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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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    Episode 300: The Rise of the American-Made Drone

    Though it took some time for aerial drones to find the right application on American farms, today, drones are commonplace across much of the countryside, used for everything from scouting to spraying to helping tracking down missing cows.  But as drone technology advances exponentially, and the global geopolitical atmosphere changes, U.S. policymakers grew increasingly worried about where the data these mostly Chinese-made drones were collecting was being stored, and who might be able to access it.  This concern led to the 2026 ban on new Chinese-made drones, which has led to a new race stateside as farmers, companies, and Silicon Valley startups jockey to define the future of American-made aerial drones.  Today, Progressive Farmer Senior Editor Joel Reichenberger takes us behind the scenes to give us the backstory on this emerging space and share some of the details that didn’t make it into the main package. We’ll hear about the emerging companies that are defining the space, and the major barriers they face in standing in domestic manufacturing facilities to building tech here at home.  Plus, we’ll dive into what he thinks might be coming down the pike in the U.S. drone market, and what changes he expects to see as American-made drones become more readily available. He’ll also tease his upcoming story about the perils of farming on World War II battlefields. Read Joel’s full story on American-Made Drones here.

    30 min

  2. 26 juin

    Episode 299: Strategies for Flexibly Rebuilding Your Cow Herd

    Today, we’re dropping on DTN’s recent Beef Industry Exchange, a beef webinar series hosted by Senior Livestock Editor Jennifer Carrico.  This month’s webinar, which took place on June 24th, included a summer weather update from DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick, a cattle markets update by DTN’s analyst ShayLe Stewart, and an deep dive with Aaron Berger, the Beef Systems Education Extension agent at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  We’ll drop in on Aaron’s talk to hear more about cow-calf economics in today’s drought and wildfire-stricken west, and learn what strategies he’s using with as cow-calf producers as they start to think about a future where they rebuild their herd, without missing out on today’s opportunities. Watch the whole Beef Industry Exchange Event here. Clean, high-quality forage doesn’t happen by accident. It’s built from the field up. With research-proven MAGNIVA Forage Inoculants from Lallemand Animal Nutrition, you can unlock clean, quality forage for your herd…every crop, every ton, every year. MAGNIVA Forage Inoculants help drive efficient fermentation, reduce dry matter losses and optimize feed value and intakes, so more of what you harvest turns into performance in the bunk. Improved fermentation. Improved stability. Better use of your forage investment. Gain every advantage, from field to feed, with MAGNIVA Forage Inoculants. Discover how MAGNIVA can elevate your silage quality by visiting MAGNIVA.com

    42 min

  3. 23 juin

    Episode 298: Celebrating America’s Forefarmers (and Other Ag Policy News)

    We are just days away from celebrating the 250th anniversary of America's Independence Day, prompting many to look back to the earliest days of our country for lessons in how to weather challenging and uncertain times.  DTN’s Farm Business Editor Chris Clayton even took a trip down to Mount Vernon, the historical farm of America’s first President, George Washington, to bring us a vision of how farmers' past survived, and thrived, through war, anemic markets, and trying political conditions.  While Chris will share about his recent visit to America’s founding farm, he also brings us a raft of updates on key ag policy issues from the nation’s capital. First, we’ll talk about President Trump’s recent visit to speak with Wisconsin Farmers, about what the White House is saying about possible additional farm aid and pending discussions of the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, or USMCA.  We’ll also talk about the unfolding New World Screwworm story, and how USDA is responding, especially as the department also continues to undergo a large-scale reorganization.  Finally, we’ll get into the price of beef, long lasting fertilizer impacts from the Iran conflict, and what all this might mean for the midterm elections in November.

    35 min

  4. 23 juin

    Episode 297: Uncertainty and the Quiet June WASDE

    Register for the June 24th DTN Cattle Webinar here. The June WASDE dropped Thursday, June 11th, offering the latest update on USDA’s thinking since President Trump’s historic trip to China in the middle of May and in light of the fallout from the conflict in the Middle East. But these market-moving events are far from the only things disrupting expected trends in the grain complex. So to help us stay on top of all the news, we’re dropping in on DTN Lead Markets Analyst Rhett Montgomery’s monthly WASDE webinar this week, to hear his reactions to the department’s updated figures on corn, soybean, and wheat balance sheets.  He offers special insight on the biofuels and crush pictures as we head into the key summer driving months at the same time that fuel prices remain elevated due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. He’ll also dive deep on the current trade picture, with an eye to how things have, and haven’t, changed since the meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.  Finally, we’ll look ahead to the heart of the season, taking into account the emerging demand picture, weather pressure, and the state of global markets, to understand what might be ahead in 2026.

