Ep. 72: FBN Planting Intentions Report, UPL, Truterra, Firestone, Shark Wheel, the music of Jasmine McDonald

Tractors And Troubadours

On this episode, we learn about the 2023 Farmers Business Network Planting Intentions Report for FBN Chief Economist and VP of Research Kevin McNew. Then we head back to Orlando, Florida, for the third part of our coverage of Commodity Classic 2023. This week we chat with FBN’s Adriano Santos about the organization’s mission and offerings. We also talk with Firestone Ag’s Bill Durivage about steps farmers should take to preserve their tires this growing season. We also learn about Shark Wheel, an airless tire for irrigation systems from company CEO Zack Fleishman. We chat about sustainability and carbon markets with Truterra’s Mariah Murphy and we talk about strategies growers can employ to set themselves up for success in 2023 and beyond with UPL’s Lynn Justesen. In this week’s installment of The Dirt with Nutrien, Senior Agronomist Mike Howell discusses how weather patterns might affect this growing season with Nutrien meteorologist Eric Snodgrass. In our Meat Monitor segment, we learn about the U.S. Meat Export Federation’s efforts to seek long-term tariff reductions on U.S. pork in the Philippines, and in “Bushels and Cents,” Ray Bohacz is talking faulty ground circuits. The episode also features the music of Clarksville Creative Sound singer/songwriter Jasmine McDonald.

Timestamps

Fastline Marketing Group advertisement: 0:00

Intro and news: 0:30

Goatlifeclothing.com advertisement: 6:33

Kevin McNew, Farmers Business Network: 6:52

Adriano Santos, Farmers Business Network: 15:59

Bill Durivage, Firestone Ag: 19:04

Zack Fleishman, Shark Wheel: 22:16

Mariah Murphy, Truterra: 26:26

Lynn Justesen, UPL: 29:05

Mike Howell, Nutrien: 39:14

Erin Borror, U.S. Meat Export Federation: 43:56

Ray Bohacz, “Bushels and Cents”: 46:38

Jasmine McDonald: 48:13