September 12, 2025

Episode Transcript

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.
When one state's farm bureau puts together a website to
market foods and value added products from their farms, it
provides both new markets for their growers and new connections
with consumers. Rod Bain has our opening report.

Speaker 2 (00:22):
State's Promoting Agriculture is common among the vessels used our
state departments of Agriculture, a state far Bureaus, and in
the case of the Jayhawks, state It's State far Bureau
offers an avenue for producers to promote and sell their
goods at value added products. For as Kylie Stout explades,
when we.

Speaker 3 (00:42):
Speak with farmers that we work with, their number one
challenge is marketing. How can we reach more consumers? How
can we do that with minimal effort when they have
been working all day providing labor to create the products
or work the cattle.

Speaker 2 (00:55):
That led to Kansas Farm Bureau developing an oddlined store
shop Kansas farms.

Speaker 3 (01:01):
A lot of times they work with us just to
outsource that because we can do it, and we can
provide a bigger outreach that they're not able to do
on their own, and we put on direct to marketing
workshops for them. We try to bring all the resources
and partner with other organizations to make sure they have
every tool available to them and their toolkit.

Speaker 2 (01:17):
The convenias factor of sales avenues like shop kants as
farms are not lost on Kylie are those producers who
utilize their online presence.

Speaker 3 (01:26):
A lot of the farmers that we work with don't
want to commit to a weekly farmer's market. They want
to be home with their family. Makes sense, and so
we provide a digital platform for farmers to be able
to sell their products twenty four to seven to consumers.

Speaker 2 (01:40):
Nor the irony that Kansas farm goods and value added
products the day we visited with Kylie were being sold
not just at a farmer's market, but the Great American
Farmer's Market in Washington, d C. Earlier this summer. Yet,
she says, many producers are aware they.

Speaker 3 (01:56):
Need to use all access points available to them to
be able to market their products. So this is one
avenue being at a farmer's market. The online availability is another.
Shipping nationwide is another wholesale models and grocery stores is one.

Speaker 2 (02:10):
Way to diversify revenue streams as well as make connections
with customers, even if virtually in part it's education not
just about the source of food, but Kansas agriculture. While
a state perhaps best known for wheat, at small grains,
at beef.

Speaker 3 (02:27):
The sandtail plum jelly, the sandhill plum is the Kansas
state fruit, thanks to a group of fifth graders who
wrote to the governor and said this should be our
state fruit. So it grows wild out in the western
fields of Kansas, and we're proud to be promoting it
in our nation's capital. It is, I think, a little
bit sweeter than a regular plum, but of course in
the jelly context, it's going to be sweeter because of

(02:49):
the added sugars that make it so great on a
piece of toast in the morning for your breakfast.

Speaker 2 (02:54):
I'm broad Bain, reporting for the US Department of Agriculture
in Washington, d C.

Speaker 1 (03:00):
Prices predicted to go down. Diesel prices, however, on the rise.
That story's ahead on ag Life. Bob Quinn back with
some farm news this morning. Friends. Oil prices are holding
fairly steady, thanks to producer consumer balancing Act. Patrick Dehan
with gasbuddy dot Com says OPEK met this past weekend

(03:20):
and announced plans to increase oil production in October by
roughly one hundred and eighty thousand barrels a day. But
Dehn pointed out the global economy is doing a good
job absorbing the extra oil.

Speaker 4 (03:32):
OECD countries who report oil inventory data have only seen
modest increases in overall oil supplies, so it does look
like as oil. As OPEK has increased oil production, the
market through increased consumption, has been absorbing a lot of it.
But for now, I think the additional increase from OPEC

(03:52):
will likely keep oil prices in that low sixty dollars
a barrel range.

Speaker 1 (03:57):
Dehn says he expects gasoline prices top in the coming weeks,
not only because of the increased amount of oil, but
the transition in the US to cheaper winter blends of fuel.
When it comes to diesel prices, Dehan expects the opposite
to occur.

