Matt Bennett discusses the economic and commodity markets.By Iowa PBS

Matt Bennett discusses the economic and commodity markets in a special web-only feature.By Iowa PBS

Minnesota does have an easy nickname to use here, but the road ahead is hard for farmers in the state.By Iowa PBS

Chris Robinson and Ernie Goss discuss the economic and commodity markets.By Iowa PBS

Ernie Goss and Chris Robinson discuss the economic and commodity markets in a special web-only feature.By Iowa PBS

Kelly Nieuwenhuis has farmed in five decades and this rainfall near his Primghar, Iowa farm reminds him of some noteworthy years of 1983, 1993, 2011, 2018 and 2019.By Iowa PBS

Ted Seifried discusses the commodity markets.By Iowa PBS

Ted Seifried discusses the commodity markets in a special web-only feature.By Iowa PBS

Dr. Susan Metzger is in the middle of regional and statewide efforts to balance agriculture and its intersection with the environment with nutrient runoff and even carbon sequestration. The focus here is mostly on the Ogallala’s future.By Iowa PBS

Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth discusses the commodity markets.By Iowa PBS

Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth discusses the commodity markets in a special web-only feature.By Iowa PBS

Dr. Jana Houser of Ohio State University has a long history of loving the weather. Her Pennsylvania upbringing found her watching the Weather Channel a lot with a quick realization meteorology was her calling.By Iowa PBS

Mark Gold discusses the commodity markets in a special web-only feature.By Iowa PBS

Mark Gold discusses the commodity markets.By Iowa PBS

Animal health is always on the mind of pork industry leaders and 2024 is no different. Lori Stevermer of Easton, Minnesota is this year’s National Pork Producers Council president.By Iowa PBS

Elaine Kub discusses the commodity markets in a special web-only feature.By Iowa PBS

Elaine Kub discusses the commodity markets.By Iowa PBS

James Roemer is back with his active look at weather around the world. We’ll get into La Nina and El Nino changes and the impact on markets. Roemer of Best Weather, Inc., discusses how the drought in Russia has great potential to impact the global wheat market and what summer forecasts are holding for the grain growing areas of the United States.…

Market Plus with Shawn HackettBy Iowa PBS

Market Analysis with Shawn HackettBy Iowa PBS

Seed is the key and is changing the way ranchers and farmers approach their version of agriculture.By Iowa PBS

Don Roose discusses the commodity markets.By Iowa PBS

Don Roose discusses the commodity markets in a special web-only feature.By Iowa PBS

Soil is at the heart of food when you sow the seed, nurture the plant and then harvest. For Farmer Lee Jones of Huron, Ohio, there’s way more to it - the soil’s health is paramount to his life’s work. We get into his passion of regenerative agriculture and vegetables he’s growing and shipping all over the world.…

John Roach discusses the commodity markets.By Iowa PBS

John Roach discusses the commodity markets in a special web-only feature.By Iowa PBS

The Iowa State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory celebrated two milestones in April and then found itself in the mystery of an H5N1 outbreak in dairy cows. Dr. Dan Grooms discusses how the lab did just what it was supposed to - teach and help make a connection between vets on the ground and the science in the laboratory.…

Matt Ammermann has spent his career involved in agriculture and more specifically - the Black Sea and Eastern Europe for StoneX. Recent protests in Europe garnered attention and the Green Agenda is a major point of contention. We also look at the production status of Ukraine and Russia and that impact on a global marketplace.…

Donald Oesterle is a third generation farmer in Mason, Michigan. He’s our other farmer we will check in with this growing season to see how his corn, wheat, canola, soybeans and cattle are doing.By Iowa PBS

Our third season of talking to a pair of producers in different parts of the country kicks off this week as we get to know Bryan Pippett.By Iowa PBS

Jim talks with western Illinois University Supreme Court and Constitutional Law professor Dr. Richard Hardy about revelations from the Supreme Court about overturning Roe v. Wade See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with ImpactLife's Kirby Winn about a year-long effort to have blood donations turn into cash to help Ukrainians fighting Russian aggression See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Erica Lee, director of the Safer Foundation Quad Cities as the Biden administration announces expanded plans to stop recidivism among released prison inmates See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Clock, Inc. president Becky Castaneda as the group expands into new facilities in an effort to help more people in the LGBTQ+ community See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend who says workers are in the "driver's seat" in the jobs economy right now See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Western Illinois University Veterans Resource director Ronald Pettigrew about WIU's commitment to helping military veterans succeed throughout their college career See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

Jim talks with Jon Gainer of Davenport, the head of Eastern European operations for KontaktMission, a Christian-based group setting up refugee operations in Romania See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Illinois State Sen. Win Stoller of Peoria about the passage of the state budget See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Janet Hill of the Rock Island County Health Department about the current COVID case rates and the programs that lost emphasis in the midst of the pandemic See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Illinois State Climatologist Dr. Trent Ford about the weather trends for the Spring of 2022 and the long-range impact of climate change in our region See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jim talks with Western Illinois University's Maria Ramos Aguilar, the new business advisor for the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs and the Small Business Development Center See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…