Damian travels all over the globe talking to audiences about trends in the business of food, fuel, and fiber. With his clever wit and down-to-earth delivery, he has turned these topics into an interesting (and sometimes controversial) podcast.
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Hosted by Damian Mason, XtremeAg’s Cutting the Curve podcast is where you’ll hear from some of America’s most innovative, yield setting, ROI driven, large-scale farmers who cut your learning curve through their experiences. The place for advice and guidance that you can apply to your farming operation immediately for bigger yields and greater success.
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An eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy
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A selection of our favourite articles from The Spectator magazine, read aloud by their writers.
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The power passion podcast focuses on empowering human voices one podcast at a time. Its fortnightly guests and informative content provides for much-needed escapism. Mason Devereux-Smith, professionals, friends and passionate individuals share in open-minded conversations. IMPORTANT TO NOTE: do not contact the subjects (e.g. Cultural icons, Politicians, Celebrities) of our videos ever. When contacting guests who we have invited on the show be respectful and polite. Diversity of opinion, idea ...
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Donald Mcintosh, Schaeffer’s Oil Southern National Series Champion; Jason “Stix”Buckley of LegendsNation.com; and Jeff Parsons, Cherokee Speedway winner are this week’s guests.
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Michael Norris, Jook George Memorial at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway winner; Brandon Gibson Jr., Molar Raceway Park and Florence (KY) Speedway winner; and Jason “Stix” Buckley, Owner of LegendsNation.com; are this week’s guests.
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Successful Strategies For Early Planted Soybeans
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Matt Miles and his son Layne reveal the impressive results of their three-year trial on early-planted soybeans. Discover how their February-planted beans achieved a remarkable yield of 90 bushels per acre and learn about the benefits of early harvesting, including a positive price basis. Matt also shares exciting news about their double crop soybea…
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356 - How De-Globalization, a Strong Dollar, and Consumers Factor into American Agricultural Trade
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The United States’ Agricultural projected 2024 trade imbalance isn’t due to a lack of sales. In fact, American Ag is on track to sell more corn, soy, pork, and other farm products than ever before. The imbalance — meaning we’re buying more dollars worth of Agricultural goods than we’re selling — is due to deglobalizaion, a strong dollar, and consum…
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Damian Lewis; Elf Lyons; Gareth Malone; Rachel Ramsay; Gia Ford; Esme Emerson; Clive Anderson; Emma Freud
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Clive Anderson and Emma Freud present Loose Ends from Latitude Festival in Suffolk. They'll talk to the actor-turned-musician Damian Lewis who will discuss his latest album Mission Creep and why he's chosen to go back to his musical roots when he could have rested on his Hollywood laurels as the star of Homeland and Billions. The UK's favourite cho…
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Damian Thompson, Paola Romero, Stuart Jeffries, Ysenda Maxtone Graham, and Nicholas Farrell
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On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Damian Thompson argues that Papal succession plotting is a case of life mirroring art (1:26); Paola Romero reports on Venezuela’s mix of Evita and Thatcher, Maria Corina Machado, and her chances of bringing down Nicolas Maduro (11:39); reviewing Richard Overy’s book ‘Why war?’, Stuart Jeffries reflects that war ha…
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Getting Seed Treatment Right for Maximum Yields
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Chances are, you’re planting treated seed. But are your seeds treated with the right products to deliver you maximum yield potential? Seed treatment options have expanded tremendously, as have the quality of inputs available via treatment. XA’s Temple Rhodes, Kelly Garrett and Damian Mason join Corteva Biologicals’ Mario Carillo in a discussion abo…
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Cole Falloway, Mega winner at Tyler County Speedway; Coen McDaniel, English Creek Speedway winner and Levi Yetter, Super Late Model winner at Marion Center Raceway are this week’s guests.
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Cole Denton, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Thursday Thunder Young Lions Division Champion; Coen McDaniel, 5 time National Outlaw Kart Champion; and Wesley Sweatman, Rockfish Speedway winner are this week’s guests.
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What is Sap Analysis and How Can It Help You Grow A Better Crop?
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If you’re not tissue sampling your crops now, you might as well make the jump straight to sap sampling. If you are tissue sampling, it’s time for your crop testing to evolve. That’s the general consensus from Mike Evans of Integrated Ag Solutions. Why sap rather than tissue? Because tissue sampling tells you what’s already happened in the the plant…
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355 - Does Agriculture Have A Bee Problem?
