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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning and welcome to ag life. I'm Dwayne Merley.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Even with another record coord production forecast issued by USDA
for September, initial market reaction was an increase in futures prices. Why,
subatalysts say it is because of how USDA projects the
use of all that cord within this month's supplying to
bad estimate. World Agricultural Outlook Board chair Mark Jacketowski says,
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in particular.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
Very strong US corn exports.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
So, for instance, within the twenty twenty four twenty five
cord marketing gear.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
On back year, we raised our corn export forecast by
ten million bushels. It now just over two point eight
billion bushels.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
And according to Jackatowski, that exports strake should continue into
the new marketing year of twenty twenty five twenty six.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
And we raised our export forecast by one hundred million bushels.
So our US corn export forecast is now just under
three billion bushel's two point nine seventy five billion. To
be exact, that would be up about one hundred and
forty five million bushels year over year.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
What Jack Kadowski says, if realized, is a big increase
in cord exports. One reason for export demand for our
nation's cord is developments within one of the US Bay
global market competitors, Brazil.
Speaker 4 (01:22):
The back year twenty twenty four to twenty twenty five
raise Brazil's sporm production forecast by three million tons based
on harvest results. Noteworthy, huge crop, but we did not
increase their exports. They are developing their internal market, especially
for ethanol, so that's keeping some of that corn off
of the global market.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
In addition, current USDA forecast indicate a four million ton
year over year reduction in Brazilian cord production for the
twenty twenty five twenty six market. A year, even with
the increased exports for the US, our country and Brazil
are expected to break increase cord ending stocks from the
old crop marketing year to the new I'm broadbad reporting
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for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington, d C.
Speaker 5 (02:09):
This is the Agricultural Law and Tax report. I'm Roger Mcowan.
The One Big Dutiful Bill Act made one hundred percent
bonus depreciation permanent for assets placed in service after January nineteen,
twenty twenty five. So this year you'll be able to
deduct forty percent of the cost of buildings and equipment
placed in service between January one and January nineteen. After that,
you'll be able to fully deduct one hundred percent of
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those purchases, or you can make an election to continue
to deduct forty percent instead. But does one hundred percent
bonus depreciation apply to processing facilities on the farm. I'll
be back in a moment to discuss for the.
Speaker 6 (02:42):
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Speaker 5 (03:10):
If you process farm commodities and a building on your farm,
the rule has been that the facility was depreciable over
thirty nine years. Now, under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act,
you'll be able to apply one hundred percent bonus depreciation
to a facility constructed after January nineteen this year. If
construction is completed by the end of twenty thirty the
one hundred percent bonus depreciation only applies to the cost
of the building related to the manufacturing or production process.
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The cost of the building related to office or other
non qualifying activities is still required to be depreciated over
longer lives. This will likely require retaining a company to
provide a cost segregation study to provide that allocation. If
you're thinking about expanding your farm operation into a production
activity or expanding your current production activity, you'll benefit from
the new rule. This has been the Agricultural Law and
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Tax Report. I'm Roger Mcowen.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Every hour an acre count during the rush of fall harvest.
That's why John Deere has taken it to the next
level with a suite of cutting edge technologies on its combines.
The technologies helped farmers better manage this year's harvest and
make decisions before next year's crops. Berg and Nelson go
to market, manager of Harvest Equipment of John Deere, talks
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about the new automation features on Deer's combines for model
year twenty twenty five and forward.
Speaker 7 (04:28):
One 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. It's measuring
crop height and density. And then we're also using satellite
imagery that we take throughout the growing season and DVII
maps 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
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to a 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 the 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, or four material and from that the combine
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will automatically make those five main changes to maintain the
proper setting or the proper input that they want.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
Deer has additional harvest technologies available.
Speaker 7 (05:21):
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 tern 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 urn automation
is a new feature and allows the machine to automatically
turn on the end, and in twenty twenty six where
bring in a new feature to autotrack turn automation where
it'll automatically raise and lower the head.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
These technologies are specifically designed to help farmers maintain maximum
productivity during harvest.
Speaker 7 (06:10):
Predictive ground speed automation is one in particular that allows
that machine to run at its peak performance all day long,
maintaining the max throughput. Buy Machine Sync and autotrack turn
automation on the end, we're just increasing the efficiency and
the productivity. It's one lest 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 a tractor 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 turn automation, it pretty much automatically
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does it for the customers, so it's one lest thing
they have to worry about.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
Nelson talked about where customers with questions can get answers.
Speaker 7 (06:58):
John Dear 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 Dear dealer.
They would be happy to help you out.
Speaker 2 (07:09):
Again.
Speaker 1 (07:09):
That is Berg and Nelson go to market manager of
harvest Equipment at John Deere. The US beef cow inventory
has reached its lowest point since nineteen sixty two. That's
according to Drover Marking, what appears to be the bottom
of the current cattle cycle. Now, tight supplies are driving
a strong price and environment that beef producers are enjoined today.
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For col cav producers right now, things are as good
as what they've probably ever been as, according to Troy
Rowan from the University of Tennessee, where he's an assistant professor.
While the USDA report showed the smallest US heard in
history and continuing tightening numbers on feed, analysts predict producers
have not experienced the highest cattle prices yet.
Speaker 8 (07:53):
It's another agnews update, record harvest projections, shifting exports, sales,
and new research on insurance risk more after this.
Speaker 9 (08:03):
Before I started working as a soil scientist, before I
became assistance engineer, before I got started in aerospace, I.
Speaker 10 (08:11):
Was a kid making discoveries.
Speaker 9 (08:13):
I did my first live experiment I.
Speaker 10 (08:15):
Found off science school in four h in four h
in four h.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
One million new ideas.
Speaker 9 (08:24):
Learn more and see how you can help at four
dash dot org.
Speaker 8 (08:34):
US. Thea September reports project a record corn crop at
sixteen point eight billion bushels, with exports expected to reach
an all time high of three billion bushels. Soybeans meanwhile,
forecast four point three billion bushels exports trimmed as competition
grows from Argentina, Russia and Canada. We need exports raised
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to nine hundred millillion bushels on stronger hard read winter cells,
while cotton output pegged at thirteen point two million bells,
down eight percent from last year. Export sales highlight the
split between corn and soybeans. Cornbookings standing at a record
twenty one point two million metric tons Mexico leads, while
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soybeans showing their weakest start since twenty nineteen at just
eight million tons. Notably, China has yet to return as
a buyer for the crap in Sorghum production up fourteen percent,
but access to China keey market remains uncertain after duty
slash shipments earlier this year. Farmers watching golf basis levels
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and global demand closely. It's another agnews update.
Speaker 11 (09:51):
At the American Veterinary Medical Association Annual Convention in Denver,
we caught up with Michael Gerghi from Student Loan Advisor.
Speaker 12 (09:58):
I think the biggest thing to remember when it got
come down to student loans and student loan forgiveness is
that you have to be very, very vigilant because it
really can be one of the biggest empowering choices of
your life to go out and get this degree inside
of the veterinary field, or it can be a tremendous
roadblock if it's not managed properly. So we really try
and encourage that as the overarching theme and the top
line piece of advice that we give the books.
Speaker 11 (10:17):
There's more valuable information on AVMA dot.
