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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,
some people have a propensity during the Christmas holiday to
spend too much on gifts. How about some tips. Rod
bain starts us off.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Did you survive Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday,
pre and post Christmas and holiday gift buying days? Or
perhaps buying those gifts all year round. As Laura Hendricks
of University of Arkansas Extension observes.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
Holiday gift gifting can be a major stressor that time
of year. I think people put a lot of pressure
on themselves.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
So even if you have done your fair share of
holiday shopping already this season, take a moment and consider.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
Really thinking through what your budget is and the smartest
way to use the money that you.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
After all, it is easy for many of us to
get caught up in the holiday spirit.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
Wanted to make the holidays special for our friends and family,
and that can lead to overspending. So that kind of
enthusiasm around the holidays could end up with debt problems
or even more financial stress. If you're having trouble making
regular ends meet because you overspent during the holidays.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
So having a spending goal up front, even now if
you are already in the middle of holiday gift shopping,
can help as consumers.
Speaker 3 (01:31):
In addition to already knowing what our spending limits are
if we're shopping for holiday gifts, it's a good idea
to kind of have in mind before and what you're
looking for and who you need to buy gifts for.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
And if your shopping consists of bargain hunting, Hendrick says,
doing homework will help you understand if that deal is
truly a bargain.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
What is advertised as a discount price may not really
be that great of a discount. So knowing what the
regular price is and doing a little shopping around at
price comparison, especially on the ticket items before you even
go to the store, is a great thing to do.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
Doing online holiday shopping, make sure you use a reputable
retailer that offers secure payment methods.
Speaker 3 (02:09):
We always recommend that people who are shopping online that
you log out of accounts and close browsers when you're
through with the transactions.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
And what if you are shopping at a particular store
brick or mortar or online where an item is only
available while supplies last.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
So if you're not there in time to get that autumn,
can you get a voucher? Or if you find the
autumn on a lower price somewhere else, will that place pricemat.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
I'm Rod Bain, reporting for the US Department of Agriculture
in Washington, d C.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Well Friends, American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duval says American
farmers need an aid package soon. He's talking about it
with the Secretary of Agriculture. That story is coming up
on Aglife, Bob Quinn. Here was some farm news this morning. Friends.
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duval recently discussed the
challenges facing farm country with the Secretary of Agriculture. Chad
(02:59):
Smith has more on that conversation.
Speaker 4 (03:01):
During a recent phone call with AG's Secretary Brook Rollins,
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Val took the opportunity
to discuss two important issues facing agriculture.
Speaker 5 (03:13):
Yes, we had a short discussion on the phone about
the importance of transparency and pricing for poultry farmers and
how important the recent improvements to the system are to
poultry farmers. We've also talked about the need for economic
assistance for farmers and ranchers.
Speaker 4 (03:28):
Devall said he had a great conversation with the Secretary
who understands the challenges facing US farmers and ranchers.
Speaker 5 (03:36):
Secretary Rollins understands the need for economic aid and was
interested in other thoughts on the poultry transparency rules. This
is all part of ongoing conversation and we're going to
keep in touch with the administration to a variety of
channels about these issues.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
Deval said his goal for the conversation was to emphasize
the economic conditions that have led to a perfect storm
of difficulties.
Speaker 5 (03:59):
Farmers are facing negative margins for many of their crops
as supply calls remains very high and commodity prices have
come crashing down. Economic consistence isn't intended to help farmers
make a profit or even to make their balance sheet hole.
It's simply meant to help them whether the storm and
make it to the next growing season.
Speaker 6 (04:16):
Chad Smith, Washington, Well, friends, there's no question that high
fertilizer prices have been difficult to deal with for months now,
but what's ahead?
Speaker 1 (04:24):
Josh Linnville vice president of fertilizer at Stone ACKs, talks
about nitrogen.
Speaker 7 (04:29):
So far, everything looks like it's a big run here
this fall for anhydrous Everybody who has had a chance
to go out there, for the most part, has done
so we think it's gonna be a big full run. However,
you're starting to see a lot more of the estimates
next year for the corn crop. It's getting bigger. We
do use ninety three million, last big deep dive for
the fertilizer kind of forecast s and d now starting
here's some numbers. Ninety four ninety five is getting tossed
out there. So tremendous amount of demand is expected on
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the nitrogen side. Globally speaking, we still got some problems.
I don't know that go away very soon. Yeah, there's
been some things to help, but overalls and d is
still tighter than it should be.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
Lynnville talked about potash.
Speaker 7 (05:00):
Still think we're okay. Potash prices are good, they make
sense versus green values. Yeah, they can always be cheaper,
but I think the potash manufacturers has done a great
job of putting a price for it needs to be.
I think demand will be solid there. Phosphate we still
have big problems, and that's gonna be the one. I
think everybody's going to listen and say, yep, I don't
like phosphase at all. I don't think that's getting any
better anytime soon. The tariff situation that Trump announced on
late Friday, at least Trump administration announced that helps. It's
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not the silver bullet. We are still a world that
has China, who's typically the world's largest export eight or
ten million ton. I will be thrilled if they hit
four and a half million ton this year, and I
don't know if anybody else who can step up and
fill that gap.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
Phosphate and potash were recently added to the Critical Minerals List,
which Lynnville says is good news.
Speaker 7 (05:39):
I will take any attention we can to help smooth
the road, remove red tape and things like that. Potash
I don't get as worked up as some people do
when I look at the potash market, not only domestically
but globally. I see that as the best supplied market globally.
You've got a lot of production out there, you got
a lot of tons that are available, you have got
actually more tons that are coming online. And in fact,
the BHP a major mining company was building a facility
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up in jans And Canada. They're delaying the project. Part
of it's due for cost over and but part of
it they said that Makiam turn outlook for potash is solid.
Speaker 1 (06:06):
Josh Linnville of Stone cks this morning. The Washington read
Raspberry Commission's new executive director took over nearly five months
ago following the retirement of longtime leader Henry Beerlink. Gavin
Willis says it's been a very smooth transition.
Speaker 8 (06:20):
I've been working in agriculture in Walkham County since twenty eighteen,
where I started working at Walkam County Farmers, so I
was there for a number of years. Been involved in
water resources work as well. So there's a lot of
kind of the same players on the boards of those
organizations as there is on the Raspberry Commission. So I've
got a familiarity with the players and it's just mainly
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been a matter for me of getting up to speed
on issues specific to the raspberry industry, make sure we
can represent our growers as business we can.
Speaker 1 (06:48):
He says he's looking forward to meeting up with many
growers in early December at the Washington Small Fruit conference.
Speaker 8 (06:54):
I think that's part of maintaining our mandate of representing
the growers and making sure that they're aware of so
big emphasis on getting regular updates to growers so they
know what's going on. And Yeah, I'm really looking forward
to being able to need more of the growers and
person that that event.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
Gavin willis this morning, farm us. You're listening to WAG life.
Speaker 9 (07:11):
It's another agnews update. Higher crop prices, shifting exports, and
fresh USDA data shaping producer expectation.
Speaker 10 (07:21):
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Farmers sentiment improving in November is rising CROMP prices and
a more optimistic outlook for US exports lifted the Purdue Universe,
The AG economy barometer to its highest levels since June,
producers reporting stronger financial expectations even as investment caution persists.
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USDA's latest livestock slaughter reports showing red meat production down
three percent from last year. It's driven by an eight
percent drop in cattle slaughter and despite heavier weights, while
pork volumes hold steady on firmer carcass weights. In Washington,
EPA issuing a detailed clarification debunking claims that newly approved
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pesticides are forever chemicals, reaffirming that single fluorinated compounds do
not meet the definition of peafoss and remain fully compliant
with FIFFRA safety standards. Dairy markets softening in October, butter,
cheese and powder prices sliding, even as exports of high
(08:58):
value products like American tie, cheeses and butters surged during
this summer. It's another agnews update.
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As farmers and ranchers, the stewardship of the land comes naturally.