Speaker 4 (04:12):
As we see farmers now starting to harvest their crops,
we could see diesel demand go up and that could
contribute to higher diesel prices in the weeks ahead and
as well as getting closer to winter weather will likely
increase heating oil consumption. Heating oil and diesel essentially the
same product, so that's something that will likely put upward
pressure on diesel prices in the week's ahead.

Speaker 1 (04:32):
Patrick Dehon gasbuddy dot Com with US well friends all
look at trade this morning. The Illinois Farm Bureau as
hopeful President Trump can come through with trade agreements that
include targeted export volumes. The term volumes is question for
its potential short term gain versus long term stability for agriculture,

(04:53):
and the association's president, Brian Duncan says it makes the
forecast for trade quote cloudy.

Speaker 5 (05:00):
Multilateral agreements that are long term agreements that have provisions
in them to correct any let's say, questionable practices rules
based trade. So that has been what we've supported. Now
is that the future of trade Right now it seems uncertain.

Speaker 1 (05:21):
Bud Duncan says, any deal that moves the trade needle
would be welcome.

Speaker 5 (05:26):
Right now, we are looking for any wins that we
can get, and certainly a long term, stable wind would
be better than one announcement of a flash sale, but
anything that could help move the psychology of the market.
I think would be beneficial.

Speaker 1 (05:44):
Brian Duncan, president of the Illinois Farm Bureau. He made
his comments during the Decatur, Illinois Farm Progress Show at
the end of last month. The ethanol industry says year
round E fifteen is a national security issue and belongs
in the annual Defense Bill now before Congress. Out of
the Midwest, Senator Chuck Grassley says the push to make

(06:04):
year round E fifteen part of the Defense bill has
several backers, including himself.

Speaker 6 (06:10):
I'm advocating that, and I'm sure John e Earn says
she's a member of the Armed Services Committee. That gives
her a little extra punch than me.

Speaker 1 (06:19):
In klobash are Amy Klobachar, the top Democrat on the
Senate Ag Committee. But the prize for year round E
fifteen's inclusion would be the Senate Majority Leader John Thune.
Grassly expects his support.

Speaker 6 (06:32):
I would expect soon to be very much for it,
and I would think that we wouldn't be getting the
opposition from the oil companies that we generally get.

Speaker 1 (06:42):
Eight states already sell E fifteen year round, and it's
easier to sell it everywhere and not to have to
change summertime blends elsewhere. But what happens if it doesn't
make it to the Defense bill.

Speaker 6 (06:53):
Now, if it doesn't get in the Defense bill, I
would sure hope we'd get in at the end of
the year bill. And last year it was in until
almost the last minute.

Speaker 1 (07:04):
In other farm related news, the Supreme Court has agreed
to hear arguments in early November on the President's request
to overturn a lower court ruling against his import tariffs,
and commodity groups reacted positively to the updated Make America
Healthy Again Report for involving agriculture, acknowledging EPA's science based
pesticide approvals and the benefits of nutrient rich beef and

(07:27):
whole milk farm us. This morning, you're listening to Aglife.

Speaker 7 (07:31):
It's another agnews update. Ethanol production climbs while exports surge Midsummer.
More after this.

Speaker 8 (07:41):
Here's farmer and landowner John Prue.

Speaker 9 (07:44):
We purchased the land about three years ago and there
was an old farmstead on there with trees.

Speaker 10 (07:48):
You're going to clear the lands. We could farm through it.

Speaker 9 (07:50):
We thought we knew where the pipe was, so we
didn't call to get it located. The work on our
property led to the damage of a light crude pipeline.

Speaker 10 (07:57):
Fortunately no one was hurt, but it could have been
much worse.

Speaker 8 (08:00):
Never assumed the location or depth of underground lines. Always
call eight one one or visit clickbefore youdig dot com
before you start work a message from the pipeline operators
for egg safety campaign.

