available.
Chad Smith reporting farm.
Speaker 1 (32:25):
US This morning. You're listening to Aglife.
Speaker 23 (32:29):
From the Egg Information Network. I'm Bob Larson with Your
Agribusiness Update. A new USDA labeling rule takes effect January first,
tightening standards for when meat, poultry, and egg products may
be identified as products of the United States. Under the
regulations finalized in March of twenty twenty four, companies may
use labels such as product of USA or made in
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USA only if the animals were born, raised, slaughtered, and
processed into US. The regulation applies only to domestic sales,
not exports. Congressional Republicans planned to revive stalled farm bill
negotiations in January, after failing to pass a new measure
by years and extending uncertainty for farmers. Houseagg Committee chair
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Glenn G. T. Thompson says he hopes to schedule a
committee markup ahead of the January thirtieth funding deadline, though
he acknowledged it may be difficult to attach the bill
to must pass spending legislation. The delays mark Congress's third
year without updating major agricultural policy, and for early the
second time this year, the overall Rural Main Street Index
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climbed above a growth neutral reading of fifty. The December
reading hit fifty point one, its highest level since July
and was up from Novembers forty four. When asked to
identify the most effective policy changes to boost farm income,
half of the Bank's CEOs named the reduction of farm
tariffs and trade restrictions as the most effective or useful.
Speaker 18 (33:52):
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Speaker 23 (34:52):
From the AGG Information Network, I'm Bob Larson with today's
agribusiness update.
Speaker 1 (34:56):
Bob went back to wrap up BAG Live. Today, friends,
we are looking at the National Pork Producer's campaign to
reach more consumers. The National Pork Board reflects on its
year of research, education and promotion to build trust in
and add value to US pork. One highlight for doctor
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Brett Cason, Senior Vice president of Producer and State Engagement
with the National Pork Board was the launch of the
Taste What Pork Can Do consumer brand campaign. He said,
data and consumer insights have helped the Pork Board position
pork as a flavorful and everyday protein for today's consumer.
Speaker 6 (35:37):
Is to see the producer's excitement and passion that we're
back in the consumer marketing game. And of course after
two years of financial pressure on them, I think that
gave them some hope and it lifted their spirit. So
that was exciting to see the soft launched in March.
Then fast forward to May, I had the opportunity to
go to New Pork City. Yeah, that's what I said,
New Pork City. We launched in New York City, nationwide campaign,
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and just the excitement in our producer leaders' voices and
their faces, their mannerisms, our border directors, and our senior
level staff.
Speaker 1 (36:08):
Now, he adds that the Porkboard's three year strategic plan
is helping keep producer priorities front and center, aligning both
programming and budgets. That clear direction has allowed the producer
led organization to stay.
Speaker 6 (36:22):
Focused domestic and international marketing and a combined effort improve
the lives of our pigs and our people and do
everything you can as a national organization to collaboratively work
with our forty two state pork associations. So they clearly
articulated three big things with that focus. And I always
say what gets focused gets finished. Not only did they
give us three big things, but they put them in
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ranked order. I still remember in March at the Board
of directors meeting, one of the directors said, should we
prioritize these? And they did, and they ranked them in marketing, state, collaboration,
and improve the lives of our pigs and our people.
Speaker 1 (36:55):
The pork check off is judicious with producer dollars.
Speaker 6 (36:59):
Let's put a lazy are like focus on a few things.
What can we do really really well? And that gets
you motivated as a staffer if you think about what
we do and how we do it.
Speaker 22 (37:08):
Okay.
Speaker 6 (37:09):
And the other thing is I think it also has
provided us as staff members to say the power of no,
that's a nice to do. We'd like to do that,
but know for now, because here are marching orders in
which we are going to complete over the next three years.
Speaker 1 (37:23):
Heading into twenty six, doctor Cason wanted to take a
moment to thank the pork producer, knowing it's not always easy,
but they're providing a nutritious protein for consumers.
Speaker 6 (37:34):
And first and foremost is simply thank you. And I
try to start every talk, every presentation, every meeting that
I have across this great country with our farmers and
our forty two state pork associations, is thank you, because.
Speaker 2 (37:45):
They don't hear that enough.
Speaker 6 (37:46):
They're in the grind every day and the average American
doesn't know what that grind is, but they wake up
every day they do what they do to take care
of pigs, people and the planet because that's who they are.
It's just in their DNA. And so i'd start with
thank you. I'd also say, continue to do great work.
What you do matters, It impacts people's lives. One thing
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we all have to do is eat, and you're providing
a fabulous protein not only here but abroad.
Speaker 1 (38:12):
Visit porkcheckoff dot org for more information on the strategic plan. Again,
doctor Brett Cason, National Pork Board joining us this morning
and with that, friends out of time for today, thanks
for joining us back tomorrow morning with another edition, A
Baglife
Good morning, Valley. This is aglife. My name is Bob Quinn,
with you for the next hour talking about agricultural production
here in the valley and all across the country. Well, friends.
Recent negotiations between the US and Mexico have been building
a framework to resolve issues of water delivery by Mexico
to producers in Texas and the American Southwest. Rod bain
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starts us off this morning.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
A progress report as the US and Mexico work to
update a nineteen forty four water treaty impact to growers
in Texas. As Mexican leadership.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
Has taken some early steps to not only this agreement
as an example, but prior to the agreement increase water deliveries,
we hope Mexico will continue along that trend.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
That's Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs
Luke Libberg. He is above those leading our nation in
negotiations on updates to the water treaty. Talks already producing
the release of two hundred two thousand acre feet of
water by Mexico, with deliveries to the US beginning a
bit December. A second point of negotiation.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
Having Mexico repay its outstanding water debt.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
With a final commitment and planned by Mexico to pay
off the water debt to the US offered by January
thirty first as part of the talks. As the Undersecretary
further explains.
Speaker 3 (01:26):
We have doo main issues at stand here. The first
is getting a plan in place for Mexico to meet
its future obligation. So every year Mexico owes the United
States about three hundred and fifty thousand acre feet of
water which they had not delivered on in the past.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
That is where the recent water release by Mexico serves
as a starting point in wrapping up such delivery to
US farmers and Texas at the southwestern US.
Speaker 3 (01:54):
The second piece that we've been working closely on is
actually having Mexico repay it's outstanding water debt. So we
calculate these water cycles in five year cycle form, and
the last cycle just completed earlier this year, and so
by the end of January we anticipate that we will
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reach a final commitment on that second point, which is
how Mexico plans to repay to erase that outstanding debt.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
Broad Bain reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington,
d C.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
Friends coming up a look at how rural America helps
out one another in times of need. Also ahead, a
look at the USDA's Regenerative Agriculture Program and the impacts
it may have in the year ahead. You're listening to
ag Life Bob Quinn. Here was some farm news. The
cotton harvest in western Oklahoma typically a race against the
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clock and the weather, but this year it's also a
rased against cancer. The agricultural community in Conut, Oklahoma, gas
to help local farmer Robert Lutmer bring in his cotton harvest.
Lutmer is struggling with cancer while trying to bring in
the harvest. Custom harvester David Meisner, one of the event organizers.
Speaker 4 (03:12):
Yeah, he's got appointments every once in a while, and
some days he ain't getting done until after eleven and
sometimes even one or whatever. He's got to clean the
stripper and get going. So the community talked about it
and thought, let's help him out. So the community came
together today and going to surprise him and let him
know what we can do and be a community. We've
got a lot of individuals, We got a good number
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of strippers that are here and I think there's about
six tractors here to move cotton. And we got a
nice meal that's being provided by the community as well.
It's a good deal.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Rural Americans are known for helping out each other in
times of trouble, especially during the holiday season.
Speaker 4 (03:48):
Yes, it is, and it's Christmas.
Speaker 1 (03:51):
You know.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
Jesus is the reason for the season, and he taught
us to give, and that is one of the best
blessings that we can give. Robert right now is just
coming here together as community know that he is cared
and we're just taking care of him.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
It will be a big help. As Lutmer had hundreds
of acres yet to harvest.
Speaker 4 (04:09):
We've got plenty of individils that are coming for more
than thirty miles to try and help this situation out.
I called him on Friday morning just to check in
and see what he was doing, and he had about
six hundred and fifty then, so he's got less because
he's done some over the weekend and so on. But
still it all takes time. So whatever we get done,
however mowing machines we end up having here. If it's
let's just say it is seven that are here, he's
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going to have seven less days that he has to
try and worry about harvest.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
Helping others in rural America this morning, well friends. The
USDA recently announced a new regenerative pilot program to better
enhance practices like improving soil health, water quality, and long
term productivity. Gail Barry is the Montana State Conservationist for
the National Resources Conservation Service. She said, this is exciting
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news for state Conservation.
Speaker 5 (04:59):
Secretary of announce this joint initiative with Health and Human
Services because America farmers and ranchers are focused in taking
care of the land and taking care of the people
who benefit from the products that we raise and grow.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Here very highlighted the intention of incentivizing new regenerative practices
and how it will provide insight into producers' operations.
Speaker 5 (05:22):
The basic goal is to make our natural resources more vibrant,
more healthy. We're going to be focused on soil health
and natural resiliency. Folks need to take a soil test
before and the end of the contract. They'll have information
about the difference they made on their land.
Speaker 1 (05:40):
The Regenerative Pilot program allows producers to utilize existing programs
within the USDA, but simplifies the applications to an easy,
one application process.
Speaker 5 (05:51):
So we'll be offering this program, this Regenerative Bag Pilot
for people to come in. It'll be a single application
and it's going to draw from our existing programs, our
Environmental Quality Incentives Program EQUIP and our Conservation Stewardship Program CSP.
So the most important thing is farmers and ranchers should
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come into the office, the local office and sign up.
It's going to be available to all landowners in Montana
on all resource concerns.
Speaker 1 (06:22):
Learn more about the regenerative program at and ourcs dot
USDA dot gov. Well Friends of National Pork Board reflects
on its year of research, education and promotion to build
trust in and add value to US pork. One highlight
of doctor Brett Kasen, Senior Vice President of Producer and
State Engagement with the National Pork Board was the launch
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of the Taste What Pork Can Do consumer brand campaign.
He says data and consumer insights have helped National Pork
Board position pork as a flavorful and everyday protein for
today is consumer.
Speaker 6 (06:57):
Is to see that producer's excitement and passion that we're
back in the consumer marketing game and of course, after
two years of financial pressure on them, I think that
gave them some hope and that lifted their spirits. So
that was exciting to see the soft launch in March.
Then fast forward to May, I had the opportunity to
go to New Pork City. Yeah, that's what I said,
New Pork City. We launched in New York City, the
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nationwide campaign and just the excitement in our producer leaders'
voices and their faces, their mannerisms, our border directors, and
our senior level staff.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
We'll hear more from doctor Kason a little bit later on.
You're listening to Aglife.
Speaker 7 (07:33):
It's another AG news update. Producers watching exports signals closely.
Is China steps back into the sorgum market? More after this.
Speaker 8 (07:44):
Hi, I'm Debbie Childress, director of the Grayson County Alliance,
a food pantry in rural Kentucky. Thanks to a local farmer,
we recently received a twenty five hundred dollars donation from
Americans Farmers Growth Communities sponsored by the mon Sando Fund,
a philanthropic arm of Bear. As a result, we expanded
a classroom where we teach families about nutrition and personal finance.
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I encourage all farmers General for a chance to direct
a twenty five hundred dollars donation to a local nonprofit.
Visit Growcommunities dot com.
Speaker 7 (08:14):
USDA's latest export inspection showing mixed grain movement last week,
but China's first sorgham shipment of the season stands out
as a potential demand shift heading into December. Total sorghum
inspections one point eight million bushels. China listed as an
interior sourced buyer. It's a development that historically drives basis
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changes across Kansas and the Texas Panhandle. Corn led overall
volumes at fifty five point nine million bushels but slip
from the prior week, while soybean inspections fell sharply to
thirty three point eight million bushels. Wheat held near fourteen
point one in Dairy milk production continues to climb up
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three point six percent from August through October as both
cow numbers and per cow output improved, but Class one,
three and four prices all posting deep year over year declines,
tightening margins ahead of twenty twenty six, and globally, WTO's
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latest goods trade barometer signal slower growth for ag raw materials.
It's another agnews update.
Speaker 9 (09:33):
Here's farmer and businessman James Wood.
Speaker 10 (09:36):
We f farm about thirty five hundred acres. There's pipelines everywhere.
The contractor working on my property did not have the
lines located before he began work, and it resulted on
a strike on a natural gas pipeline. Fortunately no one
was hurt, but it could have been much worse.
Speaker 9 (09:52):
Never assumed the location or depth of underground lines. Always
call eight one one or visit clickbefore you Dig dot
com before you start work. A message from the pipeline
Operators for agg Safety campaign.
Speaker 7 (10:03):
American Cattle News Today highlights from a recent beef Reproduction
task Force meeting. More after this.
Speaker 8 (10:13):
Hi. I'm Debbie Childress, director of the Grayson County Alliance,
a food pantry in rural Kentucky. Thanks to a local farmer,
we recently received a twenty five hundred dollars donation from
Americans Farmers Grow Communities sponsored by the mon Sando Fund,
a philanthropic arm of Bear. As a result, we expanded
a classroom where we teach families about nutrition and personal finance.
(10:34):
I encourage all farmers to enroll for a chance to
direct a twenty five hundred dollars donation to a local nonprofit.
Visit grow Communities dot com.
Speaker 7 (10:43):
Doctor Sandy Johnson is a Kansas State beef reproduction specialist.
Speaker 11 (10:50):
One of the tools that we began working with IOWA
stayed on shortly after the group was formed is what
we called the Astrosynchronization Planner. In the original version that's
still available is an Excel spreadsheet version, and it tries
to step you through choices you might make in deciding
what synchronization protocol is best for you. And one of
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the things we wanted to do for years is to
be able to you know, as we've got smartphones and
electronic calendars, is to put that directly on a phone calendar.
