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Elyssa McFarland – Soil Health Partnership – Soil Health
Elyssa McFarland with Soil Health Partnership discusses what soil health is, and how it ties to productivity and the economics of farm management.
Michael Stebbins – GMO Answers – GMO’s
Michael Stebbins is Director of External Engagement with GMO Answers. He explains what GMO Answers is and talks about the common misconceptions of what GMO's are.
Mary Kay Thatcher – AFBF – Ag policy
Mary Kay Thatcher is government and policy lobbyist for American Farm Bureau Federation. She talked about trade, the farm bill, immigration at this year's Washington Watch. AIRED: Money Matters 5-11-17
Ambassador Ken Quinn – World Food Prize – international interns
Ambassador Ken Quinn, President of the World Food Prize talks about the Borlaug-Ruan interns.Twenty-four high school students will get the opportunity to work with world renowned scientists and policymakers at leading research centers in Africa, Asia, Latin America,...
AUDIO: Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue speaks to Ag reporters at NAFB's Washington Watch in Washington, D.C.
Monte Shaw – Iowa Renewable Fuels Association- ethanol
Monte Shaw is executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association. He and other members met with lawmakers on Capital hill Tuesday in Washington, D.C. pushing support for ethanol. AIRED: World of Agriculture 4-27-17
Rachel Gantz- Renewable Fuels Association – Ethanol consumption
Spokesperson for the Renewable Fuels Association, Rachel Gantz, talks about the RFA's recent analysis of Energy Information Administration data saying ethanol consumption in the U.S. in 2016 surpassed 10 percent in 2016. AIRED: World of Agriculture 4-24-17
Charles Baron – Farmers Business Network – Farmer Concerns
Charles Baron is Co-founder of Farmers Business Network. They recently released a Voice of the Farmer Report which asks farmers about their concerns. During the interview, Baron also discusses a brand ranking project they are working on as well as the problem of seed...
Mark Rasmussen – Leopold Center Director – Closing
Mark Rasmussen is director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University. The center will be dissolved under a new law passed by the Iowa legislature. Rasmussen shares what's ahead for him as well as the center.
Iowa Fertilizer Company grand opening ceremony
Above is audio from the grand opening ceremony of Iowa Fertilizer Company Wednesday April 19, 2017 in Wever, Iowa.