Speaker 7 (08:11):
Ethanol production rose to a six week hi for the
week that ended July twenty fifth, reaching one point one
million barrels per day. That's one point seven percent higher
than the previous week and two point one percent above
the three year average, and that's according to EIA data
analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Though output slightly below

(08:34):
last year's level, the four week average now stands at
an annualized rate of sixteen point seven one billion gallons.
Stocks climbed the twenty four point seven million barrels, highest
since mid May, while gasoline supplied used to measure fuel
demand rose two point one percent to nine point one

(08:54):
five million barrels per day. Blender inputs ticked up slightly
did ethanol exports, which jumped forty two point six percent,
now an estimated one hundred and fifty four thousand barrels
per day. For contexts US ethanol exports topping one billion
gallons just halfway through the new marketing year. USDA expects

(09:15):
a record one point eight five billion gallons in exports
by year end. Meanwhile, no ethanol imports recorded for over
a year. It's another AGEWS update.

Speaker 11 (09:29):
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(09:50):
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Speaker 7 (10:00):
Can cattle news major changes coming to USDA. We'll have
more after this.

Speaker 8 (10:09):
Here's farmer and landowner John Prue.

Speaker 9 (10:11):
We purchased the land about three years ago and there
was an old farmstead on there with trees, and you're
going to clear the lands.

Speaker 10 (10:17):
We could farm through it.

Speaker 9 (10:18):
We thought we knew where the pipe was, so we
didn't call to get it located. The work on our
property led to the damage of a light crude pipeline.

Speaker 10 (10:24):
Fortunately no one was hurt, but it could have been
much worse.

Speaker 8 (10:28):
Never assumed the location or depth of underground lines. Always
call eight one to one or visit clickbefore youdig dot
com before you start work. A message from the pipeline
operators for egg safety campaign.

Speaker 7 (10:39):
What could you do with four billion dollars? What could
USDA do for four billion dollars? USDA's Deputy Secretary Stephen
Vaden before the Senate ad Committee on their reorganization plan.

Speaker 12 (10:57):
We do have an estimate, Senator, regarding how much, at
a minimum, we expect to save once costs are taken
into account, and that's approximately four billion dollars. How did
we get to that number. We got to that number
by looking into account the head count reductions as a
result of the deferred resignation program. Those alone will save
the Department of Agriculture approximately one point nine billion dollars net.

(11:20):
You've mentioned the state of our buildings, and you are
unfortunately correct, particularly when it comes to the National Capital Region,
and you're looking at the four buildings that the Secretary's
memorandum proposes to vacate. The value of the deferred maintenance
on those buildings. A liability on USDA is two point
two billion with a B dollars hard to conceive, but

(11:41):
that is the calculation when you add those four buildings
together of how much maintenance they need to bring them
up to modern standards. And so when you add those
two sums together of expected savings, you're starting out with
more than four billion dollars. And that is before we
take into account the low we're cost of living for employees,

(12:02):
the lower lease rates that we will have to pay
in the five hubs. Of course, the full value of
that will only know when the plan is finalized after
consultation with Congress, but we start out at a baseline
of four billion dollars worth of savings.

Speaker 7 (12:17):
Many will relocate to Raleigh, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Sport Collins,
and Salt Lake City. American Cattle News.

Speaker 1 (12:30):
This is Dairy Radio.

Speaker 8 (12:32):
Now it's time for our Feet for on Friday with
doctor Mike Hutchins, Professor E.

Speaker 13 (12:37):
Aritis from the University of Illinois.

Speaker 14 (12:38):
Hello, Mike, well, welcome to today's program, and we're going
to talk about mephane production and focusing on romaform. This
was presented in a Journal of Dairy Science article in
the August issue by a colleagues from the University of
California and Wagonhall which is located in the Netherlands, methane
emissions continue to be a concern. Here we are getting

(13:01):
methane from two sources, primarily from the ruminate itself and
tarry for ruminant animals, and then manure itself. Bromoform is
a promising feed additive that is produced in the red
seaweed and can also be synthetically manufactured as well. What
the group from California and the wagono did a meta

(13:21):
analysis to look at three aspects of it. One is
methane production measured as grams per day. Another one is
methane yield which is Graham's per kilogram and dry matter.
And then methane intensity, which is measured as gram's per
kilogram of product. So for dairy farmers that would be
propound of milk or per pound.