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Bee populations are declining, as you’ve likely heard. Is the decline a problem for Agriculture? Yes, says Itai Kanot, co-founder of BeeHero. With 75% of food crops requiring pollination, humanity needs bees. We need both wild honeybees — and perhaps more importantly — the kind kept by professional beekeepers. Professional beekeepers are hired by f…
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Nina Conti, Tom Kerridge, Samantha Spiro, Donna Leon, Clive Anderson, That Woman, Braimah Kanneh-Mason & Plínio Fernandes
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Clive will talk monkeys, masks and improvisation with comic Nina Conti who is honing a brand new show Whose Face is it Anyway? and about to release her directing debut a feature film called Sunlight; Chef Tom Kerridge's been on a culinary tour of the UK for a new cookbook and TV show and has plenty to say about our food, farming and how to pronounc…
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Kate Andrews, Adam Frank, David Hempleman-Adams, Svitlana Morenets and Michael Beloff
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On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Kate Andrews argues vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance is more MAGA than Trump (1:27); Adam Frank explains how super-earths could help us understand what life might look like on another planet (5:15); David Hempleman-Adams recounts his attempt to cross the Atlantic on a hydrogen ballon (14:31); from Ukraine, Svi…
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Kayla Roell, 410 Sprint Car winner at Lawrenceburg Speedway: Randy Weaver, I-75 Speedway winner and racing broadcaster; Cash Kinsey; Viola Boyz Backroad Speedway and Mercer County Fair Bomber Class winner are this week’s guests.
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Randy Weaver, I-75 Speedway winner and racing broadcaster; Jordy Nipper; Southern Clash presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts Dirt Late Model winner at The Historic 441 Speedway; and Tyler Lewis, Carolina Sprint Tour winner at Harris Speedway are this week’s guests.
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Just In Time — A Finance-Based Fertility Program
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It’s no secret, farm revenue will be down in 2024. So, how can you keep your farm finances flush? One method: Adjust your fertility program to a “just in time” application method, saving on fertility spend while getting greater yields. Temple Rhodes explains how he’s shifting his fertility program, applying nutrients just as the plant needs them. T…
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Farming 2.0: How We’ll Use Drones to Farm Smarter
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In this episode, join host Damian as he dives into the world of agricultural drones with Layne Miles and his father, Matt. Discover how this dynamic duo from Arkansas is embracing cutting-edge technology to revolutionize their farming operations. From the legal hurdles to financial considerations, and the practical to the impractical applications, …
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354 - Are Chinese Drones Spying On American Agriculture?
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The global Agriculture drone market is predicted to grow by 31.5% annually over the next four years. That’s good for Ag innovation but bad for American national security. Why? Because the dominant global manufacturer of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s) for Agriculture, is directly linked to the Chinese Communist Party. That company — DJI — currentl…
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Griffin Dunne, Marc Almond, Ruth Ware, Sophie Duker, Nadine Shah, Stuart Maconie
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The actor, producer and now memoirist Griffin Dunne on growing up in Hollywood in a family of literary stars including his aunt Joan Didion, on his own screen success opposite Madonna in Who's That Girl and in After Hours and the real-life tragedy that changed his life forever. Soft Cell front man Marc Almond on his early days as a subversive perfo…
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Is Matt Miles Losing Money Without Drip Irrigation?
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Listen in to this interesting conversation between Kelly Garrett, Matt Miles, Kurt Grimm and Damian Mason on the feasibility of drip irrigation for Matt's farm. Is he actually losing money by not installing drip? Kelly does the math and the results might surprise you! (and Matt too!)By XtremeAg
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James Heale, Svitlana Morenets, Philip Hensher, Francis Beckett and Rupert Christiansen
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On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: James Heale analyses the state of the Conservative leadership race (1:09); Svitlana Morenets reports from the site of the Kyiv children’s hospital bombed this week (5:56); Philip Hensher examines the ‘Cool Queer Life’ of Thom Gunn (12:13); Francis Beckett reviews ‘The Assault on the State’ arguing in favour of bur…
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Carson Ferguson, 4B 4Ever 40 DSLM winner at Brush Creek Motorsports Complex; Damian Bidwell, Dog Hollow Speedway and Muskingum County Speedway winner; and Daltyn England, Lincoln (IL) Speedway winner are this week’s guests.
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Mike Huey, Southern Wedge Late Model Series winner at Carolina Speedway; Tyler Church, Tri-County Speedway winner; and Carson Ferguson, dirt super late model winner are this week’s guests.
