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Agri-Pulse broadcaster Spencer Chase explores complex issues in food and agriculture in 30-minute episodes.
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Agri-Pulse Deep Dive S3 E5: Dust in the wind
Conservation and climate-smart agriculture might be hot topics in today's farm policy, but that wasn't always the case. In the fifth and final episode of our Deep Dive on Farm and Food Policy Drivers, we explore the history of conservation policy, including how one man found a way to use the Dust Bowl for some real-time education.
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Agri-Pulse Deep Dive S3 E4: Extra Credit
The 1980s left a mark on the rural landscape as many farms and ranches were unable to survive the financial chaos of the decade. But the modern ag lending picture is influenced by far more than just that 10-year period. In this episode, we walk through the history of how producers have secured the funds they need to operate and the policy fights and tense conversations that have unfolded along the way.
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Agri-Pulse Deep Dive S3 E3: Risky business
Farmers face risk regularly, but they also can utilize one of the most crucial - and controversial - aspects of federal farm policy. In this episode, we explore the history and development of federal crop insurance and take a look at many of the arguments made in support of the program, and in favor of some changes.
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Agri-Pulse Deep Dive S3 E2: Corralling the issue
Do you know where you were on Dec. 23, 2003? Countless people in farm policy have memories from "the cow that stole Christmas" etched into their memory forever. This episode of Agri-Pulse Deep Dive explores what happened that fateful day and what it has meant for the 20 years that followed for the American animal agriculture sector.
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Agri-Pulse Deep Dive: S3 E1: Capitalizing on Opportunity
To kick off the third season of Agri-Pulse Deep Dive, Spencer Chase explores the history of USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation, including the fund's extensive use during the Trump administration.
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Agri-Pulse Deep Dive: Season three coming soon!
Agri-Pulse Deep Dive is back! Be on the lookout for new episodes coming soon exploring the complex history of some of farm policy's biggest unanswered questions!