This Week in Agribusiness - June 8, 2024

Mike Pearson is looking at sustainable aviation fuel, propane and the World Pork Expo on this week’s show.
Part 1
Mike Pearson kicks off the show talking weather with agricultural meteorologist Greg Soulje. In the markets segment Mike Zuzolo, Global Commodity Analytics, talks grain markets and global economics.
Part 2
Mike Zuzolo, Global Commodity Analytics, rejoins Mike to discuss more market news and analysis. Following that, Greg Soulje is on for this week’s weather forecast.
Part 3
Next, Mike talks sustainable aviation fuel with Nancy Young, Chief Sustainability Officer, Gevo.
Part 4
Propane is a hot topic and PERC is there to help producers learn more. Mike Newland joins the show to discuss what the organization is up to.
Part 5
Agricultural Meteorologist Greg Soulje returns to take a look at the long-range weather picture. In the Farm Progress roundup segment, Mike chats with Sarah Muirhead with Feedstuffs 365 who is attending the World Pork Expo.
Part 6
In Max’s Tractor Shed, Max shows off some of dads’ favorite tractors in honor of Fathers’ Day. In the FFA Chapter Tribute segment, Mike talks with Karli Neher, Kansas State FFA Treasurer. She has just returned from the Kansas FFA Convention where they celebrated FFA members across the state. She grew up on a sheep and goat farm. She’s a home schooler who only took agriculture classes in public school. In the Colby Ag Tech segment, Chad Colby is looking ahead to this year’s Farm Progress Show, coming August 27-29 in Boone, Iowa.
Part 7
Mike introduces a report from Max Armstrong who recently visited Steiner Tractor Parts, a company that loves to talk to customers about tractors and solving problems for them.