MtoM Podcast

When Jen Loeb started her climbing career she had no aspirations of conquering the seven summit challenge.

A reunion of college cross country teammates led to summits all around the globe and how they prepared for the challenge.

Dr. Wendong Zhang heads the group that reviews farmland sales data from all over Iowa.

When we last spoke with Pennsylvania farmer Lance Sensenig, he was hoping to be a grain genius. He’s moved on from that role with a large company, which included work for his family, to break out on his own.

2020 was a good year to be in the agritourism industry. Nathan Ryder says his farm in southern Illinois was quite busy as folks looked for local entertainment options during the pandemic.

This week marks the return of the annual Poss Angus Bull Sale. The Scotia, Nebraska-based sale made headlines last year with one of the highest sale prices in a quarter century.

The weather is always an easy conversation starter for James Roemer. As the founder of BestWeatherInc.com, the highs, lows, rainfalls and droughts are his life.

Amanda Nigg is known as Farm Fit Momma online. She's taken the brand from humble beginnings to launch an effort at physical fitness that can help mental health as well.

Technology has come into agriculture in many ways - whether seed, steel or more recently in the skies via drones. The eyes in the sky are being used for more than just pictures and images.

The water quality issue plays heavily in grain country, but as John Norwood found out in his early years, both coasts care about water as well and carry different sets of concerns.

Colleen Krantz was back on the road in 2021 chasing down stories across the country. As a frequent guest on the MtoM, she’s always good for talking about the process she goes through in her reporting.

Our annual year in review podcast differs from the TV version. This time Market to Market producers Peter Tubbs and John Torpy elaborate on big stories of 2021 from supply chains, weather and trade.

Beth Hoffman spent years covering agriculture as a journalist. She later moved into a professor role and now she can add farmer to the profile.

Sustainability is more than a buzzword for some industries. The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol uses six metrics to help producers improve soil loss, land use and other science aspects of their crop.

The economic picture is shaped by a few dominant factors right now with inflation and infrastructure getting top billing in many discussions.

The weather impacts a wide-swath of our lives. Iowa PBS producer John Torpy found out many people have a passion about their line of work and that includes the state climatologist of Iowa.

The trucking industry was short thousands of drivers in February of 2020.

The adage of "oats know" has been discussed a lot the last few weeks as the commodity has enjoyed a rally due to extreme drought reducing production, but also high demand.

CoBank is the largest lender in agriculture in the United States. Many co-ops are clients as part of the Farm Credit System. They see what's happening in the agricultural supply chain almost in real-time.

Tom Vilsack is the 30th and 32nd Secretary of Agriculture. As he returns to USDA, trade with Canada and Mexico has a new name in USMCA.

We've already introduced you to Lois Martin but we didn't get the whole story of her early farm life and how she's still active in the family operation.

Jason Andringa has picked up his grandfather's hobby of being a pilot. They also have both served as CEO of Vermeer in Pella, Iowa.

We're going to get a little dirty in this week's podcast. We'll climb aboard a combine and discuss how we shoot video at harvest from the ground, on-board and in the air.