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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,
it looks like the state of Nevada is producing this
year's US Capital Christmas tree. Rod bain starts us off.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Recently we learned about Christmas tree growers like Western Washington
State's John Tilbod preparing their trees for the holiday season
just about all year long, especially the.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Fall buds September October.
Speaker 4 (00:27):
We're doing all our tagging for inventory.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
Also above those being in the Christmas tree spirit for
an entire calendar year. Recently, members of the US Forest
Service in Nevada.
Speaker 5 (00:38):
You get the notification a little more than a year before.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
The notification according to the Forest Services, Christy Buckley of
the Silver State providing the twenty twenty five US Capital
Christmas Tree.
Speaker 5 (00:50):
So it's kind of this long standing tradition, and it's
a way to really highlight all of our different national
forests and all of our different states and really bring
some pride to all the forests that make this whole
nation special.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
An over fifty year tradition, this year's Capital Christmas Tree
is the first to come from the state of Nevada.
As Buckley notats.
Speaker 5 (01:08):
Picking the tree has been a month long process. So
initially we had just our staff from humboltoyam Bi National
Force going out there and just looking for that perfect tree.
That was an ongoing process for months.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Especially when considering the Humbo Toya b National Forest covers
much of Nevada and part of central California.
Speaker 5 (01:26):
After we narrated it down to that final nine, then
Jim Coffin, who is Keeper of the Guns with Art
of the Capital, he came into town, took a look
at all nine finalists, sat down, he made the final
decision on what tree will be selected, what tree will
be the tree that goes across the country into the
nation's capital.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
And with that selection made this past August, Silver Bell
received the order of representing the Silver State.
Speaker 5 (01:49):
She is a fifty three foot red fur that comes
from the northern part of Nevada and we just could
not be happier with the selection.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Harvest of silver Bell is set for October that a
victory lap for the Capitol Christmas Tree across Nevada before
it makes its cross country track to Washington, DC.
Speaker 5 (02:08):
Every year in Nevada, we have a holiday called Nevada Day.
It celebrates when Nevada became of state. On Nevada Day,
we have a big parade in our capitol, Carson City,
and the Capital Christmas Tree will be in that parade.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
Nevada Day this year is October thirty first. As preparations
for the Capitol Christmas Tree continue the next two months,
fourth grade students in the Silver State prepare the thousands
of have made Christmas Tree decorations that will adorre Silver
Bell and celebrate their state. More information about this year's
US Capital Christmas Tree is available at this web address
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www dot US Capital Christmas Tree all one word dot com.
Broadbaane reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington,
d C.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
Farm News Ahead, you're listening to Waglife Bob Quinn. Here
are some farm ws this morning. Friends.
Speaker 4 (02:57):
Well.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
In a tight farm economy, producers want to get the
most out of every input. Adam Kauser, producer manager at
Valent Biosciences, says biostimulants are a great way for farmers
to stretch their dollar.
Speaker 6 (03:12):
These are products that are designed to help the plant overcome,
say abiotic stress, be more efficient with fertilizer. Water uptake
could even help the plant in certain characteristic ways, such
as like increasing sugar content and say sugarcane or sugar beets,
could be helping grain fill and say wheat or corn.
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There's a lot of different things that biostimulants can do
to help the plant, whether it's growth or root and
shoot growth. Those are just some things that biostimulants can do.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
He added, many of the tools they have in the
toolbox look to address the most common issues expressed by farmers.
Speaker 6 (03:54):
Our bust player, microhizol, fungi being able to perform and
really a bot extress conditions. So let's just think about
not much water that we're getting, maybe being more efficient
with our nutrients.
Speaker 4 (04:10):
Those two things. Also with the.
Speaker 6 (04:12):
Transit five hundred biostimula, we're seeing when we apply that
to certain crops, we're seeing that our fertilizers being more efficient.
We're able to bring up more of those nutrients from
the soils to the leaves and better utilize those nutritions.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
Adam Kaowser Valent Biosciences with US Well Friends. USDA's September
crop forecast now confirms a coming record corn harvest of
almost seventeen billion bushels, even with yields falling a bit
from last months, but more surprising our futures prices. USDA
Chief economist Seth Meyer says corn futures are up eight cents.
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He cites a couple of reasons.
Speaker 7 (04:53):
They're pushing a lot of that extra corn into ethanol production.
We had a record corn export program last year, and
we actually reduced carry out stocks this month for the
coming crop year or the current crop year because we
raised exports.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
The Energy Department says ethanol exports were up thirty six
percent by the first week of September, having crossed the
one billion gallon threshold earlier. And Renewable Fuels Association's Troy
brendan Camp says year round E fifteen sales nationwide. If
Congress approves would supercharge corn and ethanol demand.
Speaker 8 (05:29):
You're going to add at least six billion gallons of
new ethanol demand to the American fuel market. That certainly
helped soak up a lot of this carryover and this
massive crop that'll be coming in this fall.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Brendan Camp says six billion gallons would soak up about
two billion more bushels of corn. The ethanol industry is
pushing to get year round E fifteen or a permanent
summertime waiver in either a pending defense bill or a
year end spending bill. Well Frands part producers benefit from
ongoing research at the UC Davis Clear Center, which is
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dedicated to advancing sustainability in animal agriculture. Frank Midloaner, PhD,
who leads the center, says their work covers a wide
range of studies, all of which could have significant implications
for businesses and their employees.
Speaker 9 (06:20):
We study how to minimize those impacts, unwanted and unintended
impacts on the environment. We do the same thing on
animal welfare. On the animal welfare side of things, we
also study worker related issues, oftentimes an overlooked issue around
sustainability other workers. Attracting and retaining a qualified workforce is
paramount for agriculture, not just the swine industry, but all
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of agriculture.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
Farmers can apply the research with practical insight, while it
also connects to the broader global conversation on sustainability.
Speaker 9 (06:54):
That a concept that was just theoretical before all of
a sudden makes sense. That the work we do who
has impact in the real world because normally a farmer
won't just change what they do because somebody tells them to.
But if you explain why, and you explain alternatives and
so on, then they're very willing to adapt and adjust
and so on. There were catalysts as people work at
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the university in helping the sector evolve.
Speaker 1 (07:18):
Well to your Grant funds from the National Pork Board
are used to collaborate and coordinate with that center. Farm News.
This morning, you're listening to Aglife.
Speaker 10 (07:28):
It's another agnews update from Washington to Asia. Farmers face
new policy, finance and trade developments. More after this.
Speaker 11 (07:38):
Hi. I'm Debbie Childress, director of the Grayson County Alliance,
a food pantry in rural Kentucky. Thanks to a local farmer.
We recently received a twenty five hundred dollars donation from
Americans Farmers Grow Communities sponsored by the mon Sando Fund,
a philanthropic arm of Beyer. As a result, we expanded
a classroom where we teach families about nutrition and personal finance.
(07:59):
I encourage all farmers general for a chance to direct
the twenty five hundred dollars donation to a local nonprofit
visit Growcommunities dot Com.
Speaker 10 (08:08):
The US House reauthorizing the Grain Standards Act through twenty
thirty and churing USDA's Inspection Service can continue enforcing crop
grading standards. Farm groups say the law of vital for
market trust and export reliability. In the meanwhile, farm stress
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climbing again in the South. University of Arkansas economists report
one hundred and one Chapter twelve bankruptcies this past year,
nearly double the twenty twenty three levels. Arkansas Islands jump sharply,
highlighting how rising input costs the tight margins squeeze smaller
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farms on the input side. Global fertilizer markets reacting to
India's surprise Your reattender record five point six million tons offered,
pushing prices lower worldwide, but in North America, nitrogen supplies
remain tight, with Uan especially at risk from plant maintenance
(09:10):
and potential tariffs. Ammonia looks set for a strong fall
application season. Weather holds internationally, China preparing to finalize an
upgraded trade deal with Southeast Asia known as KAFTA three
point zero. It's another agnews update.
Speaker 3 (09:27):
Here's farmer and businessman James Wood.
Speaker 12 (09:30):
We farm about thirty five hundred acres. There's pipelines everywhere.
The contractor working on my property did not have the
lines located before he began work, and it resulted on
a strike on a natural gas pipeline. Fortunately no one
was hurt, but it could have been much worse.
Speaker 3 (09:46):
Never assume 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 agg safety campaign.
Speaker 10 (09:58):
American Cattle New we start getting to these levels of
prices that arrogants. Then more after this.
Speaker 13 (10:08):
Hi.
Speaker 11 (10:09):
I'm Debbie Childress, director of the Grayson County Alliance, a
food pantry in rural Kentucky. Thanks to a local farmer,
we recently received a twenty five hundred dollars donation from
America's Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Montanto Fund, a
philanthropic arm of Bear. As a result, we expanded a
classroom where we teach families about nutrition and personal finance.
(10:29):
I encourage all farmers to enroll for a chance to
direct a twenty five hundred dollars donation to a local nonprofit.
Visit Growcommunities dot com.
Speaker 10 (10:38):
Doctor Darryl Peel is an Oklahoma state livestock marketing economists says,
when we start looking at where markets are right now,
and as the industry, this is uncharted territory.
Speaker 14 (10:52):
And we've never seen anything like any of what we're
seeing now. Obviously, price levels for cattle for beef across
the board are at levels that nobody really would have
anticipated even just a few months ago, probably let alone
you know, historically, anything like this. So we've continued to
move into completely unprecedented territory with these markets. Probably one
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of the biggest questions I've been getting for quite a
few months, but especially here lately. You know, producers understandably
are concerned about when does this market top out? What
does the backside of this thing look like? And that's natural,
particularly when you remember what happened in about ten years ago.
The last time we had record high prices, they lasted
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a couple of years and then we went back down
pretty sharply. This time it looks different. You know, the
conditions that will put a top in this market really
come after we start saving heifers and starting to rebuild
the herd.
Speaker 4 (11:48):
Again.
Speaker 14 (11:49):
If you look at the last cattle cycle previous to
this one, it was about a year to a year
and a half after Hepper retention started when we put
the high prices in. We don't have any evidence yet
really that we've even started here for retention. So that
tells me that the high prices are not in twenty
twenty five. They may not even be in twenty twenty six.
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And so we're still going to grind higher. Probably we
won't move as higher as fast as we have. We
may slow down that pace of increase, but I think
we're going to grind higher here, you know, certainly through
twenty twenty six.
Speaker 10 (12:23):
Doctor Darryl Peel, American Cattle News.
Speaker 1 (12:31):
This is Dairy Radio. Now.
Speaker 4 (12:33):
I'm John Clark, traveling the countryside for Peterick's USA. Today,
we're with Tammy Weaver for the All American Dairy Show. Hey,
it happens every September here in Harrisburg.
Speaker 15 (12:44):
Tammy, Well, thank you, John.
Speaker 16 (12:45):
I greatly appreciate the opportunity to share with you everything
that's going on with our All American Dairy Show, which
includes our premier national Junior show, is the only all
Junior show.
Speaker 15 (12:56):
It's just phenomenal.
Speaker 16 (12:58):
The All American overall, we had eighteen hundred dairy cows.
Speaker 4 (13:02):
This show really is geared towards those youth exhibitors.
Speaker 16 (13:06):
We have a statewide four age Dairy Youth show for Pennsylvania.
It's all of our FFA and four AH juniors. For
this event, we had almost four hundred kids participate in
showmanship Junior, Intermediate, and senior divisions.
Speaker 4 (13:21):
And that showmanship really is a foundation.
Speaker 16 (13:24):
Oh absolutely, So this is evaluation that's done strictly on
juniors that are in the ring. It's not so much
their heifers and their cows. You want them to have
a good bond with their animal and know that they've
worked ahead of time, they've done the homework and they're
getting the job done. But it's also a chance for
the juniors. Hey, they might be really nervous. This is
the first time they're going into the ring. It's great
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for them to step out of their comfort zone and
try something new or try a competition that maybe they've
done on a local level in their own community or
county and now they're doing it on a national stage.
Speaker 15 (13:56):
So just to build confidence.
Speaker 16 (13:57):
We have the thousand head entered for the junior show
and so we're really excited about that and those numbers keep.
Speaker 15 (14:04):
Going up again.
Speaker 16 (14:05):
It's the only all junior show in the country. You
have other shows, but they'll show their open exhibitors and
junior exhibitors altogether.
Speaker 15 (14:14):
This is just junior, just youth.
Speaker 16 (14:16):
First time this year we kicked off a fitting competition
Screaming the animals is just for the seniors, and we
had thirty seven kids enter the fitting competition. They bring
their own animal in there and they have an hour
to completely clip that animal and get it ready as
if it's going into the show ring right away.
Speaker 4 (14:35):
The youth component with a very special pageant.
Speaker 16 (14:38):
Yes, we get really excited for our supreme pageant and
we pick a Supreme Champion Darry Heifer, and we pick
a Supreme Champion cow.
Speaker 4 (14:45):
Kids under the spotlight.
Speaker 16 (14:47):
Oh yeah, yeah, it's fan fair to say the least.
The lights go down and the spotlights come out, and
we have an announcer announce each individual as well as
the cow. So we get the pedigree on the children
and we get the pedigree on the cows. So we
get to know all those kids really really well.
Speaker 4 (15:05):
That really celebrates them. You know, this show does so
much for youth, and that's just one more example, isn't it.
Speaker 16 (15:11):
Oh it is it is, and we have some of
our state royalty, whether it be on the Dairy Prince's
side or State of HAFEI officers and some of the
brief representatives that will escort the cows and those youth
into the ring. We get to know a little bit
about the juniors, We get to know a lot about
the cows. They all get evaluated, then they pick a
supreme overall and that's quite the honor.
Speaker 4 (15:31):
And the ag community coming together to make this happen.
You've got an army of volunteers who are dedicated and
really bring their talent.
Speaker 16 (15:39):
Absolutely, we really have an army of volunteers.
Speaker 15 (15:42):
That's a great way to put it, John Is.
Speaker 16 (15:44):
It's a volunteer base all the way around to have
the show. We start planning for this show. The day
after the show ends, we'll start planning for next year.
And it's all volunteers that make it happen. Behind the scenes,
there's a lot of people nobody's ever will see or
hear from, but they pull it off. We get a
lot of great generous sponsors to help. If it's the
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judging contest for the collegiate or the youth judging contest,
the Junior Dairy Management Contest, the Showmanship Contest, the Fitting Contest,
the Premier National Junior Show, and then just on the
open shows as well. I mean there are sponsorships for
all of that. This year we had a pizza party
where one hundred pizzas were donated as well as all
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kinds of things for the juniors to show up. It
was a get to know each other and just expand
on that community feeling for these kids. For the juniors,
and there's all sorts of prizes given away.
Speaker 4 (16:37):
That judging contest and the Junior Dairy Management Contest, so
that gets folks in from many states.
Speaker 15 (16:42):
That's right.
Speaker 16 (16:42):
So for the judging contest, we have a collegiate contest,
so you have colleges from all over the country sending
in teams. The Youth Dairy Management Competition really tests a
person's knowledge of all things dairy, whether it's finances or nutrition,
or animal health, tree and animal health and just management.
Speaker 15 (17:03):
Overall.
Speaker 16 (17:04):
We all have different talents, and kids are the same way.
They all have different talents and they all have different interests,
and we're trying to find something that will interest everyone
no matter what their realm is in the dairy industry.
Speaker 4 (17:16):
Tammy Weaver with the All American Dairy Show in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Thanks for being with us today, Terry.
Speaker 15 (17:20):
Thanks John.
Speaker 4 (17:21):
I'm John Clark, traveling the countryside for Biedworth to USA.
Speaker 17 (17:27):
Remote sensing tools can help with the irrigation. I'm Patrick
Cavanaugh with the California Tree dut Report, part of the
vastag Information Network. Malika Noko is an Assistant director of
Cooperative Extension and Soil Plan, Water Relations and Irrigation Management
at UC Davis. She talks about these tools just.
Speaker 18 (17:47):
With all of the ways in which growers can access
remote sensing data. You know, there's free tools out there,
like you see an R has a tool called Crop
Manage that was developed by Michael Kahn. But then there's
also you know, many tools like that the company that
are providing these services. I wanted to give a background
for how to interpret those data.
Speaker 17 (18:05):
She talked about what a plant does, such as tree nuts,
when it's undergoing water.
Speaker 18 (18:09):
Stress, and how plants use water and then how we
can use satellites or drones or aerial imagery to sense that.
Speaker 17 (18:15):
Goko talked about thermal imagery.
Speaker 18 (18:17):
Which is indicative of water stress. So when you have
a relatively cooler plant that plant when sensed from the
air compared to like a warmer plant or warmer plant pixel.
And this is all plants. The cooler one is going
to be happier and well watered. And as plants undergo
water stress, you start to see closure of stomata and
a loss of transpiration, and then the cannopy temperature is warmer.
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So this is one of the key ways in which
we detect water stress and also map of apple transpiration.
So if you're using some of these tools, that's good
to keep in mind.
Speaker 17 (18:49):
That's Belika Noco, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources.
You see Davis.
Speaker 13 (18:54):
Farm work is tough, and so is staying safe on
a road. Every year, accidents happen when tractors in traffic
share the same space, whether you're behind the wheel of
a tractor or a car. Here's what you need to remember.
Tractors move slower, be patient, don't pass on hills or curves. Farmers,
make sure your slow moving vehicles, signs and lights are visible,
and everyone's sailor, especially on rule roads. One moment a
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caution can save a life. Let's work together to keep
our roads and our farm safe. This message was brought
to you by the AG Information Network.
Speaker 19 (19:25):
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
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to their farm operation. Give us a call and we'll
connect you with our local farming community. They trust us,
so they'll trust you with the AG Information Network. I'm
Patrick Cavanaugh.
Speaker 3 (19:58):
In the midst of harvest season.
Speaker 2 (20:00):
While some crops like wheat and rice are near to
completely harvested, others such as cord and soybeads will soon be.
No matter if your role is a producer driving a combine,
a driver Holly grade to the local elevators, or a
motorist on country roads surrounded by farmland, safety needs to
be kept in mind.
Speaker 20 (20:19):
Fall gets going, the days are getting shorter, so you're
going to see these big pieces of equipment out onto
the roadway later into the evening, and we're getting darker
earlier in the evening, so the chances that AGG equipment
is going to meet with the motoring public is pretty
good this time of year.
Speaker 2 (20:33):
Dan Neenan of the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety says,
both farm equipment drivers ab motorists need safety robinders where
they are on the road this time of year.
Speaker 20 (20:43):
So left turns on the farmsteads is something that we
need to talk about. AGG equipment will be making turns
into farmsteads. A motoring public, you have to obey the
law and you can only pass farm equipment in passing zones.
You can't pass it in no passing zones. But we
see a lot of collisions that occur between them motoring
public and the farming community when the tractors and the
combines are turning left into farmsteads about the same time
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that the motoring public is trying to pass. So there
needs to be that awareness out there and to share
the road.
Speaker 2 (21:11):
Meanwhile, farmers need to make safety checks a machinery and
have personal protection and safety equipment available prior to the
start of harvest for the season.
Speaker 20 (21:20):
For each day, we always want to take a look
at the fire extinguishers that are in the shed and
then the combine. Are they charged? Are they ready to go?
The first aid kits? Do you have a farm first
aid kit that stopped and ready to go?
Speaker 2 (21:33):
Need in ads if a grower's area uses nine one
one signs for emergency notification, have.
Speaker 20 (21:39):
A notebook in every vehicle combine, tractor, pickup truck, minivan
that might go from farmstead to farmstead. Because farmers are
now renting more property than ever before, that would have
that nine one one sign. So if you have an
emergency that you can get that nine one lue sign
and be able to give them that nine to one
one number right away, which is going to tell the
dispatcher what fired, what ambulance, what law enforcement agency to
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be able to respond.
Speaker 2 (22:04):
And even though most cell phone customers pay a nine
one one fee that allows vectoring to find GPS location, that.
Speaker 20 (22:11):
Takes time, and in an injury or in a cardiac
of timeless muscle, or we need to shorten up that
time from the time that we dial nine one one
till the time that we can get medical resources there
to be able to help.
Speaker 2 (22:23):
Borrowing from the old adage, we eat with our eyes.
Speaker 21 (22:27):
Colorful foods are very attractive to us, and they tend
to make us want to eat that particular.
Speaker 2 (22:34):
Food, and in the case of produce North Dakota State
University Extenses, Julie Garden Robinson says there are plenty of
examples to choose from. Yet to ever wonder where fruits
and vegetables get their robust colors nutrients.
Speaker 21 (22:49):
In fact, as researchers have looked at the role of
colorful fruits and vegetables, they've found that in some cases
they may lower our risk of chronic diseases such as cancer,
heart disease, even diabetes.
Speaker 2 (23:03):
So, for instance, perhaps you have heard of lycopede.
Speaker 21 (23:06):
The orange red pigment in tomatoes is linked with reducing
our risk for various types of cancer, and there have
been many studies that have shown that to be the case.
So eat as much tomatoes and other colorful foods as.
Speaker 2 (23:20):
You'd like, perhaps not as well known by consumers. Tomatoes
are low e calories at high and potassium.
Speaker 21 (23:27):
Strawberries and raspberries get their color from anthocyanin pigments, so
red pigments, but the anthocyanins in another form can give
the blue color to blueberries. And what we know about
anthocyanin pigments is that they may confer heart health benefits
and also reduce cancer risk.
Speaker 2 (23:46):
Like red beats, those don't contain anthhocyadin or lycopede for
that matter.
Speaker 21 (23:51):
They get their color from beaten in and that also
has health benefits.
Speaker 2 (23:56):
Now you may be aware of beta carotide as a
nutrient with a carrot, but Garden Robinson ads.
Speaker 21 (24:01):
Beta keratine is found in orange, gold, and even some
green fruits and vegetables.
Speaker 2 (24:07):
And in terms of nutrients associated with beta caroteen.
Speaker 21 (24:11):
Keeps our skin, our bones, are vision, and our immune
system healthy.
Speaker 2 (24:16):
Current nutrition guidelines recommend consuming four to five cups of
fruit and vegetables daily, but beyond quantity of produce to eat,
it's really.
Speaker 21 (24:25):
A good idea to eat a variety of colorful foods.
There's not one magic food. We need the variety in
our diet from all the food groups.
Speaker 2 (24:36):
Yet to some eating four to five cups of fruits
and veggies a day may seem like a lot. Julie
Garden Robinson provides some tips to help us enjoy fruit
and vegetable consumption in a future program. I'm broad Bain,
reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington.
Speaker 20 (24:54):
D C.
Speaker 19 (24:55):
This is focused on egg.
Speaker 22 (24:59):
It's time for AG today on the AGGI Information Network,
I am Haley's ship. According to a market inteller reports
from the American Farm Bureau, fertilizer costs are once again
squeezing farm budgets. Back in twenty twenty two, prices hit
record highs from energy shocks and supply disruptions, and while
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things eased in twenty twenty three and twenty twenty four,
they're climbing again here in late twenty twenty five, with
levels expected to stay elevated into twenty twenty six. That's
a tough hit for farm finances. Crop receipts are shrinking,
especially for Roe crops, leaving margins thin or even negative.
Volatility is also back with winter swings and natural gas
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and shifting Chinese export policies creating even more uncertainty. The
USDA projects production expenses rising in twenty twenty five, with
fertilizer and lime making up seven percent of the total.
Phosphate prices are leading the climb. Nitrogen is swinging months
to month, and potash is rising on trade risks. Add
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in higher labor, rent and livestock costs, and the pressure
grows bottom line. Fertilizer remains one of the most volatile expenses,
and even small price shifts can make or break farm income.
For the full reports, head to aginfo dot net.
Speaker 13 (26:21):
Farmwork is tough, and so is staying safe on road.
Every year, accidents happen when tractors and traffic share the
same space. Whether you're behind the wheel of a tractor
or a car, here's what you need to remember. Tractors
move slower, be patient, don't pass on hills or curves. Farmers,
make sure your slow moving vehicles, signs and lights are
visible and everyone's sailor, especially on rule roads. One moment
(26:44):
a caution can save a life. Let's work together to
keep our roads and our farm safe. This message was
brought to you by the AG Information Network.
Speaker 19 (26:52):
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Speaker 1 (27:29):
Bob, when here were some farm us this morning friends. Well.
In a tight farm economy, producers want to get the
most out of every input. Adam Kauser, producer manager at
Valent Biosciences, says biostimulants are a great way for farmers
to stretch their dollar.
Speaker 6 (27:47):
These are products that are designed to help the plant
overcome say abotic stress, be more efficient with fertilizer, water uptake,
could even help the plant in certain carearacteristic ways, such
as like increasing sugar content and say sugar cane or
sugar beets. Could be helping grain fill and say wheat
(28:09):
or corn. There's a lot of different things that biostimulants
can do to help the plant, whether it's root growth
or root and shoot growth. Those are just some things
that biostimulants can do.
Speaker 1 (28:22):
He added, many of the tools they have in the
toolbox look to address the most common issues expressed by farmers.
Speaker 6 (28:29):
Our bustler microhizol fungi being able to perform in really
abotic stress conditions. So let's just think about not much
water that we're getting, maybe being more efficient with our
nutrients those two things. Also, with the transit five hundred biostimulant,
we're seeing when we apply that to certain crops, we're
(28:51):
seeing that our fertilizers being more efficient. We're able to
bring up more of those nutrients from the soils to
the leaves and better utilize those nustritions.