Your work keeps our water clean and improves the soil
and enhances wildlife habitat. It also provides countless benefits, not
just for you and your family, but for millions of
the mo Americans who depend on this region every day
without even realizing it. Thank you for being stewards of
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Speaker 9 (10:13):
Doctor Daryl Peel is, an Oklahoma state livestock marketing economists,
says it's good to start getting more information back from USDA.
Speaker 14 (10:25):
It's nice to get the weekly slaughter data back in
and all that, and that seems to have continued pretty
much don on the track we were on when we
last got data. Catle on feed numbers again really didn't
change things that much. We had the twelfth consecutive month
of year over year decreases in cattle on feed inventories.
So we're slowly pulling that inventory down. I do think
(10:45):
it's going to come down a little bit faster in
the coming months. And you know, one piece that we
had missed in the October catal on feed report that
was filled in in November was the heiferon feed number,
and so you know, that's kind of our most current
look at, at least the flip side of whether or
not we're retaining heifers, and it doesn't look like it yet.
The heiferon feed percentage stayed at thirty eight point one percent.
(11:10):
Heifer slaughter is down for the year, but so is
total cattle slaughter. So when you look at it, it
doesn't look like there's any strong indications yet as an
industry that we are aggressively retaining heifers going forward. And
so you know, obviously we'll be anticipating late January when
we get the actual January one inventory numbers, that'll be
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the direct confirmation of where we're at on cattle inventories
and replacement heifer inventories. But the indications are right now
that we have not really changed the general situation as
far as cattle inventories and where we're at from a
herd rebuilding standpoint. I think we're stabilizing at the low level,
but I don't think we're rebuilding yet.
Speaker 9 (11:53):
Doctor Daryl Peel, Oklahoma State American Cattle News.
Speaker 1 (12:03):
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Speaker 15 (12:05):
Now.
Speaker 4 (12:06):
What has been some of the results to date of
a recent USDA led agricultural trade mission to Mexico.
Speaker 2 (12:12):
Rod Bain reports Mexico in twenty twenty four was our
nation's largest trade partner fedigally. Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins recently
led a delegation to Mexico.
Speaker 16 (12:24):
We had with forty one US businesses, thirty three agg
cooperator group, six state departments of agriculture, one hundred and
fifty total participants who participated in over five hundred business
to business matchmaking meetings.
Speaker 2 (12:39):
That's Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lidberg.
Speaker 16 (12:43):
We are already projecting from that mission forty eight million
dollars worth of twelve month sales, and we expect that
number to grow even more.
Speaker 2 (12:53):
The breakdown based on twenty twenty four sales include nearly
fifty percent of US ag exports to Mexico consisting of
consumer oriented products think meat and meat products, dairy, process food, fruits,
and vegetables.
Speaker 16 (13:07):
Our agribusiness trade missions are one aspect of our trade
promotion programs that help build buyer seller relationships and put
our commodities and our great agg products into markets all
around the world. Beating folks face to face, engaging with them,
and finding those good partnerships is critically important, and that's
where USBA plays an outsized role.
Speaker 2 (13:29):
Brod Baine, reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington,
d C.
Speaker 17 (13:34):
We're talking to Katie Carpenter.
Speaker 18 (13:35):
Dairy in the Classroom is one of the programs that
we have started over the past five years, and there's
multiple elements of that, but one is having teacher training.
So we actually just brought thirty teachers in the Southern Tier.
We were in Stuben County and our court to listen
more dairy and those teachers were able to tour the
dairy farm and they were also able to go to
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the hp Hood plant to see where that farm sends
their milk and then see the products that are developed
from it. So we want teachers to have a better
understanding of their own food system, because we need to
give people more credit.
Speaker 6 (14:11):
Kids.
Speaker 18 (14:12):
People know that food starts on the farm, and they
know that we buy it at the grocery store. It's
all those steps in the middle that they've never experienced before.
We want them to give them space to ask questions,
and then we want them to take those experiences back
and communicate it to their students because they've had an
experience with us.
Speaker 17 (14:33):
What is the real reason? What was the need you
saw or someone saw to create Dairy in the Classroom.
Speaker 18 (14:41):
Sure, Dairy in the Classroom is a grand funded project
from the Dairy Promotion Order and it's very special to us.
And it's never lost on us that the project that
we are facilitating is funded from the dairy farmer's pockets,
and we always want to make sure that we're living
up to their expectation and doing the best we can do.
(15:04):
To really make sure that those farmers know how much
we value their hard work and how we feel proud
to be able to make this program happen. So Daring
in the Classroom program funds County Cooperative Extensions to have
a halftime educator leading direct student education. My little team
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at the state agg in the classroom. We train teachers
because we don't have the ability to do direct student education,
but cooperative extension educators are able to go into their
local school communities teach lessons multiple times for those students.
They're building relationships with students and teachers in schools. They're
the best people to do that because they know about
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the agriculture in their backyard. They know the nutritionists, they
know the milk truck drivers, they know the processors, and
they can really illustrate to those students about what's happening
in their local community, what that corn is that they
drive by on the school bus every single day. They
can talk about the people they know in their communities
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and why those people are important. So Dry in the
Classroom is a special project to us because we're funding
those halftime extension educators to do direct student education, which
is something we're not able to do in our agriculture
and the classroom programming.
Speaker 17 (16:23):
And how do folks find out about the dairy in
the classroom workshops.
Speaker 18 (16:26):
The best way to find those is by visiting our website,
which is AG Classroom, ag classroom dot org, forward slash
and why.
Speaker 17 (16:37):
Haadie Carpenter of the AG of the classroom program from
Cornell on John Clutter traveling the countryside for Feedback's USA.
Speaker 19 (16:48):
Well, in the tree nut industry, you have PCAs and
there's a standard of care, but really not official. I'm
Patrick Cavanaugh with the California tree Nut Report, part of
the VASTAG Information Network. Anthony Duddell is a consultant in
the ag industry. It comments on this.
Speaker 20 (17:05):
So there's no written code for the standards of care
on PCAs, but there is a legal definition of the
standards of care, which is the the question is asked
as was the action of the person consistent with what
others within the industry would do or accept as reasonable
under the circumstances. So basically the standards of care are
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if you're out there doing your job and you're you're
on par with what everybody else in the industry is doing,
then you have you know, you've covered that base right.
But if you go out and you make a recommendation
for a product combination that has been known to cost problems,
and even though it's registered, and you use that knowing
and there's common knowledge out there in the industry and
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people intentionally steer away from that product combination. Because it's
known to cause damage, then you're deviating from the standards.
And just because the products labeled doesn't mean that it's
it's a good idea to do that. And if everybody
else the industry stirs a way of it because of
that potential for risk and exposure, then you probably should
look at that on them.
Speaker 19 (18:05):
That's Anthony Donald, a consultant in those standards of care.
Yeah they're unwritten, but you know we have them.
Speaker 21 (18:11):
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Speaker 12 (18:40):
Today we're talking with aphids and white flies about sofena
insecticide from basf.
Speaker 22 (18:45):
We just get nailed with it.
Speaker 12 (18:47):
So tell us, how are you feeling really really weird
and you still want to devour this field?
Speaker 9 (18:53):
No way, bro.
Speaker 11 (18:55):
There you have it, folks.
Speaker 12 (18:56):
Safena insecticide is specifically engineered to disorient aphis and white
so they can't eat, and when they can't eat, they
can't destroyed.
Speaker 23 (19:03):
He'll protect your alfalfa from aphids with sophena insecticide. Always
read and follow label directions.
Speaker 19 (19:09):
With the AG Information Network. I'm Patrick Cavanaugh.
Speaker 15 (19:12):
Welcome to Aglife. I'm Dwayne Murley with your farm news.
Doctor William Wilson, a distinguished professor in the Agribusiness and
Applied Economics Department at North Dakota State University, recently undertook
a study of the global grain trade. Now, the international
grain trading industry has undergone significant and rapid changes over
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the last fifty years.
Speaker 19 (19:34):
He said.
Speaker 15 (19:34):
The study took a fresh look at the competitiveness of
the global grain trade.