And so we've recently worked with a group that's helped
us get over the hump to get that completed. So
we now have a online version that allows you to
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make those choices, and you make your choices and then
you can send that iCal file to your computer or
phone and it adds it to your phone. Now it
doesn't have the cost comparison and perhaps all the other
helps that we have in our Excel versions of the
Synchronization Planner, but for many people that will be all
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they need is what DAYTA is it going to be?
If I'm gonna read cows on such and such a date.
And so we hope with those multiple versions you find
one that's useful to you. The other version that I
would mention is that this is such a catchy name,
is the multi in group version, and what it would
allow you to do is if you are scheduling, you
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have both cows and heifers are trying to schedule in
one breeding season, and it would allow you to put
those on the same calendar.
Speaker 7 (12:27):
Kansas State Beef Reproduction Specialist Sandy Johnson, American Cattle News.
Speaker 12 (12:36):
This is Dairy Radio Now, Preparing the Next Generation our
topic as we close out twenty twenty five. But first,
a big thank you to you for supporting Dairy Radio
now and Dairy Line Radio through the years. This will
be my final broadcast and it's been very rewarding to
meet so many great human beings that make up the
dairy industry. And so with that, we move on to
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a program that aired earlier this year that I thought fitting,
and that's Preparing the Next Generation. Nicole betting Or Zeidler,
consultant with Family Business Consulting group on Preparing the next Generation.
Speaker 13 (13:11):
We're talking today about shaping the future and looking ahead
to your your next generation of employee, your next generation
of leadership. So I want to start talking about employee
engagement because an engaged employee is so much easier to
develop and prepare than someone who isn't engaged. There's also
a lot of pressure on relationships with co workers. But
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if you think about the bond that you form with
your employees and your co workers, a lot of those
memories that you have could be days where everything seemed
to go wrong, but maybe everybody stayed late and pitched
in that you have the shared hardship that you've built camaraderie.
Speaker 6 (13:47):
As a group.
Speaker 13 (13:48):
And this is actually a chemical response. There's a release
of chemicals in our body in times of struggle that
help us cope. So our bodies are actually trying to
incentivize us. So need opportunities to make decisions and experience
the results of those decisions. They need a real job
description with real goals and milestones to achieve. Second, you
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want to give feedback, often ask questions like what can
I do to better support you? Are there any resources
that you need to get your job done. Are you
stuck on anything that I could help with? Start with
you start from the tap. Then we want to create
this culture of development. So once a year, each person
on a team is asked to write down their top
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three strengths or the areas that they feel like they've
most improved, and their three biggest weaknesses or areas that they.
Speaker 14 (14:37):
Feel they need the most work.
Speaker 13 (14:39):
So just an activity like that can get all of
your employees involved in not only their development, but the
development of their co workers, their fellow employees. It's all
about creating a positive culture. At least get the conversation started.
That's how you start working on this culture of development.
Speaker 15 (14:59):
Well, a lot of time tis.
Speaker 13 (15:00):
What we see in both family and non family businesses,
are when the current generation doesn't want to let go.
There's a multitude of different reasons for why I mentioned identity.
It could be that they have a low level of
trust in their employees, so they think if they if
they're not there, the company would fail, or they're protective
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of the next generation. So really you want to just
start talking about this, I will say that until I'm
blue in the face start talking about these things. I
would start I've mentioned this before. With an employee engagement survey,
figure out where you are now you can use survey
monkey or some other anonymous polling tool. If that feels
a little too formal, you can have these conversations if
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you think you're going to get honest feedback from your employees,
but figure out where your current state is so then
you can plan for your future state. So these are
just some sample questions that work well in a survey
like this. So what three words would you use to
describe our culture? Would you recommend a friend to work here?
What do we do better than anyone else? What should
we do better than anyone else? And if asked, what
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would you say our company's values are. So I've had
some company leaders are afraid of this type of assessment.
You know, they think, well, what if we get a
whole bunch of negative feedback back, what do we do
with that? That is a great spot to start. Those
are all different areas of improvement. Then the worst thing
you can do is do a survey like this and
then not respond to it, because you're going to lose
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motivation and buy and from your employees. Well, why did
I whant I just do that? And if you're doing
a survey like this and not just having face to
face conversations, make sure you keep it anonymous. And one,
so you want to figure out where you are now
so you can plan for where you want to go next.
So a great place to start is evaluating your current state.
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So that could be your leadership team, it could be
what you think the culture is.
Speaker 15 (16:53):
But again, if you've got a.
Speaker 13 (16:54):
Good handle on where you are now, then you can
think about your future state and then what do you
need to do to get there? What is missing from
your current state that would exist in your future state,
and you can start taking the steps to get there.
Make a list of the conversations you need to have.
This can feel like a fire hose. This can feel overwhelming.
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So if you just start with making a list of
the conversations, who do you need to be talking to,
and then you can just start checking those off.