Speaker 1 (29:02):
Adam Kowser Valent Biosciences with us During a visit to
Express ranch in Oklahoma last week, Egg Secretary Brook Rawlins
delivered a comprehensive address on the USDA's efforts to defend
American agriculture from what she called threats, particularly the New
World screwworm. Rolin's outline measures taken, including strengthening cooperative efforts
(29:25):
with Mexico.
Speaker 23 (29:25):
In February, USDA and Mexico implemented a comprehensive preclearance, inspection
and treatment protocol to ensure safe movement from of our
livestock across the southern border. Many have said, I've only
been on the job about seven or eight months, but
many have said that our partnership with Mexico right now
is as strong and as transparent as it has been
(29:47):
in decades. So grateful to my counterpart, Secretary of Julio
Berdage over there and will continue to work daily with him.
Speaker 1 (29:55):
As part of that initiative, Rolin said, USDA and other
agencies are sending person another resources south of the border.
Speaker 23 (30:02):
The government of Mexico does not have the same resources
that we have in America, so we are investing and
deploying multitudes of our staff and team and expertise again
for the first time, directly into Mexico to work alongside
their government.
Speaker 1 (30:18):
She said. Mexico's decision to halt cattle movement within its
borders will contribute to the eradication of the New World
screw work.
Speaker 23 (30:25):
We will continue to ensure that, no matter the circumstance,
our US food supply will remain safe. Thankfully, in addition
to the US southern portclosures, Mexico has agreed within their
borders to halt all animal movement in affected zone. So
this is a really big deal. They're not moving all
their cattle to our border and then they sit there.
Mexico has agreed to stop all movement of their cattle.
(30:49):
This was a few months ago, and we believe that
will continue to help us push the new world screwworm
back to the Darien gap and hopefully towards eradication.
Speaker 1 (30:58):
USDA Secretary of Brook Rowlin with US Well Frans part
producers benefit from ongoing research at the UC Davis Clear Center,
which is dedicated to advancing sustainability in animal agriculture. Frank Midloaner, PhD,
who leads the center, says their work covers a wide
range of studies, all of which could have significant implications
(31:19):
for businesses and their employees.
Speaker 9 (31:21):
We study how to minimize those impacts, unwanted and unintended
impacts on the environment. We do the same thing on
animal welfare. On the animal welfare side of things, we
also study worker related issues, oftentimes an overlooked issue around
sustainability other workers. Attracting and retaining a qualified workforce is
paramount for agriculture, not just the swine industry, but all
(31:45):
of agriculture.
Speaker 1 (31:46):
Farmers can apply the research with practical insight, while it
also connects to the broader global conversation on sustainability.
Speaker 9 (31:55):
That a concept that was just theoretical before all of
a sudden makes sense that the work we do has
impact in the real world because normally a farmer won't
just change what they do because somebody tells them to.
But if you explain why, and you explain alternatives and
so on, then they're very willing to adapt and adjust
and so on. There we are catalysts as people work
(32:16):
at the university in helping the sector evolve.
Speaker 1 (32:19):
Well to your grant funds from the National Pork Board
are used to collaborate and coordinate with that center Farm News.
This morning, you're listening to ag Life.
Speaker 24 (32:30):
From the Information Network. This is your agribusiness update.
Speaker 25 (32:34):
Well.
Speaker 24 (32:34):
President Trump and Indian Prime Minister Nourendramodi have pledged to
resume trade negotiations after weeks of arguing over tariffs and
Russian oil purchases. On social media, Trump wrote, I feel
certain that there will be no difficulty in coming to
a successful conclusion for both of our great countries. Modi responded,
saying he's looking forward to speaking with Trump and that
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the US in India are close friends and natural partners.
Farm equipment MANUF facturers say they're struggling under the high
tariff set by President Trump. CASEIH Vice President Kirk Coffee
says they're in a good position overall, with eighty to
ninety percent of its machines produced in the US and
ninety five percent of the machinery based material sourced domestically. However,
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German based manufacturer Class is a different story, with eighty
percent of its row crop machinery built in Europe and
shipped to US dealers. The USDA's commitment to child health
and American agriculture continues with the opening of applications for
fiscal year twenty twenty six patrick Leahey Farmed to School grants.
According to Agramarketing dot Com, USDA will invest up to
(33:37):
eighteen million dollars in farm to school projects that connect
farmers to USDA's child nutrition programs. USDA will streamline the application,
removing barriers to innovation and emphasizing partnerships to give small
family farms the best chance at success.
Speaker 19 (33:53):
You've probably been told that to reach a millennial farmer
you have to go digital hmm, Facebook, Vimeo, U Tube, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn,
and online publication or maybe a podcast hmm, but which one?
Speaker 17 (34:08):
Oh, and how.
Speaker 19 (34:08):
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 station for
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Speaker 24 (34:54):
From the EG Information Network. I'm Bob Larson with today's
agribusiness update.
Speaker 1 (34:58):
BOMP went back to lifeboard today. Friends, well every hour
and acre count during the rush of fall harvest. Chad
Smith has a story for us this morning.
Speaker 25 (35:08):
That's why John Deere is taking it to the next
level with a suite of cutting edge technologies on its combines.
The technology helps farmers better manage this year's harvest and
make decisions before next year's crops. Bergen Nelson, go to
market manager of Harvest equipment at John Deere talks about
the new automation features on Deer's combines for model year
(35:31):
twenty twenty five and forward one.
Speaker 26 (35:33):
Is predictive ground speed automation, and so that system uses
cameras on the front of the combine looks out twenty
eight feet in front of the machine that's measuring crop
height and density. And then we're also using satellite imagery
that we take throughout the growing season and dviimaps, and
we use that to control the speed of the combines.
So we compare what the cameras are seeing versus satellite
imagery and allows us to see almosten up to a
(35:55):
twenty percent increase in productivity. The other automation system that's
factored into that as well as harvest settings, automation controls
the five main combine settings. So if we think about concave,
rotor speed, seven chaff and fan speed, and that system
is based off with three inputs that a customer would
put in the machine, so they can choose if they
want the machine if focus on grain loss, broken grain,
(36:16):
or four material and from that the combine will automatically
make those five main changes to maintain the proper setting
or the proper input that they want.
Speaker 25 (36:24):
Deer has additional harvest technologies available for farmers.
Speaker 26 (36:28):
Our G five Advanced license as well as our Gen
four Automation license, and within that you can have autopath
machine sync, infield data sharing, and autotrack urn automation. So
as we think through automating the harvest step, those features
in that group really allow our customers to leverage their
machine to its fullest potential. Machine Sync allows us to
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automate unloading on the go automatically. Infield data sharing allows
us to share coverage maps or guidance lines between multiple
machines in a field, increasing efficiency. And autotrack turn automation
is a new feature and allows the machine to automatically
turn on the end. And in twenty twenty six we're
bringing a new feature to autotrack turn automation where it'll
automatically raise and lower the head.
Speaker 25 (37:12):
These technologies are specifically designed to help farmers maintain maximum
productivity during harvest.
Speaker 26 (37:19):
Predictive grown speed automation is one in particular that allows
that machine to run at its peak performance all day long,
maintaining the max throughput by machine sinc. And autotrack turn
automation on the end, we're just increasing the efficiency and
the productivity. It's one less thing that they have to
worry about, and it's consistent. Every turn is consistent. We're
diving back in, we're not having to worry about where
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we need to make that turn. And as we also
think about AUTOPATH that's in the G five Advanced Suite
that really starts at the beginning of the season right
with an auto track on our planters and utilizing globes
on both attractor and the planter, and we can map
where the rows are. But then when we get to
the harvest operation, we don't have to count the number
of rows when we're turning in. With the use of
autopath and autotrack turnout, it pretty much automatically does it
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for the customers, so it's one listing they have to
worry about.
Speaker 25 (38:03):
Nelson talked about where customers with questions can go to
get answers.
Speaker 26 (38:08):
Johndeer dot com has plenty of information and resources around
harvest automation and all the technology that we discuss, or
feel free to contact your local John Deere dealer. They
would be happy to help you out.
Speaker 25 (38:19):
Again. That's Berg and Nelson go to market manager of
harvest equipment at John Deere. Chad Smith reporting.
Speaker 1 (38:26):
With that, friends, about of time for today. Thanks for
joining us back tomorrow morning with another edition of Bad
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,
it looks like the state of Nevada is producing this
year's US Capital Christmas tree. Rod bain starts us off.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Recently we learned about Christmas tree growers like Western Washington
State's John Tilbod preparing their trees for the holiday season
just about all year long, especially the.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Fall buds September October.
Speaker 4 (00:27):
We're doing all our tagging for inventory.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
Also above those being in the Christmas tree spirit for
an entire calendar year. Recently, members of the US Forest
Service in Nevada.