Speaker 8 (10:20):
Org American Cattle News. Today we take a look back
at how markets wrapped up last week. More after this.
Speaker 9 (10:31):
Before I started working as a soil scientist, before I
became assistance engineer, before I got started in aerospace, I was.
Speaker 10 (10:39):
A kid making discoveries.
Speaker 11 (10:41):
I did my first lab experiment.
Speaker 10 (10:43):
I've found out science school in four h in foro
h in four h.
Speaker 2 (10:50):
One million new ideas.
Speaker 9 (10:52):
Learn more and see how you can help at four
h dot org.
Speaker 8 (11:01):
Oliver Slope is with blue line futures lower.
Speaker 13 (11:05):
Day in the livestock markets round out the week. At
the close October live cattle futures two dollars and thirty
cents lower to two twenty nine to ninety seven. That
was six dollars lower for the week and the second
consecutive lower weekly closed, the first time we've seen that
since June. Now December, live cattle futures, they are on
the verge of overtaking October in terms of daily trade volume.
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That contract lost two dollars and twenty cents today, settling
at two thirty one ninety two.
Speaker 1 (11:33):
October Feeder cattle features.
Speaker 13 (11:35):
Down six dollars and fifty five cents today, settling at
three forty five eighty for the week, twelve dollars and
ten cents lower now. Like live cattle, this was the
second consecutive lower weekly close, the first time we've seen
that since June been wrapping things up over on the
snout side. October leen hogs down a dollar and five
cents today to ninety seven twelve. That cut gains for
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the week to just a dollar ten this morning, so
box feed for port was weaker. We saw a choice
cut sixty one cents lower to four hundred point one eight.
That slot cuts down one sixty eight to three seventy
eight twenty seven. This after the last two afternoon reports
showed meaningful weakness. Yesterday's five area average price for live
series was reported at two thirty eight ninety eight, and
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this is a little bit softer versus prior weeks. Daily
slaughter yesterday afternoon was reported at one hundred and seventeen
thousand head, which put the week today total at four
hundred and fifty nine thousand. That's about twenty seven thousand
head less than the same period last year.
Speaker 8 (12:34):
Cash trade last week in the South two forty, in
the North two thirty eight to two forty and dressed
at three seventy five to three seventy eight. American Cattle News.
This is Dairy Radio Now with Bill Baker.
Speaker 14 (12:56):
Now on this week's Producer Tuesday is sponsored by the
Professional Dairy Producer. We focus on how to keep the
kids safe on the farm with Melissa Pluckelman, outreach specialists
with the National Farm Medicine Center at the Marshfield Clinic
Research Institute.
Speaker 15 (13:10):
Raising children on the farm has a lot of benefit,
but we're also going to talk about youth that are
not raised on the farm, but are working on farms
or visiting farms. When the weather's right, we make hay right,
and a lot of times a farmer can't do it
on his own, and so he needs some help, and
a lot of times we see him hiring the local
youth in the area. So we see high schoolers out
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of school for the summer and working on their neighbors farm,
and there are so many benefits to that. You know,
they are out in the sun, they're getting that vitamin D,
they're getting some exercise, they're learning about the circle of
life and where food comes from. But there's also just
a lot of risk to raising children on the farm
or hiring youth to work on the farm. Every day,
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about thirty three children are injured in an agricultural related
in that's across the US. And that number is just
too high because we think about those injuries and they
can be life altering injuries, and so we want to
change that and prevent that because we don't want youth
going through the rest of their life with some type
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of injury or disability because of something that happened on
the farm. As parents, we can have youth working on
our farm NonStop all the time. There are no regulations,
which seems very crazy, but if you are actually hiring
a child to work or a youth to work on
your farm, there are age limits, there are our limits,
there are fair payment laws, and so to protect yourself
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and your farm, it's good for you to know some
of those laws and some of those regulations for your state.
So we have a couple campaigns and a couple resources,
the Child's Agricultural Safety Network for anyone who's interested in
kind of talking about keeping children safe and anyone can
join this network. Just go to the website Cultivate safety
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dot org, backlash Cassen and you can join the network.
With this network, we even have online networking system where
you can ask questions, share your thoughts, share ideas, maybe
share concerns. And then the last campaign we have there
is the I am raising campaign. I am raising cattle,
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I am raising corn, I am raising potatoes, I am
raising cranberries, I am raising kids. And we understand that yes,
you are raising kids on the farm, and that's okay,
and that's great. They are again getting that sunshine and
getting that vitamin D, getting exercise, getting outside, knowing where
their food comes from. But remember to always be a
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parent first and a farmer second. And if you're wondering,
what are some of the incidents that are happening in
my area, what are some of the injuries and fatalities
that are happening. Egg Injury News is a collection of
news reports of injuries and fatalities that are happening all
over the United States. So you can actually go on there,
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you can create your own account. It's free to join,
but you do have to create an account. So you
can actually filter out your area or maybe the topic
that you're most interested in. So I could do Wisconsin
if I just wanted to know injuries and fatalities in Wisconsin,
or I could filter out and say, I want to
know how many ATV injuries have happened in the United States.
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And so you can filter and you can kind of
see and that'll kind of show you the trends in
your area of what injuries are happening, what fatalities are happening,
and then you can start to kind of figure out, well,
how can I prevent that from happening on my farm?
So again, join us, share with us. What do you know,
What are you doing to keep your children safe? What
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questions do you have? Are you looking for someone to
collaborate with on a project or anything?
Speaker 16 (16:51):
You know?
Speaker 15 (16:52):
Join us on that online network because really a lot
of great information is shared there. And I just want
to say, I hope at the end of the day
that really I've brought safety back to the forefront in
our minds, and I hope that if even one small
tidbit of information stays with parents or with adults. It's
just to remember to think about safety each and every day,
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each and every minute, because at the end of the day,
there's nothing better than knowing that our youth and our
kids are tucked safe into bed and having those sweet
dreams after a long day on the farm.
Speaker 14 (17:26):
Those are comments from Melissa Pluckelman, outreach specialist with the
National Farm Medicine Center at Marshfield Clinic Research Institute on
a recent PDP Dairy signal that you can hear in
its entirety for free at pdpw dot org. I'm Bill
Baker Dairy Radio Now.
Speaker 17 (17:44):
For PCAs working with nut producers. Well, if something goes
wrong with that recommendation, or maybe it was a drift
issue or anything, you truly need to notify your supervisor.
I'm Patrick Cabanaugh with the California Trina Report, part of
the Vast Dag Information Network. Anthony Duddell is the owner
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of Russian Dudeal Consulting, working with crop advisors up and
down the state keeping them in compliance.
Speaker 16 (18:11):
Everybody that's evolved that is going to be impacted by
the outcomes of that need to be aware of it
the sooner that you communicate that to your your chaining command.
It's important to do that. So if you're an independent PCA,
you probably need to call your insurance company and let
them know, Hey, you know this might not go anywhere,
but you know this is something. I got a phone
call on this and just.
Speaker 17 (18:31):
And we have tunneled. If the insurance company needs to
be called right away.
Speaker 16 (18:35):
Well, and you don't even have to tell your insurance company.
But but if it gets to the point where, yeah,
you got a problem, then you call your insurance company.