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Burnt Beans — A Strategy For Higher Soybean Yields
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Temple Rhodes has been toying around for years with methods to stunt his soybeans early season in an effort to attain higher yields end of season. He’s used chemistry, various timed applications of plant growth regulators, and now he’s experimenting with fertility to stunt growth. Why would a farmer want to stunt his beans? As Temple says, “We don’…
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Adjusting Your Fertility Budget To The Price of Corn
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Chad Henderson doesn’t like to skimp on crop inputs. He is, after all, one of the “send it twins” — always ready to push the limits and add an additional application. That’s why we at XA thought it’d be fun to put a throttle governor on Chad. Along with our field day partners at AgroLiquid, we gave Chad three budgets based on three different corn p…
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353 - Agricultural Investment On The African Continent
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Historically, investment in Africa has been extractive, as in, spend money to build mines or infrastructure to extract resources from the continent. Jeff Bordes with Acres Club says his company is changing that by deploying capital investment into Africa to build farms to nourish the local population. Developing farms in other countries is nothing …
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Iwan Thomas, Chloe Petts, Lottie Gross, Raghu Dixit, Kiioto, Anna Ptaszynski
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Stuart is joined in the Salford Loose Ends studio by the Welsh Sprinter Iwan Thomas, who held the UK 400m record for 25 years. His new memoir 'Brutal', tells his story - one of speed, the drive to succeed and an extremely high tolerance for pain. . Comedian Chloe Petts is gearing up for the Edinburgh Fringe, and in perhaps the ultimate highbrow/low…
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Freddy Gray, Angus Colwell, Matthew Parris, Flora Watkins and Rory Sutherland
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On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: after President Biden’s debate disaster, Freddy Gray profiles the one woman who could persuade him to step down, his wife Jill (1:05); Angus Colwell reports from Israel, where escalation of war seems a very real possibility (9:02); Matthew Parris attempts to reappraise the past 14 years of Conservative government …
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Jeff Watson, Lake Cumberland Speedway dirt late model winner; Jakeb Boxell, USAC D2 Midget Series winner at Limaland Motorsports Park; and Mason Hannagan, Hart Micro Sprint Series winner at the Rush County Fairgrounds are this week’s guests.
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Cody Early, Southern Nationals Series announcer; Erin Goodman, STAR Super Stock Tour Director of Operations; and Isaac Kitzmiller, Grand National Super Series winner from Carteret County Speedway are this week’s guests.
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352 - Ideas Agriculture Can Use & Ideas Agriculture Should Lose
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Recycled freight containers turned into backyard hydroponic farms for suburbanites? Space farming to combat the perils of Earth-bound climate crisis? These are just two of the multitude of Agriculture-themed business ventures being pitched by their founders, investors and public relations consultants. The problem with these ventures: They seek to s…
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David Baddiel, Richard Thompson, Abigail Cruttenden, Noorruddean Choudry, Amy Gledhill, Stuart Maconie
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An eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedyBy BBC Radio 4
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Katy Balls, Gavin Mortimer, Sean Thomas, Robert Colvile and Melissa Kite
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On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Katy Balls reflects on the UK general election campaign and wonders how bad things could get for the Tories (1:02); Gavin Mortimer argues that France’s own election is between the ‘somewheres’ and the ‘anywheres’ (7:00); Sean Thomas searches for authentic travel in Colombia (13:16); after reviewing the books Great…
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Tony Bokhoven; Knoxville Raceway Hall of Fame inductee; Cale Coons, Jacksonville Speedway winner; and Steven Partin, Brush Creek Motorsports Complex promoter are this week’s guests.
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Ricky McClain, O’Reilly Auto Parts Southern Clash race winner at Screven Motorsports Complex; Tony Bokhoven, the “Voice” of Knoxville Raceway; and Evan Bookmiller, US Legends winner at Showtime Speedway are this week’s guests.
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Money Versus Yield: Maximizing Profit in Corn Farming
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Imagine a field day where the topic isn’t how big or beautiful the corn is, but instead how profitable the field will be. That’s the concept of this year's research plot at Matt Miles’ McGehee, Arkansas farm. Matt is competing with Galynn Beer and Stephanie Zelinko of AgroLiquid as well as Kelly Garrett of XtremeAg. Each of the four engineered a cr…
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Unlocking Yield Potential: The Power of "Mini-Micros" in Crop Nutrition
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In this episode, we dive deep into the often overlooked world of "mini-micros" – essential trace elements like cobalt, nickel, and molybdenum that could be the missing link in your crop nutrition strategy. Join Kelly Garrett and Mike Evans from Integrated Ag Solutions as they explore the critical role these nutrients play in maximizing yields. They…
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351 - Labor Cost: A Huge Factor in America’s Ag Trade Deficit
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The U.S. is staring down its largest Agricultural trade deficit in history. One factor in that is the amount of off-shore produce and specialty crop imports from nations with significantly lower labor costs. Jamie Clover Adams, Executive Director of Michigan Asparagus joins Damian Mason to explain why American farmers are losing out to other countr…
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Charlie Higson, Bilal Zafar, Pravesh Kumar, English Teacher and Alexandra Whittingham join Stuart Maconie.
