Field Posts
Learn about and discuss the cutting edge of the ag industry and explore new perspectives on farming’s old adages. Field Posts is a weekly podcast by DTN/The Progressive Farmer that dives deeper into the most important trends in technology, policy, management, and business to explore the ag industry’s cutting edge.
Podcasting since 2020 • 263 episodes
Field Posts
Latest Episodes
Episode 263: Biofuels and the Giant Corn Crop
The battle for year round E15 is not new, but in the last several weeks, it has become increasingly urgent. Though lawmakers have expressed support again and again for expanded rules that would create additional demand for ethanol around the co...
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Episode 263
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Episode 262: USDA Reorg, Looming Shutdown, and More Ag Policy
DTN Ag Policy Editor Chris Clayton has had his hands full for months, tracking a wide range of stories from Washington that promise to impact farmers and ranchers in myriad ways. For one, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is still in the midst...
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Episode 262
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Episode 261: National Wheat Yield Contest Almost Here!
As another year’s wheat harvest draws to a close, the country’s most progressive farmers are getting ready to submit their crop data to the National Wheat Foundation’s annual Wheat Yield Contest. Anne Osborne, Executive Director of ...
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Episode 261
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Episode 260: New Acres Materialize in the September WASDE
The September WASDE dropped Friday, Sept. 12, bringing relief to many as USDA announced that the record 188 bushel/acre yield estimate for corn they’d published in August had been cut more than two bushels per acre — amounting to a reduction of...
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Episode 260
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Episode 259: Kicking Tires and Weighing Tech at Farm Progress
For the usual big names at this year’s Farm Progress show, size and expanding autonomy were the name of the game.Despite the tricky market conditions going into the show, with farmer equipment purchases down double-digits as compared to ...
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Episode 259
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