Ep. 132: Fastline Auctions update, protecting stored grain in warmer weather, know when to apply nitrogen to corn, the music of Mackynsie McKedy

Tractors And Troubadours

On this episode, presented by Fastline Marketing Group, Fastline President Dean Barke discusses upcoming Fastline Auctions farm equipment sales and talks about the company’s holistic farm equipment marketing approach. Also, GSI’s Dave Ellis provides some tips for protecting stored grain as temperatures rise inside grain bins, and University of Illinois Extension Agronomist Giovani Preza-Fontes advises farmers to hold off for a bit on applying early-season nitrogen to the emerging corn crop. In our “Meat Monitor” segment, we hear from Kentucky farmer and Cattlemen’s Beef Board Chair Andy Bishop about a U.S. Meat Export Federation-arranged trip to witness beef checkoff dollars at work in Korea and Japan, and in “Bushels and Cents,” Ray Bohacz says that if your new vehicle develops major engine troubles, you shouldn’t let dealerships or manufacturers steer you in the wrong direction on repairs. The episode also features the music of Clarksville Creative Sound recording artist and Miss Oklahoma 2024 contestant Mackynsie McKedy.

Timestamps

Intro and news: 0:00

Goatlifeclothing.com advertisement: 6:03

Dean Barke, Fastline Marketing Group: 6:22

Dave Ellis, GSI: 17:39

Giovani Preza-Fontes, University of Illinois Extension: 19:30

Andy Bishop, Cattlemen’s Beef Board: 22:02

Ray Bohacz, “Bushels and Cents”: 24:41

Mackynsie McKedy: 26:13