Speaker 24 (19:38):
Yeah, this is a new study that was recently published
in Applied Economics, Perspectives and Policy where we're taking a
fresh look at the competitive and global grain trade. The
sinistry has changed radically. We use Barry micro economic data
on shipping its sales. I found the market is really
not dominated by a handful of companies as traditionally thought. Instead,
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there's really no dominant player, and in fact the industry
would be considered fiercely competitive.
Speaker 15 (20:04):
The last study in twenty twelve said ford companies controlled
seventy three percent of the global grain trade. Wilson said
his study show those four companies controlled about thirty percent
of the market. Instead, some new players are shaking up
the grain trade.
Speaker 24 (20:20):
It's not inconsequential that since about twenty fourteen we've seen
the growth of state back trading entities. One is by
the name of Kafko, which is Chinese, and then in
Russia there's a group of firms that control the industry
that are backed by the Kremlin. More recently, a trading
company was bought by Salek, which is Saudi Arabia Sovereign
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Investment Fund, and Louis Dreyfus was invested by Abu Dhabi
Investment Fund. We have a growth of the state back
entities which is changing the structure of the industry quite sharply.
Speaker 15 (20:55):
He talked about how these findings will affect people participating
in the industry in the years to Competition.
Speaker 24 (21:01):
Is thought to be good or I kind of take
the view of the reason why there's big firms is
because they're small firms. The reason why they're small firms
is because they're big firms. But at the end of
the day, the competition is more intense and previous thought.
As a result of that, margin has become more compressed
and the competitors seek to be better competitors, providing more
differentiation and the wider range of options and flexibility. So
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ultimately it's good for consumers. When this case, farmers predominantly
for North America.
Speaker 15 (21:28):
Based on his extensive research, Wilson said the industry should
continue to remain fiercely competitive.
Speaker 24 (21:35):
By definition, because of the large number of firms we have.
We indicated that there's thirty eight firms and the competitive fringe.
So you have four downand players in thirty eight in
the competitor to fringe plus half a dozen state backed entities.
That's fiercely, fiercely competitive. Will that continue in the future.
I suspect that it will at least in the next
five to ten years, driven by a number of things,
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but partly food security which fosters the development of state
back training company, but also the events around climate and
deforestration and all of these points two more runeously competitive
environment during that time period.
Speaker 15 (22:09):
Again that is doctor William Wilson of North Dakota State University.
Turning a RESA manufacturers conference in Ottawa, the talk turn
to resuming trade talks between the US and Canada. Pete Hoagstrap,
a US ambassador to China, said it could be a
challenge to get things going again.
Speaker 13 (22:28):
I've got suggestions that I think can get it restarted,
but it's not going to be easy. People will say
the president got met about an ad. People will say, Pete,
you just don't understand why we're so mad about the
fifty first state. Yeah, you're right, I don't. All I
can say is to my Canadian friends, is the ad
that was run. No one can ever remember a like
circumstance or a foreign government came into the United States
(22:51):
targeting the President of the United States and his policy
in a couple of weeks before a Supreme Court case
would be heard in front of the Supreme Court. That
does not happen in the United States of America. You
do not come into America and start political ads and
expect no consequences or reaction from the United States of
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America and the Trump administration. As far as we can tell,
it has never happened in America before and if Canada
wants to insert itself and create a new precedent that
you're going to participate in our electoral politics through advertising
targeting the President of the United.
Speaker 25 (23:33):
States and his policies, I would suggest that you seriously
consider whether that is the best way to try to
achieve your objectives in the United States of America.
Speaker 15 (23:46):
Again, Hoakstra suggests that the timing of the anti tariff
for Reagan ad amounted to foreign medaling in American affairs
of state. The US, Canada, and Mexico are said to
begin negotiations stub data use MCA agreement soon.
Speaker 26 (24:02):
It's time for California AG Today on the AG Information Network,
I am Hailey's ship will just This past November, Congressman
Raoul Ruiz, a California member of the US House of Representatives,
reintroduced the Federal Children's Act for Responsible Employment or Care Act,
which would extend the child labor protections used in all
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other industries to children working in agriculture. Current federal law
does allow forminers as young as twelve to work in
agricultural settings for longer periods of time than would be
permitted in non agricultural jobs, and to perform tasks that
are classified as hazardous. The Care Act would align age requirements,
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work our rules, and hazardous task restrictions for agricultural jobs
with those in other sectors. It would also strengthen enforcement
and expand federal data collection on youth injuries and fatalities.
Ruiz noted that a child dies in an agricultural related
incident about every three days and said stronger protections are needed. Supporters,
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including the Child Labor Coalition, the National Consumers League, and
Human Rights Watch emphasized that agricultural work exposes miners to
significant risks. They argue that closing long standing exemptions is
necessary to safeguard children's health and reduce preventable injuries and
deaths in farm labor.
Speaker 21 (25:26):
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so they'll trust you.
Speaker 12 (25:54):
Today we're talking with aphids and white flies about sophena
insecticide from basf.
Speaker 9 (25:59):
We just get nailed with it.
Speaker 12 (26:01):
So tell us, how are you feeling really really weird
and you still want to devour this field? No way,
bro There you have it, folks. Safena insecticide is specifically
engineered to dissorient aphis and wife flies so they can't eat,
and when they can't eat, they can't destroy.
Speaker 23 (26:17):
He'll protect your alfalfa from aphids with sephena insecticide. Always
read and follow label directions.
Speaker 26 (26:23):
On the AG Information Network. I am Hatley's ship, Bob Quhen.
Speaker 1 (26:26):
Here were some farm news this morning friends. American Farm
Bureau Federation President Zippy Duval recently discussed the challenges facing
farm country with the Secretary of Agriculture. Chad Smith has
more on that conversation.
Speaker 4 (26:38):
During a recent phone call with AG's Secretary Brooke Rollins,
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duval took the opportunity
to discuss two important issues facing agriculture.
Speaker 5 (26:50):
Yes, we had a short discussion on phone about the
importance of transparency and pricing for poetry farmers and how
important recent improvements to the system are voltry farmers. We'll
also talked about the need for economic assistance for farmers
and ranchers.
Speaker 4 (27:05):
De Vall said he had a great conversation with the
Secretary who understands the challenges facing US farmers and ranchers.
Speaker 5 (27:13):
Secretary Rollins understands the need for economic aid and was
interested in other thoughts on the poultry transparency rules. This
is all part of an ongoing conversation, and we're going
to keep in touch with the administration to a variety
of channels about these issues.
Speaker 4 (27:28):
Devall said his goal for the conversation was to emphasize
the economic conditions that have led to a perfect storm
of difficulties.
Speaker 5 (27:36):
Farmers are facing negative margins for many of their crops
as supply costs remains very high and commodity prices have
come crashing down. Economic consistence isn't intended to help farmers
make a profit or even to make their balance sheet hole.
It's simply meant to help them weather the storm and
make it to the next growing season.
Speaker 6 (27:54):
Chad Smith, Washington, USDA Secretary Brook Rollins insisted on CNBC's
squakboy that China will meet its commitment to buy twelve
million metric tons of soybeans this year. Rollins was asked
if China could make good on its terrorf producing deal
with just over a month remaining in the year and
so few soybeans bought so far.
Speaker 11 (28:14):
They've already put in a purchase order.
Speaker 27 (28:16):
We've already started shipping soybeans their way almost a million
and a half metric tons. We have every indication they
will continue to buy soybeans sortum, et cetera.
Speaker 1 (28:24):
But will it be twelve million metric tons and will
it happen in the short time remaining this year.
Speaker 27 (28:29):
Every sign is their commitment remains true that they will
indeed buy or purchase twelve million metric tons or put
the order in. It doesn't mean we'll move twelve million
metric tons by the end of December, but it means
that those orders will come in according to their commitment.
Speaker 1 (28:43):
But Rollins admits there's still a need to help farmers
and the extent of that aid will depend on the
trade situation.
Speaker 27 (28:50):
We are looking at the aid right now. We have
always said it is to solve for to mitigate anything
under these new trade negotiations. Every day that changes and
that's what we're working. So we'll have an announcement probably
in the next week or two on what that's going
to look like.
