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Our mission is to provide farms and operators an independent and unbiased outlet for information related to increasing the profitability of their farming operation. We will be providing farms and operators of all sizes and experience levels access to the latest trends, projections, and the tools necessary to increase farming profitability. We will take each episode to deliver latest news, what's working for active farms, and a topic of focus each episode. Remember, if you aren't farming for…

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From the Cornfield to the Checkered Flag: Ethanol Wins Every Race

Farm4Profit heads to Iowa Speedway for the Iowa Corn 350 powered by Ethanol with Craig Floss, CEO of Iowa Corn, and Eric Petersen, President of Iowa Speedway , to talk NASCAR, ethanol, corn demand, and what’s ahead for racing in Iowa. The conversation dives into why Iowa Corn continues to invest in NASCAR as a way to promote ethanol beyond the farm audience. NASCAR has raced on E15 since 2011,…

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Every Kernel Counts: Measuring Combine Loss

But how many actually know what those kernels are worth? In this episode of What's Working in Ag , Shianne from BranValt explains how the SmartPan harvest loss system helps farmers move beyond visual estimates and accurately measure the grain leaving the back of the combine. The discussion covers how the magnetic SmartPan captures real-time grain samples, how the accompanying app converts those…

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Former Traders Reveal How Grain Merchants Really Think

Most farmers spend countless hours trying to grow another five bushels per acre. Mike Rolfsen and Jeff Kazin believe there may be an even bigger opportunity waiting after harvest. The Agris Academy co-founders return to Farm4Profit to explain why merchandising—not market prediction—is where many producers leave money on the table. Drawing on decades of experience trading commodities and managing…

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Mike Naig: The Pressure Farmers Are Feeling and the Next Opportunity

In this episode of Farm4Profit, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig returns to the studio for a conversation that covers nearly every major issue impacting producers today. Mike begins by sharing how he balances his role as Secretary of Agriculture with remaining involved in his family’s fourth-generation northwest Iowa farm. He discusses growing up around corn, soybeans, and hogs, how the…

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Agronomy Analogies Every Farmer Will Remember

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AI, Fiber & the Future of Rural Connectivity

For over 125 years, Farmers Mutual Telephone Company (FMTC) has helped connect rural Iowa—first with telephones, then cable television, cellular service, broadband internet, and now preparing for what may become agriculture's next major infrastructure investment: AI computing . In this episode, Kevin shares how a small rural telephone company evolved into a modern broadband provider and why Iowa's…

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How One Dealer Is Changing Farm Equipment Service Forever

In this episode, Tanner and Dave sit down with Stacy Anthony , CEO and co-founder of Ag Revolution , to discuss how his company is reshaping equipment sales and service across the Midwest. After spending 27 years with John Deere rebuilding dealerships and later creating one of the nation's largest agricultural equipment export businesses, Stacy set out to build something entirely different. He…

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Customer #10 Shares Nine Years of Saving Time & Improving Profits

Farm4Profit sat down with Carl, one of Performance Livestock Analytics' earliest customers, to hear how the platform has evolved from a simple recordkeeping tool into a critical management system for his custom feeding business. Carl explains how switching from paper records eliminated hours of office work, improved billing accuracy, simplified relief feeding, and gave nutritionists,…

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The Biggest Cybersecurity Mistakes Farmers Make

Today's farms rely on technology more than ever. From grain dryers and irrigation pivots to livestock systems, security cameras, accounting software, and smartphones, nearly every part of a modern farming operation is connected. That also makes agriculture one of the fastest-growing targets for cybercriminals. Chris from Tech Support Farm returns to Farm4Profit to discuss how farms can better…

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Two New Technologies helping make Smarter Nitrogen & Fungicide Decisions

Every season farmers face the same expensive questions: Should I spray fungicide? Does this field really need more nitrogen? Which fields deserve my attention first? How do I know the recommendation is actually right? At Tech Hub LIVE, Farm4Profit sits down with Kristine White, CEO of Spornado , and Jackson Stansell, CEO of Sentinel Ag , to explore two innovative technologies designed to answer…

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