Midday

Kyla Habrock, Dir of the Nebraska Pork Leadership Program on 2018 application and what the program is all about ... Nebraska Extension Educator Strahinja Stepanovic discusses why pulse crops are quickly working their way into rotations. Pulse Crops Expo is January 18th at the Stumpf Center in Grant ... Donnie Smith past CEO and President of Tyson Foods talks about the message he shared at the latest UNL Heuermann Lecture

Senator Jerry Moran on Farm Bill & Trade during his interaction at the American Farm Bureau meeting where he spoke ... Nebraska Department of Agriculture Steve Wellman on the South Korea US Free Trade Agreement or KORUS. What we trade with South Korea and what Nebraska ag producers stand to lose or gain from the re-negotiation of this trade deal ... Joe Schuele, VP Communications, USMEF recaps 2017 year-end meat exports as values increase to probable record levels Podcast available on the KRVN App http://ftur.io/3YF_jW. Powered by Harchelroad Motors, Inc. Callaway Chevrolet Buick @harchelroadmotors

Bryce Doeschot provides an overview of new legislation that would affect unmanned aircraft, or drones, in the state of Nebraska. Audio features Sen. Blood, who introduced the bill and Justin Kyser with Digital Sky who opposes the measure. Shalee Peter's report featuring President Donald Trump speech before the American Farm Bureau Federation in Nashville. He talks taxes, WOTUS, NAFTA, farm bill, and signed two Presidential orders expanding rural broadband. Ag Secretary Sonny Purdue addresses AFB attendees with emphasis on pressing Canada for NAFTA concessions and USDA goals identified in a Rural Task Force Report containing needed improvements in 5 key areas.

Guests: K-State agronomist Lucas Hage on the "Cover Your Acres" conference goals and speakers Jan 16 & 17 at the Gateway Center in Oberlin. Jim Robb, Director of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, gives us a livestock update from the American Farm Bureau Federations Annual Meeting in Nashville. Nebraska Farm Bureau President Steve Nelson talks on issues of national policy development at the 99th annual American Farm Bureau convention underway in Nashville. President Trump addresses the gathering Monday.

Guests: Arkansas Farmer talks about dicamba with broadcaster Ben Nuele... The Nebraska Legislature is back in session. Bryce Doeschot visits with 3 farm groups, Farm Bureau, Farmers Union and Nebraska Cattlemen about their biggest priority for this session: Property Taxes... Will Rodgers Director of Policy Communications for the American Farm Bureau Federation discussing FarmTownStrong.org and the survey that led to the knowledge of the opioid crisis in rural america

Guests: It is the first day of the 2018 Legislative Session. Bryce visits with the Speaker of the Legislature, Jim Scheer, about the short session, property taxes and the budget shortfall... Greg Ibach, USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs talks about work with China and soybean shipments... Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems, discussing the importance of evaluating beef genetics when looking at bulls this year.

Guests: Randy Saner, Extension Educator in Lincoln-Logan-McPherson Counties on West Central Cattlemen's winter meetings next week... Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics talks about marketing into the new year... Chris Biley Growth Energy VP of Regulatory Affairs discusses EPA's proposal to open new pathways for grain sorghum oil in the ethanol industry

Guests: Pete McClymont, Executive VP with the NE Cattlemen talks about what to watch in 2018 and an update on a bovine TB case announced last week in Nebraska... We're down to the biggest Ag story of 2017 on today's Newsmaker: China ends a 13-year ban on U.S. beef. We hear from industry experts and qualtify how much beef has gone to China since the announcement. Bryce Doeschot wraps up the countdown to the new year with a segment on GOP tax reform.

Guests: Dean Heffta of Water Street Solutions dissects the Thursday market trends... Joel DeRouchey of K-State talks about cold weather and livestock... Bryce Doeschot continues the countdown of the biggest agriculture stories from 2017. Today, a look at Trump trade renegotiation and how trade has impacted agriculture in 2017

Guests: Christopher Shaffner of Co-Bank talks about work done on infrastructure for Rural America... Howard Buffett talks about life on the border...what they see at their ranches... Bryce Doeschot his continues our countdown of the biggest agriculture stories from 2017. We look back on Dicabma drifting issues affecting soybean growers all across the U.S. and where regulation stands today

Guests: Jason Ladman, Director, Water Street Solutions: "Facing Financial Reality on the Farm"... The Quarterly Hogs & Pigs Report was released Friday, December 22nd. Experts give us a look into what the numbers mean & the effects on the consumer... We begin a week-long series focused on the top agriculture stories of 2017: Today, Greg Ibach sworn-in to a top position at the USDA and talk with the man who replaces Ibach at the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Steve Wellman

Round table, markets, weather and commentary on Friday.

Guests: Jimmy Frederick holds the new state soybean yield record at 163.9 BPA, just shy of the world record. He talks about what he did different ... Jason Ladman, Director, Water Street Solutions: "Be Better Prepared for Lender Meetings" ... Director of National Affairs for the Nebraska Farm Bureau, Jordan Dux dives into agriculture impacts expected with yesterday's passage of GOP tax reform

Brian Teeter, Prescribed Fire Coordinating Wildlife Biologist with Pheasants Forever, talking about their upcoming Prescribed Fire Training Workshops that are open to anyone interested in learning more about the safe and effective use of prescribed burning ... Mid-Plains Community College students design a soybean thresher ... Cooper Farm, home of the livestock program for Omaha Home for Boys gets a pre-Holiday assist from UNL Ag fraternity students

Guests; Jason Ladman, Director at Water Street Solutions says "Get Ready for Lender Meetings" ... Glennis McClure joins Nebraska Extension as a Farm and Ranch Management Analytics Educator. She discusses a custom rates survey ... A pair of students participating in the Corn and Soy collegiate ambassador program talk with us at the 2017 Corn and Soybean Growers annual meeting in Grand Island.

Guest: Clay Govier of Broken Bow, discussing the cover crops that have worked well on his farming operation ... Mike Weaver, President of Organization for Competitive Markets, on the lawsuit against USDA regarding the GIBSA rules that were not implemented by the Trump administration ... Gregg Wiedel, Chairman "Calf for a Cure" project of the Cattlmen's Ball 2017 to benefit the Buffett Cancer Center and local health entities

Guests: Nebraska Extension Climatologist Al Dutcher says weather models seem to indicate the arrival of a more wintry pattern by the Christmas holiday weekend ... Eric Thompson, director of the Bureau of Business Research has the Long-Range Forecast for Nebraska's economy including ag optimism with expected growth in key sectors ... Charles Baron, Co-Founder of Farmers Business Network at their annual Farmer2Famer conference in Omaha: What the network does and how it helps members

Guests: Dean Heffta of Water Street Solutions offers his regular Thursday market analysis ... The President of K-State before the Senate Ag Committee on work to protect food & agriculture ... Simon Wagner of 4R4K.LLC partners with The Maschhoffs to develop a high tech, highly diversified hog-feeding component on the farm near Shelton, Nebraska