Speaker 1 (29:05):
Hinting that better foreign buys could limit the extent of aid,
Rolin said, farmers want markets, not a government check. Well, friends,
there's no question that high fertilizer prices have been difficult
to deal with for months now. But what's ahead. Josh Linnville,
vice president of fertilizer at stone Cks, talks about nitrogen.
Speaker 7 (29:23):
So far, everything looks like it's a big run here
this fall for anhydrous Everybody who has had a chance
to go out there, for the most part, has done
so we think it's going to be a big fall run. However,
you're starting to see a lot more of the estmates
next year for the corn crop, it's getting bigger. We'd
use ninety three million last big deep dive for the
fertilizer kind of forecast s and d now starting here's
some numbers. Ninety four ninety five is getting tossed out there,
so tremendous amount of demand is expected on the nitrogen side.
(29:44):
Globally speaking, we still got some problems. I don't know
go away very soon. Yeah, there's been some things to help,
but overall S and D is still tighter than it
should be.
Speaker 1 (29:52):
Lynnville talked about potash.
Speaker 7 (29:53):
I still think we're okay. Potash prices are good, they
make sense for SUS screen values. Yeah, they can always
be cheaper, but I think the potash manufacturers has done
a great job of putting a price for it needs
to be. I think demand will be solid there. Phosphate,
we still have big problems, and that's gonna be the one.
I think everybody's going to listen say, yep, Well, I
don't like phosphase at all. I don't think that's getting
any better anytime soon. The tariff situation that Trump announced
on late Friday, at least Trump administration announced that helps.
(30:16):
That's not the silver bullet. We are still a world
that has China, who's typically the world's largest export eight
or ten million ton. I will be thrilled if they
hit four and a half million ton this year, and
I don't know if anybody else who can step up
and fill that gap.
Speaker 1 (30:27):
Phosphate and potash were recently added to the Critical Minerals List,
which Lynnville says is good news.
Speaker 7 (30:33):
I will take any attention we can to help smooth
the road, remove red tape and things like that. Potash
I don't get as worked up as some people do
when I look at the potash market, not only domestically
but globally. I see that as the best supplied market globally.
You've got a lot of production out there, you got
a lot of tons that are available. You have got
actually more tons that are coming online. And in fact,
the BHP, a major mining company, was building a facility
(30:54):
up in Jams in Canada. They're delaying the project. Part
of it's due for a cost overrun, but part of
it they said that medium turnout look for potashes solid.
Speaker 1 (31:00):
Josh Linnville of Stone Cks This morning, I'll look at
some farm us. You are listening to ag Life.
Speaker 28 (31:08):
From the Egg Information Network. I'm Bob Larson with your
agribusiness update. Well, California's iconic naval orange arrived in produce
aisles right on time this year. Picking started October ninth
in Kern County b sweet citruses. Matt Watkins says absence
of a late summer heat wave and cooler October weather
helped the crop reach maturity right on time. Naval oranges
(31:29):
are harvested fall through spring and often into summer. Early
and late varieties spread out the harvest, allowing growers to
hit markets when prices are good. Egg Secretary Brook Rawlins
says USDA will purchase up to thirty million dollars in
fresh fruit from American farmers to distribute to food banks
and nutrition assistance programs across the country. This is made
(31:49):
through Section thirty two of the Agriculture Act and will
assist producers and communities in need. Rolin says certain commodities
are experiencing a surplus and USDA is ensuring these crops
don't go to waste but help Americans in need. And
with the holidays upon US, bird flu is once again
infecting commercial and backyard poultry flocks. Civil Eaths reports the
(32:10):
flu has killed more than eight point nine million turkeys, chickens,
and ducks in the US in September, but consumers are
unlikely to feel a price squeeze. An American Farm Bureau
survey found retail prices for frozen turkeys were down by
sixteen percent compared to last year, even though wholesale prices
are up forty percent.
Speaker 21 (32:27):
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?
Speaker 14 (32:42):
Oh?
Speaker 21 (32:42):
And how receptive is this age group to your sales
pitch during non work social time. Maybe the best place
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
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Speaker 11 (33:24):
You From the Egg Information Network. I'm Bob Larson with
today's agribusiness update. Bob quin back to wrap up AGLIE
for today friends. The American Farm Bureaus Farm State of
Mind campaign began back in twenty seventeen with the simple
goal of letting farmers know it's okay to reach out
for help. Bailey core Wine campaign co leader talks about
farm state of mind.
Speaker 29 (33:44):
We were originally focusing on the opioid epidemic and rural America.
We know that hit our rural community's hardest, But then
we realized that there was a much larger problem at play,
and that's the overall issue of mental health struggles in
rural America.
Speaker 12 (33:56):
So since twenty.
Speaker 29 (33:57):
Seventeen, we've been working on just identifying the problem and
letting farmers and ranchers know that it's okay to reach
out for help, it's okay to not be okay, and
then also putting together some resources, like we have the
first of its kind, searchable national directory of mental health
resources available on our website, which is farm stadominds dot org.
Speaker 1 (34:14):
She talked about the biggest misconception in rural America when
it comes to mental health.
Speaker 29 (34:18):
That's a pretty easy one for me to answer. I
think the biggest misconception is that reaching out is a
sign of weakness. I think, especially when you think about
farmers and ranchers, they're really tough people. They want to
pull themselves up by their bootstraps, and they think if
I just work a little harder, or if I just
spend a little longer in the tractor, then I'll be
able to fight my way out of this on my own.
But it's actually the exact opposite.
Speaker 4 (34:38):
That's true.
Speaker 29 (34:38):
Reaching out for help is a sign of strength, not
a sign of weakness, And a lot of times when
you're in these dark moments, when you're really struggling with something,
reaching out and telling others that you need help is
the only way out, so it's the best course of action.
Speaker 1 (34:50):
Certainly, Corwine said they're learning that broaching the topic to
members can require some different approaches.
Speaker 29 (34:56):
That's definitely something that we have tried to balance throughout
the time that we've been working on the projects ever
since twenty seventeen, and it's something that we've learned along
the way. We try to keep in close contact with
our members and find out what works for them, and
if we get a reaction that's like, hey, this isn't
really how I want to hear about this, or this
doesn't mean anything to me or help me when I'm struggling,
then we're going to go a different direction. So it's
(35:16):
some trial and error, but then we also work with
a lot of outside organizations medical and mental health professionals
who can help us, and they're really the experts in
the field. So we try to balance what's useful in
farm country with what's useful to medical practitioners and mental
health professionals.
Speaker 1 (35:31):
More information farm stateofmind dot org, Well friends. Many farmers
may be looking for tax advantages as we approach the
end of the year, but as a new tractor or
equipment purchase the place to find it, One tax advisor says,
maybe not. Mike Davis wraps us up today.
Speaker 22 (35:45):
Austin Pifer, associate attorney with Egg and Business Legal Strategies,
says buying an expensive purchase as a tax haven may
not be the best strategy.
Speaker 30 (35:54):
A lot of farmers justify that, especially at the end
of the year, by saying, Oh, I don't want to
pay tax, so I need to buy some new equipment,
and I can appreciate it. I can say taxes, and
that's really putting the cart before the horse. Yeah, it's
probably nice to have a newer, fancier tractor or combine, feedwagon,
what have you, but it should really be a question
of is this going to make me money?
Speaker 22 (36:11):
Piper suggests the first step is to make sure it
makes good business sense.
Speaker 30 (36:16):
From a business perspective. Is this purchase going to make
my business better? Is it going to make me more money?
Is it going to save me on equipment costs or
labor costs or repair costs, or am I just buying
it because I want the newest, fanciest track.
Speaker 22 (36:29):
Piper tells farmers that at the end of the day,
a new purchase should make you money.
Speaker 30 (36:34):
You've got money in the bank, and that's how you
want to spend it. More power to you. Most of
the clients who end up in here, they're buying these
things on credit, and they're trying to take a big
tax deduction, and they think that all makes sense, but
then they're stuck with big payments for the next who
knows how many years. And if it's not helping you
make money, then it's just drag.
Speaker 22 (36:52):
I'm Mike Davis.
Speaker 1 (36:54):
With that friends about a time Forday, thanks for joining us.
Back tomorrow morning with another edition of Bag Life.
