Ep. 138: Nitrogen considerations for corn plants, protecting the U.S. pork supply, keeping lab-created meat out of military meals, the music of Steve Markwardt

Tractors And Troubadours

On this episode, Pivot Bio Senior Agronomic Scientist Dr. Clayton Nevins discusses what farmers need to know about applying nitrogen after a wet start to the growing season. Dr. Brent Pepin, Director of Swine Health at the National Pork Board, discusses efforts to improve traceability in the event of a foreign animal disease outbreak in the U.S. Also, farm broadcaster Max Armstrong provides insights on the Red Power Roundup in Iowa. And, we learn about the origins of barbed wire and its ties to an Illinois town. In “Beltway Beef,” Hunter Ihrman discusses the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s efforts to battle the Department of Defense on plans to introduce lab-created meat into military meals. In our “Meat Monitor” segment, we learn about what a possible strike among longshoremen on the East and Gulf coasts could mean to agriculture, and in “Bushels and Cents,” Ray Bohacz stresses the importance of proper filter checks. The episode also features the music of Steve Markwardt.

Timestamps

Intro and news: 0:00

Dr. Clayton Nevins, Pivot Bio: 6:19

Dr. Brent Pepin, National Pork Board: 8:46

Max Armstrong: 10:23

Jessi LaRue, Glidden Homestead and Historical Center: 12:21

Hunter Ihrman, “Beltway Beef”: 13:51

Dan Halstrom, U.S. Meat Export Federation: 23:40

Ray Bohacz, “Bushels and Cents”: 26:03

Steve Markwardt: 27:30