Speaker 6 (13:40):
Of cheese or butter.

Speaker 14 (13:42):
The meta analysis that they did involved fourteen different studies.
Six of them are from dairy cattle and eight are
from beef cattle. There are thirty nine treatments in here,
and of course use both the beef and dairy ruminate sources.
The average dose was twenty eight milligrams of bromiform per
kilogram of dry matter consumed by these cattle, and they

(14:02):
saw marked improvements on methane reduction. In terms of production
of methhane it was down forty seven percent, the yield
it was down forty three percent, and the intensity was
down thirty nine percent, so it has a very big
impact on methane production as well. When they did in
the meta analysis, they also found that higher doses would
increase the efficiency but may also have some impact on palatability.

(14:26):
The beef cattle response was greater than in dairy cattle,
and certainly we saw greater responses if the diet was
higher in starch diets and on lower and neutral detergent
fiber levels. In the program, the level of starch and
the BF rations was thirty percent starch, and the meta analysis,
on average, the dairy rations were at thirteen percent starch,

(14:46):
which is a modestly low level for dairy cattle. In
terms of effects on dry matter intake, on dairy cattle,
about a three point three percent reduction dry matter intake
these cattle six point five percent with higher doses having
bigger drops as well. That would be a plus for
a dairy farm because that would reduce the amount of
feed cattle are consuming. I bought the bad news on

(15:07):
the dairy cattle. Milk fill also dropped four point six percent,
so now there's some economic relationship between those two as well.
They also looked at the carrier of the bromiform products,
and oil carrier had a better, bigger response in terms
of lowering methane production. They also observed and dairy cattle
the tender to sort more when there was bromiform in

(15:28):
the diet and change their eating pattern and spend a
little more time eating, and actually their head location shifted
is well, so ourtakeo messages would run. First of all,
the cost of product, which was not listed in the
meta analysis, would be important relative to the responses on
dry matter, which would be a plus and milk losses
which would be a negative. Currently, bromoform is not cleared

(15:50):
by FDA because it has to be proven that it
does not appear in milk as a residue in meat
as well, the economic rewards will be important for dairy
farmers because certainly they are going to have to have
some type of the economic incentive to use the products and
be well aware. There is variation in the responses and
palatability will have to be evaluated in the future. Well
Bill Lack complete a program for today. Fankes heah a

(16:12):
great deal.

Speaker 13 (16:13):
Thank you, Mike. That's doctor Mike Hutchens, Professor emeritus from
the University of Illinois, featured every Friday here on our
feed for on Friday on Dairy Radio Now.

Speaker 2 (16:20):
This week's annoucement from the Federal Governments Make America Healthier
GIG Commission, a strategy of over one hundred and twenty
initiatives addressing chronic disease and children, features a prominent role
for agriculture that according to Commission member at Agriculture Secretary
Brook rawlins.

Speaker 15 (16:37):
I am encouraged by the roadmap that this report presents.
It shows where opportunities exist to improve technology, research and outcomes.
America's farmers and ranchers dedicate their lives to the noble
cause of feeding our country and the world, and in
doing so have created the safest, most affordable, and most
abundant food supply in the world world.

Speaker 2 (17:00):
Additional future USDA efforts of the Better Nutrition Space range
from improved soil health tools at an upcoming Regenerative Farming
Practice pilot program to continued work on updating the nation's
dietary guidelines. I'm Rod Bain, reporting for the US Department
of Agriculture in Washington, d C.

Speaker 16 (17:22):
Crim's eighty six is a very important rootstock for the
almond industry because it provides such good anchoring, but not
all almond varieties take to it. I'm Patrick Cavanaugh with
the California Tree Nut Report, part of the vastag Information Network.
Luke Minron is a UCA and R Orchard Crops farm
advisor for Butte, Tahema and Glenn Counties.

Speaker 17 (17:43):
My growers in the North Sack Valley really are addicted
to Crimps eighty six and the amazing anchorage that we
get with it, but it did not play well with independence,
and we've seen problems with shafta as well.

