Hoosier Ag Today Podcast Network
by Hoosier Ag Today
The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast Network includes all your favorite Indiana agriculture podcasts, including the HAT Daily Podcast, the Purdue Crop Chat with Dan 'Corn' Quinn and 'Soybean Shaun' Casteel, the Indiana Ag Policy Podcast, and more!
Episodes
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The Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast for 11/7/26
On the latest episode of the Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast for Nov. 7-8, 2026: 1. Critical Animal Health Warning: H5N1 Detected in Indiana Dairy Herds The Situation: Animal health officials are on high alert following the state's first confirmed cases of H5N1 Avian Influenza in dairy cattle. Two...
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 11/6/2026
On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller and Greg Allen report the HAT news including one final harvest weather update and a check on what is next for the farm bill and E15 now that the blue wave is headed for Washington. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin does have a dry period ahead as colder…
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 11/5/2026
On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and C.J. Miller report the HAT news including funny looking soybeans this harvest, and a look at factors impacting soybean prices, including soybean demand. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin calls for drier conditions across Indiana today but cloudy, and the...
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 11/4/2026
On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller and Greg Allen report the HAT news including a preview of Indiana Farm Bureau's annual member gathering and a new Purdue University survey reveals a sharp erosion in farm balance sheets. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin sees maybe just a one-day rain event for...
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What Millions of Soil Tests Reveal About Soil Fertility
Are soils supplying the nutrients crops need? Millions of soil tests from across the U.S. and Canada offer a revealing picture. In this episode, Dr. Karl Wyant is joined by Dr. Leanna Nigon, director of agronomy and research at The Fertilizer Institute (TFI), to explore findings from the latest…
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 11/3/2026
On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller and Greg Allen report the HAT news including Indiana's first confirmed cases of H5N1 influenza virus in dairy cattle, and a first responder program supported by Indiana Corn Marketing Council that may potentially be saving the lives of farmers across the state. HAT...
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Purdue Crop Chat Podcast Ep. 97: The Harvest Rolls On!
🌽 The latest Crop Chat Podcast is here! How is harvest progressing across Indiana? Host Eric Pfeiffer sits down with Purdue Extension’s Shaun Casteel and Dan Quinn to discuss the latest harvest conditions, what farmers are seeing in the fields, and some of the challenges and opportunities as the...
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The Little Red Barn Ep. 162: The Big Get Bigger
This week after getting an update on Charlie's harvest bingo card (which inexplicably now has a 5 way bingo and is heading toward "blackout"), we dive into the latest merger and acquisition in the ag space with Keystone Coop's latest potential "gobbling up" of another competitor. When is enough...
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461. Catalyxx CEO Joaquín Alarcón on transforming corn ethanol into green chemistry, scaling bioinnovation + bottlenecks that hinder growth
Joaquín Alarcón spent his career in industrial enzymes and chemical bio-products watching good green chemistry ideas die on the way to a plant. Catalyxx, the company he founded in 2017 and now leads as CEO, is built to avoid that fate. It takes plant-based alcohol — in the U.S., largely corn...
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 11/2/2026
On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer reports the HAT news and it is a look at harvest around Indiana last week, a week of major progress with all of the dry weather. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin does call for more clouds today around Indiana with some rain chances the first half of the week…
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The Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast for 10/31/26
If you were looking for the latest Indiana and US farm news, congratulations! You found it! This is Hoosier Ag This Week! Eric Pfeiffer, Andy Eubank, Greg Allen, and C.J. Miller deliver the news and market info you need, and Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin is here with his Indiana Farm Forecast.…
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460. AgriNovus' Christy Wright on October, Reuters Transform Food + Ag USA, upcoming research + Velocity Pitch Day
The AgriNovus team has returned from Minneapolis having attended the Reuters Transform Food + Ag USA 2026, a convening of industry leaders across the entire value chain. We get into our team takeaways on where food and ag is headed, resilience in the food system and empathy and understanding for...
