MtoM Podcast

The title reads like an academic paper because it is one. We called up past guest, John Anderson at the University of Arkansas, to ask about changes in supply chains, grocery stores and retail in the last year. Our discussion with the chair of the U of A's Agricultural Economic Department looks at changes to big giants of Walmart and Tyson plus the textbooks being torn up or rewritten following...

The phase "live to eat and not eat to live" is important to Ariane Daguin. As the CEO of D'Artagnan in New Jersey, she's on the front lines of making sure the food she provides is as good of quality as it can be. Our discussion focuses on many agricultural buzzwords like sustainability, farm to table and the food chain. She said this pandemic has helped the consumer better understand how food is...

Bill Northey was a political appointment at USDA during the Trump Administration as Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation. The former Secretary of Agriculture in Iowa, Northey took the call to serve in Washington, D.C. During his time, Northey was deeply involved in areas he'd experienced and new ones like dealing with the COVID-19's impact on producers. Click here as we talk about...

Terry Branstad holds the record for longest-serving governor in the United States. During his time in Iowa, he was able to see the emergence of biofuels, global trade and the rise of agriculture. A meeting with a Chinese delegation allowed for two men to meet and eventually cross paths again as Xi Jing Ping as President of China and Branstad as U.S. Ambassador to that country. Click here as...