Listen "Ep. 82: USDA Under Secretary Robert Bonnie, U.S. Grains Council VP Cary Sifferath, Special Cattle Rangers of the Southwest, the music of Zack McGinn"
Episode Synopsis
On this episode, Robert Bonnie, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, discusses the farm bill, climate-smart farming practices and ag innovation. We also talk with Cary Sifferath, Vice President of the U.S. Grains Council, talks about some of the key issues his organization is monitoring on behalf of the grains industry. In this week's installment of The Dirt with Nutrien, Senior Agronomist Mike Howell talks with Dr. Darrin Dodds, head of the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at Mississippi State University, about the importance of statistics in agriculture. In our Beltway Beef Segment, National Cattlemen's Beef Association's Hunter Ihrman takes a fascinating look at the Special rangers of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, and in our "Meat Monitor" segment, we learn about how exports have been a bright spot in the U.S. red meat industry in the first half of 2023. Jesse Allen and Stone X's Arlan Suderman discuss the week in the markets in this week's Market Talk report, and Ray Bohacz is discussing atomization in "Bushels and Cents." The episode also features the music of West Texas singer/songwriter Zack McGinn. Timestamps Fastline Marketing Group advertisement: 0:00 Intro and news: 0:30 Goatlifeclothing.com advertisement: 5:58 Robert Bonnie, USDA: 6:17 Cary Sifferath, U.S. Grains Council: 23:39 Mike Howell, Nutrien: 30:03 Hunter Ihrman, Beltway Beef/NCBA: 36:51 Dan Halstrom, U.S. Meat Export Federation: 46:53 Jesse Allen, Market Talk: 49:20 Ray Bohacz, "Bushels and Cents": 56:25 Zack McGinn: 57:57
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