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North American Ag Spotlight: Agriculture & Farming News and Views
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North American Ag provides daily agriculture news and weekly podcasts, devoted to highlighting the great people and companies that serve the agriculture industry and help feed our world. Covering ag tech, ag issues, policy, new products, family & faith. North American Ag gives insight into what’s happening in agriculture throughout North America.
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Episodes
North American Ag Spotlight: Agriculture & Farming News and ViewsWhen Does Keeping the Peace on the Farm Cost You Too Much?
Farmers and ranchers are known for absorbing the costs, working a little harder, and keeping the peace, often alongside the same family members they work with…
North American Ag Spotlight: Agriculture & Farming News and ViewsNorth American Ag Spotlight at FIRA USA 2026 in Yakima
North American Ag Spotlight goes onsite at FIRA USA 2026 in Yakima, Washington, the fifth edition of the ag robotics and AgTech event and its first in the…
North American Ag Spotlight: Agriculture & Farming News and ViewsChip Carter and Where the Food Comes From
Chip Carter, creator and host of Where the Food Comes From, joins North American Ag Spotlight to talk about taking farm stories from RFD-TV to network…
North American Ag Spotlight: Agriculture & Farming News and ViewsMinnesota Fed to the Wolves with Steve Porter
For ranchers, pet owners, hunters and landowners in Minnesota's wolf country, how wolves are managed shows up in the pasture, in the yard and in the checkbook…
North American Ag Spotlight: Agriculture & Farming News and ViewsFrom Robots to ROI at FIRA USA 2026
Agricultural robotics has moved beyond proving that machines can work in perfect conditions. Farmers now want to know whether the technology can work reliably…
North American Ag Spotlight: Agriculture & Farming News and ViewsWhat Farmers Should Expect from Agricultural Consultants
How do you know whether an agricultural consultant is putting your farm’s interests first? In this episode of North American Ag Spotlight, Chrissy Wozniak…
North American Ag Spotlight: Agriculture & Farming News and ViewsRethinking Water on the Farm with Kevin Gast
Water is one of agriculture’s most critical inputs, but access to clean, reliable water is becoming increasingly complicated and expensive. Rising treatment…
North American Ag Spotlight: Agriculture & Farming News and ViewsUSDA Resources for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
Starting a farm has never been easy, and for today’s beginning farmers and ranchers, the cost of land, equipment, livestock, and operating expenses can make…
North American Ag Spotlight: Agriculture & Farming News and ViewsWhat Changing Food Trends Mean for Animal Agriculture
What Americans eat is changing, but consumer food trends affect much more than what ends up in the grocery cart. Changes in nutrition policy, affordability…
North American Ag Spotlight: Agriculture & Farming News and ViewsNew Orleans, New Ideas & 15 Years of Women in Agribusiness
Women are becoming increasingly visible across agriculture, from the farm and the boardroom to policy, technology and global agribusiness. In this episode of…
North American Ag Spotlight: Agriculture & Farming News and ViewsProtecting Agriculture Starts with You
On this episode of North American Ag Spotlight, Chrissy Wozniak welcomes back Mindy Patterson, President and Co-Founder of The Cavalry Group, for an in-depth…
North American Ag Spotlight: Agriculture & Farming News and ViewsResponsible Crop Protection & the BeSure! Campaign
As planting and growing season continues across the country, stewardship remains one of the most important responsibilities for growers and applicators. In…
North American Ag Spotlight: Agriculture & Farming News and ViewsBeyond Fertilizer: The New Science of Water, Roots, and Yield
With input costs remaining high and profit margins under pressure, producers are increasingly looking for ways to improve productivity without simply adding…
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Inside the Innovations and Collaborations Powering FIRA USA 2025
Season 5: Episode 217 In this episode of North American Ag Spotlight, Chrissy Wozniak welcomes back Gwendoline Legrand, Co-Director of FIRA, to discuss the…
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How Biofuels Are Changing Opportunities for US Producers
Season 5: Episode 216 In this episode of North American Ag Spotlight, Chrissy Wozniak sits down with Jacqui Fatka, Lead Economist for Farm Supply and Biofuels…
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What Impact does the Consumer Have on Ag Markets?