But if you're working for a distributor in your PCA
that works for a distributor or you know, uh, an
ag retail company, then you need to tell your boss
about that because ultimately it's coming out of his pocket
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and yours.
Speaker 17 (18:56):
In more news, did you know in a one ounce
serving of almonds there is seventy six milligrounds are six
percent of your daily value of calcium helps build and
maintain strong bones and teeth, eat a handful every day.
Speaker 18 (19:10):
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Farmers are facing unprecedented economic challenges. This is why agriculture
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Speaker 2 (20:12):
The announcement from the Trump administrations Make America Healthy Again Commission.
Speaker 14 (20:17):
We have one hundred and twenty eight recommendations.
Speaker 2 (20:20):
A strategy of initiatives addressing chronic disease and children and
improve nutrition for Americans. According to Commission Chair and Health
and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior. The strategy,
according to Agriculture Secretary of Brook Rawlins, features a prominent
role for our nation's farmers and ranchers.
Speaker 19 (20:41):
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
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abundant food supply in the world.
Speaker 2 (21:04):
Additionally, USDA is proposing various efforts for better nutrition in
the context of agricultural production. One example is improved soil
health tools that crop growers can utilize.
Speaker 19 (21:18):
Also, USDA's upcoming Regenerative Pilot program is built to address
on farm resource concerns while also providing farmers with usable
outcomes based conservation plans. Additionally, we will leverage existing funding
from research agencies to produce applied science informing farmer decision
making on regenerative agriculture.
Speaker 2 (21:41):
Meanwhile, work is ongoing between AHHS and USDA in creating
updated national dietary recommendations for the next five years.
Speaker 19 (21:52):
We'll continue to actively work with Secretary Kennedy and crafting
the dietary guidelines which will be out very soon, and
advice must be sound, simple and clear. These guidelines will
prioritize whole, healthy, and nutritious foods such as whole fat,
fairy fruits, vegetables, and meats, and suggests limiting highly processed
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foods and those high in sugar.
Speaker 2 (22:16):
Additional initiatives within the strategies five pillars with agricultural connection
further research into precision agriculture methods and innovations, and stream winding,
certification and approval processes in realms such as organic agriculture
and various farm inputs. Outdoor recreationists and tourists to our
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nation's forest may have noticed some improvements to infrastructure if
they have visited over the past five years. That, according
to Betty Juett of the US Forest Service, reflects the
Great American Outdoors Act of twenty twenty.
Speaker 20 (22:52):
Forest Service and four Departments of the Interior Agencies. And
so that is all the parks, the restrooms, the picnic tables,
the rows, the boat ramps, the facilities, the things like
that that people really do enjoy on the National Forest
anywhere from hunting, fishing, recreating, mountain biking, all those kinds
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of things that people enjoy on the National Forest.
Speaker 2 (23:15):
Add Over that time period.
Speaker 20 (23:17):
We have completed four hundred and forty two projects, and
that is of all the long overdue maintenance of infrastructure
of the outdoor recreation. Once we've completed all the projects,
we'll completed one point one billion dollars of maintenance.
Speaker 3 (23:31):
Backlock.
Speaker 2 (23:32):
Yeah, what do some of these projects look like on
the ground level? Jewett starts with the Martin Lake Cabin
reconstruction project in Alaska.
Speaker 20 (23:40):
Martin Lake Cabin provides access to some of the best
salmon and trout fishing. This is a long hunting season
for bears and deer. Wildlife viewing is also one of
the most popular activities, and visitors flocked to the cabin
to enjoy the abundance of mountain goats, deer, moose, bear
in the area.
Speaker 2 (23:58):
Opportunities missed with the abbit of disrepair prior to reconstruction
work completed this summer.
Speaker 20 (24:04):
Meanwhile, the Forest Service repaired the White Rock Mountain Recreation
Area entrance road on the Ozark Saint Francis National Forest,
and this area provides access to several hiking trails, including
the renowned long distance Ozark Highlands Trail.
Speaker 2 (24:20):
Creating greater access to the recreation area stone cabins built
in the nineteen thirties. A third example is found in
Montana's Custer Galloton National Forest.
Speaker 20 (24:32):
The Forest Service worked with partners to improve the Yellowstone
Short Line rail Trail, which is a nine mile section
of the larger Greater Yellowstone Trail. The project resurfaced about
a ten foot wide rail trail with asphalt to improve
the public with a bike path that could be used
by all ages and skill levels. The partners contributed one
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point three five million dollars to this project, on top
of the two point eighty five million dollars that the
for Service received from the legacy restoration firm Broadbain.
Speaker 2 (25:05):
Reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington, d C.
Speaker 21 (25:10):
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California dairy farms are on track to reach climate neutrality
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The summit will celebrate this progress while exploring new opportunities
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Speaker 1 (27:38):
Harvest is here and one theresher's crop is out of
the field. It'll be an ideal time to do some
soil testing. Aileen Bernard, director of Farm and Retail Growth
at Farmer's Edge, said farmers need to be purposeful with
the test they conduct.
Speaker 23 (27:53):
We're coming up into harvest time. After that's when you
want to start your soil sampling and your soil testing.
I think for me, like the number one takeaway I
want to leave people with is like always to come
back to why are we doing this in the first place,
Like why are we doing any of these soil tests,
and so we can understand more about what's happening in
our fields, what we need to do next year and
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just use that to plan. You know, you can't can't manage,
but you can't measure, So we love to be a
part of that solution.
Speaker 1 (28:20):
She says having healthier soil can help crops the better
handle late season disease pressure one.
Speaker 23 (28:25):
Hundred percent, Like the more offense we can do against
like some of these late season diseases and all of
the other pressures that we have, Like a healthy crop
is going to put you in the best position you
could be in to defend against that.
Speaker 2 (28:39):
Yeah.
Speaker 23 (28:39):
Absolutely.
Speaker 1 (28:40):
She said that the tissued test can offer comparisons between
old and new leaves to check if certain deficiencies were fixed,
or they can provide a snapshot a one current point
in time.
Speaker 23 (28:51):
And the way that we recommend it. We have protocols
available we're happy to share. But you can look at
your older leaves and your newer leaves and see if
you've corrected for any of your deficient to use or
just a really better understanding of what's happening right now
so you can be proactive and addressing it.
Speaker 1 (29:06):
Agam Met is Eileen Bernard, Director of Farm and Retail
Growth at Farmer's Edge. Pork producers benefit from ongoing research
at the UC Davis Clear Center, which is dedicated to
advancing sustainability in animal agriculture. Prank Mitloaner, PhD, who leads
the center, says their work covers a wide range of studies,
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all of which could have significant implications for businesses and
their employees.
Speaker 24 (29:33):
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 (29:58):
Farmers can apply the research with pactical insights, while it
also connects to the broader global conversation on sustainability.
Speaker 24 (30:06):
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 working
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at the university in helping the sector evolve.
Speaker 1 (30:30):
Mittloader says they're conducting research on the environmental management of pigs,
focusing on nutrients produced or grown on the farm and
how those are ultimately used in feeding the animals.
Speaker 24 (30:41):
These nutrients are largely retained in the animal and made
into the products we all enjoy rather than affecting the environment,
So those kind of things are important for the consumers
to understand. None of this is just happening by random,
but by design. There are decades of studies that really
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underline as as to why we're doing what we do again.