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 10/30/2026
On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and Greg Allen report on HAT news including the new harvest weather forecast, and foreign entities continued to expand their ownership of American agricultural land in 2024. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has a mostly dry day on tap today around Indiana and...
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 10/29/2026
On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and C.J. Miller report on HAT news including Cindy Hoye, long-time leader of the Indiana State Fair and now a member of the National 4-H Hall of Fame, and why National FFA was an important place to be for Farm Credit MidAmerica. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin...
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'4-H 4U' Podcast Ep. 15: How the Purdue 1 Mission Crew is Inspiring Indiana’s Next Space Explorers
🎙️ On the latest "4-H 4U" Podcast: Greg Allen chats with Florence Stahura and Jason Williamson of the Purdue 1 Mission Crew about the Purdue 1 Indiana Fifth Grade Essay Competition. The initiative connects young Hoosiers with the historic, all-Boilermaker commercial spaceflight—which will…
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'Your Farm' Podcast Ep. 15: Unlocking Pumpkin Power
🎙️ On the latest "Your Farm" Podcast: Indiana is a powerhouse in national fresh-market pumpkin production, but delivering a pristine harvest to market takes a relentless, year-round strategy! In this high-stakes episode, Stephen Meyers, Associate Professor of Horticulture at Purdue University,...
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'Your Community' Podcast Ep. 15: Demystifying Grant Writing—Turning Local Ideas Into Funded Projects
🎙️ On the latest "Your Community" Podcast: Grant writing can feel like a daunting task, but it remains one of the most powerful tools for local leaders, non-profits, and grassroots groups to secure funding and turn impactful ideas into reality. Kris Parker—Community Development Specialist with...
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 10/28/2026
On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller and Greg Allen report on HAT news the extreme variability farmers are finding in their fields, with yields changing from one part of a field to another, and record-high input costs are putting an excruciating squeeze on those same farmers. HAT Chief Meteorologist…
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Behind the Granule: How Potash Fertilizer is Made
Ever wondered how the potash fertilizer you apply is actually made? There's more to the process than you might think. In this episode, Lyle Cowell is joined by Courtney Rohachuk, manager of Nutrien's Pilot Plant, to explore how mined potash ore becomes finished fertilizer. Courtney walks us…
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 10/27/2026
On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller and Greg Allen report on HAT news including the deep concern from corn growers after a major USDA crop reporting error, and learn about Purdue 1, bringing space exploration closer to home. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin's Indiana Farm Forecast now has some rain...
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Indiana Ag Policy Podcast: INFB's Urgent Policy Priorities for 2027
🎙️ On the latest Indiana Ag Policy Podcast: Indiana Farm Bureau Public Policy Director Katie Nelson sounds the alarm for urgent state policy reform as Hoosier farmers face severe economic pressures heading into the 2027 legislative budget session. To keep family farms viable, Indiana Farm Bureau...
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The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 161: Harvest Bingo?
Jason Harrold guest hosts this week as Charlie is out is working his way through a challenging harvest so far. Multiple squares have hit on his harvest bingo card. We talk USDA mulligans on the corn crop size, which leads to another episode of "Ryan's Rants", harvest progress and the 2027 Red…
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459. CAST’s Chris Boomsma on peer review, public trust + protecting scientific discovery in agriculture
The agbiosciences are being asked to answer harder questions faster than ever — and at the same time, public trust in institutions and expertise is thinning. This week we are joined by Chris Boomsma, CEO of the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST), for a conversation about what…
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 10/26/2026
On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer reports on HAT news and it is an update on Indiana harvest from the past week. A lot of progress was made, bringing harvest much closer to the finish line. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin says the Indiana Farm Forecast is good, but not as perfect as last week,...
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The Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast for 10/24/26
Get ready for a power-packed episode of Hoosier Ag This Week! From full-throttle harvest updates across Indiana to high-stakes legislative news, market trends, and inspirational FFA moments, here is what is in store for this week’s broadcast: 1. Top News & Legislative Priorities 99th National FFA...
