Ep. 247: Eat More Beef, The Salad's the One Trying to Kill You
About this episode
The episode discusses farming questions, Bayer's hybrid wheat, USDA reports, farm aid, and international trade issues.
In this episode of Talk Dirt To Me, we're answering your farming questions and breaking down the biggest stories impacting agriculture right now. We kick things off with some listener Q&As before diving into Bayer's new hybrid wheat. Is it GMO? How much more yield are they claiming? Is the ROI better than saved seed, and could hybrid wheat change the future of grain production? From there, we take a deep dive into the latest USDA Crop Progress Report, highlighting why Tennessee continues to be one of the nation's most overlooked row crop states despite ranking among the top performers for crop conditions. We compare the top five states for corn rated good to excellent, discuss how much of the U.S. corn crop has reached the silking stage compared to last year, and what these numbers could mean for yield potential heading into harvest. We also examine the latest farm equipment sales numbers, which segment is surprisingly showing growth, and what declining equipment sales say about the current farm economy. Another major topic is the newly announced $11 billion in federal farm aid plus maximum ARC/PLC payments. Will the payments provide meaningful relief, or will they simply…
People in this episode
Host: Logan Hanks
Topics covered
- agriculture
- farming
- crop production
- federal farm aid
- international trade
- farm economy
Keywords
- hybrid wheat
- crop progress
- farm equipment sales
- federal aid
- tariffs
- corn yield
- agriculture news
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bayer, USDA
Places: Tennessee, Brazil, China, U.S.
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