Speaker 1 (31:05):
That is Frank mitlowaner of You see Davia's clear Center
and the out of the multi year grant funds from
the National Pork Board are used to collaborate and coordinate
with the center. For more information, visit clear dot U
see Davis dot edu again, that's clear dot. You see
Davis dot ed U.
Speaker 25 (31:29):
From the Egg Information Network. This is your agribusiness update.
Speaker 26 (31:33):
Well.
Speaker 25 (31:33):
The value of CALIFORNIA'SAGG production hit a record high last year.
According to data from the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
In twenty twenty four, farmers and ranchers in the Golden
State produced sixty one point two billion dollars worth of
agricultural commodities, increase of three point six percent. The state's
topag commodities ranked by economic value where dairy followed by almonds, grapes,
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cattle and calves, let us, strawberries, pistachios, tomatoes, carrots, and broilers.
In defense of state's rights, American agricultural sovereignty and animal welfare,
fourteen House Republicans sent a letter to AGG Committee Chair G. T.
Thompson of Pennsylvania urging him to exclude the save are
Bacon Act from any farm bill being considered. The SOB Act,
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formerly known as the Eats Act, would federally override state
laws regulating certain types of agriculture, including in state sales
standards for pork that requires sourcing from farms that meet
basic animal housing requirements. The US and India are stepping
up talks to resolve their trade tensions, with two separate
teams of officials meeting in New Delhi last week. According
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to a Bloomberg report, the meeting between the trade teams
is expected to decide the future course of India US negotiations.
The two sides are meeting to resolve their differences after
the US slapped India with fifty percent tariff last month,
the highest in Asia.
Speaker 11 (32:51):
Farm work is tough, and so is staying safe on road.
Speaker 22 (32:54):
Every year, accidents happen when tractors and traffic share the
same space, whether you're behind the wheel of a tractor
or a car.
Speaker 11 (33:00):
Here's what you need to remember.
Speaker 22 (33:02):
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 of caution can save a light. Let's work together
to keep our roads and are firm safe. This message
was brought to you by the AGG Information Network.
Speaker 18 (33:21):
For over forty years, the AGG 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
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The Egg Information Network trusted and transparent journalism lasting for
the next generation.
Speaker 25 (33:51):
From the Egg Information Network, I'm Bob Larson with today's
agribusiness update.
Speaker 27 (33:55):
A team of twenty one producers representing pork, beef, corn
and soybean's travel to Korea last week to see how
the US Meat Export Federation is investing in the leading
market for US beef and the number three market for
US pork muscle cuts. Calvin's Beef Board chair Ryan Morehouse
says he expects beef demand in Korea to continue to grow.
Speaker 28 (34:13):
If you look at a graph on the amount of
beef that Korea has taken American beef. It's kind of
straight up for the last what ten years, I think,
and so I think the growth is there. They like
our product, they like American products in general. It's very
competitive market, but it's also a market that they eat
a ton of protein, and I think they'll continue to
eat more and more protein with the population that they have.
Speaker 27 (34:34):
For La Pork producer Josh mash Off, the consumer switched
from rice to a protein based diet was evident.
Speaker 29 (34:39):
I see a ton of growth here. The amount of
meat obviously that's displayed in the cases here and the
supermarket is one thing. But walking around here for a
couple of days and just seeing the number of restaurants
that are advertising pork and meat, it's really important. Being
it's the third largest export market for US on the
port side. But Koreans individually are choosing to eat less
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of a starchy staple and more protein. I think they're
eating more currently than what the US domestic consumer is
at about sixty pounds annually, and there's rapid opportunity for
more growth in that the Koreans want more protein in
their diet.
Speaker 27 (35:14):
For Eddie Park of Highland Foods, the leading importer of
US beef and pork, it was important to meet directly
with US producers.
Speaker 11 (35:20):
For highland foods.
Speaker 26 (35:22):
US is a very important country where we want to
import all the proteins. We want to source more effectively,
so we want to go all the way to the
farms all the way and understanding the US and also
bringing in more product. And the source the origin of
US is very important to us because the flavor, the
taste is very fond to the Koreans, so we want
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to expand our business and portfolio from the US.
Speaker 27 (35:47):
For more, please visit USMEF dot org. For the US
Meat Export Federation, I'm John Harrith.
Speaker 2 (35:52):
And appropriate time annually for a National Farm Safety and
Health Week. We always have it.
Speaker 30 (35:58):
The third full week in September brings the top of
mind not only to the farmers, but also to the
motor and public, making people think about putting safety first
as we start to get into the fall harvest season.
Speaker 2 (36:09):
Dad Needed of the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety
also notes the historical context of this Yearly cabpaid.
Speaker 30 (36:18):
FDR signed the first Proclamation for National Farm Safety and
Health Week way back in nineteen forty four. That was
back when the National Safety Council was kind of handling
and running things.
Speaker 2 (36:28):
Making it the longest running educational camb paid via US
Presidential proclamation. Needed's organization partners with the National Safety Council
and other groups in putting on National Farms Safety and
Health Week.
Speaker 30 (36:42):
This year's theme is safety First, Avoid the Worst.
Speaker 2 (36:45):
This year's CAMPAID runs the week of September twenty first
through twenty seventh. Like previous years, each day contains both
specific themes of focus and topics presented via webinars from
the National Education Center for ag Safety add the Agresafe Network.
Speaker 30 (37:02):
Monday it's equipment and Rural roadway safety, so there are
two webinars. Tuesday is health and Wellness, the mental and
the emotional side of things, taking a look at family
health and wellness. Wednesday deals with generations of farming, so
dealing with the young kids all the way up through
dealing with Grandma and Grandpa who are still on the
farm and still want to help. Thursday is confined spaces
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in ags so grain bends and manure pits. And then
Friday is UTVATV greatest new tool to come out really
since the skidsteer on the farms, but it has some
safety hazards to go along with it.
Speaker 2 (37:37):
Registration for National Farm Safety at Health Week Webinars add
videos on various farm safety tips and considerations are available
at this web address www dot EDECASAG dot org.
Speaker 1 (37:53):
You've been listening to AGG Life. My name is Dwyane
Murley and thanks for being with us this morning
Good morning and welcome to ag life. I'm Dwayne Merley.
Speaker 2 (00:04):
Even with another record coord production forecast issued by USDA
for September, initial market reaction was an increase in futures prices. Why,
subatalysts say it is because of how USDA projects the
use of all that cord within this month's supplying to
bad estimate. World Agricultural Outlook Board chair Mark Jacketowski says,
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in particular.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
Very strong US corn exports.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
So, for instance, within the twenty twenty four twenty five
cord marketing gear.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
On back year, we raised our corn export forecast by
ten million bushels. It now just over two point eight
billion bushels.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
And according to Jackatowski, that exports strake should continue into
the new marketing year of twenty twenty five twenty six.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
And we raised our export forecast by one hundred million bushels.
So our US corn export forecast is now just under
three billion bushel's two point nine seventy five billion. To
be exact, that would be up about one hundred and
forty five million bushels year over year.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
What Jack Kadowski says, if realized, is a big increase
in cord exports. One reason for export demand for our
nation's cord is developments within one of the US Bay
global market competitors, Brazil.
