Ep. 135: Changes to the Indigo Ag carbon program, determining when to market grain, mitigating a Canadian ‘Super Pig’ threat, the music of Lonnie Bartmess

Tractors And Troubadours

On this episode, Indigo Ag this week announced important changes to a carbon program that has already paid out $12 million through its first three carbon harvest seasons. Also, Is now a good time to market that stored grain? A University of Missouri expert shares his thoughts. And, the USDA is working with the University of Saskatchewan on a project to eradicate wild “Super Pigs” roaming the Canadian prairies, not far from the American border. We also have an update on “AM Radio in Every Vehicle” legislation in the U.S. Senate. In our “Meat Monitor” segment, Colombia is refusing shipments of U.S. beef from nine states in which Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been found in herds, and in “Bushels and Cents,” Ray Bohacz has a solution for you if you’ve been struggling to bleed air from your engine’s cooling system. The episode also features the music of Clarksville Creative Sound recording artist Lonnie Bartmess.

Timestamps

Intro and news: 0:00

Goatlifeclothing.com advertisement: 5:54

Dean Banks and Dan Mongeau, Indigo Ag; Jed Miller, Ag Partners Co-Op; Minnesota farmer Greg Fynboh: 6:13

Ben Brown, University of Missouri: 23:29

Dr. Ryan Brook, University of Saskatchewan: 25:01

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin): 27:49

Homero Recio, U.S. Meat Export Federation: 29:47

Ray Bohacz, “Bushels and Cents”: 32:01

Lonnie Bartmess: 33:26