Speaker 12 (17:22):
That's Nicole Bettinger Seidler, consultant with the Family Business Consulting Group.
Speaker 1 (17:27):
I'm Bill Baker Dary Radio.
Speaker 16 (17:29):
Now timing hole split sprays for naval orangeworm control. I'm
Patrick Cavanaugh with the California Tree Nut Report. Part of
that vastag Information Network. David Havlin is a UCA and
R farm advisor Kerrent County. He's an entomologist.
Speaker 17 (17:49):
And in a normal year, we get this synchronized whole
split early July. That's right at the start of the
second flight. We'll spray at that timing in a couple
weeks later. Beautiful system works fairly well, well what do
we get in twenty twenty three? We got this really
long bloom that led to us, you know, a hull split.
It was not synchronized, no matter how much water you pulled, Okay,
it just it didn't all come at once. It didn't
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come at the fourth of July. It came in mid July,
at least in speaking from a South Valley perspective. It
wasn't synchronized with the start of the second flight, and
all the timings were messed up. In fact, when hull
split came, it was kind of in the middle of
the flight instead of at the start of the flight.
A lot of growers called me about the fourth of
July and said, David, I'm ready to do my houll
split spray, but the flight hasn't started, and my nuts
aren't even close to starting to split. What do I do? Like, oh,
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that's easy. Wait a week. I said, well, yeah, I
already tried that. I called the applicator and they said
a week from now. They're one hundred percent booked up
with everyone else's houll split sprays. They don't have a
window for me. What do I do? It's like, I
don't know. I'm a scientist, I know the worms. I
can't help with the logistics. But that was a real
struggle by growers that they just you know, trying to
navigate the best timing with everything out of whack. This
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one is just Mother Nature through a huge curveball.
Speaker 16 (18:56):
That's another reason why sanitation right now is a good idea.
Speaker 18 (19:00):
The best place to reach a farmer with a farming
solution message is when they're well farming. It's easy to
find them during the day, as most farmers are behind
the wheel of their pickup truck or farm equipment with
the radio on, listening to this station for the ag
Information Network of the West News. So reach real farmers
right here, right now as they listen to what's important
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to their farm operation. Give us a call and we'll
connect you with our local farming community. They trust us,
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AG Information Network has been the source of news for
farmers and ranchers. Yet we have never seen such an
assault on farming and our food supply as we do today,
from fuel to fertilizer. Farmers are facing unprecedented economic challenges.
(19:45):
This is why agriculture news that farmers receive comes from
the AG Information Network, reaching coast to coast, deep roots
and farming. In decades of reporting, the AGG Information Network
trusted and transparent journalism for generations.
Speaker 16 (20:00):
At the AG Information Network, I'm Patrick Cavanaugh, Welcome to Aglife.
Speaker 15 (20:04):
I'm Dwayne Murley with your farm news. Farmers and ranchers
recently receive some good news when it comes to regenerative
agriculture practices. Brian Glenn, director of Government Affairs for the
American Farm Bureau Federation, says USDA's new Regenerative Agriculture Initiative
leverage those existing programs like EQUIP and CSP to advance
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goals towards growing a healthier America.
Speaker 19 (20:31):
Through this program, USDA acknowledges that farmers have long practiced
regenerative agriculture on their farms, both through federal conservation programs
and on their own. We are certainly still digging into
the details of this new initiative, and we are looking
forward to making sure that it is administered in a
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way that is workable.
Speaker 15 (20:54):
He said. The new initiative will apply to two programs
that many farmers already participate in.
Speaker 19 (21:00):
Including the Environmental Quality Incentives Program EQUIP and the Conservation's
Stewardship Program or CSP, and it dedicates four hundred million
to EQUIP and three hundred million to CSP to fund
regenerative agriculture projects that improve soil health, embraced water quality,
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and boost long term productivity for farmers.
Speaker 18 (21:23):
He said.
Speaker 15 (21:24):
Farmers and ranchers are careful stewards of natural resources, and
many already incorporated regenerative agriculture into their farming practices.
Speaker 19 (21:34):
Regenerative agriculture is truly any production system that minimizes environmental impacts,
maximizes production, and increases the productivity of soil over time.
Farmers rely on healthy land to grow their nutritious crops
raise healthy animals.
Speaker 15 (21:51):
Again, Meadows Brian Glenn, director of Government Affairs for the
American Farm Bureau Federation. For more information, log onto FB
dot ORGA that's fb dot ORGA. The National Dairy Board
recently hosted its joint Annual Meeting in Arlington, Texas, with
the National Milk Producers Federation and the United Dairy Industry Association.
(22:16):
Joanna Shipp, a dairy farmer from Boone's Mill, Virginia, is
the outgoing chair of the National Dairy Board. She said
the joint effort is an important time for dairy policy
and promotion discussions.