Speaker 4 (01:22):
The back year twenty twenty four to twenty twenty five
raise Brazil's sporm production forecast by three million tons based
on harvest results. Noteworthy, huge crop, but we did not
increase their exports. They are developing their internal market, especially
for ethanol, so that's keeping some of that corn off
of the global market.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
In addition, current USDA forecast indicate a four million ton
year over year reduction in Brazilian cord production for the
twenty twenty five twenty six market. A year, even with
the increased exports for the US, our country and Brazil
are expected to break increase cord ending stocks from the
old crop marketing year to the new I'm broadbad reporting
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for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington, d C.
Speaker 5 (02:09):
This is the Agricultural Law and Tax report. I'm Roger Mcowan.
The One Big Dutiful Bill Act made one hundred percent
bonus depreciation permanent for assets placed in service after January nineteen,
twenty twenty five. So this year you'll be able to
deduct forty percent of the cost of buildings and equipment
placed in service between January one and January nineteen. After that,
you'll be able to fully deduct one hundred percent of
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those purchases, or you can make an election to continue
to deduct forty percent instead. But does one hundred percent
bonus depreciation apply to processing facilities on the farm. I'll
be back in a moment to discuss for the.
Speaker 6 (02:42):
Latest in farm income taxation and farmer state and business
planning for your operation. Subscribe to mcowenaglowantax dot substack dot com.
You'll find videos, articles and the monthly Rural Practice Digest.
That's mcowen aglowantax dot substack dot com. Wetting Edge seed
technology in action at a Helena Future Plot. Find a
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Helena Future Plot near you. Contact your local Helena Rep
to learn more.
Speaker 5 (03:10):
If you process farm commodities and a building on your farm,
the rule has been that the facility was depreciable over
thirty nine years. Now, under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act,
you'll be able to apply one hundred percent bonus depreciation
to a facility constructed after January nineteen this year. If
construction is completed by the end of twenty thirty the
one hundred percent bonus depreciation only applies to the cost
of the building related to the manufacturing or production process.
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The cost of the building related to office or other
non qualifying activities is still required to be depreciated over
longer lives. This will likely require retaining a company to
provide a cost segregation study to provide that allocation. If
you're thinking about expanding your farm operation into a production
activity or expanding your current production activity, you'll benefit from
the new rule. This has been the Agricultural Law and
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Tax Report. I'm Roger Mcowen.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
Every hour an acre count during the rush of fall harvest.
That's why John Deere has taken it to the next
level with a suite of cutting edge technologies on its combines.
The technologies helped farmers better manage this year's harvest and
make decisions before next year's crops. Berg and Nelson go
to market, manager of Harvest Equipment of John Deere, talks
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about the new automation features on Deer's combines for model
year twenty twenty five and forward.
Speaker 7 (04:28):
One 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. It's measuring
crop height and density. And then we're also using satellite
imagery that we take throughout the growing season and DVII
maps 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
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to a 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 the 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, or four material and from that the combine
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will automatically make those five main changes to maintain the
proper setting or the proper input that they want.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
Deer has additional harvest technologies available.
Speaker 7 (05:21):
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 tern 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 urn automation
is a new feature and allows the machine to automatically
turn on the end, and in twenty twenty six where
bring in a new feature to autotrack turn automation where
it'll automatically raise and lower the head.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
These technologies are specifically designed to help farmers maintain maximum
productivity during harvest.
Speaker 7 (06:10):
Predictive ground speed automation is one in particular that allows
that machine to run at its peak performance all day long,
maintaining the max throughput. Buy Machine Sync and autotrack turn
automation on the end, we're just increasing the efficiency and
the productivity. It's one lest 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 a tractor 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 turn automation, it pretty much automatically
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does it for the customers, so it's one lest thing
they have to worry about.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
Nelson talked about where customers with questions can get answers.
Speaker 7 (06:58):
John Dear 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 Dear dealer.
They would be happy to help you out.
Speaker 2 (07:09):
Again.
Speaker 1 (07:09):
That is Berg and Nelson go to market manager of
harvest Equipment at John Deere. The US beef cow inventory
has reached its lowest point since nineteen sixty two. That's
according to Drover Marking, what appears to be the bottom
of the current cattle cycle. Now, tight supplies are driving
a strong price and environment that beef producers are enjoined today.
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For col cav producers right now, things are as good
as what they've probably ever been as, according to Troy
Rowan from the University of Tennessee, where he's an assistant professor.
While the USDA report showed the smallest US heard in
history and continuing tightening numbers on feed, analysts predict producers
have not experienced the highest cattle prices yet.
Speaker 8 (07:53):
It's another agnews update, record harvest projections, shifting exports, sales,
and new research on insurance risk more after this.
Speaker 9 (08:03):
Before I started working as a soil scientist, before I
became assistance engineer, before I got started in aerospace, I.
Speaker 10 (08:11):
Was a kid making discoveries.
Speaker 9 (08:13):
I did my first live experiment I.
Speaker 10 (08:15):
Found off science school in four h in four h
in four h.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
One million new ideas.
Speaker 9 (08:24):
Learn more and see how you can help at four
dash dot org.
Speaker 8 (08:34):
US. Thea September reports project a record corn crop at
sixteen point eight billion bushels, with exports expected to reach
an all time high of three billion bushels. Soybeans meanwhile,
forecast four point three billion bushels exports trimmed as competition
grows from Argentina, Russia and Canada. We need exports raised
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to nine hundred millillion bushels on stronger hard read winter cells,
while cotton output pegged at thirteen point two million bells,
down eight percent from last year. Export sales highlight the
split between corn and soybeans. Cornbookings standing at a record
twenty one point two million metric tons Mexico leads, while
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soybeans showing their weakest start since twenty nineteen at just
eight million tons. Notably, China has yet to return as
a buyer for the crap in Sorghum production up fourteen percent,
but access to China keey market remains uncertain after duty
slash shipments earlier this year. Farmers watching golf basis levels
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and global demand closely. It's another agnews update.
Speaker 11 (09:51):
At the American Veterinary Medical Association Annual Convention in Denver,
we caught up with Michael Gerghi from Student Loan Advisor.
Speaker 12 (09:58):
I think the biggest thing to remember when it got
come down to student loans and student loan forgiveness is
that you have to be very, very vigilant because it
really can be one of the biggest empowering choices of
your life to go out and get this degree inside
of the veterinary field, or it can be a tremendous
roadblock if it's not managed properly. So we really try
and encourage that as the overarching theme and the top
line piece of advice that we give the books.
Speaker 11 (10:17):
There's more valuable information on AVMA dot.
Speaker 8 (10:20):
Org American Cattle News. Today we take a look back
at how markets wrapped up last week. More after this.
Speaker 9 (10:31):
Before I started working as a soil scientist, before I
became assistance engineer, before I got started in aerospace, I was.
Speaker 10 (10:39):
A kid making discoveries.
Speaker 11 (10:41):
I did my first lab experiment.
Speaker 10 (10:43):
I've found out science school in four h in foro
h in four h.
Speaker 2 (10:50):
One million new ideas.
Speaker 9 (10:52):
Learn more and see how you can help at four
h dot org.
Speaker 8 (11:01):
Oliver Slope is with blue line futures lower.
