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Today on #sorghumsmarttalk, we have Sanders Barbee on to discuss her summer adventures from Morocco! Sanders was selected to participate in the IFYE international commodity leadership program for the sorghum industry and was able to experience a summer, immersed in international understanding with a focus on agriculture trade relations, specifically sorghum. Tune in today to hear all about her experience!

Today on #sorghumsmarttalk, Adam York takes the wheel to have a chat with Kristy Lewis & Grace Dennis of Quinn Snacks! Join along as we dive into this tasty sorghum based snack that is on a mission to add transparency back into our food system. Listen today!

Welcome Back to Sorghum Smart Talk! The Checkoff was recently at Kibblecon, hosted in Manhattan, KS and your Executive Director, Norma Ritz Johnson and Director of Ingredient Utilization, Zach Simon are here to tell you all about it! Listen in as they recap all the new technologies happening in the pet world that include sorghum as well as how sorghum, The Resource Conserving Crop™ is a great ingredient to have in your four-legged friend’s diet.

Today on #sorghumsmarttalk, John Duff and Florentino Lopez are joined by Reece Cannady with U.S. Grains Council! Tune in to part 2 of our Global Market Podcast as we dive into a macro view of world trade from a global perspective. Listen to the full episode now!

Today’s episode kicks off a three part series we will be diving into over global markets! John Duff takes the wheel as host today and is joined by Florentino Lopez and Shelee Padgett to discuss how important global markets are for sorghum and US commodities as a whole. Listen to the full episode today!

It’s that time of year! Leadership Sorghum Class V is concluding, which means we are launching the search for Class VI participants! Join Shelee as she brings on Deanna & Matt to discuss their experiences of leadership sorghum and why they took the leap to join. For more information or to apply, visit https://www.sorghumcheckoff.com/our-farmers/leadership-sorghum/

Today on #sorghumsmarttalk, we are bringing you an awesome episode, covering sorghum silage with Texas A&M agrilife extension & research associate professor and agronomist, Jourdan Bell! USCP Communications Manager, Hailey takes the driver seat to interview Jourdan over the importance of sorghum silage, why it matters, and why it could be a great fit for your farm. Tune in to the full episode today!    For more information, visit amarillo.tamu.edu Jourdan Bell 806.341.8925 jourdan.bell@ag.tamu.edu

Today on Sorghum Smart Talk, USCP Tim Lust is joined by BHA Deputy Director for the Office of Field and Response Operations, Greg Olson, to discuss USAID, food aid, and how sorghum is a key player. Listen to the full episode today!

The 2022 sorghum planting season is here!! Today on Sorghum Smart Talk, our Communications Manager, Hailey, takes the wheel to interview special guest, Lucas Haag, the extension agronomist for K-State research and extension, to discuss sorghum planting, irrigation, and how to maximize your water use.    Find Lucas Haag on twitter - @lucasahaag  For more information, visit https://www.northwest.k-state.edu/agronomy/

Today we are bringing you the full audio from our learning center session “Finding the Sweet Spot: Combining Precision Agriculture and Conservation to Build a Sustainable and Diverse Farming Landscape”. Tune in as we discuss conservation practices targeted to increase an operation’s overall economic profitability and find that “sweet spot” for healthy farming landscapes!

Today on #sorghumsmarkttalk, John, Zach, and Tim take the driver seat as they dive into the basics of sorghum basis. Learn how basis works, how to read the numbers, and what to expect when the prices fluctuate. Tune in today!

This week is the second installment of our two part series highlighting  our upcoming learning center session, “Finding the Sweet Spot”. Last week, we discussed the role that precision agriculture can play in implementing conservation practices and improving farm profitability. Today, farmers Andy Hineman & Nick McMichen join us to take a broad look at what sustainability means to them and how precision ag and profitability have influenced their own conservation experiences.   For more details on the Learning Center Session, visit https://www.sorghumcheckoff.com/commodityclassic/

We are bringing you a bonus episode on #sorghumsmarktalk! John & Zach co-host today's episode and bring on Chris Hughes and Trenton Jones of White Energy to discuss what they do and how they are dedicated to creating clean energy for a clean future. Tune in today!

In the first installment of a two part series about our upcoming learning center session, “Finding the Sweet Spot”, we bring on our first guest, Dr. Mark McConnell, researcher and wildlife biologist at Mississippi State University, to dive into the role of precision agriculture in implementing conservation practices and improving farm profitability. Listen in now!    For more details on the Learning Center Session, visit https://www.sorghumcheckoff.com/commodityclassic/

DeKalb has long been one of America's most well-known agricultural brands. The company is also a significant player in the sorghum seed business, owing to quality genetics and an outstanding team to support its growers. This week on Sorghum Smart Talk, DeKalb sorghum product manager Bryan Thomas joins to talk about the history of DeKalb and what the company  has been up to lately.

Today on #sorghumsmarttalk, our very own Norma Ritz Johnson takes the wheel to discuss the changes to the marketing efforts with a team approach and a new staff member addition to fully capitalize on sorghum’s versatility.

Regenerative Agriculture has been established for as long as mankind has been practicing agriculture however it is receiving a renewed focus with principals that center around sustainability & conservation when it comes to farming. Tune in today as we bring on Ethan Miller, USCP Board member and Central, Missouri Farmer who implements regenerative agriculture practices on his farm, to talk about his experience in implementing these practices and how they can benefit you and your farm.

Have you dreamed of seeing the world and learning a new culture? Do you have a passion for agriculture? This week on #sorghumsmarttalk we bring on Ken Gordon with IFYE to discuss the grant recently approved by USCP to fund one participant in the IFYE international commodity leadership program for the sorghum industry! Tune in to learn more about this international exchange experience and how YOU can apply today!

Our nation is dotted with sorghum farmers from Kansas, to Texas, to the Dakotas, to New Mexico and everywhere in between. Leadership sorghum is a program that was developed to connect those farmers to establish lifelong connections & friendships. This week, our Director of Emerging Markets & Grower Leader Development, Shelee Padgett takes the wheel & interviews Leadership Sorghum Class Two graduate, Lance Russell. Tune in to the full episode today!

Zach Simon hosts this week's episode of Sorghum Smart Talk & brings on a familiar guest, Sarah Sexton-Bowser! Sarah has been on our podcast before, but we wanted to highlight her amazing work with the Center for Sorghum Improvement! Dive in as we discuss how she and her team develop discoveries into viable products that can make an impact into new technologies for farmers along with data driven decision making that is innovating the future of sorghum. Listen to the full episode now!