Speaker 16 (17:55):
We asked Milron, what is going on with these self
fruitful varieties.

Speaker 17 (17:59):
It isn't full incompatibility. These trees will kind of limp
along and they seem to have some kind of, you know,
an underlying stress. There may be a partial incompatibility there.
Chuck Fleck, the Nurserymen from Sierra Gold came up with
a great turn of phrase that I love, said, you know,
they may not be incompatible, but they're commercially incompatible. So

(18:19):
that's kind of what we've been seeing.

Speaker 16 (18:21):
So Milron's doing test with different rootstocks on different varieties.

Speaker 17 (18:25):
I instead planted Shasta on Viking and same thing with
the Independence. This rootstock that we love so much just
doesn't behave very well with a lot of these new
self fertiles. We've had a lot of issues with Monterey
on this rootstock. So no rootstock is perfect, and we've
certainly had a lot of problems with Krimskon in these
unique situations.

Speaker 16 (18:46):
That's farm Advisor Luke Milarn.

Speaker 18 (18:48):
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(19:11):
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Speaker 16 (19:48):
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Speaker 20 (19:51):
California lawmakers voted last week to allow the sale of
a higher ethanol gas sleam blend that could help bring
down fuel prices and the larger fuel auto market. The
sale of E fifteen, a blend containing fifteen percent ethanol,
would be allowed immediately once the bill is signed by
Governor Gavin Newsom. California had been the only US state

(20:13):
that did not allow sales of the fuel. The move
likely will benefit biofuel producers and corn farmers, as that
will expand the market for their products to the most
populous US state. California's state Senate passed the bill AB
thirty in a unanimous thirty nine to zero vote. The
measure passed the state Assembly in June. California has been

(20:36):
grappling with how to ran in skyrocketing pump prices. Lawmakers
pointed to a University of California's study that estimated the
fuels availability could lower gas prices in the state by
twenty cents per gallon.

Speaker 2 (20:50):
Too early for Christmas. That's not the case for Christmas
tree growers like Western Washington States John tillmot as they
performed nearly year round war work to make that merchandise
available for the holidays. For example, currently be performed at
Tilbrid's Christmas tree.

Speaker 21 (21:06):
Lot September October. We're doing all our tagging for inventory
that gives us what numbers we have of what specie,
of what sizes for sale.

Speaker 2 (21:14):
Also continuing for Tilbod at his crew, a task that
started earlier this summer.

Speaker 21 (21:19):
We start a culturing season starts in early July and
that will go through typically about the end of September,
where we're going out straight and leaders trim and sides
of the trees, hopefully making sure that we have something
that looks good for tagging the last time.

Speaker 2 (21:33):
Tilburd took a break from his Christmas tree farm duties
mid January, the end of a one month period shortly
before Christmas after wind Dell the holiday sales period. Rod Bain,
reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington, d C.

Speaker 22 (21:50):
July was another solid month for US pork exports. US
Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Hallstrom has more details.

Speaker 23 (21:57):
Down just slightly from last year's none. We're at almost
two hundred and thirty nine thousand metric tons. Really the
same theme that we've heard for a while. Broad Based
results from a lot of different countries are contributing to it.
The leader continues to be Mexico. You look at the
rest of Latin America, Central American in particular, fourteen thousand,

(22:18):
five hundred tons, thirty five percent above a year ago.
Central America continues to be amazing On pork. You've got
regions like the Caribbean continue to perform up again.

Speaker 22 (22:28):
This month, US pork got some good news with an
increased quota into the European Union.

Speaker 23 (22:32):
We've been saying all along that in these negotiations, pork
is sort of the quiet potential winner here in terms
of incremental access, and Europe is not generally thought of
as a destination for pork exports, but there has been
some history in the past with significant tones going there
and this might allow us to rekindle that demand, especially

(22:53):
on items like ham meat.

Speaker 22 (22:55):
Beef exports continue to be limited by China, essentially shutting
the US out of the market.

