Hoosier Ag Today Podcast Network

Are you considering getting into agriculture but not sure you want to take all the risk?  You’re going to want to tune into this episode!  After a six-month hiatus, returning guest, Dan Vague, joins hosts Jeff Jarrett and Sal Sama in the podcast room for this episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies.  Dan is the Vice President of Swine Production at SwineLink, a division of Premier Companies that handles the management for family-owned pork facilities.You’ll learn the ins and outs of SwineLink, a wean-to-finish program, and how it’s designed to get the younger generation back on the farm with more income streams.  Dan, Jeff, and Sal will explain how the sow share system works to allow the production of pigs that will be brought in and finished out as part of SwineLink.  You’ll learn how the pigs are raised and the automated systems that are installed in the barns and the processes involved to keep the pigs healthy and the facilities free from contamination.  Dan will also share what happens before the next group of pigs arrives to keep the barns clean and make sure the pigs will have a safe environment.  Curious about what’s happening in the swine market?  They’ll tackle that topic as well!  “The biggest thing for us, from a profitability standpoint, is to keep the pigs healthy…”

On this edition of the Indiana Ag Policy Podcast, we discuss the Grain Indemnity Bill (SB461) that was just recently signed into law by Governor Braun. Clark Smith, director of the Indiana Grain Buyers & Warehouse Licensing Agency, and Agribusiness Council of Indiana President Bruce Kettler join us to discuss why this bill was a big win for farmers, agribusinesses, and the agency. The Indiana Ag Policy Podcast is presented by the Indiana Soybean Alliance and Indiana Corn Growers Association with support from Indiana Farm Bureau.

There are roughly 86 million head of cattle and 74 million head of hogs in the US. That’s according to USDA – those numbers flat year over year in a market where the demand for animal protein is expected to be up 5% by 2033. It’s a math equation that creates a challenge but also creates an opportunity for innovation. Liane Hart, co-founder and CEO, of Verility joins us to talk animal health. She gets into:  The overall animal health market from both the veterinarian and producer perspective Animal fertility challenges and how Verility seeks to innovate in this area How farmers and ranchers currently manage a lack of fertility in production agriculture Verility’s platform, Fertile-Eyez, the first true AI fertility device in the animal health industry and its ability to remove all subjectivity of sperm analysis and ovulation detection How artificial intelligence is being leveraged to create accuracy and profitability for the producer Liane’s leap from Purdue student to Elanco employee to entrepreneur – including a stop to observe a technology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital Lessons she’s learned as an entrepreneur along the way and advice she’d share with those who might have an innovative idea in agbioscience What’s ahead for Verility

On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and C.J. Miller have the news including a new but familiar name and face at the head of the Indiana Farm Service Agency, and meat and poultry wants to be at the table as farm labor revisions are discussed. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has a mostly dry forecast the next couple of days as temperatures warm up too. Corn and soybean futures again sold off to end the month of May. Andy Eubank has the settlements and he is joined by analyst Brian Basting for market insights. It's all part of the #HATPodcast, made possible by First Farmers Bank & Trust - proudly serving local farms, families, and agribusiness for 140 years. Visit them online at FFBT.com to learn more.

On this edition of Hoosier Ag This Week: Eric Pfeiffer chats with Steve Brown, who is returning to serve as Indiana's Executive Director of USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA). He had previously served as head of the state's FSA during President Trump's first term from 2017-2021. You'll hear from Brown why he's decided to come out of retirement to return to lead the agency. Since the beginning of the year, 22 commercial poultry farms and millions of birds have been depopulated across Indiana because of bird flu—or highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). But now, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) says the state has been cleared of the virus. C.J. Miller talks with Dr. Maria Cooper with BOAH, as she shares why the recent "HPAI-free status" is important for the state's poultry industry. All that—plus, Brian Basting with Advanced Trading reviews the grain markets from Friday and Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has your Indiana Farm Forecast. That's all part of the Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast!