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Market to Market - The MtoM Podcast
Hosted by Iowa PBS · EN
Each week, go beyond the headlines to hear what the stories the show's producers have been pursuing as they travel around the lower 48 states. Plus, learn more about the market analysts who have broken down the commodity markets for more than four decades on the nationally-distributed program.
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Protein, Politics, and Policy: What the New Dietary Guidelines Really Mean for American Farmers and Consumers
Mar 2400:42:00Tap to summarizeTufts food economist Dr. Sean Cash explains why the new dietary guidelines raised eyebrows, why a new Farm Bill is unlikely this Congress, and why defining "ultra-processed food" is harder — and more important — than it sounds.
Transcribe →Wheat, Whistles, World Travels Mark Oklahoma Farmer’s Career
Mar 1700:50:00Tap to summarizeDon Schieber built a seed cleaning business that saved his farm. He has traveled the world selling American wheat, and spent 50 years officiating Friday night football in Oklahoma. Now he's retiring and he's got stories you won't hear anywhere else. This is what a life in agriculture looks like.
Transcribe →"One Day at a Time" Son Reflects on His Father's Suicide 42 Years Later
Mar 10Tap to summarizeJeff Irwin lost his father Gary to suicide on his 22nd birthday in February 1984. Now, 42 years later, he's telling the story — and writing a book — to help farm families recognize the warning signs and find the resources that didn't exist when his family needed them most.
Transcribe →Changing Weather Patterns Resemble 2018 for 2026 Crop Year
Mar 300:37:00Tap to summarizeSpring 2026 has started dry. Eric Hunt of UNL Extension breaks down the Drought Monitor, disappearing snowpack, and why the next two weeks of rain could define the entire growing season.
Transcribe →Energy Demand Surges, Sources Shrink in Energy Transition in Coal v. Renewables Debate
Feb 2400:33:00Tap to summarizeKate Gordon has watched American energy policy evolve for two decades across multiple presidential administrations. Her frank conversation about rising utility bills, surging demand from data centers, the complicated truth about coal's comeback and whether an all-of-the-above energy strategy still exists in America or whether we're now just picking winners and losers.
Transcribe →Breaking Down the Protein Market in 2026 From the Chicken’s Perspective
Feb 1700:37:00Tap to summarizeCoBank economist Brian Earnest discusses the 2026 outlook for beef, pork, and poultry. Learn how GLP-1 drugs, new dietary guidelines, and consumer demand shifts are creating a rare moment when all three proteins are profitable simultaneously.
Transcribe →Differences of Being on the Menu or at the Table
Feb 1000:45:00Tap to summarizePhilip Shaw offers a Canadian farmer's view on trade tensions, tariffs, and the future of North American agriculture.
Transcribe →Rating the 2025 Crop Year in Ohio and Idaho
Feb 300:38:00Tap to summarizeFarmer conversations in Ohio and Idaho as producers dealt with extremes in precipitation during the growing season.
Transcribe →Healthcare, Energy, and Food Security Under Pressure in Rural America
Jan 2700:34:00Tap to summarizeGbenga Ajilore analyzes how recent policy changes are creating challenges for rural communities. Topics include rural hospitals facing closure as ACA subsidies expire, electricity price increases amid clean energy program cancellations, and concerns about state-level management of food assistance programs.
Transcribe →Group Seeks Fair Deals in Trade Including 45Z and Tariffs
Jan 2000:38:00Tap to summarizeThe nuance of trade policy: how tariffs impact American agriculture and rural communities biofuel tax credit 45Z.
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