Speaker 14 (22:30):
It's a great time for both of those organizations to
showcase what they've been doing over the year, and as
somebody who's part of the Promotion board, I want to
showcase those things, give some people some hands on things
that they can see and understand what their promotion checkoff
dollars are doing. All of us, as farmers, are busy,
(22:51):
and so anytime that we can get multiple organizations together
to reduce time away from the farm, that's always better
for farmers, and I think the joint in meeting.
Speaker 15 (23:02):
Really does that, she said. The way the Joint Annual
Meeting has embraced technology in recent years is especially impressive.
Speaker 14 (23:10):
We now have an app that is used during the
whole week while we're there, and each session has the
ability for people who are using the app to ask
questions in real time while the conversation is going. While
we still take live questions from the floor, there's never
enough time to answer everyone's questions. We would be there
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forever if everybody got to ask their question. And I
heard that about six hundred questions came in through the app,
and the ones that weren't answered live, the promotion is
working on answering them.
Speaker 15 (23:43):
Several speakers and topics. If the meeting showed Gary as
well positioned for the future.
Speaker 14 (23:49):
Doctor Oral Capps, the Chekhof was able to get him
to do a study for us proactively looking at programs
that we have invested in over the last twenty year.
The four areas he looked in were exports, whole fat research,
fluid milk innovation, and restaurant partnerships. And with that investigation
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he really saw that we are getting good returns on
those investments. There we are moving the needle on dairy promotion,
specifically in those four areas.
Speaker 15 (24:21):
Ship owner of the Beaumont Dairy Farm, said, sharing the
National Dairy Board has been a big opportunity.
Speaker 14 (24:28):
One of the things I'm proudest about looking at that
time is the way that dairy promotion pivoted. We changed
the way we were working. There's a lot more virtual
meetings now, which I think saves us time and energy.
We're all very busy and sometimes it's hard to get
away from the farm to go to a meeting. Now,
with this new embracing of technology, I can milk the
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cows in the morning and be on a zoom call
at eleven o'clock and then welcome again in the evening
and I still got all the work that needed to
be again.
Speaker 15 (25:00):
That is outgoing national Gary Board share Joanna's Ship.
Speaker 20 (25:04):
It's time for California add today on the ag Information Network,
I am Haley's Ship. We toss around the phrase mental
health and sometimes it feels a little vague, hard to
grab onto, but here is something we all recognize right away,
and that is stress. And in agriculture, stress is often
not the disease, it's the symptom. So what is the
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root cause? Very often it's financial. A twenty twenty five
study from the University of Georgia helps explain what farmers
across the country are living with. In many major crops,
profits have been the exception, not the rule. Rising input costs,
land and water pressures, equipment bills and unpredictable markets mean
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financial pressure doesn't stay on paper, it follows you home.
Researchers have found that farmers aren't asking for help managing
the stress itself. They want help managing what's making them stressed.
That means clear guidance on disaster assistance, government programs, and
managing debt before it becomes overwhelming. Here's the takeaway. When
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we address financial strain at the source, we help to
protect the people behind the work, their families, and the
rural communities that they achor. A link to that study,
along with immediate help resources for anyone in crisis, can
be found at aginfo dot net.
Speaker 18 (26:31):
You've probably been told that to reach a millennial farmer
you have to go digital hmm, Facebook, Vimeo, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn,
and online publication or maybe a podcast hmm, but which one? Oh,
and how receptive is this age group to your sales
pitch during non work social time. Maybe the best place
(26:53):
to reach a farmer with a farming solution message is
when they are well, quite frankly farming. You know, it's
easy for us to find them during the day, as
most farmers are behind the wheel of a pickup truck
or farm equipment with the radio on, listening to this
station featuring the AGG Information Network News. If you'd like
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to deliver information about your terrific product or service, give
us a call and we'll connect you directly with our
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right now as they listen to what is important to
their farm operation. They trust us, They'll trust.
Speaker 20 (27:30):
You on the AG Information Network. I am Hatley's ship.
Speaker 1 (27:34):
Bob Quinn here with some farmer use. The cotton harvest
in western Oklahoma typically a race against the clock and
the weather, but this year it's also a raised against cancer.
The agricultural community in Canute, Oklahoma gathered to help local
farmer Robert Lutmer bring in his cotton harvest. Lutmer is
struggling with cancer while trying to bring in the harvest.
(27:56):
Custom harvester David Meisner, one of the event organizers.
Speaker 4 (28:00):
Yeah, he's got appointments every once in a while, and
some days he ain't getting done until after eleven, and
sometimes even one or whatever. He's got to clean the
stripper and get going. So the community talked about it
and thought, let's help him. Out, So the community came
together today and going to surprise him and let him
know what we can do and be a community. We've
got a lot of individuals. We've got a good number
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of strippers that are here, and I think there's about
six tractors here to move cotton. And we got a
nice meal that's being provided by the community as well.
