The following are podcast copies of interviews conducted with farmers and wheat industry representatives regarding issues affecting wheat production in Nebraska. The original interviews are conducted and broadcast by KRVN and are shared here again with their permission.

20-21 Podcasts

3-13: Roland Rushman, owner of Rushman seeds and a farmer in Gurley talks about the Nebraska Pea & Lentil Board –

3-6: Janice Cooper, marketing director of the Wheat Marketing Center in Oregon talks about wheat, quality, and how pandemic went for them –

2-26: Bob Delsing of Hemingford attended the Wheat Industry Annual Conference held on Feb. 22-25 in Dallas, Texas –

2-20: UNL’s new wheat breeder will be Dr. Katherine Frels, she talks about past experience and where she would like to see the wheat program go at HPAL –

2-13: Sharon Davis, Program Director with Home Baking Association, talks about Bake and Take and some trends in baking –

2-6: Amanda Easterly Neb Extension research assistant professor at the lab was at the recent NWB meeting –

1-30: The Nebraska Wheat Board meeting is on Feb. 3 and Royce Schaneman executive director of the board is joining us for an overview of what will be going on –

1-23: US Wheat Associations Claire Hutchins visits about WASDE wheat report –

1-16: Chris Cullan a wheat grower in Hemingford attended  The Nebraska Crop Improvement Association held its annual meeting on Jan. 12, in Kearney –

1-9: Amanda Spoo, director of communications at U.S. Wheat discusses wheat film to be released on Jan. 12 on the US Wheat Facebook page –

1-2: Sharon Davis with the Home Baking Association talks about how baking was implemented throughout 2020 –

12-26: Roland Rushman talks about the new Pea and Lentil Board –

12-19: Executive Secretary for the NE Wheat Growers Association, Sarah Ahrens, discussing the annual meeting held this past week –

12-12: Dalton Henry, VP of Policy for U.S. Wheat Associates, discusses the recent reauthorization of the Grain Standards Act and what that means for wheat growers –

12-5: Steve Knox with NE Crop Improvement Association, discussing the upcoming NE Seed Improvement Conference –

11-28: Board Chair, Bob Delsing, discussing the meeting they held last week –

11-21: Region 4 Director, Kent Lorens, discussing the recent U.S. Wheat Associates meeting that took place last week –

11-14: NWGA President, Brian Schafer, discussing the recent national fall meeting –

11-7: Ag Promotions Coordinator for the NE Wheat Board, Sarah Ahrens, discussing membership renewal and their upcoming annual meeting –

10-31: President of the Wheat Foods Council, Tim O’Conner, discussing their approach to domestic marketing during the coronavirus pandemic –

10-24: Emma Goosic, Ambassador for the NE Wheat Board, talking about her experience with the program –

10-17: Jenny Howsden discussing her involvement in the Nebraska Wheat board’s wheat ambassador program –

10-10: Nathan Mueller, NE Extension cropping systems educator in Saline, Jefferson, and Gage counties, giving a wheat planting update for SE NE –

10-3: Josh Tonsager, VP of Policy and Communication for NAWG, breaks down the details and application process for wheat growers with CFAP 2 –

9-26: Tyson Narjes, NWB District 2 Director, giving a planting update –

9-19: Bob Delsing, NWB Chair, giving a planting update –

9-18: Amanda Spoo, Director of Communications for U.S. Wheat Associates, discusses USW’s 40 year anniversary campaign –

9-6: Courtney Shreve, Director of Outreach Education for the NE Farm Bureau Foundation, discussing the Nebraska Ag in the Classroom program –

8-29: Dr. Stephen Baenziger, Small Grain Breeder at UNL, discussing the release of two new varieties –

8-22: Mark Hodges, Executive Director of Plains Grains, Inc., giving a harvest update/recap –

8-15: Amanda Easterly, Research Assistant Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, discussing the results of this year’s winter wheat variety trials –

8-8: Steve Knox, NE Crop Improvement, talks about the latest crop brochure – 

8-1: Chad Shelton, Global Director of Innovative Technology for Allbaugh LLC, discussing how the CoAXium Wheat Production System helps growers control tough winter annual grasses in winter wheat –

7-25: Lupe Comparan, Grain Originator at Frenchman Valley Coop in Chappell, NE, talks about brand new 2 million bushel facility – 

7-18: Tyson Narjes, District 2 Director, gives a harvest update – 

7-11: Kent Lorens, District 4 Director, giving an update on harvest in SW Nebraska –

7-4: Brian Schafer, NWGA President, giving an update on harvest as it gets underway for 2020 – 

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