Speaker 13 (11:05):
Day in the livestock markets round out the week. At
the close October live cattle futures two dollars and thirty
cents lower to two twenty nine to ninety seven. That
was six dollars lower for the week and the second
consecutive lower weekly closed, the first time we've seen that
since June. Now December, live cattle futures, they are on
the verge of overtaking October in terms of daily trade volume.
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That contract lost two dollars and twenty cents today, settling
at two thirty one ninety two.
Speaker 1 (11:33):
October Feeder cattle features.
Speaker 13 (11:35):
Down six dollars and fifty five cents today, settling at
three forty five eighty for the week, twelve dollars and
ten cents lower now. Like live cattle, this was the
second consecutive lower weekly close, the first time we've seen
that since June been wrapping things up over on the
snout side. October leen hogs down a dollar and five
cents today to ninety seven twelve. That cut gains for
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the week to just a dollar ten this morning, so
box feed for port was weaker. We saw a choice
cut sixty one cents lower to four hundred point one eight.
That slot cuts down one sixty eight to three seventy
eight twenty seven. This after the last two afternoon reports
showed meaningful weakness. Yesterday's five area average price for live
series was reported at two thirty eight ninety eight, and
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this is a little bit softer versus prior weeks. Daily
slaughter yesterday afternoon was reported at one hundred and seventeen
thousand head, which put the week today total at four
hundred and fifty nine thousand. That's about twenty seven thousand
head less than the same period last year.
Speaker 8 (12:34):
Cash trade last week in the South two forty, in
the North two thirty eight to two forty and dressed
at three seventy five to three seventy eight. American Cattle News.
This is Dairy Radio Now with Bill Baker.
Speaker 14 (12:56):
Now on this week's Producer Tuesday is sponsored by the
Professional Dairy Producer. We focus on how to keep the
kids safe on the farm with Melissa Pluckelman, outreach specialists
with the National Farm Medicine Center at the Marshfield Clinic
Research Institute.
Speaker 15 (13:10):
Raising children on the farm has a lot of benefit,
but we're also going to talk about youth that are
not raised on the farm, but are working on farms
or visiting farms. When the weather's right, we make hay right,
and a lot of times a farmer can't do it
on his own, and so he needs some help, and
a lot of times we see him hiring the local
youth in the area. So we see high schoolers out
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of school for the summer and working on their neighbors farm,
and there are so many benefits to that. You know,
they are out in the sun, they're getting that vitamin D,
they're getting some exercise, they're learning about the circle of
life and where food comes from. But there's also just
a lot of risk to raising children on the farm
or hiring youth to work on the farm. Every day,
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about thirty three children are injured in an agricultural related
in that's across the US. And that number is just
too high because we think about those injuries and they
can be life altering injuries, and so we want to
change that and prevent that because we don't want youth
going through the rest of their life with some type
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of injury or disability because of something that happened on
the farm. As parents, we can have youth working on
our farm NonStop all the time. There are no regulations,
which seems very crazy, but if you are actually hiring
a child to work or a youth to work on
your farm, there are age limits, there are our limits,
there are fair payment laws, and so to protect yourself
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and your farm, it's good for you to know some
of those laws and some of those regulations for your state.
So we have a couple campaigns and a couple resources,
the Child's Agricultural Safety Network for anyone who's interested in
kind of talking about keeping children safe and anyone can
join this network. Just go to the website Cultivate safety
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dot org, backlash Cassen and you can join the network.
With this network, we even have online networking system where
you can ask questions, share your thoughts, share ideas, maybe
share concerns. And then the last campaign we have there
is the I am raising campaign. I am raising cattle,
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I am raising corn, I am raising potatoes, I am
raising cranberries, I am raising kids. And we understand that yes,
you are raising kids on the farm, and that's okay,
and that's great. They are again getting that sunshine and
getting that vitamin D, getting exercise, getting outside, knowing where
their food comes from. But remember to always be a
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parent first and a farmer second. And if you're wondering,
what are some of the incidents that are happening in
my area, what are some of the injuries and fatalities
that are happening. Egg Injury News is a collection of
news reports of injuries and fatalities that are happening all
over the United States. So you can actually go on there,
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you can create your own account. It's free to join,
but you do have to create an account. So you
can actually filter out your area or maybe the topic
that you're most interested in. So I could do Wisconsin
if I just wanted to know injuries and fatalities in Wisconsin,
or I could filter out and say, I want to
know how many ATV injuries have happened in the United States.
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And so you can filter and you can kind of
see and that'll kind of show you the trends in
your area of what injuries are happening, what fatalities are happening,
and then you can start to kind of figure out, well,
how can I prevent that from happening on my farm?
So again, join us, share with us. What do you know,
What are you doing to keep your children safe? What
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questions do you have? Are you looking for someone to
collaborate with on a project or anything?
Speaker 16 (16:51):
You know?
Speaker 15 (16:52):
Join us on that online network because really a lot
of great information is shared there. And I just want
to say, I hope at the end of the day
that really I've brought safety back to the forefront in
our minds, and I hope that if even one small
tidbit of information stays with parents or with adults. It's
just to remember to think about safety each and every day,
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each and every minute, because at the end of the day,
there's nothing better than knowing that our youth and our
kids are tucked safe into bed and having those sweet
dreams after a long day on the farm.
Speaker 14 (17:26):
Those are comments from Melissa Pluckelman, outreach specialist with the
National Farm Medicine Center at Marshfield Clinic Research Institute on
a recent PDP Dairy signal that you can hear in
its entirety for free at pdpw dot org. I'm Bill
Baker Dairy Radio Now.
Speaker 17 (17:44):
For PCAs working with nut producers. Well, if something goes
wrong with that recommendation, or maybe it was a drift
issue or anything, you truly need to notify your supervisor.
I'm Patrick Cabanaugh with the California Trina Report, part of
the Vast Dag Information Network. Anthony Duddell is the owner
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of Russian Dudeal Consulting, working with crop advisors up and
down the state keeping them in compliance.
Speaker 16 (18:11):
Everybody that's evolved that is going to be impacted by
the outcomes of that need to be aware of it
the sooner that you communicate that to your your chaining command.
It's important to do that. So if you're an independent PCA,
you probably need to call your insurance company and let
them know, Hey, you know this might not go anywhere,
but you know this is something. I got a phone
call on this and just.
Speaker 17 (18:31):
And we have tunneled. If the insurance company needs to
be called right away.
Speaker 16 (18:35):
Well, and you don't even have to tell your insurance company.
But but if it gets to the point where, yeah,
you got a problem, then you call your insurance company.
But if you're working for a distributor in your PCA
that works for a distributor or you know, uh, an
ag retail company, then you need to tell your boss
about that because ultimately it's coming out of his pocket
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and yours.
Speaker 17 (18:56):
In more news, did you know in a one ounce
serving of almonds there is seventy six milligrounds are six
percent of your daily value of calcium helps build and
maintain strong bones and teeth, eat a handful every day.
Speaker 18 (19:10):
For 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
news that farmers receive comes from the AGG Information Network,
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Speaker 2 (20:12):
The announcement from the Trump administrations Make America Healthy Again Commission.
Speaker 14 (20:17):
We have one hundred and twenty eight recommendations.