Speaker 23 (23:00):
We were down about nineteen percent at just about ninety
thousand metric tons. The vast majority of that decrease is
attributable course to China, which we fully expected. China continues
to be a major thorn in our side in terms
of lack of access with the vast majority of the
beef plants and cold surge is not listed for China.

(23:21):
This continues to be a very high profile priority for
USTR and USTA and we're pushing strongly in that area.
But that being said, outside of China, demand continues to
be pretty resilient. Korea had a very good month in
the month of July. You know, we saw growth in
excess of ten percent there, while down slightly. Japan had

(23:42):
a fairly good month as well.

Speaker 22 (23:44):
For more, please visit USMEF dot org for the USB
and Export Federation.

Speaker 7 (23:48):
I'm John Harrith that Far.

Speaker 2 (23:50):
Big CUB is expected to be up from USDA's February forecast.
Research economist Kerry Lakowski says the latest Far Bigcome forecast
released Wednesday indicates.

Speaker 24 (24:00):
Farm income will increase in twenty twenty five relative to
twenty twenty four, and this follows declining farm income in
twenty twenty three. In twenty twenty.

Speaker 2 (24:09):
Four, By the numbers, that farming CUB is forecasted up
fifty two billion with a B dollars year over year,
while that farm cash INCUB is projected to increase over
forty billion for this year.

Speaker 24 (24:20):
Most of the expected increase in farm income is coming
from higher cash receipt from the sale of animal and
animal products, and also we expect higher payment from government
programs to farmers in twenty twenty five.

Speaker 2 (24:33):
Also expected up total production expenses by two point six
percent in twenty twenty five, down from the previous year.
Cash receipts for crop producers by almost five percent year
over year. Broad Bane reporting for the US Department of
Agriculture in Washington, d C.

Speaker 25 (24:50):
It's time for California AGG today on the AG Information Network,
I Am Haley's ship. The Federal Courts of Appeals recently
decided that President Trump does not have the power to
set tariffs on imports based on the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act. Dave Selmonson, Senior director of Government Affairs for

(25:11):
the American Farm Bureau. So the court decision reaffirmed an
earlier decision made by a lower court.

Speaker 26 (25:18):
That said the President doesn't have authority under that International
Emergency Economic Powers Act. He doesn't have the authority to
impose tariffs. Well, the Court of Appeals said, you know,
the lower court was right, So they upheld the Court
of International Trade and said, no, no authority, mister President
to do tariffs under this statue.

Speaker 25 (25:38):
Despite the finding, the appeals Court didn't force the administration
to call off the tariffs.

Speaker 26 (25:44):
The tariffs continue. But Administration, you have until October fourteenth,
that's the latest date that you can petition the Supreme
Court to hear a case. So we're just leave everything
as it is. If you decide to take an appeal,
then you go on. But for right now, wow, even
though we have this decision, nothing has changed on the
tarra front.

Speaker 25 (26:04):
Sulmonson said. The next development in the process could take
several months to unfold, pending the Supreme Court's decision to
hear the administration's case. Dave solmonson American Farm Bureau.

Speaker 19 (26:15):
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Speaker 21 (26:30):
Oh?

Speaker 19 (26:30):
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

(26:53):
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Speaker 25 (27:13):
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Speaker 1 (27:18):
Bob Quinn back with some farm news this morning, friends,
oil prices are holding fairly steady thanks to producer consumer
balancing act. Patrick Dehan with gasbuddy dot com says OPEK
met this past weekend and announced plans to increase oiled
production in October by roughly one hundred eighty thousand barrels
a day. But Dehn pointed out the global economy is

(27:40):
doing a good job absorbing the extra oil.

Speaker 4 (27:43):
OECD countries who report oil inventory data have only seen
modest increases in overall oil supplies, so it does look
like that oil. As OPEK has increased oil production, the
market through increased consumption has been absorbing a lot of it.
But for now, I think the additional increase from OPEC

(28:04):
will likely keep oil prices in that low sixty dollars
a barrel range.

Speaker 1 (28:08):
Dehan says he expects gasoline prices to drop in the
coming weeks, not only because of the increased amount of oil,
but the transition in the US to cheaper winter blends
of fuel. When it comes to diesel prices, Dehon expects
the opposite to occur.