Speaker 5 (00:38):
You get the notification a little more than a year before.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
The notification according to the Forest Services, Christy Buckley of
the Silver State providing the twenty twenty five US Capital
Christmas Tree.
Speaker 5 (00:50):
So it's kind of this long standing tradition, and it's
a way to really highlight all of our different national
forests and all of our different states and really bring
some pride to all the forests that make this whole
nation special.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
An over fifty year tradition, this year's Capital Christmas Tree
is the first to come from the state of Nevada.
As Buckley notats.
Speaker 5 (01:08):
Picking the tree has been a month long process. So
initially we had just our staff from humboltoyam Bi National
Force going out there and just looking for that perfect tree.
That was an ongoing process for months.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Especially when considering the Humbo Toya b National Forest covers
much of Nevada and part of central California.
Speaker 5 (01:26):
After we narrated it down to that final nine, then
Jim Coffin, who is Keeper of the Guns with Art
of the Capital, he came into town, took a look
at all nine finalists, sat down, he made the final
decision on what tree will be selected, what tree will
be the tree that goes across the country into the
nation's capital.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
And with that selection made this past August, Silver Bell
received the order of representing the Silver State.
Speaker 5 (01:49):
She is a fifty three foot red fur that comes
from the northern part of Nevada and we just could
not be happier with the selection.
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Harvest of silver Bell is set for October that a
victory lap for the Capitol Christmas Tree across Nevada before
it makes its cross country track to Washington, DC.
Speaker 5 (02:08):
Every year in Nevada, we have a holiday called Nevada Day.
It celebrates when Nevada became of state. On Nevada Day,
we have a big parade in our capitol, Carson City,
and the Capital Christmas Tree will be in that parade.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
Nevada Day this year is October thirty first. As preparations
for the Capitol Christmas Tree continue the next two months,
fourth grade students in the Silver State prepare the thousands
of have made Christmas Tree decorations that will adorre Silver
Bell and celebrate their state. More information about this year's
US Capital Christmas Tree is available at this web address
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www dot US Capital Christmas Tree all one word dot com.
Broadbaane reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington,
d C.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
Farm News Ahead, you're listening to Waglife Bob Quinn. Here
are some farm ws this morning. Friends.
Speaker 4 (02:57):
Well.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
In a tight farm economy, producers want to get the
most out of every input. Adam Kauser, producer manager at
Valent Biosciences, says biostimulants are a great way for farmers
to stretch their dollar.
Speaker 6 (03:12):
These are products that are designed to help the plant overcome,
say abiotic stress, be more efficient with fertilizer. Water uptake
could even help the plant in certain characteristic ways, such
as like increasing sugar content and say sugarcane or sugar beets,
could be helping grain fill and say wheat or corn.
(03:36):
There's a lot of different things that biostimulants can do
to help the plant, whether it's growth or root and
shoot growth. Those are just some things that biostimulants can do.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
He added, many of the tools they have in the
toolbox look to address the most common issues expressed by farmers.
Speaker 6 (03:54):
Our bust player, microhizol, fungi being able to perform and
really a bot extress conditions. So let's just think about
not much water that we're getting, maybe being more efficient
with our nutrients.
Speaker 4 (04:10):
Those two things. Also with the.
Speaker 6 (04:12):
Transit five hundred biostimula, we're seeing when we apply that
to certain crops, we're seeing that our fertilizers being more efficient.
We're able to bring up more of those nutrients from
the soils to the leaves and better utilize those nutritions.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
Adam Kaowser Valent Biosciences with US Well Friends. USDA's September
crop forecast now confirms a coming record corn harvest of
almost seventeen billion bushels, even with yields falling a bit
from last months, but more surprising our futures prices. USDA
Chief economist Seth Meyer says corn futures are up eight cents.
(04:51):
He cites a couple of reasons.
Speaker 7 (04:53):
They're pushing a lot of that extra corn into ethanol production.
We had a record corn export program last year, and
we actually reduced carry out stocks this month for the
coming crop year or the current crop year because we
raised exports.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
The Energy Department says ethanol exports were up thirty six
percent by the first week of September, having crossed the
one billion gallon threshold earlier. And Renewable Fuels Association's Troy
brendan Camp says year round E fifteen sales nationwide. If
Congress approves would supercharge corn and ethanol demand.
Speaker 8 (05:29):
You're going to add at least six billion gallons of
new ethanol demand to the American fuel market. That certainly
helped soak up a lot of this carryover and this
massive crop that'll be coming in this fall.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Brendan Camp says six billion gallons would soak up about
two billion more bushels of corn. The ethanol industry is
pushing to get year round E fifteen or a permanent
summertime waiver in either a pending defense bill or a
year end spending bill. Well Frands part producers benefit from
ongoing research at the UC Davis Clear Center, which is
(06:06):
dedicated to advancing sustainability in animal agriculture. Frank Midloaner, PhD,
who leads the center, says their work covers a wide
range of studies, all of which could have significant implications
for businesses and their employees.
Speaker 9 (06:20):
We study how to minimize those impacts, unwanted and unintended
impacts on the environment. We do the same thing on
animal welfare. On the animal welfare side of things, we
also study worker related issues, oftentimes an overlooked issue around
sustainability other workers. Attracting and retaining a qualified workforce is
paramount for agriculture, not just the swine industry, but all
(06:44):
of agriculture.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
Farmers can apply the research with practical insight, while it
also connects to the broader global conversation on sustainability.
Speaker 9 (06:54):
That a concept that was just theoretical before all of
a sudden makes sense. That the work we do who
has impact in the real world because normally a farmer
won't just change what they do because somebody tells them to.
But if you explain why, and you explain alternatives and
so on, then they're very willing to adapt and adjust
and so on. There were catalysts as people work at
(07:16):
the university in helping the sector evolve.
Speaker 1 (07:18):
Well to your Grant funds from the National Pork Board
are used to collaborate and coordinate with that center. Farm News.
This morning, you're listening to Aglife.
Speaker 10 (07:28):
It's another agnews update from Washington to Asia. Farmers face
new policy, finance and trade developments. More after this.
Speaker 11 (07:38):
Hi. I'm Debbie Childress, director of the Grayson County Alliance,
a food pantry in rural Kentucky. Thanks to a local farmer.
We recently received a twenty five hundred dollars donation from
Americans Farmers Grow Communities sponsored by the mon Sando Fund,
a philanthropic arm of Beyer. As a result, we expanded
a classroom where we teach families about nutrition and personal finance.
(07:59):
I encourage all farmers general for a chance to direct
the twenty five hundred dollars donation to a local nonprofit
visit Growcommunities dot Com.
Speaker 10 (08:08):
The US House reauthorizing the Grain Standards Act through twenty
thirty and churing USDA's Inspection Service can continue enforcing crop
grading standards. Farm groups say the law of vital for
market trust and export reliability. In the meanwhile, farm stress
(08:28):
climbing again in the South. University of Arkansas economists report
one hundred and one Chapter twelve bankruptcies this past year,
nearly double the twenty twenty three levels. Arkansas Islands jump sharply,
highlighting how rising input costs the tight margins squeeze smaller
(08:50):
farms on the input side. Global fertilizer markets reacting to
India's surprise Your reattender record five point six million tons offered,
pushing prices lower worldwide, but in North America, nitrogen supplies
remain tight, with Uan especially at risk from plant maintenance
(09:10):
and potential tariffs. Ammonia looks set for a strong fall
application season. Weather holds internationally, China preparing to finalize an
upgraded trade deal with Southeast Asia known as KAFTA three
point zero. It's another agnews update.
Speaker 3 (09:27):
Here's farmer and businessman James Wood.
Speaker 12 (09:30):
We farm about thirty five hundred acres. There's pipelines everywhere.
The contractor working on my property did not have the
lines located before he began work, and it resulted on
a strike on a natural gas pipeline. Fortunately no one
was hurt, but it could have been much worse.
Speaker 3 (09:46):
Never assume 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 agg safety campaign.
Speaker 10 (09:58):
American Cattle New we start getting to these levels of
prices that arrogants. Then more after this.
Speaker 13 (10:08):
Hi.
Speaker 11 (10:09):
I'm Debbie Childress, director of the Grayson County Alliance, a
food pantry in rural Kentucky. Thanks to a local farmer,
we recently received a twenty five hundred dollars donation from
America's Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Montanto Fund, a
philanthropic arm of Bear. As a result, we expanded a
classroom where we teach families about nutrition and personal finance.
(10:29):
I encourage all farmers to enroll for a chance to
direct a twenty five hundred dollars donation to a local nonprofit.
Visit Growcommunities dot com.