It's a good deal.
Speaker 1 (28:31):
Rural Americans are known for helping out each other in
times of trouble, especially during the holiday season.
Speaker 4 (28:36):
Yes, it is, and it's Christmas.
Speaker 1 (28:39):
You know.
Speaker 4 (28:39):
Jesus is the reason for the season, and he taught
us to give and that is one of the best
blessings that we can give. Robert right now is just
coming here together as community know that he is cared
and we're just taking care of him.
Speaker 1 (28:53):
It will be a big help. As Lutmer had hundreds
of acres yet to harvest.
Speaker 4 (28:57):
We've got plenty of individuals that are coming from more
than thirty miles to try and help the situation out.
I called him on Friday morning just to check in
and see what he was doing, and he had about
six hundred and fifty then, so he's got less because
he's done some over the weekend and so on. But
still it all takes time. So whatever we get done, however,
moon machines we end up having here. If it's let's
just say it is seven that are here, he's going
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to have seven less days that he has to try
and worry about harvest.
Speaker 1 (29:22):
Helping others in rural America. This morning, Well, friends, crop
insurance has evolved over time. Chad Smith has more on
our recent discussion from the Keep America Growing podcast.
Speaker 21 (29:33):
National Crop Insurance Services or NCIS is encouraging farmers, policymakers,
and ag professionals to check out it's Keep America Growing podcast.
The latest episode features former Congressman Mike Conaway, who previously
chaired the House Agriculture Committee. In the interview, Conaway reflects
on how crop insurance has evolved during his time in
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politics and why it's never been more important.
Speaker 22 (30:00):
I think our ballance where we are today, crop insurance
is better off. It's never been more needed than where
we find ourselves today. Given the combination of stunningly higher
input costs, trade ruckers that's been going on, lower commodity crisis,
things are really difficult in agricultural America right now, and
crop insurance is that one piece of the safety net
(30:20):
that can get counted. Ad hoc disaster comes and goes,
But the apportance of crop insurance, I don't think it'd
be overstated. Most to the borrow as well as the lender.
Banks just won't live unless you've got a backstopper crop insurance.
Speaker 21 (30:33):
Conaway also points to recent legislative wins, including improvements included
in last year's budget reconciliation package has meaningful long term
investments in the farm safety net.
Speaker 18 (30:45):
GT.
Speaker 22 (30:46):
Thompson and John Bozman, your Chairman's did a good job
of working in a difficult environment of trying to get
something done on a bipartisan basis, and we're able to
order billions of investments in croppertures over the ten year
budget window with increased discounceol premiums really certificant investments on
the customer side. Also make some great investments on the
private sector delivery system to make sure that it's fair
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to not only the cropperatures asis but the companies themselves,
because the private sector delivery system is such an integral
part of the success.
Speaker 21 (31:17):
The conversation also touches on how crop insurance performed during
last year's federal government shutdown and continued to deliver for
farmers when other programs stalled.
Speaker 22 (31:28):
Well, first off, nobody enjoys the shutdown. It's a terrible tool.
Both parties when they're a minority, try to use it
take advantage of it to get policy wins that they
would otherwise be able to do given the votes on things.
It's an awful tool, dreadful. It's very disruptive to most everything.
But it did not disrupt cropping. Shoes adjusters restaved. The
FEO claims were big process barbers receiving the assistance, the
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private sector delivery system stood tall and delivered he right
that attire six weeks.
Speaker 21 (31:55):
NCIS President Tom Sakarias says conversations like this help put
today's policy debates into context and remind listeners why crop
insurance remains the cornerstone of the farm safety net. The
Fall interview with former chairman Mike Conway is available now
as part of the Keep America Growing podcast. Episodes can
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be found at Cropinsuranceinamerica dot org or wherever podcasts are available.
Chad Smith reporting farm.
Speaker 1 (32:25):
US This morning. You're listening to Aglife.
Speaker 23 (32:29):
From the Egg Information Network. I'm Bob Larson with Your
Agribusiness Update. A new USDA labeling rule takes effect January first,
tightening standards for when meat, poultry, and egg products may
be identified as products of the United States. Under the
regulations finalized in March of twenty twenty four, companies may
use labels such as product of USA or made in
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USA only if the animals were born, raised, slaughtered, and
processed into US. The regulation applies only to domestic sales,
not exports. Congressional Republicans planned to revive stalled farm bill
negotiations in January, after failing to pass a new measure
by years and extending uncertainty for farmers. Houseagg Committee chair
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Glenn G. T. Thompson says he hopes to schedule a
committee markup ahead of the January thirtieth funding deadline, though
he acknowledged it may be difficult to attach the bill
to must pass spending legislation. The delays mark Congress's third
year without updating major agricultural policy, and for early the
second time this year, the overall Rural Main Street Index
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climbed above a growth neutral reading of fifty. The December
reading hit fifty point one, its highest level since July
and was up from Novembers forty four. When asked to
identify the most effective policy changes to boost farm income,
half of the Bank's CEOs named the reduction of farm
tariffs and trade restrictions as the most effective or useful.
