Episodes

Monday Dec 18, 2023
The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 12/18/23
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and C.J. Miller have the news including helpful information on estate tax fear mongering and accountability on fertilizer pricing. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin says it will be a blustery start to the week, and the Friday ag markets were mixed but mostly higher. Andy Eubank has prices and analysis from economist Brian Basting on the #HATPodcast made possible by First Farmers Bank & Trust - experience banking built on heart, grit, and agriculture. Visit FFBT.com to learn more or stop by your local branch to talk about your ag operation today.

Friday Dec 15, 2023
The Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast for 12/16/23
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
On this edition of the Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast: Eric Pfeiffer talks with Purdue Extension’s Shaun Casteel and Dan Quinn about biologicals—and the appeal that those products have for many farmers.
Sabrina Halvorson has updates from Washington, D.C., as members of Congress make their Christmas wish list for what they’d like to see in the next Farm Bill.
C.J. Miller chats with Purdue Ag student Kourtney Otte from Seymour. She’s written a new children’s book called The Young American Farmer that teaches young kids about the importance of farming and agriculture.
Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin says we likely won’t have a "White Christmas"—but perhaps a wet Christmas instead.
Plus, Brian Basting with Advance Trading takes a look at Friday’s grain markets.
All of that and more as part of the Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast!

Friday Dec 15, 2023
The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 12/15/23
Friday Dec 15, 2023
Friday Dec 15, 2023
On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and C.J. Miller have the news including a preview of the new Purdue Crop Chat podcast as they dive deeper into biologicals. Also we have a report on how Farm Bureau empowers women in agriculture. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has more mild weather but some moisture on the way, and the Thursday ag markets were mixed but mostly higher. Andy Eubank has the closing prices and is joined by Mike Silver with analysis on the #HATPodcast made possible by First Farmers Bank & Trust - experience banking built on heart, grit, and agriculture. Visit FFBT.com to learn more or stop by your local branch to talk about your ag operation today.

Thursday Dec 14, 2023
The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 12/14/23
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller and Sabrina Halvorson have the news including concerns on pesticide regulations at the House Ag Committee and a Purdue ag student's new kids book about farming. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin warms us up today with more sunshine, and the Wednesday ag markets all sold off. Andy Eubank has the closing prices and is joined by Tom Fritz with analysis on the #HATPodcast made possible by First Farmers Bank & Trust - experience banking built on heart, grit, and agriculture. Visit FFBT.com to learn more or stop by your local branch to talk about your ag operation today.

Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Purdue Crop Chat Episode 60, Do Biologicals Work?
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Purdue Crop Chat is a regular podcast from Hoosier Ag Today and the Purdue University Extension Service, featuring Purdue Extension soybean specialist Dr. Shaun Casteel and Extension Corn Specialist Dr. Dan Quinn. On today’s episode, Dan and Shaun talk about their recent travels around the country to speak and learn about crop production. They also discuss where to start with all that data you’ve collected, and how they continue to get questions from farmers about biologicals.
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Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 12/13/23
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and C.J. Miller have the news including whether Mexican political changes will alter their position on U.S. GMO corn and getting TOUGH on weeds. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has sun today and warmer starting tomorrow, and the Tuesday soybean and grain markets did a turnaround. Andy Eubank has the closing prices and is joined by Arlan Suderman with analysis on the #HATPodcast made possible by First Farmers Bank & Trust - experience banking built on heart, grit, and agriculture. Visit FFBT.com to learn more or stop by your local branch to talk about your ag operation today.

Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 12/12/23
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller and Sabrina Halvorson have the news including what the EATS Act would do to fight burdensome regulations and the importance of planning the farm financials for 2024. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin details our dry 10-day forecast, and the Monday soybean market moved sharply higher. Andy Eubank has the closing prices and is joined by John Zanker with analysis on the #HATPodcast made possible by First Farmers Bank & Trust - experience banking built on heart, grit, and agriculture. Visit FFBT.com to learn more or stop by your local branch to talk about your ag operation today.

Monday Dec 11, 2023
The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 12/11/23
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and Sabrina Halvorson have the news including USDA making direct loan applications easier and getting Farm Bill input from all House members. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has cold air but warming later in the week, and the Friday grain and oilseed markets did not get help from the WASDE report in the middle of the day. Andy Eubank has the closing prices and is joined by Brian Basting with analysis on the #HATPodcast made possible by First Farmers Bank & Trust - experience banking built on heart, grit, and agriculture. Visit FFBT.com to learn more or stop by your local branch to talk about your ag operation today.

Friday Dec 08, 2023
The Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast for 12/9/23
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Friday Dec 08, 2023
On this edition of the Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast: C.J. Miller chats with Brian Southern, the co-founder of a new company in Vincennes called AgroRenew that plans to take the watermelon waste from Knox County farmers and convert it into bioplastics.
Also, Sabrina Halvorson reports how the war between Israel and Hamas could impact fertilizer prices and availability.
Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has your chilly December Indiana Farm Weather Forecast.
Plus, Brian Basting with Advance Trading explains how the USDA’s World Ag Supply Demand and Estimates Report for December impacted the grain markets after its release on Friday.
All of that and more as part of the Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast!

Friday Dec 08, 2023
The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 12/8/23
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Friday Dec 08, 2023
On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller has the news including making plastic from melon residue right here in Indiana and taking care of that harvest equipment before you put it away for the winter. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin says mild today but some weather systems are headed this way, and the Thursday grain and oilseed markets all worked higher. Andy Eubank has the closing prices and is joined by Mike Silver with analysis on the #HATPodcast made possible by First Farmers Bank & Trust - experience banking built on heart, grit, and agriculture. Visit FFBT.com to learn more or stop by your local branch to talk about your ag operation today.