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,
some people have a propensity during the Christmas holiday to
spend too much on gifts. How about some tips. Rod
bain starts us off.
Speaker 2 (00:19):
Did you survive Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday,
pre and post Christmas and holiday gift buying days? Or
perhaps buying those gifts all year round. As Laura Hendricks
of University of Arkansas Extension observes.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
Holiday gift gifting can be a major stressor that time
of year. I think people put a lot of pressure
on themselves.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
So even if you have done your fair share of
holiday shopping already this season, take a moment and consider.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
Really thinking through what your budget is and the smartest
way to use the money that you.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
After all, it is easy for many of us to
get caught up in the holiday spirit.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
Wanted to make the holidays special for our friends and family,
and that can lead to overspending. So that kind of
enthusiasm around the holidays could end up with debt problems
or even more financial stress. If you're having trouble making
regular ends meet because you overspent during the holidays.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
So having a spending goal up front, even now if
you are already in the middle of holiday gift shopping,
can help as consumers.
Speaker 3 (01:31):
In addition to already knowing what our spending limits are
if we're shopping for holiday gifts, it's a good idea
to kind of have in mind before and what you're
looking for and who you need to buy gifts for.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
And if your shopping consists of bargain hunting, Hendrick says,
doing homework will help you understand if that deal is
truly a bargain.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
What is advertised as a discount price may not really
be that great of a discount. So knowing what the
regular price is and doing a little shopping around at
price comparison, especially on the ticket items before you even
go to the store, is a great thing to do.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
Doing online holiday shopping, make sure you use a reputable
retailer that offers secure payment methods.
Speaker 3 (02:09):
We always recommend that people who are shopping online that
you log out of accounts and close browsers when you're
through with the transactions.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
And what if you are shopping at a particular store
brick or mortar or online where an item is only
available while supplies last.
Speaker 3 (02:25):
So if you're not there in time to get that autumn,
can you get a voucher? Or if you find the
autumn on a lower price somewhere else, will that place pricemat.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
I'm Rod Bain, reporting for the US Department of Agriculture
in Washington, d C.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Well Friends, American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duval says American
farmers need an aid package soon. He's talking about it
with the Secretary of Agriculture. That story is coming up
on Aglife, Bob Quinn. Here was some farm news this morning. Friends.
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duval recently discussed the
challenges facing farm country with the Secretary of Agriculture. Chad
(02:59):
Smith has more on that conversation.
Speaker 4 (03:01):
During a recent phone call with AG's Secretary Brook Rollins,
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Val took the opportunity
to discuss two important issues facing agriculture.
Speaker 5 (03:13):
Yes, we had a short discussion on the phone about
the importance of transparency and pricing for poultry farmers and
how important the recent improvements to the system are to
poultry farmers. We've also talked about the need for economic
assistance for farmers and ranchers.
Speaker 4 (03:28):
Devall said he had a great conversation with the Secretary
who understands the challenges facing US farmers and ranchers.
Speaker 5 (03:36):
Secretary Rollins understands the need for economic aid and was
interested in other thoughts on the poultry transparency rules. This
is all part of ongoing conversation and we're going to
keep in touch with the administration to a variety of
channels about these issues.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
Deval said his goal for the conversation was to emphasize
the economic conditions that have led to a perfect storm
of difficulties.
Speaker 5 (03:59):
Farmers are facing negative margins for many of their crops
as supply calls remains very high and commodity prices have
come crashing down. Economic consistence isn't intended to help farmers
make a profit or even to make their balance sheet hole.
It's simply meant to help them whether the storm and
make it to the next growing season.
Speaker 6 (04:16):
Chad Smith, Washington, Well, friends, there's no question that high
fertilizer prices have been difficult to deal with for months now,
but what's ahead?
Speaker 1 (04:24):
Josh Linnville vice president of fertilizer at Stone ACKs, talks
about nitrogen.
Speaker 7 (04:29):
So far, everything looks like it's a big run here
this fall for anhydrous Everybody who has had a chance
to go out there, for the most part, has done
so we think it's gonna be a big full run. However,
you're starting to see a lot more of the estimates
next year for the corn crop. It's getting bigger. We
do use ninety three million, last big deep dive for
the fertilizer kind of forecast s and d now starting
here's some numbers. Ninety four ninety five is getting tossed
out there. So tremendous amount of demand is expected on
(04:49):
the nitrogen side. Globally speaking, we still got some problems.
I don't know that go away very soon. Yeah, there's
been some things to help, but overalls and d is
still tighter than it should be.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
Lynnville talked about potash.
Speaker 7 (05:00):
Still think we're okay. Potash prices are good, they make
sense versus green values. Yeah, they can always be cheaper,
but I think the potash manufacturers has done a great
job of putting a price for it needs to be.
I think demand will be solid there. Phosphate we still
have big problems, and that's gonna be the one. I
think everybody's going to listen and say, yep, I don't
like phosphase at all. I don't think that's getting any
better anytime soon. The tariff situation that Trump announced on
late Friday, at least Trump administration announced that helps. It's
(05:22):
not the silver bullet. We are still a world that
has China, who's typically the world's largest export eight or
ten million ton. I will be thrilled if they hit
four and a half million ton this year, and I
don't know if anybody else who can step up and
fill that gap.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
Phosphate and potash were recently added to the Critical Minerals List,
which Lynnville says is good news.
Speaker 7 (05:39):
I will take any attention we can to help smooth
the road, remove red tape and things like that. Potash
I don't get as worked up as some people do
when I look at the potash market, not only domestically
but globally. I see that as the best supplied market globally.
You've got a lot of production out there, you got
a lot of tons that are available, you have got
actually more tons that are coming online. And in fact,
the BHP a major mining company was building a facility
(06:00):
up in jans And Canada. They're delaying the project. Part
of it's due for cost over and but part of
it they said that Makiam turn outlook for potash is solid.
Speaker 1 (06:06):
Josh Linnville of Stone cks this morning. The Washington read
Raspberry Commission's new executive director took over nearly five months
ago following the retirement of longtime leader Henry Beerlink. Gavin
Willis says it's been a very smooth transition.
Speaker 8 (06:20):
I've been working in agriculture in Walkham County since twenty eighteen,
where I started working at Walkam County Farmers, so I
was there for a number of years. Been involved in
water resources work as well. So there's a lot of
kind of the same players on the boards of those
organizations as there is on the Raspberry Commission. So I've
got a familiarity with the players and it's just mainly
(06:41):
been a matter for me of getting up to speed
on issues specific to the raspberry industry, make sure we
can represent our growers as business we can.
Speaker 1 (06:48):
He says he's looking forward to meeting up with many
growers in early December at the Washington Small Fruit conference.
Speaker 8 (06:54):
I think that's part of maintaining our mandate of representing
the growers and making sure that they're aware of so
big emphasis on getting regular updates to growers so they
know what's going on. And Yeah, I'm really looking forward
to being able to need more of the growers and
person that that event.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
Gavin willis this morning, farm us. You're listening to WAG life.
Speaker 9 (07:11):
It's another agnews update. Higher crop prices, shifting exports, and
fresh USDA data shaping producer expectation.
Speaker 10 (07:21):
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a more optimistic outlook for US exports lifted the Purdue Universe,
The AG economy barometer to its highest levels since June,
producers reporting stronger financial expectations even as investment caution persists.
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USDA's latest livestock slaughter reports showing red meat production down
three percent from last year. It's driven by an eight
percent drop in cattle slaughter and despite heavier weights, while
pork volumes hold steady on firmer carcass weights. In Washington,
EPA issuing a detailed clarification debunking claims that newly approved
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pesticides are forever chemicals, reaffirming that single fluorinated compounds do
not meet the definition of peafoss and remain fully compliant
with FIFFRA safety standards. Dairy markets softening in October, butter,
cheese and powder prices sliding, even as exports of high
(08:58):
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Speaker 9 (10:13):
Doctor Daryl Peel is, an Oklahoma state livestock marketing economists,
says it's good to start getting more information back from USDA.