Speaker 10 (10:38):
Doctor Darryl Peel is an Oklahoma state livestock marketing economists says,
when we start looking at where markets are right now,
and as the industry, this is uncharted territory.
Speaker 14 (10:52):
And we've never seen anything like any of what we're
seeing now. Obviously, price levels for cattle for beef across
the board are at levels that nobody really would have
anticipated even just a few months ago, probably let alone
you know, historically, anything like this. So we've continued to
move into completely unprecedented territory with these markets. Probably one
(11:14):
of the biggest questions I've been getting for quite a
few months, but especially here lately. You know, producers understandably
are concerned about when does this market top out? What
does the backside of this thing look like? And that's natural,
particularly when you remember what happened in about ten years ago.
The last time we had record high prices, they lasted
(11:34):
a couple of years and then we went back down
pretty sharply. This time it looks different. You know, the
conditions that will put a top in this market really
come after we start saving heifers and starting to rebuild
the herd.
Speaker 4 (11:48):
Again.
Speaker 14 (11:49):
If you look at the last cattle cycle previous to
this one, it was about a year to a year
and a half after Hepper retention started when we put
the high prices in. We don't have any evidence yet
really that we've even started here for retention. So that
tells me that the high prices are not in twenty
twenty five. They may not even be in twenty twenty six.
(12:09):
And so we're still going to grind higher. Probably we
won't move as higher as fast as we have. We
may slow down that pace of increase, but I think
we're going to grind higher here, you know, certainly through
twenty twenty six.
Speaker 10 (12:23):
Doctor Darryl Peel, American Cattle News.
Speaker 1 (12:31):
This is Dairy Radio. Now.
Speaker 4 (12:33):
I'm John Clark, traveling the countryside for Peterick's USA. Today,
we're with Tammy Weaver for the All American Dairy Show. Hey,
it happens every September here in Harrisburg.
Speaker 15 (12:44):
Tammy, Well, thank you, John.
Speaker 16 (12:45):
I greatly appreciate the opportunity to share with you everything
that's going on with our All American Dairy Show, which
includes our premier national Junior show, is the only all
Junior show.
Speaker 15 (12:56):
It's just phenomenal.
Speaker 16 (12:58):
The All American overall, we had eighteen hundred dairy cows.
Speaker 4 (13:02):
This show really is geared towards those youth exhibitors.
Speaker 16 (13:06):
We have a statewide four age Dairy Youth show for Pennsylvania.
It's all of our FFA and four AH juniors. For
this event, we had almost four hundred kids participate in
showmanship Junior, Intermediate, and senior divisions.
Speaker 4 (13:21):
And that showmanship really is a foundation.
Speaker 16 (13:24):
Oh absolutely, So this is evaluation that's done strictly on
juniors that are in the ring. It's not so much
their heifers and their cows. You want them to have
a good bond with their animal and know that they've
worked ahead of time, they've done the homework and they're
getting the job done. But it's also a chance for
the juniors. Hey, they might be really nervous. This is
the first time they're going into the ring. It's great
(13:44):
for them to step out of their comfort zone and
try something new or try a competition that maybe they've
done on a local level in their own community or
county and now they're doing it on a national stage.
Speaker 15 (13:56):
So just to build confidence.
Speaker 16 (13:57):
We have the thousand head entered for the junior show
and so we're really excited about that and those numbers keep.
Speaker 15 (14:04):
Going up again.
Speaker 16 (14:05):
It's the only all junior show in the country. You
have other shows, but they'll show their open exhibitors and
junior exhibitors altogether.
Speaker 15 (14:14):
This is just junior, just youth.
Speaker 16 (14:16):
First time this year we kicked off a fitting competition
Screaming the animals is just for the seniors, and we
had thirty seven kids enter the fitting competition. They bring
their own animal in there and they have an hour
to completely clip that animal and get it ready as
if it's going into the show ring right away.
Speaker 4 (14:35):
The youth component with a very special pageant.
Speaker 16 (14:38):
Yes, we get really excited for our supreme pageant and
we pick a Supreme Champion Darry Heifer, and we pick
a Supreme Champion cow.
Speaker 4 (14:45):
Kids under the spotlight.
Speaker 16 (14:47):
Oh yeah, yeah, it's fan fair to say the least.
The lights go down and the spotlights come out, and
we have an announcer announce each individual as well as
the cow. So we get the pedigree on the children
and we get the pedigree on the cows. So we
get to know all those kids really really well.
Speaker 4 (15:05):
That really celebrates them. You know, this show does so
much for youth, and that's just one more example, isn't it.
Speaker 16 (15:11):
Oh it is it is, and we have some of
our state royalty, whether it be on the Dairy Prince's
side or State of HAFEI officers and some of the
brief representatives that will escort the cows and those youth
into the ring. We get to know a little bit
about the juniors, We get to know a lot about
the cows. They all get evaluated, then they pick a
supreme overall and that's quite the honor.
Speaker 4 (15:31):
And the ag community coming together to make this happen.
You've got an army of volunteers who are dedicated and
really bring their talent.
Speaker 16 (15:39):
Absolutely, we really have an army of volunteers.
Speaker 15 (15:42):
That's a great way to put it, John Is.
Speaker 16 (15:44):
It's a volunteer base all the way around to have
the show. We start planning for this show. The day
after the show ends, we'll start planning for next year.
And it's all volunteers that make it happen. Behind the scenes,
there's a lot of people nobody's ever will see or
hear from, but they pull it off. We get a
lot of great generous sponsors to help. If it's the
(16:05):
judging contest for the collegiate or the youth judging contest,
the Junior Dairy Management Contest, the Showmanship Contest, the Fitting Contest,
the Premier National Junior Show, and then just on the
open shows as well. I mean there are sponsorships for
all of that. This year we had a pizza party
where one hundred pizzas were donated as well as all
(16:25):
kinds of things for the juniors to show up. It
was a get to know each other and just expand
on that community feeling for these kids. For the juniors,
and there's all sorts of prizes given away.
Speaker 4 (16:37):
That judging contest and the Junior Dairy Management Contest, so
that gets folks in from many states.
Speaker 15 (16:42):
That's right.
Speaker 16 (16:42):
So for the judging contest, we have a collegiate contest,
so you have colleges from all over the country sending
in teams. The Youth Dairy Management Competition really tests a
person's knowledge of all things dairy, whether it's finances or nutrition,
or animal health, tree and animal health and just management.
Speaker 15 (17:03):
Overall.
Speaker 16 (17:04):
We all have different talents, and kids are the same way.
They all have different talents and they all have different interests,
and we're trying to find something that will interest everyone
no matter what their realm is in the dairy industry.
Speaker 4 (17:16):
Tammy Weaver with the All American Dairy Show in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Thanks for being with us today, Terry.
Speaker 15 (17:20):
Thanks John.
Speaker 4 (17:21):
I'm John Clark, traveling the countryside for Biedworth to USA.
Speaker 17 (17:27):
Remote sensing tools can help with the irrigation. I'm Patrick
Cavanaugh with the California Tree dut Report, part of the
vastag Information Network. Malika Noko is an Assistant director of
Cooperative Extension and Soil Plan, Water Relations and Irrigation Management
at UC Davis. She talks about these tools just.
Speaker 18 (17:47):
With all of the ways in which growers can access
remote sensing data. You know, there's free tools out there,
like you see an R has a tool called Crop
Manage that was developed by Michael Kahn. But then there's
also you know, many tools like that the company that
are providing these services. I wanted to give a background
for how to interpret those data.
Speaker 17 (18:05):
She talked about what a plant does, such as tree nuts,
when it's undergoing water.
Speaker 18 (18:09):
Stress, and how plants use water and then how we
can use satellites or drones or aerial imagery to sense that.
Speaker 17 (18:15):
Goko talked about thermal imagery.
Speaker 18 (18:17):
Which is indicative of water stress. So when you have
a relatively cooler plant that plant when sensed from the
air compared to like a warmer plant or warmer plant pixel.
And this is all plants. The cooler one is going
to be happier and well watered. And as plants undergo
water stress, you start to see closure of stomata and
a loss of transpiration, and then the cannopy temperature is warmer.
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So this is one of the key ways in which
we detect water stress and also map of apple transpiration.
So if you're using some of these tools, that's good
to keep in mind.
Speaker 17 (18:49):
That's Belika Noco, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources.
You see Davis.
Speaker 13 (18:54):
Farm work is tough, and so is staying safe on
a road. Every year, accidents happen when tractors in traffic
share the same space, whether you're behind the wheel of
a tractor or a car. Here's what you need to remember.
