• The Spokesman Speaks: Ag Insights for Your Farm and Family

  • De: Iowa Farm Bureau
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The Spokesman Speaks: Ag Insights for Your Farm and Family

De: Iowa Farm Bureau
  • Resumen

  • Since 1934, The Iowa Farm Bureau Spokesman has been Iowa’s leading agriculture news source, and today it has the largest readership of any ag newspaper in Iowa. While The Spokesman newspaper is available exclusively to Iowa Farm Bureau members, The Spokesman Speaks podcast is available publicly, providing the ag news and farmer education that matter most.
    All rights reserved. You are prohibited from modifying, copying, distributing, transmitting, displaying, publishing, selling, licensing, creating derivative works, or using any content available on or through the podcast for commercial or public purposes.
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Episodios
  • “In the weeds” analysis of herbicide rules and the farm economy
    Apr 28 2025

    Welcome to Episode 187 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, Iowa State University Extension weed specialist Dr. Wesley Everman helps farmers navigate changing herbicide requirements, and economist Dr. John Newton offers his thoughts on the current farm economy.

    Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

    • Contact ISU Extension weed specialist Wesley Everman.
    • See more economic analysis from Terrain.
    • Register for one of Iowa Farm Bureau’s upcoming Take Root farm succession workshops.
    • Sign up for Iowa Farm Bureau’s 2025 Young Farmer Ag Insights Tour.
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    34 m
  • What’s next for U.S. ag policy? A conversation with President Brent Johnson
    Apr 14 2025

    Welcome to Episode 186 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, Iowa Farm Bureau President Brent Johnson shares recent policy conversations he has had with new U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and national lawmakers. And Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig discusses Iowa’s conservation and water quality progress ahead of Earth Day.

    Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

    • Learn about USDA’s Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP).
    • Visit ConservationCountsIowa.com to learn about Iowa’s conservation and water quality progress.
    • Try the new N-Fact calculator to help you determine your best nitrogen fertilizer application rates.
    • Register for Iowa Farm Bureau’s 2025 Young Farmer Ag Insights Tour.
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    42 m
  • A planting forecast and a roadmap for farm succession planning
    Mar 31 2025

    Welcome to Episode 185 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, Iowa’s State Climatologist, Dr. Justin Glisan, reveals his weather outlook for spring planting and beyond. Later, Amanda Van Steenwyk (who leads Iowa Farm Bureau’s farm succession planning program, Take Root) and farm succession planning attorney Erin Herbold-Swalwell share their tips for successfully transitioning the family farm from one generation to the next.

    Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

    • Register for Dr. Justin Glisan’s free “growing season weather outlook” webinar on April 10.
    • Learn more about the Iowa Department of Agriculture’s Climatology Bureau and contact State Climatologist Dr. Justin Glisan directly.
    • Learn more about Iowa Farm Bureau’s Take Root farm succession program and watch for new workshops this summer.
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    36 m
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