Speaker 14 (10:25):
It's nice to get the weekly slaughter data back in
and all that, and that seems to have continued pretty
much don on the track we were on when we
last got data. Catle on feed numbers again really didn't
change things that much. We had the twelfth consecutive month
of year over year decreases in cattle on feed inventories.
So we're slowly pulling that inventory down. I do think
(10:45):
it's going to come down a little bit faster in
the coming months. And you know, one piece that we
had missed in the October catal on feed report that
was filled in in November was the heiferon feed number,
and so you know, that's kind of our most current
look at, at least the flip side of whether or
not we're retaining heifers, and it doesn't look like it yet.
The heiferon feed percentage stayed at thirty eight point one percent.
(11:10):
Heifer slaughter is down for the year, but so is
total cattle slaughter. So when you look at it, it
doesn't look like there's any strong indications yet as an
industry that we are aggressively retaining heifers going forward. And
so you know, obviously we'll be anticipating late January when
we get the actual January one inventory numbers, that'll be
(11:33):
the direct confirmation of where we're at on cattle inventories
and replacement heifer inventories. But the indications are right now
that we have not really changed the general situation as
far as cattle inventories and where we're at from a
herd rebuilding standpoint. I think we're stabilizing at the low level,
but I don't think we're rebuilding yet.
Speaker 9 (11:53):
Doctor Daryl Peel, Oklahoma State American Cattle News.
Speaker 1 (12:03):
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Speaker 15 (12:05):
Now.
Speaker 4 (12:06):
What has been some of the results to date of
a recent USDA led agricultural trade mission to Mexico.
Speaker 2 (12:12):
Rod Bain reports Mexico in twenty twenty four was our
nation's largest trade partner fedigally. Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins recently
led a delegation to Mexico.
Speaker 16 (12:24):
We had with forty one US businesses, thirty three agg
cooperator group, six state departments of agriculture, one hundred and
fifty total participants who participated in over five hundred business
to business matchmaking meetings.
Speaker 2 (12:39):
That's Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lidberg.
Speaker 16 (12:43):
We are already projecting from that mission forty eight million
dollars worth of twelve month sales, and we expect that
number to grow even more.
Speaker 2 (12:53):
The breakdown based on twenty twenty four sales include nearly
fifty percent of US ag exports to Mexico consisting of
consumer oriented products think meat and meat products, dairy, process food, fruits,
and vegetables.
Speaker 16 (13:07):
Our agribusiness trade missions are one aspect of our trade
promotion programs that help build buyer seller relationships and put
our commodities and our great agg products into markets all
around the world. Beating folks face to face, engaging with them,
and finding those good partnerships is critically important, and that's
where USBA plays an outsized role.
Speaker 2 (13:29):
Brod Baine, reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington,
d C.
Speaker 17 (13:34):
We're talking to Katie Carpenter.
Speaker 18 (13:35):
Dairy in the Classroom is one of the programs that
we have started over the past five years, and there's
multiple elements of that, but one is having teacher training.
So we actually just brought thirty teachers in the Southern Tier.
We were in Stuben County and our court to listen
more dairy and those teachers were able to tour the
dairy farm and they were also able to go to
(13:57):
the hp Hood plant to see where that farm sends
their milk and then see the products that are developed
from it. So we want teachers to have a better
understanding of their own food system, because we need to
give people more credit.
Speaker 6 (14:11):
Kids.
Speaker 18 (14:12):
People know that food starts on the farm, and they
know that we buy it at the grocery store. It's
all those steps in the middle that they've never experienced before.
We want them to give them space to ask questions,
and then we want them to take those experiences back
and communicate it to their students because they've had an
experience with us.
Speaker 17 (14:33):
What is the real reason? What was the need you
saw or someone saw to create Dairy in the Classroom.
Speaker 18 (14:41):
Sure, Dairy in the Classroom is a grand funded project
from the Dairy Promotion Order and it's very special to us.
And it's never lost on us that the project that
we are facilitating is funded from the dairy farmer's pockets,
and we always want to make sure that we're living
up to their expectation and doing the best we can do.
(15:04):
To really make sure that those farmers know how much
we value their hard work and how we feel proud
to be able to make this program happen. So Daring
in the Classroom program funds County Cooperative Extensions to have
a halftime educator leading direct student education. My little team
(15:27):
at the state agg in the classroom. We train teachers
because we don't have the ability to do direct student education,
but cooperative extension educators are able to go into their
local school communities teach lessons multiple times for those students.
They're building relationships with students and teachers in schools. They're
the best people to do that because they know about
(15:48):
the agriculture in their backyard. They know the nutritionists, they
know the milk truck drivers, they know the processors, and
they can really illustrate to those students about what's happening
in their local community, what that corn is that they
drive by on the school bus every single day. They
can talk about the people they know in their communities
(16:09):
and why those people are important. So Dry in the
Classroom is a special project to us because we're funding
those halftime extension educators to do direct student education, which
is something we're not able to do in our agriculture
and the classroom programming.
Speaker 17 (16:23):
And how do folks find out about the dairy in
the classroom workshops.
Speaker 18 (16:26):
The best way to find those is by visiting our website,
which is AG Classroom, ag classroom dot org, forward slash
and why.
Speaker 17 (16:37):
Haadie Carpenter of the AG of the classroom program from
Cornell on John Clutter traveling the countryside for Feedback's USA.
Speaker 19 (16:48):
Well, in the tree nut industry, you have PCAs and
there's a standard of care, but really not official. I'm
Patrick Cavanaugh with the California tree Nut Report, part of
the VASTAG Information Network. Anthony Duddell is a consultant in
the ag industry. It comments on this.
Speaker 20 (17:05):
So there's no written code for the standards of care
on PCAs, but there is a legal definition of the
standards of care, which is the the question is asked
as was the action of the person consistent with what
others within the industry would do or accept as reasonable
under the circumstances. So basically the standards of care are
(17:26):
if you're out there doing your job and you're you're
on par with what everybody else in the industry is doing,
then you have you know, you've covered that base right.
But if you go out and you make a recommendation
for a product combination that has been known to cost problems,
and even though it's registered, and you use that knowing
and there's common knowledge out there in the industry and
(17:48):
people intentionally steer away from that product combination. Because it's
known to cause damage, then you're deviating from the standards.
And just because the products labeled doesn't mean that it's
it's a good idea to do that. And if everybody
else the industry stirs a way of it because of
that potential for risk and exposure, then you probably should
look at that on them.
Speaker 19 (18:05):
That's Anthony Donald, a consultant in those standards of care.
Yeah they're unwritten, but you know we have them.
Speaker 21 (18:11):
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Speaker 12 (18:40):
Today we're talking with aphids and white flies about sofena
insecticide from basf.
Speaker 22 (18:45):
We just get nailed with it.
Speaker 12 (18:47):
So tell us, how are you feeling really really weird
and you still want to devour this field?
Speaker 9 (18:53):
No way, bro.
Speaker 11 (18:55):
There you have it, folks.
Speaker 12 (18:56):
Safena insecticide is specifically engineered to disorient aphis and white
so they can't eat, and when they can't eat, they
can't destroyed.
Speaker 23 (19:03):
He'll protect your alfalfa from aphids with sophena insecticide. Always
read and follow label directions.
Speaker 19 (19:09):
With the AG Information Network. I'm Patrick Cavanaugh.
Speaker 15 (19:12):
Welcome to Aglife. I'm Dwayne Murley with your farm news.
Doctor William Wilson, a distinguished professor in the Agribusiness and
Applied Economics Department at North Dakota State University, recently undertook
a study of the global grain trade. Now, the international
grain trading industry has undergone significant and rapid changes over
(19:32):
the last fifty years.
Speaker 19 (19:34):
He said.
Speaker 15 (19:34):
The study took a fresh look at the competitiveness of
the global grain trade.
Speaker 24 (19:38):
Yeah, this is a new study that was recently published
in Applied Economics, Perspectives and Policy where we're taking a
fresh look at the competitive and global grain trade. The
sinistry has changed radically. We use Barry micro economic data
on shipping its sales. I found the market is really
not dominated by a handful of companies as traditionally thought. Instead,
(19:58):
there's really no dominant player, and in fact the industry
would be considered fiercely competitive.
