Field Posts

DTN/Progressive Farmer
Field Posts

Learn about and discuss the cutting edge of the ag industry and explore new perspectives on farming’s old adages. Field Posts is a weekly podcast by DTN/The Progressive Farmer that dives deeper into the most important trends in technology, policy, management, and business to explore the ag industry’s cutting edge.

  1. JUL 8

    Episode 250: Consequences for Ag as Trade Deadline Looms

    The 90-day window that the Trump Administration created in order to negotiate new trade deals with over 200 countries comes to a close on July 9th.  The goal for this time period was to create pressure and opportunities for America’s many and diverse trading partners to come to the table, propose strategies to reduce trade deficits, and offer more favorable treatment for American businesses and products.  So far, the Trump administration has few signed agreements in hand, and seems ready to reimpose drastic tariff costs on those unwilling to meet those demands. As all of this unfolds, American agriculture waits in the wings to see how negotiations fair, bracing for possible retaliation after the dust settles.  Today, Urban Lehner, former DTN editor-in-chief and current author of the Progressive Farmer blog An Urban’s Rural View, joins us to take a deep dive into the current lay of the land in the tariff world, and to offer his perspective on what might be ahead, and which eventualities would prove most lucrative for agriculture. We’ll dig into the details you might have missed on the current situation with China, hear about the trade deals that have been confirmed, and consider what might be ahead around interest rates, inflation, and other ag policy issues as a quiet three months comes to an end.  Finally, we’ll hear about the potential impacts of the Nippon Steel deal on U.S. agriculture, and learn what other stories Urban is keeping an eye on.

    40 min
  2. JUN 16

    E246: Farm Business Management in Uncertain Times

    Whether you’re thinking about weather, markets, trade or farm bill policy, the last several months have been characterized by one thing — chaos. It seems to be impossible to stay up with the sheer quantity of news, updates, and announcements coming from every direction, which are continuously changing the outlook for the year ahead.  Today, we wanted to take some time to talk through some time-tested strategies to deal with uncertainty in farm businesses, and DTN Farm Business Editor Katie Dehlinger joins us to talk us through. First, we’ll back up a little, and talk about her recent reporting on the recent dust storm in Chicago, its causes, impacts, and possible liability for farmers. Then, we’ll get into the discussion she recently had with ag business experts about how farmers can be thinking, and rethinking, about the fundamentals of their operation in these uncertain times. We’ll talk about cash rent, equipment, yield goals, and crop insurance, and hear insight on creative uses of these and other tools to help buffer the business from a hectic marketplace.  Finally, we’ll get an update on the land markets, with some specific analysis about where purchases are slowing down, and where, despite everything, they seem to be heating up.  Plus, we’ll hear a preview about what’s on the agenda and how to register for the upcoming Ag Summit Series event on the Cattle Sector. Link to register: https://dtn.link/AgSummitSeries-Summer2025

    27 min

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Learn about and discuss the cutting edge of the ag industry and explore new perspectives on farming’s old adages. Field Posts is a weekly podcast by DTN/The Progressive Farmer that dives deeper into the most important trends in technology, policy, management, and business to explore the ag industry’s cutting edge.

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