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Joining Stuart in our Salford studio are Charlie Higson. After writing several books in the bestselling 'Young Bond' series, Charlie has written his first Bond for Adults. Stand up Bilal Zafar's new show 'Imposter' is about a once harmonious house-share that goes very wrong and Pravesh Kumar has written 'Frankie Goes to Bollywood', a new musical ab…
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Matt Ridley, William Cook, Owen Matthews and Agnes Poirier
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On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Matt Ridley argues that whoever you vote for, the blob wins (1:02); William Cook reads his Euros notebook from Germany (12:35); Owen Matthews reports on President Zelensky’s peace summit (16:21); and, reviewing Michael Peel’s new book ‘What everyone knows about Britain’, Agnes Poirier ponders if only Britain knew …
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Cap Henry, Ohio Sprint Speed Week Champion; Garrett Benson, Double-X Speedway winner; and Weston Gorham, Lincoln Park Speedway winner are this week’s guests.
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Jesse Rocket, Blue Ridge Outlaw Late Model winner at Cherokee Speedway; Keith Helton, Kingsport Speedway winner; and Harley Holden, Hartwell Speedway winner are this week’s guests.
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How to Optimize Your In-Furrow Planting Program
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Kelly Garrett says only about ten to fifteen percent of America’s farms use planters equipped with in-furrow application technology. That said, more farmers are looking to utilize in-furrow to provide them with a greater range of options and timing for inputs. Damian talk s to Kelly and Mario Carrillo of Corteva Biologicals about the components of …
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350 - Older, Poorer Customers — The Influence of Demographics and Food Inflation On Agriculture
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The demographics are actually quite staggering — we are getting old, fast. Which means our customer’s dietary choices and demands are changing. Is Agriculture changing with its customers? What about the food inflation situation, with grocery prices up 25% since 2020? Todd Thurman, of Swine Insights International joins Damian to discuss economics, d…
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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Tara Fitzgerald, Paul Sinha, Bess Atwell, Jazz Emu, Clive Anderson
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The comedian Paul Sinha is a man of many careers - from working GP to sucessful stand up to his role as "The Sinnerman" in ITV's quiz show The Chase. He joins Clive to talk about his new autobiogaphy - Once Sinha Lifetime - charting his extraordinary Bengali family background through the peaks and troughs of his own working life to his recent medic…
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Natasha Feroze, Robert Ades, Lucasta Miller, Sam McPhail, Toby Young and Catriona Olding
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On this week’s Spectator Out Loud: Natasha Feroze reports on the return of ex-Labour MP Keith Vaz (1:10); Robert Ades presents the case against sociology A-level (7:39); Lucasta Miller reviews Katherine Bucknell’s book, Christopher Isherwood Inside Out (15:24); Sam McPhail provides his notes on the lager Madri (23:16); Toby Young explains why he wi…
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Avery Taylor, 3-Time Willard Speedway Jesse Dillow Memorial winner; Carley Awtey, Jennerstown Speedway winner; and Chris Wise, Ohio Valley Speedway and Jackson County Speedway’s OV-SCRDA winner are this week’s guests.
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Bobby Koehler, Ultimate Motorsports Park promoter; Gavin Marlin, Bear Creek Raceway winner; and Avery Taylor, 3-Time Willard Speedway Jesse Dillow Memorial winner are this week’s guests.
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Why Sam Coutu is Reallocating His Fertility Spend in 2024
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XtremeAg’s Canadian affiliate Sam Coutu is giddy about how spring is shaping up for his Quebec farming operation. Sam went to the fields this year with refurbished planters and a different mindset. The money he’s saving on wasted fertility at time of planting he’s reapportioning to seed and late-season Y-drop fertilizer applications. Sam discusses …
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349 - Addressing American Agriculture's Trade Imbalance
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For six decades, American Agriculture ran a trade surplus — meaning, we sold more dollars worth of Ag products to other countries than we bought. That’s changed. American Ag has run a trade deficit (bought more than we sold) four of the last six years. A record trade imbalance of $32 Billion is projected for 2024. Why is American Agriculture at a t…
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