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 10/23/2026
On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller and Greg Allen report on HAT news including details on the new harvest weather forecast, and the National FFA convention in Indianapolis event brings tremendous economic value to the state, but for FFA members it's about executing their motto. HAT Chief…
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 10/22/2026
On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller, Greg Allen and Andy Eubank report on HAT news including back to the National FFA convention in Indianapolis where we touched base with Indiana FFA students, and we have a harvest report from north central Indiana. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin calls for…
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 10/21/2026
On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller and Greg Allen report on HAT news including the National FFA Secretary joining us from the annual convention in Indianapolis, and another look at corn harvest in Indiana. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has more sunny, warm, and dry days in the Indiana Farm...
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Putting Ag Innovation to the Test
With so much new technology entering the market, how do we figure out what's actually helpful? This week, we're coming to you from Nutrien Ag Solutions' Innovation Farm in Champaign, Illinois. Dr. Karl Wyant joins Thaddeus Bates, senior manager of the Innovation Farm Network, to explore how the...
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 10/20/2026
On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and C.J. Miller report on HAT news including a preview of this week's national FFA convention in Indianapolis and Indiana Farm Bureau talks policy in the new HAT farm policy podcast. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin's Indiana Farm forecast keeps the harvest...
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The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 160: Old Man Murphy
This week we learn the real reason why Charlie could not make it to the studio for last week's podcast. Of course, this time of year there is a lot going on, but Charlie seems to have had a bit of "extra" on his operation. We discuss harvest conditions, harvest progress, our frenemies at USDA and...
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458. Nano-Yield's Clark Bell on maximizing fertilizer use, nanotechnology + doing more with that’s already in the tank
It started with forty acres of sagebrush in Utah County, bought in 1979 so a father's sons could turn it into a sod farm and earn money for college. Decades later, one of those sons heard a friend was using nanotechnology to improve a dry-cleaning business and wondered whether the same idea could...
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 10/19/2026
On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer reports on HAT news with another harvest tour around Indiana. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin's Indiana Farm forecast will mirror the beautiful conditions from the weekend, but it will be warmer, and the Friday grain and oilseed markets sold off once again.…
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The Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast for 10/17/26
This Week on the Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast for Oct. 17-18, 2026: Headline Stories & Special Reports Closing Indiana’s $27.5B Local Food Gap: Hoosiers spend over $27.5 billion on food annually, but local farmers capture only a fraction. State leaders discuss ISDA’s landmark report addressing...
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 10/16/2026
On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and C.J. Miller report on HAT news including the new harvest weather forecast, and a new report from the Indiana State Department of Agriculture revealing a massive economic and nutritional gap across Indiana. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin's Indiana Farm...
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 10/15/2026
The HAT Podcast is presented by First Farmers Bank & Trust - proudly serving local farms, families, and agribusiness for 140 years. Visit them online at FFBT.com to learn more.
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457. BONUS: Verility's Liane Hart on AI solutions for animal health, growing a startup + her Velocity experience
Verility CEO Liane Hart shares how their innovative AI-powered mobile diagnostic platform is increasing efficiency + accuracy, revolutionizing livestock reproduction. She dives into her entrepreneurial journey, innovation at the intersection of human + animal health and how the Verility team is...
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 10/14/2026
The Wednesday HAT Podcast presented by First Farmers Bank & Trust - proudly serving local farms, families, and agribusiness for 140 years. Visit them online at FFBT.com to learn more.
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Connecting Soil Research to the Field
Soil research is most valuable when it reflects the real challenges growers are seeing and helps them make better management decisions. In this episode, host Lyle Cowell is joined by Dr. Chantel Chizen, Assistant Professor in the Department of Soil Science at the University of Saskatchewan, to...