Speaker 2 (20:20):
A strategy of initiatives addressing chronic disease and children and
improve nutrition for Americans. According to Commission Chair and Health
and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior. The strategy,
according to Agriculture Secretary of Brook Rawlins, features a prominent
role for our nation's farmers and ranchers.
Speaker 19 (20:41):
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
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abundant food supply in the world.
Speaker 2 (21:04):
Additionally, USDA is proposing various efforts for better nutrition in
the context of agricultural production. One example is improved soil
health tools that crop growers can utilize.
Speaker 19 (21:18):
Also, USDA's upcoming Regenerative Pilot program is built to address
on farm resource concerns while also providing farmers with usable
outcomes based conservation plans. Additionally, we will leverage existing funding
from research agencies to produce applied science informing farmer decision
making on regenerative agriculture.
Speaker 2 (21:41):
Meanwhile, work is ongoing between AHHS and USDA in creating
updated national dietary recommendations for the next five years.
Speaker 19 (21:52):
We'll continue to actively work with Secretary Kennedy and crafting
the dietary guidelines which will be out very soon, and
advice must be sound, simple and clear. These guidelines will
prioritize whole, healthy, and nutritious foods such as whole fat,
fairy fruits, vegetables, and meats, and suggests limiting highly processed
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foods and those high in sugar.
Speaker 2 (22:16):
Additional initiatives within the strategies five pillars with agricultural connection
further research into precision agriculture methods and innovations, and stream winding,
certification and approval processes in realms such as organic agriculture
and various farm inputs. Outdoor recreationists and tourists to our
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nation's forest may have noticed some improvements to infrastructure if
they have visited over the past five years. That, according
to Betty Juett of the US Forest Service, reflects the
Great American Outdoors Act of twenty twenty.
Speaker 20 (22:52):
Forest Service and four Departments of the Interior Agencies. And
so that is all the parks, the restrooms, the picnic tables,
the rows, the boat ramps, the facilities, the things like
that that people really do enjoy on the National Forest
anywhere from hunting, fishing, recreating, mountain biking, all those kinds
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of things that people enjoy on the National Forest.
Speaker 2 (23:15):
Add Over that time period.
Speaker 20 (23:17):
We have completed four hundred and forty two projects, and
that is of all the long overdue maintenance of infrastructure
of the outdoor recreation. Once we've completed all the projects,
we'll completed one point one billion dollars of maintenance.
Speaker 3 (23:31):
Backlock.
Speaker 2 (23:32):
Yeah, what do some of these projects look like on
the ground level? Jewett starts with the Martin Lake Cabin
reconstruction project in Alaska.
Speaker 20 (23:40):
Martin Lake Cabin provides access to some of the best
salmon and trout fishing. This is a long hunting season
for bears and deer. Wildlife viewing is also one of
the most popular activities, and visitors flocked to the cabin
to enjoy the abundance of mountain goats, deer, moose, bear
in the area.
Speaker 2 (23:58):
Opportunities missed with the abbit of disrepair prior to reconstruction
work completed this summer.
Speaker 20 (24:04):
Meanwhile, the Forest Service repaired the White Rock Mountain Recreation
Area entrance road on the Ozark Saint Francis National Forest,
and this area provides access to several hiking trails, including
the renowned long distance Ozark Highlands Trail.
Speaker 2 (24:20):
Creating greater access to the recreation area stone cabins built
in the nineteen thirties. A third example is found in
Montana's Custer Galloton National Forest.
Speaker 20 (24:32):
The Forest Service worked with partners to improve the Yellowstone
Short Line rail Trail, which is a nine mile section
of the larger Greater Yellowstone Trail. The project resurfaced about
a ten foot wide rail trail with asphalt to improve
the public with a bike path that could be used
by all ages and skill levels. The partners contributed one
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point three five million dollars to this project, on top
of the two point eighty five million dollars that the
for Service received from the legacy restoration firm Broadbain.
Speaker 2 (25:05):
Reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington, d C.
Speaker 21 (25:10):
It's time for California agg Today on the ag Information Network,
I am Hailey's ship. The California Dairy Sustainability Summit is
set to return to the Vizelia Convention Center on March
twenty fourth of twenty twenty six, bringing together leaders from
across the dairy community. Since its debut in twenty eighteen,
the summit has highlighted California dairies world leading achievements while
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promoting what the organizers call planet smart farming practices. This
one day event will once again focus on innovative practical
solutions as dairy farm families work toward long term sustainability.
According to Dairy Cares, one of the summit's co hosts,
California dairy farms are on track to reach climate neutrality
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in just a few years. Thanks to substantial public and
private investment. Theories across the state have already reduced to
methane emissions by an impressive five million metric tons annually.
The summit will celebrate this progress while exploring new opportunities
for environmental leadership, economic viability, and community well being. The
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event is co hosted by Dairy Cares, the California Dairy
Research Foundation, California Malk Advisory Board, California Dairy Quality Assurance Program,
and the Dairy Council of California.
Speaker 11 (26:29):
Farm work is tough, and so is staying safe on road.
Speaker 22 (26:32):
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 sailor, especially on rule roads. One moment a
caution can save a life. Let's work together to keep
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our roads and our farms safe. This message was brought
to you by the AG Information Network.
Speaker 18 (27:00):
The best place to reach a farmer with a farming
solution message is when they're well farming. It's easy to
find them during the day, as most farmers are behind
the wheel of 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
(27:21):
to their farm operation. Give us a call and we'll
connect you with our local farming community. They trust us,
so they'll trust you.
Speaker 21 (27:29):
This is California AGG today on the AG Information Network.
I am Haley's ship. For more AG news, check us
out online at aginfo dot net.
Speaker 1 (27:38):
Harvest is here and one theresher's crop is out of
the field. It'll be an ideal time to do some
soil testing. Aileen Bernard, director of Farm and Retail Growth
at Farmer's Edge, said farmers need to be purposeful with
the test they conduct.
Speaker 23 (27:53):
We're coming up into harvest time. After that's when you
want to start your soil sampling and your soil testing.
I think for me, like the number one takeaway I
want to leave people with is like always to come
back to why are we doing this in the first place,
Like why are we doing any of these soil tests,
and so we can understand more about what's happening in
our fields, what we need to do next year and
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just use that to plan. You know, you can't can't manage,
but you can't measure, So we love to be a
part of that solution.
Speaker 1 (28:20):
She says having healthier soil can help crops the better
handle late season disease pressure one.
Speaker 23 (28:25):
Hundred percent, Like the more offense we can do against
like some of these late season diseases and all of
the other pressures that we have, Like a healthy crop
is going to put you in the best position you
could be in to defend against that.
Speaker 2 (28:39):
Yeah.
Speaker 23 (28:39):
Absolutely.
Speaker 1 (28:40):
She said that the tissued test can offer comparisons between
old and new leaves to check if certain deficiencies were fixed,
or they can provide a snapshot a one current point
in time.
Speaker 23 (28:51):
And the way that we recommend it. We have protocols
available we're happy to share. But you can look at
your older leaves and your newer leaves and see if
you've corrected for any of your deficient to use or
just a really better understanding of what's happening right now
so you can be proactive and addressing it.