Speaker 15 (20:04):
The last study in twenty twelve said ford companies controlled
seventy three percent of the global grain trade. Wilson said
his study show those four companies controlled about thirty percent
of the market. Instead, some new players are shaking up
the grain trade.
Speaker 24 (20:20):
It's not inconsequential that since about twenty fourteen we've seen
the growth of state back trading entities. One is by
the name of Kafko, which is Chinese, and then in
Russia there's a group of firms that control the industry
that are backed by the Kremlin. More recently, a trading
company was bought by Salek, which is Saudi Arabia Sovereign
(20:41):
Investment Fund, and Louis Dreyfus was invested by Abu Dhabi
Investment Fund. We have a growth of the state back
entities which is changing the structure of the industry quite sharply.
Speaker 15 (20:55):
He talked about how these findings will affect people participating
in the industry in the years to Competition.
Speaker 24 (21:01):
Is thought to be good or I kind of take
the view of the reason why there's big firms is
because they're small firms. The reason why they're small firms
is because they're big firms. But at the end of
the day, the competition is more intense and previous thought.
As a result of that, margin has become more compressed
and the competitors seek to be better competitors, providing more
differentiation and the wider range of options and flexibility. So
(21:23):
ultimately it's good for consumers. When this case, farmers predominantly
for North America.
Speaker 15 (21:28):
Based on his extensive research, Wilson said the industry should
continue to remain fiercely competitive.
Speaker 24 (21:35):
By definition, because of the large number of firms we have.
We indicated that there's thirty eight firms and the competitive fringe.
So you have four downand players in thirty eight in
the competitor to fringe plus half a dozen state backed entities.
That's fiercely, fiercely competitive. Will that continue in the future.
I suspect that it will at least in the next
five to ten years, driven by a number of things,
(21:55):
but partly food security which fosters the development of state
back training company, but also the events around climate and
deforestration and all of these points two more runeously competitive
environment during that time period.
Speaker 15 (22:09):
Again that is doctor William Wilson of North Dakota State University.
Turning a RESA manufacturers conference in Ottawa, the talk turn
to resuming trade talks between the US and Canada. Pete Hoagstrap,
a US ambassador to China, said it could be a
challenge to get things going again.
Speaker 13 (22:28):
I've got suggestions that I think can get it restarted,
but it's not going to be easy. People will say
the president got met about an ad. People will say, Pete,
you just don't understand why we're so mad about the
fifty first state. Yeah, you're right, I don't. All I
can say is to my Canadian friends, is the ad
that was run. No one can ever remember a like
circumstance or a foreign government came into the United States
(22:51):
targeting the President of the United States and his policy
in a couple of weeks before a Supreme Court case
would be heard in front of the Supreme Court. That
does not happen in the United States of America. You
do not come into America and start political ads and
expect no consequences or reaction from the United States of
(23:15):
America and the Trump administration. As far as we can tell,
it has never happened in America before and if Canada
wants to insert itself and create a new precedent that
you're going to participate in our electoral politics through advertising
targeting the President of the United.
Speaker 25 (23:33):
States and his policies, I would suggest that you seriously
consider whether that is the best way to try to
achieve your objectives in the United States of America.
Speaker 15 (23:46):
Again, Hoakstra suggests that the timing of the anti tariff
for Reagan ad amounted to foreign medaling in American affairs
of state. The US, Canada, and Mexico are said to
begin negotiations stub data use MCA agreement soon.
Speaker 26 (24:02):
It's time for California AG Today on the AG Information Network,
I am Hailey's ship will just This past November, Congressman
Raoul Ruiz, a California member of the US House of Representatives,
reintroduced the Federal Children's Act for Responsible Employment or Care Act,
which would extend the child labor protections used in all
(24:24):
other industries to children working in agriculture. Current federal law
does allow forminers as young as twelve to work in
agricultural settings for longer periods of time than would be
permitted in non agricultural jobs, and to perform tasks that
are classified as hazardous. The Care Act would align age requirements,
(24:45):
work our rules, and hazardous task restrictions for agricultural jobs
with those in other sectors. It would also strengthen enforcement
and expand federal data collection on youth injuries and fatalities.
Ruiz noted that a child dies in an agricultural related
incident about every three days and said stronger protections are needed. Supporters,
(25:07):
including the Child Labor Coalition, the National Consumers League, and
Human Rights Watch emphasized that agricultural work exposes miners to
significant risks. They argue that closing long standing exemptions is
necessary to safeguard children's health and reduce preventable injuries and
deaths in farm labor.
Speaker 21 (25:26):
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 the 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
(25:46):
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.
Speaker 12 (25:54):
Today we're talking with aphids and white flies about sophena
insecticide from basf.
Speaker 9 (25:59):
We just get nailed with it.
Speaker 12 (26:01):
So tell us, how are you feeling really really weird
and you still want to devour this field? No way,
bro There you have it, folks. Safena insecticide is specifically
engineered to dissorient aphis and wife flies so they can't eat,
and when they can't eat, they can't destroy.
Speaker 23 (26:17):
He'll protect your alfalfa from aphids with sephena insecticide. Always
read and follow label directions.
Speaker 26 (26:23):
On the AG Information Network. I am Hatley's ship, Bob Quhen.
Speaker 1 (26:26):
Here were some farm news this morning friends. American Farm
Bureau Federation President Zippy Duval recently discussed the challenges facing
farm country with the Secretary of Agriculture. Chad Smith has
more on that conversation.
Speaker 4 (26:38):
During a recent phone call with AG's Secretary Brooke Rollins,
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duval took the opportunity
to discuss two important issues facing agriculture.
Speaker 5 (26:50):
Yes, we had a short discussion on phone about the
importance of transparency and pricing for poetry farmers and how
important recent improvements to the system are voltry farmers. We'll
also talked about the need for economic assistance for farmers
and ranchers.
Speaker 4 (27:05):
De Vall said he had a great conversation with the
Secretary who understands the challenges facing US farmers and ranchers.
Speaker 5 (27:13):
Secretary Rollins understands the need for economic aid and was
interested in other thoughts on the poultry transparency rules. This
is all part of an ongoing conversation, and we're going
to keep in touch with the administration to a variety
of channels about these issues.
Speaker 4 (27:28):
Devall said his goal for the conversation was to emphasize
the economic conditions that have led to a perfect storm
of difficulties.
Speaker 5 (27:36):
Farmers are facing negative margins for many of their crops
as supply costs remains very high and commodity prices have
come crashing down. Economic consistence isn't intended to help farmers
make a profit or even to make their balance sheet hole.
It's simply meant to help them weather the storm and
make it to the next growing season.
Speaker 6 (27:54):
Chad Smith, Washington, USDA Secretary Brook Rollins insisted on CNBC's
squakboy that China will meet its commitment to buy twelve
million metric tons of soybeans this year. Rollins was asked
if China could make good on its terrorf producing deal
with just over a month remaining in the year and
so few soybeans bought so far.
Speaker 11 (28:14):
They've already put in a purchase order.
Speaker 27 (28:16):
We've already started shipping soybeans their way almost a million
and a half metric tons. We have every indication they
will continue to buy soybeans sortum, et cetera.
Speaker 1 (28:24):
But will it be twelve million metric tons and will
it happen in the short time remaining this year.
Speaker 27 (28:29):
Every sign is their commitment remains true that they will
indeed buy or purchase twelve million metric tons or put
the order in. It doesn't mean we'll move twelve million
metric tons by the end of December, but it means
that those orders will come in according to their commitment.
Speaker 1 (28:43):
But Rollins admits there's still a need to help farmers
and the extent of that aid will depend on the
trade situation.
Speaker 27 (28:50):
We are looking at the aid right now. We have
always said it is to solve for to mitigate anything
under these new trade negotiations. Every day that changes and
that's what we're working. So we'll have an announcement probably
in the next week or two on what that's going
to look like.
Speaker 1 (29:05):
Hinting that better foreign buys could limit the extent of aid,
Rolin said, farmers want markets, not a government check. Well, friends,
there's no question that high fertilizer prices have been difficult
to deal with for months now. But what's ahead. Josh Linnville,
vice president of fertilizer at stone Cks, talks about nitrogen.