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 10/13/26
Today on the Hoosier Ag Today Daily Podcast for Oct. 13, 2026: Indiana agriculture faces a stark reminder of its inherent risks alongside ongoing market and policy pressures. Indiana Farm Fatalities Drop, But Risks Persist: Purdue University’s latest agricultural safety report shows farm…
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456. World Food Championships' Mike McCloud on building Food Sport + a faster feedback loop across the value chain
Picture a kitchen arena where 1,500 cooks from more than 40 countries have all won their way in — no open registrations, no fast track, just Golden Tickets earned at hundreds of qualifiers across the year. They cook in rounds, plate blind, and wait on the score. That's the World Food…
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 10/12/2026
We'll hit Allen, Delaware, Dubois, Fountain, LaPorte, Montgomery, and Tippecanoe Counties with today's harvest crop tour on the Monday HAT Podcast presented by First Farmers Bank & Trust - proudly serving local farms, families, and agribusiness for 140 years. Visit them online at FFBT.com to…
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The Hoosier Ag This Week Podcast for 10/10/26
🚨 HOOSIER AG THIS WEEK PODCAST: OCTOBER 10-11, 2026 📰 TOP NEWS One Health Institute Breaks Ground: Elanco and Purdue University partner on a landmark research facility in Indianapolis to develop livestock vaccines and biosecurity solutions by 2030. New National Soybean Checkoff CEO Has Indiana...
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 10/9/2026
On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and Greg Allen report on HAT news including the new harvest weather forecast, and is the propane industry ready with ample supplies for on-farm use this fall? HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin's Indiana Farm forecast continues dry but with some cloud cover in...
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 10/8/2026
On the HAT Podcast C.J. Miller and Andy Eubank report on HAT news including America’s soybean farmers sounding the alarm over one of their biggest competitors, and exploring the importance of knowing real costs of your on-farm inputs, not just the initial price tag. HAT Chief Meteorologist Ryan...
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'Your Health' Podcast Ep. 14: Breaking the Silence on Farmer Mental Health
🎙️ On the latest "Your Health" Podcast: Farmers face an unrelenting crisis of mental health driven by volatile markets, extreme weather, and overwhelming pressures, leading to suicide rates significantly higher than the general population. Abby Heidenreich Paul, Extension Educator in Gibson…
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'4-H 4U Podcast' Ep. 14: From 4-H to DC—A Teen’s AI Mission to End Hunger
🎙️ On the latest "4-H 4U" Podcast: At just 13 years old, Indiana 4-H member Cooper Lawhorn from Hamilton County earned a spot as a national finalist in the Presidential AI Challenge for proposing "PantryPal," an innovative app that leverages artificial intelligence to streamline inventory...
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast for 10/7/2026
On the HAT Podcast Eric Pfeiffer and C.J. Miller report on HAT news including the breaking of ground yesterday on the One Health Research Institute where solving the biggest challenges facing the ag industry is the priority, and it is a Wyffels Wednesday with a look at west-central Indiana corn...
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455. BONUS: ClearLeaf's Agustin Buchert on translating medical innovation to agbioscience, expansion + the life of an entrepreneur
ClearLeaf CSO and Co-Founder Agustin Buchert shares the company's journey from medical products to agricultural innovation focusing on plant health solutions. He also discusses expansion into US markets and the exciting opportunity to join Indiana's thriving agbioscience ecosystem
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Which Potash Fertilizer Fits Your Fields?
What should you consider when choosing a potassium source? In this episode, host Dr. Alan Blaylock is joined by David Holden, owner of Holden Research and Consulting, to explore how crop needs, soil properties, water source and the nutrients supplied alongside potassium can affect how well a...
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The Hoosier Ag Today Podcast Network includes all your favorite Indiana agriculture podcasts, including the HAT Daily Podcast, the Purdue Crop Chat with Dan 'Corn' Quinn and 'Soybean Shaun' Casteel, the Indiana Ag Policy Podcast, and more!
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