This Week in Agribusiness, Oct. 12, 2024

Mike talks to Brent Renner, United Soybean Board, about soil health and a new initiative called Farmers for Soil Health .

Derrick Hermesch, manager, Pinion, talks markets, including: harvest updates, export demand, hedging next year's crop, risk management and more.

Joining Max at the desk, Jenna Severs, product specialist, Cargill, talks about marketing and the programs Cargill offers to help with grain marketing, including Cargill Elevate+.

Greg Soulje is in with a weather forecast for the week.

Mike Newland, Propane Education & Research Council , joins Mike at the desk to talk about renewable propane.

Greg sits at the desk with Mike to talk drought, and how weather systems impact weather in the Corn Belt and what the concerns are for moisture for the next growing season.

In the Plan Smart, Grow Smart segment, Max talks to Ohio farmer Evan Schaefer about the role fungicide applications play on his farm.

Greg is back with an extended weather outlook.

Mike talks to Pam Caraway, executive editor, Farm Futures, about how farmers can handle a downturn in ag economy.

There's a 1952 J.I. Case D in Max's Tractor Shed.

Mark Stock shares the lineup for BigIron Auctions.

The FFA tribute this week goes to Kadence Boender, Iowa FFA state reporter.

In the ag tech segment, Chad Colby found a brand new Case IH combine in the field at Wade Farms. He talks to Brad Wade, Illinois farmer, about his thoughts on the new machine, including the rotor, automation and more.

Mike talks to Jaime Farmer, Lexington, Missouri, Pioneer field agronomist, about soybean harvest and challenges during the season and early yield results.

This Week in Agribusiness features market news, ag technology, weather and farms, weekly on RFD-TV, and can be found each week on FarmProgress.com .