Speaker 4 (28:23):
As we see farmers now starting to harvest their crops,
we could see diesel demand go up and that could
contribute to higher diesel prices in the weeks ahead, and
as well as getting closer to winter weather will likely
increase heating oil consumption. Heating oil and diesel essentially the
same product, so that's something that will likely put upward
pressure on diesel prices in the weeks ahead.

Speaker 1 (28:43):
Patrick deehon gasbuddy dot Com with us while friends, Increasing
nitrogen rates on corn in tests done by the University
of Illinois has positively impacted crop biomass kernel size and
kernel number per year, suggesting a yeld response to nitrogen.
Illinois Extensions Doctor John Jones with US.

Speaker 27 (29:05):
The crop response is clearly present when increasing nitrogen rates.

Speaker 17 (29:10):
We've increased the.

Speaker 27 (29:11):
Amount of crop biomass kernel size, but then also the
number of kernels around the ear and then kernel length
on the ears as well. So I think we're going
to clearly see some yield response to nitrogen. The response
to sulfur is maybe not as clear yet. We will
be evaluating that when the combines roll out.

Speaker 1 (29:32):
This with cost in mind, Jones suggests farmers do a
carefull evaluation of previous data on their farm.

Speaker 27 (29:39):
Certainly aware that nitrogen fertilizer costs are relatively high, especially
in relation to corn grain costs as well. So we're
at about an eight to one ratio of corn grain
costs to nitrogen costs. If we're looking at fall and hydrosnemonium,
that's a little bit lower or we'll say, less favorable
price condition than we've commonly had over the years. And

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in that case, I think it's really important to use
available data to understand what has been the economic optal
nitrogen rate in previous years on your soils or similar
soils to your farm.

Speaker 1 (30:12):
Jones offers this advice as autumn approaches.

Speaker 27 (30:15):
I think one of the things to think about is
that if fall nitrogen is in your plan, make sure
that you're watching soil temperatures as applications occurring. If we're
dealing with a dry fall, sometimes that effectiveness of an
hydrous application can be something that we want to make
sure that we're getting complete slot or slit closure when
we're applying in hydro semonium and then waiting un till

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those soil temperatures at four inches are at least at
fifty degrees in cooling.

Speaker 1 (30:42):
The University of Illinois researcher doctor John Jones, this morning,
well friends, the make America Healthy Commission released it's make
Our Children Healthy Again strategy. Mike Davis has our story.

Speaker 28 (30:52):
With more than one hundred and twenty initiatives addressing childhood health.
Brian Glenn, American Farm Bureau Federation Direct of Government Affairs,
was encouraged that the Commission listened to American farmers.

Speaker 29 (31:05):
The report includes a renewed focus on American grown fresh fruits, vegetables,
and meat, and it includes reintroducing whole milk into the
school meal programs, all of which can help provide a
foundation for a lifetime of smart choices. The report highlights
efforts to prioritize voluntary conservation efforts for farmers and ranchers,

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and the report includes recommendations to optimize EPA's already robust
pesticide regulatory process, which will help accelerate innovation.

Speaker 28 (31:37):
Glenn says the report is simply one step in a
long process for the MAHA Commission and for America's farmers
and ranchers.

Speaker 29 (31:45):
The report includes policy recommendations for several different government agencies
to carry out, so it is very important for farmers
and ranchers to continue to have a seat at the
table to ensure this is done. In a transport process
that includes input from agriculture.

Speaker 28 (32:03):
Glenn says it's very important that farmers and ranchers continue
to fully engage with policymakers to tell the story of
how agriculture helps make America healthy.

Speaker 29 (32:14):
Our food system has evolved in innovative over time to
provide healthy and nutritious food to meet the diverse needs
and preferences of American families, and we look forward to
further innovations to improve health outcomes in America while ensuring
farmers and ranchers can stock America's pantries.

Speaker 28 (32:33):
To learn more, visit FB dot org. Mike Davis, Washington
Farm US.

Speaker 1 (32:38):
This morning, you're listening to Aglife.

Speaker 13 (32:44):
From the Information Network. This is your agribusiness update.

Speaker 21 (32:47):
Well.

Speaker 13 (32:48):
President Trump recently signed in order to implement a trade
agreement with Japan that is expected to increase US AG
sales by eight billion dollars per year. Over the past
five years, Japan has bought on average just under twelve
point nine billion dollars in US farm goods annually. These
investments will be chosen by the US government and are
expected to generate hundreds of thousands of US jobs, expand

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domestic manufacturing and secure American prosperity for generations. All good
news for US dairy as exports surged higher in June,
reaching eighteen point seven percent of domestic milk solids production,
the highest since twenty twenty two. Meanwhile, stocks of major
dairy products held steady from May to June. US fluid
milk sales rose a half a percent from a year earlier,

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while domestic yogurt consumption jumped twelve point two percent. Overall,
domestic commercial use of milk solids and all dairy products
increased by three percent year over year. The USDA extended
the public comment period for its reorganization plan to September thirtieth.
Politico says that doubles the time provided for input on
an initiative that has drawn criticism from both Democrats and

(33:53):
Republicans since it was unveiled. The agency originally released the
plan for public comment on July twenty fourth, for a
period of thirty day. USDA says the additional commet period
is to ensure everyone who wants to submit feedback can For.

Speaker 19 (34:05):
The last forty years, the AGG 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
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Speaker 13 (35:04):
From the EGG Information Network. I'm Bob Larson with today's
agribusiness update.

Speaker 1 (35:09):
Bob Quinn back to wrap up AG life for today. Friends,
Well friends. The recent case of a traveler associated human
case of New World screw worm reaffirmed USDA and federal
surveillance and trapping measures keep the threat to US livestock
out of our country. Rod Bain wraps us up.

Speaker 2 (35:25):
A traveler associated case of New World screwworm detected in
the US the last week of August.

Speaker 12 (35:32):
Believe it or not, we have had human cases in
the past, including in the past five years. Unfortunately, this
happens at times where people go to regions of the
Western hemisphere where the fly is endemic. It's bad for
that particular human, although it's easily treatable with modern medicine.

Speaker 2 (35:48):
That from Agriculture Department Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden at the
recent Fire progress show in Decatur, Illinois. So how do
USDA participate in response efforts to this case? There was
an initial surveillance within a twenty mile radius of the
affected area, covering Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

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Trap results for New World screw worm came back negative.
The threat of this invasive pest on the nation's livestock,
particularly the beef cattle industry, continues to loose. To date,
no detections of NWS have occurred to US livestock, yet,
the Deputy Secretary pointed out the fly is.

Speaker 12 (36:27):
Currently about four hundred miles at its closest point from
the United States border.

Speaker 2 (36:33):
Add joint prevention and eradication efforts by the US and
Mexico continued to protect the US cattle supply from this
evasive pest. That includes USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service personnel at Mexican counterparts conducting daily testing.

Speaker 12 (36:49):
Right now, items including baiting are being done in Mexico.
We're trying to ensure that we can keep this past
located where it is and no further doing this a
few points north of a polygon where we know where
it is to detect any movement.

Speaker 2 (37:05):
Early further collaborative efforts to combat New World screw worm
included early to mid September.

Speaker 12 (37:12):
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will be sending
a team to Mexico in about two weeks time in
order to review whether Mexico is following the protocols that
we have agreed on and get an in depth on
the ground, look at the situation in Mexico and report
back to the Secretary and meet where will decide on

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next steps.

Speaker 2 (37:33):
And regarding a timeline of consideration of those next steps.
What's aphis personnel on site to report their findings.

Speaker 12 (37:40):
We should have some indication as to what the situation
on the ground is Mexico now that some of these
ammulative efforts have taken place.

Speaker 2 (37:48):
Rodban reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington,
d C.

Speaker 1 (37:53):
With that, friends a ount of time, Forday, thanks for
joining us back Monday morning with another edition of Bad
Life