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CropVillage 0164, Climate Change Legislation May Burn Agriculture

CropVillage 0164 Show Notes:

  • Congressional Republicans say negotiation process has excluded ag interests and may permanently hamper competitive position worldwide

CropVillage 0163, WAF - Connecting Conservation and Development

CropVillage 0163 Show Notes:

  • Comments from the World Ag Forum session on Sustainable Solutions for Meeting Demand.  Gerald Steiner, Executive VP of Monsanto and Kevin Igli, Senior VP of Tyson Foods commenting

CropVillage 0162, Commodity Swaps - Good, Bad and Ugly

CropVillage 0162 Show Notes:

  • Conversation with K State economist Orlen Grunewald on Commodity Swaps, a new tool in the trader's toolbox, and why they may be of use to you

CropVillage 0161 - What's The Big Deal With H1N1

CropVillage 0161 Show Notes:

  • A presentation at the recent World Pork Expo shed some light on the issues surrounding the recent H1N1 outbreak (AKA Swine Flu) and why this bug is different.  Good information on an issue facing one of our key customers, the U.S. Swine producer.

CropVillage 0160, USDA Loses Swampbuster Court Challenge

CropVillage 0160 Show Notes:.

  • A look at a recent court ruling on a long-running fight with the USDA.  Did he, or did he not drain that swamp

CropVillage 0159, WAF - Thoughts on Sustainability

CropVillage 0159Show Notes:

  • Short presentation from the World Ag Forum features General Mills VP of Sustainability Gene Kahn's comments on recognizing the importance of advancing agriculture production techniques in the world of sustainability

CropVillage 0158, Tracking Grains and Supply/Demand Issues

CropVillage 0158 Show Notes:

  • Current market conditions and planting delays impact on grain prices now and yet to come

CropVillage 0157, WAF - AFBF's Bob Stallman Comments

CropVillage 0157 Show Notes:

  • World Ag Forum comments by AFBF president Bob Stallman as part of the Strategies, Actions and Policies for Long Term Security in Food Production panel

CropVillage 0156, WAF - DRUMNet Developing African Agriculture Financial Infrastructure

CropVillage 0156 Show Notes:

  • Jonathan Campaigne, CEO of PRIDEAFRICA in Kenya describes key issues in African agriculture development and an evolving solution known as DRUMNet.

CropVillage 0155, WAF - Financing and Risk in World Agriculture

CropVillage 0155 Show Notes:

  • Panel at World Agricultural Forum on Managing Risk and Financing Agriculture in the changing global economy.
  • First speaker James Bond, COO of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency of the World Bank
  • Joseph Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist from Bank of America
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