    35 min

  5. 3 juin

    Episode 296: Strategies to Stay Ahead of Weeds with Jason Jenkins

    Weeds are always a problem for American farmers.  But a warm spring and recent burst of wet weather in many parts of the country has created ripe conditions for everything from waterhemp and Palmer amaranth to Kochia and newly arrived species like Asian copperleaf.  As farmers feel the pressure to use inputs sparingly due to cost while bringing in the biggest crop they can, keeping these weeds under control through good management will be even more critical this season. And with planting nearly completed and the crop widely emerged, options are changing rapidly.  To help keep farmers informed on what’s out there, and what control options they should be thinking about now, we’ll hear today from DTN Crops Editor Jason Jenkins.  Jason will start us off with an overview of conditions he’s seeing in the heart of the country right now, and what might be in the offing weed-, disease-, and insect-wise as a result. Then we’ll get into the strategies, discussing how farmers might want to think about their pest management strategies in terms of timing and modes of action to achieve peak effectiveness with the minimum amount of product applied.  We’ll also talk about his last cover story on electrical weeders in Missouri, and discuss the outlook for non-chemical weed control options going forward. He’ll also walk us through what he’s watching right now in terms of new products, and new concerns that farmers should be keeping an eye on this year.

    28 min

  6. 29 mai

    Episode 295: Super-El Niño Shapes Summer Forecast

    While a hectic spring season brought with it welcome rainfall, it also brought an unruly mix of record heat and late local cold snaps that has set some farmers back in their planting efforts. But as May makes way for June and a Super-El Niño summer, likely the most extreme on record, emerges, American farmers are looking to what’s in store for the heart of the season.  DTN’s Ag Meteorologist John Baranick joins us today with his very latest forecasts on what the 2026 season might have in store. We’ll start with reviewing how his spring forecast held up, and then dive into his expectations for June, July, and August as the El Niño pattern officially sets in. We’ll dig into what’s likely in terms of precipitation, heat, and severe weather across the corn belt, southeast, and the plains, especially in light of the evolving drought picture across these key regions.  Then we’ll take a look at the West Coast, which is likely to get the short end of the El Niño stick, before turning our attention to the harvest and winter weather outlook in Latin America.  Finally, we’ll get a birds-eye view of potential weather impacts around the globe, and hear what John expects for the harvest season.

    35 min

  7. 29 mai

    Episode 294: Will 2026 Be the Year of E15?

    The debate over year round E15 has become a perennial battle ground for biofuel interests, but farm state lawmakers are increasingly optimistic that 2026 will be the year.  With the extraordinary market pressures farmers are facing after 2025’s bin-busting crop, and the pain that voters are feeling every time they fill up their gas tank, policymakers are pushing forward once again. To help us understand the current situation in the biofuels market, we’re joined today by DTN Environmental Editor Todd Neeley. Todd will start us off with an update on the latest year round E15 legislation that passed in the house just days ago, and offer insight on the measure’s prospects for making it to the President’s desk. Then we’ll talk about the latest 45z tax credit news, and what other steps advocates are taking to open up new biofuels markets for farm commodities.  We’ll also dig into the biodiesel story, with conversation on how these biofuel priorities are affecting crush margins and how recent updates coming out of the EU might influence soybean demand. Finally, we’ll check in on the courts, with a discussion on where ongoing lawsuits related to everything from EPA volume announcements to small refinery exemptions currently sit.

    30 min

  8. 15 mai

    Episode 293: Boots-on-the-Ground View of Planting 2026

    Coming into the 2026 planting season, many expected a significant crop shift thanks to the war in Iran. Little sign of this shift has been seen so far, but with less than half the crop in the ground and weeks left for farmers to finalize decisions, there are still plenty of wild cards on the table. To give us an update on planting thus far, and help us understand what might be ahead for the emerging crop, we’re joined today by DTN Crops Technology Editor Pamela Smith and DTN Crops Editor Jason Jenkins. They start out with their expectations around conditions going into planting this year, including discussion of drought impacts and unusual temperatures this spring throughout much of the country. Then, we’ll dive into updates on planting so far, with data from across the corn belt and the southern plains that suggests that inconsistent temperature and precipitation are helping some farmers stay ahead of schedule while others are dealing with setback after setback. Finally, we’ll dig into what all this means for the crop ahead, with insights on what diseases, weeds, and insects are most likely to be at play, given the conditions we’ve seen so far.

    32 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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    DTN/Progressive Farmer
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    2020 - 2026
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