Tractors move slower, be patient, don't pass on hills or curves. Farmers,
make sure your slow moving vehicles, signs and lights are visible,
and everyone's sailor, especially on rule roads. One moment a
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caution can save a life. Let's work together to keep
our roads and our farm safe. This message was brought
to you by the AG Information Network.
Speaker 19 (19:25):
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
(19:46):
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 with the AG Information Network. I'm
Patrick Cavanaugh.
Speaker 3 (19:58):
In the midst of harvest season.
Speaker 2 (20:00):
While some crops like wheat and rice are near to
completely harvested, others such as cord and soybeads will soon be.
No matter if your role is a producer driving a combine,
a driver Holly grade to the local elevators, or a
motorist on country roads surrounded by farmland, safety needs to
be kept in mind.
Speaker 20 (20:19):
Fall gets going, the days are getting shorter, so you're
going to see these big pieces of equipment out onto
the roadway later into the evening, and we're getting darker
earlier in the evening, so the chances that AGG equipment
is going to meet with the motoring public is pretty
good this time of year.
Speaker 2 (20:33):
Dan Neenan of the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety says,
both farm equipment drivers ab motorists need safety robinders where
they are on the road this time of year.
Speaker 20 (20:43):
So left turns on the farmsteads is something that we
need to talk about. AGG equipment will be making turns
into farmsteads. A motoring public, you have to obey the
law and you can only pass farm equipment in passing zones.
You can't pass it in no passing zones. But we
see a lot of collisions that occur between them motoring
public and the farming community when the tractors and the
combines are turning left into farmsteads about the same time
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that the motoring public is trying to pass. So there
needs to be that awareness out there and to share
the road.
Speaker 2 (21:11):
Meanwhile, farmers need to make safety checks a machinery and
have personal protection and safety equipment available prior to the
start of harvest for the season.
Speaker 20 (21:20):
For each day, we always want to take a look
at the fire extinguishers that are in the shed and
then the combine. Are they charged? Are they ready to go?
The first aid kits? Do you have a farm first
aid kit that stopped and ready to go?
Speaker 2 (21:33):
Need in ads if a grower's area uses nine one
one signs for emergency notification, have.
Speaker 20 (21:39):
A notebook in every vehicle combine, tractor, pickup truck, minivan
that might go from farmstead to farmstead. Because farmers are
now renting more property than ever before, that would have
that nine one one sign. So if you have an
emergency that you can get that nine one lue sign
and be able to give them that nine to one
one number right away, which is going to tell the
dispatcher what fired, what ambulance, what law enforcement agency to
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be able to respond.
Speaker 2 (22:04):
And even though most cell phone customers pay a nine
one one fee that allows vectoring to find GPS location, that.
Speaker 20 (22:11):
Takes time, and in an injury or in a cardiac
of timeless muscle, or we need to shorten up that
time from the time that we dial nine one one
till the time that we can get medical resources there
to be able to help.
Speaker 2 (22:23):
Borrowing from the old adage, we eat with our eyes.
Speaker 21 (22:27):
Colorful foods are very attractive to us, and they tend
to make us want to eat that particular.
Speaker 2 (22:34):
Food, and in the case of produce North Dakota State
University Extenses, Julie Garden Robinson says there are plenty of
examples to choose from. Yet to ever wonder where fruits
and vegetables get their robust colors nutrients.
Speaker 21 (22:49):
In fact, as researchers have looked at the role of
colorful fruits and vegetables, they've found that in some cases
they may lower our risk of chronic diseases such as cancer,
heart disease, even diabetes.
Speaker 2 (23:03):
So, for instance, perhaps you have heard of lycopede.
Speaker 21 (23:06):
The orange red pigment in tomatoes is linked with reducing
our risk for various types of cancer, and there have
been many studies that have shown that to be the case.
So eat as much tomatoes and other colorful foods as.
Speaker 2 (23:20):
You'd like, perhaps not as well known by consumers. Tomatoes
are low e calories at high and potassium.
Speaker 21 (23:27):
Strawberries and raspberries get their color from anthocyanin pigments, so
red pigments, but the anthocyanins in another form can give
the blue color to blueberries. And what we know about
anthocyanin pigments is that they may confer heart health benefits
and also reduce cancer risk.
Speaker 2 (23:46):
Like red beats, those don't contain anthhocyadin or lycopede for
that matter.
Speaker 21 (23:51):
They get their color from beaten in and that also
has health benefits.
Speaker 2 (23:56):
Now you may be aware of beta carotide as a
nutrient with a carrot, but Garden Robinson ads.
Speaker 21 (24:01):
Beta keratine is found in orange, gold, and even some
green fruits and vegetables.
Speaker 2 (24:07):
And in terms of nutrients associated with beta caroteen.
Speaker 21 (24:11):
Keeps our skin, our bones, are vision, and our immune
system healthy.
Speaker 2 (24:16):
Current nutrition guidelines recommend consuming four to five cups of
fruit and vegetables daily, but beyond quantity of produce to eat,
it's really.
Speaker 21 (24:25):
A good idea to eat a variety of colorful foods.
There's not one magic food. We need the variety in
our diet from all the food groups.
Speaker 2 (24:36):
Yet to some eating four to five cups of fruits
and veggies a day may seem like a lot. Julie
Garden Robinson provides some tips to help us enjoy fruit
and vegetable consumption in a future program. I'm broad Bain,
reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington.
Speaker 20 (24:54):
D C.
Speaker 19 (24:55):
This is focused on egg.
Speaker 22 (24:59):
It's time for AG today on the AGGI Information Network,
I am Haley's ship. According to a market inteller reports
from the American Farm Bureau, fertilizer costs are once again
squeezing farm budgets. Back in twenty twenty two, prices hit
record highs from energy shocks and supply disruptions, and while
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things eased in twenty twenty three and twenty twenty four,
they're climbing again here in late twenty twenty five, with
levels expected to stay elevated into twenty twenty six. That's
a tough hit for farm finances. Crop receipts are shrinking,
especially for Roe crops, leaving margins thin or even negative.
Volatility is also back with winter swings and natural gas
(25:42):
and shifting Chinese export policies creating even more uncertainty. The
USDA projects production expenses rising in twenty twenty five, with
fertilizer and lime making up seven percent of the total.
Phosphate prices are leading the climb. Nitrogen is swinging months
to month, and potash is rising on trade risks. Add
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in higher labor, rent and livestock costs, and the pressure
grows bottom line. Fertilizer remains one of the most volatile expenses,
and even small price shifts can make or break farm income.
For the full reports, head to aginfo dot net.
Speaker 13 (26:21):
Farmwork is tough, and so is staying safe on road.
Every year, accidents happen when tractors and traffic share the
same space. Whether you're behind the wheel of a tractor
or a car, here's what you need to remember. Tractors
move slower, be patient, don't pass on hills or curves. Farmers,
make sure your slow moving vehicles, signs and lights are
visible and everyone's sailor, especially on rule roads. One moment
(26:44):
a caution can save a life. Let's work together to
keep our roads and our farm safe. This message was
brought to you by the AG Information Network.
Speaker 19 (26:52):
For over forty years, the AAG Information Network has been
providing news and information for the most important industry in
the world, agriculture. The Egg Information Network gives you worldwide
updates from local producers to regional organizations, from major crops
like wheat and corn, to animal agriculture to specially crops
like apples, almonds, and cherries. We report on stories that
(27:13):
mean the most to you Online at aginfo dot net.
The egg Information Network trusted and transparent journalism lasting for
the next generation.
Speaker 22 (27:22):
This is California ag today on the agg Information Network.
Find more agricultural news at egginfo dot net.
Speaker 1 (27:29):
Bob, when here were some farm us this morning friends. Well.
In a tight farm economy, producers want to get the
most out of every input. Adam Kauser, producer manager at
Valent Biosciences, says biostimulants are a great way for farmers
to stretch their dollar.
Speaker 6 (27:47):
These are products that are designed to help the plant
overcome say abotic stress, be more efficient with fertilizer, water uptake,
could even help the plant in certain carearacteristic ways, such
as like increasing sugar content and say sugar cane or
sugar beets. Could be helping grain fill and say wheat
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or corn. There's a lot of different things that biostimulants
can do to help the plant, whether it's root growth
or root and shoot growth. Those are just some things
that biostimulants can do.
Speaker 1 (28:22):
He added, many of the tools they have in the
toolbox look to address the most common issues expressed by farmers.
Speaker 6 (28:29):
Our bustler microhizol fungi being able to perform in really
abotic stress conditions. So let's just think about not much
water that we're getting, maybe being more efficient with our
nutrients those two things. Also, with the transit five hundred biostimulant,
we're seeing when we apply that to certain crops, we're
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seeing that our fertilizers being more efficient. We're able to
bring up more of those nutrients from the soils to
the leaves and better utilize those nustritions.
Speaker 1 (29:02):
Adam Kowser Valent Biosciences with us During a visit to
Express ranch in Oklahoma last week, Egg Secretary Brook Rawlins
delivered a comprehensive address on the USDA's efforts to defend
American agriculture from what she called threats, particularly the New
World screwworm. Rolin's outline measures taken, including strengthening cooperative efforts
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with Mexico.
Speaker 23 (29:25):
In February, USDA and Mexico implemented a comprehensive preclearance, inspection
and treatment protocol to ensure safe movement from of our
livestock across the southern border. Many have said, I've only
been on the job about seven or eight months, but
many have said that our partnership with Mexico right now
is as strong and as transparent as it has been
(29:47):
in decades. So grateful to my counterpart, Secretary of Julio
Berdage over there and will continue to work daily with him.
Speaker 1 (29:55):
As part of that initiative, Rolin said, USDA and other
agencies are sending person another resources south of the border.
Speaker 23 (30:02):
The government of Mexico does not have the same resources
that we have in America, so we are investing and
deploying multitudes of our staff and team and expertise again
for the first time, directly into Mexico to work alongside
their government.
Speaker 1 (30:18):
She said. Mexico's decision to halt cattle movement within its
borders will contribute to the eradication of the New World
screw work.
Speaker 23 (30:25):
We will continue to ensure that, no matter the circumstance,
our US food supply will remain safe. Thankfully, in addition
to the US southern portclosures, Mexico has agreed within their
borders to halt all animal movement in affected zone. So
this is a really big deal. They're not moving all
their cattle to our border and then they sit there.
Mexico has agreed to stop all movement of their cattle.
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This was a few months ago, and we believe that
will continue to help us push the new world screwworm
back to the Darien gap and hopefully towards eradication.
Speaker 1 (30:58):
USDA Secretary of Brook Rowlin with US Well Frans part
producers benefit from ongoing research at the UC Davis Clear Center,
which is dedicated to advancing sustainability in animal agriculture. Frank Midloaner, PhD,
who leads the center, says their work covers a wide
range of studies, all of which could have significant implications
(31:19):
for businesses and their employees.
Speaker 9 (31:21):
We study how to minimize those impacts, unwanted and unintended
impacts on the environment. We do the same thing on
animal welfare. On the animal welfare side of things, we
also study worker related issues, oftentimes an overlooked issue around
sustainability other workers. Attracting and retaining a qualified workforce is
paramount for agriculture, not just the swine industry, but all
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of agriculture.
Speaker 1 (31:46):
Farmers can apply the research with practical insight, while it
also connects to the broader global conversation on sustainability.
Speaker 9 (31:55):
That a concept that was just theoretical before all of
a sudden makes sense that the work we do has
impact in the real world because normally a farmer won't
just change what they do because somebody tells them to.
But if you explain why, and you explain alternatives and
so on, then they're very willing to adapt and adjust
and so on. There we are catalysts as people work
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at the university in helping the sector evolve.
Speaker 1 (32:19):
Well to your grant funds from the National Pork Board
are used to collaborate and coordinate with that center Farm News.
This morning, you're listening to ag Life.
Speaker 24 (32:30):
From the Information Network. This is your agribusiness update.
Speaker 25 (32:34):
Well.
Speaker 24 (32:34):
President Trump and Indian Prime Minister Nourendramodi have pledged to
resume trade negotiations after weeks of arguing over tariffs and
Russian oil purchases. On social media, Trump wrote, I feel
certain that there will be no difficulty in coming to
a successful conclusion for both of our great countries. Modi responded,
saying he's looking forward to speaking with Trump and that
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the US in India are close friends and natural partners.
Farm equipment MANUF facturers say they're struggling under the high
tariff set by President Trump. CASEIH Vice President Kirk Coffee
says they're in a good position overall, with eighty to
ninety percent of its machines produced in the US and
ninety five percent of the machinery based material sourced domestically. However,
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German based manufacturer Class is a different story, with eighty
percent of its row crop machinery built in Europe and
shipped to US dealers. The USDA's commitment to child health
and American agriculture continues with the opening of applications for
fiscal year twenty twenty six patrick Leahey Farmed to School grants.
According to Agramarketing dot Com, USDA will invest up to
(33:37):
eighteen million dollars in farm to school projects that connect
farmers to USDA's child nutrition programs. USDA will streamline the application,
removing barriers to innovation and emphasizing partnerships to give small
family farms the best chance at success.
Speaker 19 (33:53):
You've probably been told that to reach a millennial farmer
you have to go digital hmm, Facebook, Vimeo, U Tube, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn,
and online publication or maybe a podcast hmm, but which one?
Speaker 17 (34:08):
Oh, and how.
Speaker 19 (34:08):
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 station for
(34:32):
the AGG Information Network of the West News. If you'd
like to deliver information about your terrific product or service,
give us a call and we'll connect you directly with
our community of loyal farmer listeners. Reach real farmers right here,
right now as they listen to what is important to
their farm operation. They trust us, They'll trust you.
Speaker 24 (34:54):
From the EG Information Network. I'm Bob Larson with today's
agribusiness update.
Speaker 1 (34:58):
BOMP went back to lifeboard today. Friends, well every hour
and acre count during the rush of fall harvest. Chad
Smith has a story for us this morning.
Speaker 25 (35:08):
That's why John Deere is taking it to the next
level with a suite of cutting edge technologies on its combines.
The technology helps farmers better manage this year's harvest and
make decisions before next year's crops. Bergen Nelson, go to
market manager of Harvest equipment at John Deere talks about
the new automation features on Deer's combines for model year
(35:31):
twenty twenty five and forward one.
Speaker 26 (35:33):
Is predictive ground speed automation, and so that system uses
cameras on the front of the combine looks out twenty
eight feet in front of the machine that's measuring crop
height and density. And then we're also using satellite imagery
that we take throughout the growing season and dviimaps, and
we use that to control the speed of the combines.
So we compare what the cameras are seeing versus satellite
imagery and allows us to see almosten up to a
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twenty percent increase in productivity. The other automation system that's
factored into that as well as harvest settings, automation controls
the five main combine settings. So if we think about concave,
rotor speed, seven chaff and fan speed, and that system
is based off with three inputs that a customer would
put in the machine, so they can choose if they
want the machine if focus on grain loss, broken grain,
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or four material and from that the combine will automatically
make those five main changes to maintain the proper setting
or the proper input that they want.
Speaker 25 (36:24):
Deer has additional harvest technologies available for farmers.
Speaker 26 (36:28):
Our G five Advanced license as well as our Gen
four Automation license, and within that you can have autopath
machine sync, infield data sharing, and autotrack urn automation. So
as we think through automating the harvest step, those features
in that group really allow our customers to leverage their
machine to its fullest potential. Machine Sync allows us to
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automate unloading on the go automatically. Infield data sharing allows
us to share coverage maps or guidance lines between multiple
machines in a field, increasing efficiency. And autotrack turn automation
is a new feature and allows the machine to automatically
turn on the end. And in twenty twenty six we're
bringing a new feature to autotrack turn automation where it'll
automatically raise and lower the head.
Speaker 25 (37:12):
These technologies are specifically designed to help farmers maintain maximum
productivity during harvest.
Speaker 26 (37:19):
Predictive grown speed automation is one in particular that allows
that machine to run at its peak performance all day long,
maintaining the max throughput by machine sinc. And autotrack turn
automation on the end, we're just increasing the efficiency and
the productivity. It's one less thing that they have to
worry about, and it's consistent. Every turn is consistent. We're
diving back in, we're not having to worry about where
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we need to make that turn. And as we also
think about AUTOPATH that's in the G five Advanced Suite
that really starts at the beginning of the season right
with an auto track on our planters and utilizing globes
on both attractor and the planter, and we can map
where the rows are. But then when we get to
the harvest operation, we don't have to count the number
of rows when we're turning in. With the use of
autopath and autotrack turnout, it pretty much automatically does it
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for the customers, so it's one listing they have to
worry about.
Speaker 25 (38:03):
Nelson talked about where customers with questions can go to
get answers.
Speaker 26 (38:08):
Johndeer dot com has plenty of information and resources around
harvest automation and all the technology that we discuss, or
feel free to contact your local John Deere dealer. They
would be happy to help you out.
Speaker 25 (38:19):
Again. That's Berg and Nelson go to market manager of
harvest equipment at John Deere. Chad Smith reporting.
Speaker 1 (38:26):
With that, friends, about of time for today. Thanks for
joining us back tomorrow morning with another edition of Bad
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