Speaker 18 (33:52):
For the last forty years, the AG Information Network has
been the source of news for farmers and ranchers. Yet
we have never seen such an assault on farming and
our food supply as we do today, from fuel to fertilizer.
Farmers are facing unprecedented economic challenges. This is why agriculture
news that farmers receive comes from the AG Information Network,
(34:12):
reaching coast to coast, deep roots and farming. In decades
of reporting, the AGG Information Network trusted and transparent journalism
for generations. For over forty years, the AG Information Network
has been providing news and information for the most important
industry in the world, agriculture. The AGG Information Network gives
you worldwide updates from local producers to regional organizations, from
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major crops like wheat and corn, to animal agriculture to
specially crops like apples, almonds, and cherries. We report on
stories that mean the most to you online at Aginfo
dot Net, The AG Information Network. Trusted and transparent journalism
lasting for the next generation.
Speaker 23 (34:52):
From the AGG Information Network, I'm Bob Larson with today's
agribusiness update.
Speaker 1 (34:56):
Bob went back to wrap up BAG Live. Today, friends,
we are looking at the National Pork Producer's campaign to
reach more consumers. The National Pork Board reflects on its
year of research, education and promotion to build trust in
and add value to US pork. One highlight for doctor
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Brett Cason, Senior Vice president of Producer and State Engagement
with the National Pork Board was the launch of the
Taste What Pork Can Do consumer brand campaign. He said,
data and consumer insights have helped the Pork Board position
pork as a flavorful and everyday protein for today's consumer.
Speaker 6 (35:37):
Is to see the producer's excitement and passion that we're
back in the consumer marketing game. And of course after
two years of financial pressure on them, I think that
gave them some hope and it lifted their spirit. So
that was exciting to see the soft launched in March.
Then fast forward to May, I had the opportunity to
go to New Pork City. Yeah, that's what I said,
New Pork City. We launched in New York City, nationwide campaign,
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and just the excitement in our producer leaders' voices and
their faces, their mannerisms, our border directors, and our senior
level staff.
Speaker 1 (36:08):
Now, he adds that the Porkboard's three year strategic plan
is helping keep producer priorities front and center, aligning both
programming and budgets. That clear direction has allowed the producer
led organization to stay.
Speaker 6 (36:22):
Focused domestic and international marketing and a combined effort improve
the lives of our pigs and our people and do
everything you can as a national organization to collaboratively work
with our forty two state pork associations. So they clearly
articulated three big things with that focus. And I always
say what gets focused gets finished. Not only did they
give us three big things, but they put them in
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ranked order. I still remember in March at the Board
of directors meeting, one of the directors said, should we
prioritize these? And they did, and they ranked them in marketing, state, collaboration,
and improve the lives of our pigs and our people.
Speaker 1 (36:55):
The pork check off is judicious with producer dollars.
Speaker 6 (36:59):
Let's put a lazy are like focus on a few things.
What can we do really really well? And that gets
you motivated as a staffer if you think about what
we do and how we do it.
Speaker 22 (37:08):
Okay.
Speaker 6 (37:09):
And the other thing is I think it also has
provided us as staff members to say the power of no,
that's a nice to do. We'd like to do that,
but know for now, because here are marching orders in
which we are going to complete over the next three years.
Speaker 1 (37:23):
Heading into twenty six, doctor Cason wanted to take a
moment to thank the pork producer, knowing it's not always easy,
but they're providing a nutritious protein for consumers.
Speaker 6 (37:34):
And first and foremost is simply thank you. And I
try to start every talk, every presentation, every meeting that
I have across this great country with our farmers and
our forty two state pork associations, is thank you, because.
Speaker 2 (37:45):
They don't hear that enough.
Speaker 6 (37:46):
They're in the grind every day and the average American
doesn't know what that grind is, but they wake up
every day they do what they do to take care
of pigs, people and the planet because that's who they are.
It's just in their DNA. And so i'd start with
thank you. I'd also say, continue to do great work.
What you do matters, It impacts people's lives. One thing
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we all have to do is eat, and you're providing
a fabulous protein not only here but abroad.
Speaker 1 (38:12):
Visit porkcheckoff dot org for more information on the strategic plan. Again,
doctor Brett Cason, National Pork Board joining us this morning
and with that, friends out of time for today, thanks
for joining us back tomorrow morning with another edition, A
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