posted on September 23, 2011 at 6:26 PM
Full Program: Global economic conditions bring out the bears. The Obama Administration targets direct payments to farmers. An eighth generation farm family brings the taste of the wide-open countryside to the narrow canyons of the big city. Market analysis with...
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posted on September 16, 2011 at 7:01 PM
Full Program: Government prognosticators predict a smaller crop and tighter ending stocks. Mother Nature continues her unrelenting assault on the South. A Midwestern cattle producer deploys innovative strategies to produce feed, food and fuel. Market...
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posted on September 16, 2011 at 12:00 AM
Couser Cattle Company, a Midwestern cattle producer, deploys innovative strategies to produce feed, food and fuel. Bill Couser is continually searching for ways to make his operation more sustainable while keeping the cost of production down.
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posted on September 9, 2011 at 1:54 PM
Full Program: President Obama unveils his latest plans to put America back to work. Wildfires blacken 33 thousand acres in the tinderbox formerly known as Texas. And Nebraska residents find an oasis in what some have called a "food desert." Those stories and...
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posted on September 2, 2011 at 7:16 PM
Full Program: Ethanol industry leaders and government officials unite against biofuel foes. From tropical storms to record droughts, Mother Nature exacts her toll. U.S. farmers plan for bumper crops and record receipts. Market analysis with John Roach.
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posted on August 26, 2011 at 8:20 PM
Full Program: From Wall Street to Main Street, economists note the impact of a slowing economy. A major grain processor refuses to accept federally approved genetically engineered corn. Despite uncertainty over federal support, the "winds of change" bring...
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posted on August 19, 2011 at 7:42 PM
Full Program: President Obama tours the Midwest to outline his plans to rejuvenate the rural economy. Lawmakers eye looming appropriation battles as the next vehicle to attack ethanol. Texas farmers and ranchers cope with a drought of epic proportions. Market...
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posted on August 19, 2011 at 2:54 PM
Barnstorming the Midwest much like an election-year campaign cycle, President Barack Obama doubled-down hard on the themes of job creation and the resilience of rural America.
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posted on August 12, 2011 at 4:44 PM
Full Program: Lawmakers announce committee members tasked with cutting the national debt. USDA decreases corn production estimates and increases its guess on ending stocks. And Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack proposes yet another version of mandatory animal ID. Those...
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posted on August 12, 2011 at 1:21 PM
The debate over taxes, entitlement spending, and a congressional “super” committee spilled into the Heartland this week as top presidential candidates pressed the flesh at the Iowa State Fair.
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posted on August 5, 2011 at 7:11 PM
Full Program: Southern farmers and ranchers endure the worst drought since the Dust Bowl. Uncle Sam won't default on his debt, but the "deal" leaves farm programs in limbo. The next generation of traders analyzes data found only in the "Twittersphere..." Market...
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posted on August 5, 2011 at 3:59 PM
Producers are no longer isolated on the prairie. Mobile devices have helped promote the use of social media, specifically Twitter.
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posted on July 29, 2011 at 7:21 PM
Full Program: Congress grounds airport construction over rural subsidies. The Post Master General puts small town post offices under scrutiny. Two companies bring farming back to the Big Apple and shout it from the roof tops. Market analysis with Virgil Robinson.
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posted on July 29, 2011 at 4:12 PM
With limited land, water shortages and an increasing population, some forward thinking entrepreneurs are turning to innovative methods of food production. Rooftop farming is sprouting up across the nation.
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posted on July 22, 2011 at 7:54 PM
Full Program: The chess match between President Obama and Congressional Republicans over raising the debt ceiling ends the week in a stalemate. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson unveils his vision for a new dairy program. And amidst a...
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