LaneCast Ag Podcast

Show 55: Top 10 Podcasts of 2018

As 2018 ends and the New Year begins, I would like to thank all the listeners of the LaneCast Ag Podcast. The show started less than a year ago with the purpose of sharing the story of agriculture here in the West.
There have been many changes to the format of the show, the length of episodes and the friends we have met along the way. The show continues to evolve, and the subject matter will expand as well! Thank you to all the guests that join the “Agriculture Conversation” and that shared their stories and advice!
With that said it was a battle for many of the podcasts to make the Top 10 in 2018. Highlighting the Top Ten Shows of 2018 was a real treat listening back to some outstanding conversations with remarkable individuals. Please enjoy this Top 10 countdown and consider going back and downloading the shows again or listen to them for the first time.
Click here for the complete Top 10 list! https://nordlundcommunications.com/2018/12/top-10-lanecast-ag-podcasts-of-2018/

Show 54: Investing in Rural Communities

2019 marks the 100th Anniversary of Montana Farm Bureau. The MFB Foundation knows that rural communities are the lifelines the future of agriculture. That’s why they have kicked off the Centennial Community Initiative. This project will result in a $100,000 investment towards community improvement projects in Montana during 2019. MFBF’s Scott Kulbeck joins the LaneCast to discuss more on the investing in rural communities.
https://mfbf.org/Article/Join-the-1K-Club-Support-Rural-Communities

Show 53: 2019 Cattle Market & African Swine Fever

What does the 2019 cattle market have in store? How will the African Swine Fever in China impact the U.S. cattle market? Trade and much more with Rabo AgriFiance's Don Close.

Show 52: House Ag Chair on 2018 Farm Bill Progress

A recent breakthrough in negotiations between the leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees seems to be paving the way for the bill to be passed before Congress adjourns before the Holidays. During the 7th National Grazing Lands Coalition Conference in Reno, NV, Lane Nordlund spoke with House Ag Committee Chair Mike Conaway of Texas on progress and state of the Farm Bill.

Show 51: Cattle Producers Gear Up for Advocacy

Cattle markets, trade, beef, leadership and so much more. That's the conversation we have with the Montana Stockgrowers Association's Jay Bodner on this #agpodcast!
http://mtbeef.org/

Show 50: Panel on Public Lands at South Dakota Farm Bureau Convention

Multi-use of public lands, wildfires, sage grouse, politics, endangered species, Washington D.C., the West and a little humor. The focus of a Public/Private Lands Discussion Panel at the 2018 South Dakota Farm Bureau Convention. Panelists include: Ryan Brunner the SD Commissioner of School and Public Lands, Ethan Lane with the Public Lands Council and Tim Williams with the Dept. of the Interior.
Music by audionautix.com.

Show 49: Live from the Montana Farm Bureau Convention

Passing a Farm Bill, 2018 Election results, Montana politics and 100 years of the Montana Farm Bureau are the topics discussed with Montana Farm Bureaus John Youngberg.

Show 48: The Epidemic Plaguing the Countryside

According to Morning Consult surveys, 74% of farmers and farmworkers have been directly impacted by the opioid epidemic. The data was sponsored by the American Farm Bureau Federation and National Farmers Union as the two farm groups join forces to combat the issue. The Morning Consult data also revealed, "three in four farmers say it would be easy for someone in their community to access opioids illegally, and just under half of rural adults – 46 percent – say the same."
Dr. Christy Kane is an expert in the field of mental health and addiction. She joins the #LaneCast to discuss the issue and what each of us can do to support those impacted by opioid abuse. Dr. Kane also shares the latest research on how the technology we have become reliant on in our daily lives is an addiction that needs to monitored as well.
Click here for more information from Dr. Kane https://www.offsmarter.com/
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Show 47: Win a Polaris Ranger with Montana Farm Bureau

Do you want to win a Polaris Ranger? Montana Farm Bureau and Montana Polaris Dealers will be sending one young farmer or rancher home with one during the 99th Annual MFBF Convention.
How do you win? By participating in the MFBF Young Farmer and Rancher Discussion Meet. YF&R Chair, Gil Gasper, joins the #LaneCast #AgPodcast and shares what the Discussion Meet and why you or someone you know needs to participate.
The competition, open to Farm Bureau members ages 18-35 with an interest in agriculture, takes place Thursday, November 8 during the 99th MFBF Annual Convention in Billings. There is a preliminary round at 1:15 p.m. followed by the final round at 5:30 p.m. The winner of the Final Round will receive the keys to a new Polaris Ranger® Side by Side UTV as well as an expense-paid trip to compete in the national Discussion Meet during the American Farm Bureau Convention on January 11 in New Orleans.
Music by audionautix.com.

Show 46: Nevada’s J.J. Goicoechea on ranching in the West

4th generation rancher, Nevada State Veterinarian J.J. Goicoechea is the guest on the latest LaneCast AgPodcast. Goicoechea shares insight on the struggles of western ranchers who ranch on private and public land and much more!