Speaker 1 (29:06):
Agam Met is Eileen Bernard, Director of Farm and Retail
Growth at Farmer's Edge. Pork producers benefit from ongoing research
at the UC Davis Clear Center, which is dedicated to
advancing sustainability in animal agriculture. Prank Mitloaner, PhD, who leads
the center, says their work covers a wide range of studies,
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all of which could have significant implications for businesses and
their employees.
Speaker 24 (29:33):
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 (29:58):
Farmers can apply the research with pactical insights, while it
also connects to the broader global conversation on sustainability.
Speaker 24 (30:06):
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 working
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at the university in helping the sector evolve.
Speaker 1 (30:30):
Mittloader says they're conducting research on the environmental management of pigs,
focusing on nutrients produced or grown on the farm and
how those are ultimately used in feeding the animals.
Speaker 24 (30:41):
These nutrients are largely retained in the animal and made
into the products we all enjoy rather than affecting the environment,
So those kind of things are important for the consumers
to understand. None of this is just happening by random,
but by design. There are decades of studies that really
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underline as as to why we're doing what we do again.
Speaker 1 (31:05):
That is Frank mitlowaner of You see Davia's clear Center
and the out of the multi year grant funds from
the National Pork Board are used to collaborate and coordinate
with the center. For more information, visit clear dot U
see Davis dot edu again, that's clear dot. You see
Davis dot ed U.
Speaker 25 (31:29):
From the Egg Information Network. This is your agribusiness update.
Speaker 26 (31:33):
Well.
Speaker 25 (31:33):
The value of CALIFORNIA'SAGG production hit a record high last year.
According to data from the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
In twenty twenty four, farmers and ranchers in the Golden
State produced sixty one point two billion dollars worth of
agricultural commodities, increase of three point six percent. The state's
topag commodities ranked by economic value where dairy followed by almonds, grapes,
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cattle and calves, let us, strawberries, pistachios, tomatoes, carrots, and broilers.
In defense of state's rights, American agricultural sovereignty and animal welfare,
fourteen House Republicans sent a letter to AGG Committee Chair G. T.
Thompson of Pennsylvania urging him to exclude the save are
Bacon Act from any farm bill being considered. The SOB Act,
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formerly known as the Eats Act, would federally override state
laws regulating certain types of agriculture, including in state sales
standards for pork that requires sourcing from farms that meet
basic animal housing requirements. The US and India are stepping
up talks to resolve their trade tensions, with two separate
teams of officials meeting in New Delhi last week. According
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to a Bloomberg report, the meeting between the trade teams
is expected to decide the future course of India US negotiations.
The two sides are meeting to resolve their differences after
the US slapped India with fifty percent tariff last month,
the highest in Asia.
Speaker 11 (32:51):
Farm work is tough, and so is staying safe on road.
Speaker 22 (32:54):
Every year, accidents happen when tractors and traffic share the
same space, whether you're behind the wheel of a tractor
or a car.
Speaker 11 (33:00):
Here's what you need to remember.
Speaker 22 (33:02):
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 of caution can save a light. Let's work together
to keep our roads and are firm safe. This message
was brought to you by the AGG Information Network.
Speaker 18 (33:21):
For over forty years, the AGG 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
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mean the most to you online at aginfo dot net.
The Egg Information Network trusted and transparent journalism lasting for
the next generation.
Speaker 25 (33:51):
From the Egg Information Network, I'm Bob Larson with today's
agribusiness update.
Speaker 27 (33:55):
A team of twenty one producers representing pork, beef, corn
and soybean's travel to Korea last week to see how
the US Meat Export Federation is investing in the leading
market for US beef and the number three market for
US pork muscle cuts. Calvin's Beef Board chair Ryan Morehouse
says he expects beef demand in Korea to continue to grow.
Speaker 28 (34:13):
If you look at a graph on the amount of
beef that Korea has taken American beef. It's kind of
straight up for the last what ten years, I think,
and so I think the growth is there. They like
our product, they like American products in general. It's very
competitive market, but it's also a market that they eat
a ton of protein, and I think they'll continue to
eat more and more protein with the population that they have.
Speaker 27 (34:34):
For La Pork producer Josh mash Off, the consumer switched
from rice to a protein based diet was evident.
Speaker 29 (34:39):
I see a ton of growth here. The amount of
meat obviously that's displayed in the cases here and the
supermarket is one thing. But walking around here for a
couple of days and just seeing the number of restaurants
that are advertising pork and meat, it's really important. Being
it's the third largest export market for US on the
port side. But Koreans individually are choosing to eat less
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of a starchy staple and more protein. I think they're
eating more currently than what the US domestic consumer is
at about sixty pounds annually, and there's rapid opportunity for
more growth in that the Koreans want more protein in
their diet.
Speaker 27 (35:14):
For Eddie Park of Highland Foods, the leading importer of
US beef and pork, it was important to meet directly
with US producers.
Speaker 11 (35:20):
For highland foods.
Speaker 26 (35:22):
US is a very important country where we want to
import all the proteins. We want to source more effectively,
so we want to go all the way to the
farms all the way and understanding the US and also
bringing in more product. And the source the origin of
US is very important to us because the flavor, the
taste is very fond to the Koreans, so we want
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to expand our business and portfolio from the US.
Speaker 27 (35:47):
For more, please visit USMEF dot org. For the US
Meat Export Federation, I'm John Harrith.
Speaker 2 (35:52):
And appropriate time annually for a National Farm Safety and
Health Week. We always have it.
Speaker 30 (35:58):
The third full week in September brings the top of
mind not only to the farmers, but also to the
motor and public, making people think about putting safety first
as we start to get into the fall harvest season.
Speaker 2 (36:09):
Dad Needed of the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety
also notes the historical context of this Yearly cabpaid.
Speaker 30 (36:18):
FDR signed the first Proclamation for National Farm Safety and
Health Week way back in nineteen forty four. That was
back when the National Safety Council was kind of handling
and running things.
Speaker 2 (36:28):
Making it the longest running educational camb paid via US
Presidential proclamation. Needed's organization partners with the National Safety Council
and other groups in putting on National Farms Safety and
Health Week.
Speaker 30 (36:42):
This year's theme is safety First, Avoid the Worst.
Speaker 2 (36:45):
This year's CAMPAID runs the week of September twenty first
through twenty seventh. Like previous years, each day contains both
specific themes of focus and topics presented via webinars from
the National Education Center for ag Safety add the Agresafe Network.
Speaker 30 (37:02):
Monday it's equipment and Rural roadway safety, so there are
two webinars. Tuesday is health and Wellness, the mental and
the emotional side of things, taking a look at family
health and wellness. Wednesday deals with generations of farming, so
dealing with the young kids all the way up through
dealing with Grandma and Grandpa who are still on the
farm and still want to help. Thursday is confined spaces
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in ags so grain bends and manure pits. And then
Friday is UTVATV greatest new tool to come out really
since the skidsteer on the farms, but it has some
safety hazards to go along with it.
Speaker 2 (37:37):
Registration for National Farm Safety at Health Week Webinars add
videos on various farm safety tips and considerations are available
at this web address www dot EDECASAG dot org.
Speaker 1 (37:53):
You've been listening to AGG Life. My name is Dwyane
Murley and thanks for being with us this morning
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