Speaker 7 (29:23):
So far, everything looks like it's a big run here
this fall for anhydrous Everybody who has had a chance
to go out there, for the most part, has done
so we think it's going to be a big fall run. However,
you're starting to see a lot more of the estmates
next year for the corn crop, it's getting bigger. We'd
use ninety three million last big deep dive for the
fertilizer kind of forecast s and d now starting here's
some numbers. Ninety four ninety five is getting tossed out there,
so tremendous amount of demand is expected on the nitrogen side.
(29:44):
Globally speaking, we still got some problems. I don't know
go away very soon. Yeah, there's been some things to help,
but overall S and D is still tighter than it
should be.
Speaker 1 (29:52):
Lynnville talked about potash.
Speaker 7 (29:53):
I still think we're okay. Potash prices are good, they
make sense for SUS screen values. Yeah, they can always
be cheaper, but I think the potash manufacturers has done
a great job of putting a price for it needs
to be. I think demand will be solid there. Phosphate,
we still have big problems, and that's gonna be the one.
I think everybody's going to listen say, yep, Well, I
don't like phosphase at all. I don't think that's getting
any better anytime soon. The tariff situation that Trump announced
on late Friday, at least Trump administration announced that helps.
(30:16):
That's not the silver bullet. We are still a world
that has China, who's typically the world's largest export eight
or ten million ton. I will be thrilled if they
hit four and a half million ton this year, and
I don't know if anybody else who can step up
and fill that gap.
Speaker 1 (30:27):
Phosphate and potash were recently added to the Critical Minerals List,
which Lynnville says is good news.
Speaker 7 (30:33):
I will take any attention we can to help smooth
the road, remove red tape and things like that. Potash
I don't get as worked up as some people do
when I look at the potash market, not only domestically
but globally. I see that as the best supplied market globally.
You've got a lot of production out there, you got
a lot of tons that are available. You have got
actually more tons that are coming online. And in fact,
the BHP, a major mining company, was building a facility
(30:54):
up in Jams in Canada. They're delaying the project. Part
of it's due for a cost overrun, but part of
it they said that medium turnout look for potashes solid.
Speaker 1 (31:00):
Josh Linnville of Stone Cks This morning, I'll look at
some farm us. You are listening to ag Life.
Speaker 28 (31:08):
From the Egg Information Network. I'm Bob Larson with your
agribusiness update. Well, California's iconic naval orange arrived in produce
aisles right on time this year. Picking started October ninth
in Kern County b sweet citruses. Matt Watkins says absence
of a late summer heat wave and cooler October weather
helped the crop reach maturity right on time. Naval oranges
(31:29):
are harvested fall through spring and often into summer. Early
and late varieties spread out the harvest, allowing growers to
hit markets when prices are good. Egg Secretary Brook Rawlins
says USDA will purchase up to thirty million dollars in
fresh fruit from American farmers to distribute to food banks
and nutrition assistance programs across the country. This is made
(31:49):
through Section thirty two of the Agriculture Act and will
assist producers and communities in need. Rolin says certain commodities
are experiencing a surplus and USDA is ensuring these crops
don't go to waste but help Americans in need. And
with the holidays upon US, bird flu is once again
infecting commercial and backyard poultry flocks. Civil Eaths reports the
(32:10):
flu has killed more than eight point nine million turkeys, chickens,
and ducks in the US in September, but consumers are
unlikely to feel a price squeeze. An American Farm Bureau
survey found retail prices for frozen turkeys were down by
sixteen percent compared to last year, even though wholesale prices
are up forty percent.
Speaker 21 (32:27):
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?
Speaker 14 (32:42):
Oh?
Speaker 21 (32:42):
And how receptive is this age group to your sales
pitch during non work social time. Maybe the best place
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
(33:04):
station featuring the AGG Information Network News. If you'd like
to deliver information about your terrific product or service, give
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Speaker 11 (33:24):
You From the Egg Information Network. I'm Bob Larson with
today's agribusiness update. Bob quin back to wrap up AGLIE
for today friends. The American Farm Bureaus Farm State of
Mind campaign began back in twenty seventeen with the simple
goal of letting farmers know it's okay to reach out
for help. Bailey core Wine campaign co leader talks about
farm state of mind.
Speaker 29 (33:44):
We were originally focusing on the opioid epidemic and rural America.
We know that hit our rural community's hardest, But then
we realized that there was a much larger problem at play,
and that's the overall issue of mental health struggles in
rural America.
Speaker 12 (33:56):
So since twenty.
Speaker 29 (33:57):
Seventeen, we've been working on just identifying the problem and
letting farmers and ranchers know that it's okay to reach
out for help, it's okay to not be okay, and
then also putting together some resources, like we have the
first of its kind, searchable national directory of mental health
resources available on our website, which is farm stadominds dot org.
Speaker 1 (34:14):
She talked about the biggest misconception in rural America when
it comes to mental health.
Speaker 29 (34:18):
That's a pretty easy one for me to answer. I
think the biggest misconception is that reaching out is a
sign of weakness. I think, especially when you think about
farmers and ranchers, they're really tough people. They want to
pull themselves up by their bootstraps, and they think if
I just work a little harder, or if I just
spend a little longer in the tractor, then I'll be
able to fight my way out of this on my own.
But it's actually the exact opposite.
Speaker 4 (34:38):
That's true.
Speaker 29 (34:38):
Reaching out for help is a sign of strength, not
a sign of weakness, And a lot of times when
you're in these dark moments, when you're really struggling with something,
reaching out and telling others that you need help is
the only way out, so it's the best course of action.
Speaker 1 (34:50):
Certainly, Corwine said they're learning that broaching the topic to
members can require some different approaches.
Speaker 29 (34:56):
That's definitely something that we have tried to balance throughout
the time that we've been working on the projects ever
since twenty seventeen, and it's something that we've learned along
the way. We try to keep in close contact with
our members and find out what works for them, and
if we get a reaction that's like, hey, this isn't
really how I want to hear about this, or this
doesn't mean anything to me or help me when I'm struggling,
then we're going to go a different direction. So it's
(35:16):
some trial and error, but then we also work with
a lot of outside organizations medical and mental health professionals
who can help us, and they're really the experts in
the field. So we try to balance what's useful in
farm country with what's useful to medical practitioners and mental
health professionals.
Speaker 1 (35:31):
More information farm stateofmind dot org, Well friends. Many farmers
may be looking for tax advantages as we approach the
end of the year, but as a new tractor or
equipment purchase the place to find it, One tax advisor says,
maybe not. Mike Davis wraps us up today.
Speaker 22 (35:45):
Austin Pifer, associate attorney with Egg and Business Legal Strategies,
says buying an expensive purchase as a tax haven may
not be the best strategy.
Speaker 30 (35:54):
A lot of farmers justify that, especially at the end
of the year, by saying, Oh, I don't want to
pay tax, so I need to buy some new equipment,
and I can appreciate it. I can say taxes, and
that's really putting the cart before the horse. Yeah, it's
probably nice to have a newer, fancier tractor or combine, feedwagon,
what have you, but it should really be a question
of is this going to make me money?
Speaker 22 (36:11):
Piper suggests the first step is to make sure it
makes good business sense.
Speaker 30 (36:16):
From a business perspective. Is this purchase going to make
my business better? Is it going to make me more money?
Is it going to save me on equipment costs or
labor costs or repair costs, or am I just buying
it because I want the newest, fanciest track.
Speaker 22 (36:29):
Piper tells farmers that at the end of the day,
a new purchase should make you money.
Speaker 30 (36:34):
You've got money in the bank, and that's how you
want to spend it. More power to you. Most of
the clients who end up in here, they're buying these
things on credit, and they're trying to take a big
tax deduction, and they think that all makes sense, but
then they're stuck with big payments for the next who
knows how many years. And if it's not helping you
make money, then it's just drag.
Speaker 22 (36:52):
I'm Mike Davis.
Speaker 1 (36:54):
With that friends about a time Forday, thanks for joining us.
Back tomorrow morning with another edition of Bag Life.
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