Season 5: Episode 215 In this episode of North American Ag Spotlight, Chrissy Wozniak sits down with Xinnan Li, VP and Senior Packaging Analyst at Rabobank, to…
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Why Exhibitors Love the American Royal Fall Livestock Show in Kansas City
Season 5: Episode 214 In this episode of North American Ag Spotlight, Chrissy Wozniak is joined by Matt Durian, Livestock Manager at the American Royal, and…
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Marketing Through Headwinds: Ag Marketing Strategies in an Uncertain Economy
Season 5: Episode 213 In this episode of North American Ag Spotlight, Chrissy Wozniak sits down with Raquel Gottsch Koehler, Co-Owner and Chief Marketing &…
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Jaime Jerrels on Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s First-Ever Statewide Mental Health Report
Season 5: Episode 212 In this episode of North American Ag Spotlight, Chrissy Wozniak is joined by Jaime Jerrels, Senior Director of Policy and Outreach at the…
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The Maturing Ag Tech Landscape: Practical, Profitable, Proven
Season 5: Episode 211 As the ag tech sector matures, the industry is finally shifting its focus from flashy innovations to solving real problems on the ground…
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Why Access to & Good Stewardship of Crop Protection Tools Matters
Season 5: Episode 210 In this episode of North American Ag Spotlight, Chrissy Wozniak sits down with Jeffrey Smith of Valent U.S.A. and Dr. Frank Wong of Bayer…
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North American Ag’s Chrissy Wozniak Featured on the Ag Sales Professionals Podcast
Season 5: Episode 209 This special episode of the Ag Sales Professionals Podcast is being featured on North American Ag as Chrissy Wozniak was recently invited…
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The Missing Link in Farm Profitability – with Brenda Heymer
Season 5: Episode 208 In this episode of North American Ag Spotlight, Chrissy Wozniak sits down with Brenda Heymer, owner of Heymer Management Accounting in…
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Ostrich Antibodies & Avian Flu: Is Science Being Ignored?
Season 5: Episode 207 In this North American Ag Spotlight podcast episode, host Chrissy Wozniak interviews Katie Pasitney from Universal Ostrich, a…
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Women in Agribusiness: Building a Stronger Future for Agriculture
Season 5: Episode 206 In this episode of North American Ag Spotlight podcast, Chrissy Wozniak sits down with Svitlana Synkovska, a global event management…
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Behind the Scenes: How the American Royal is Supporting Young Exhibitors
Season 5: Episode 205 In this episode of North American Ag Spotlight, Chrissy Wozniak welcomes back Matt Durian, Livestock Manager at the American Royal, to…
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Ag Commissioner Sid Miller Weighs in on the Possible Updates to the Horse Protection Act
Season 5: Episode 204 In this episode of North American Ag Spotlight podcast, host Chrissy Wozniak welcomes Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller for an…
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Navigating the New Administration: with Rusty Rumley of the National Agricultural Law Center
Season 5: Episode 203 In this episode of North American Ag Spotlight, host Chrissy Wozniak is joined by Rusty Rumley, Senior Staff Attorney at the National…
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Income, Inputs, Debt & Policy: How will the Farm Survive 2025?
Season 5: Episode 202 In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Podcast Chrissy Wozniak is joined by Curt Covington, Senior Director of Institution Credit at…
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Addressing Automation Needs in the Vegetable Industry: A Global Perspective
Season 5: Episode 201 In this special episode of North American Ag Spotlight, we bring you an insightful panel discussion from FIRA USA 2024. Moderated by host…
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The Arizona National Livestock Show: A Cornerstone of Arizona’s Agricultural Heritage
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight podcast Chrissy Wozniak celebrates a milestone 200th episode by exploring a beloved agricultural tradition, the…
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Mindy Patterson & Chrissy Wozniak give their Top 3 Best & Worst Trump Picks
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight podcast Chrissy Wozniak welcomes back Mindy Patterson, president and co-founder of The Cavalry Group and an…
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Innovation in the Field: The ARA Sprayer and Its Game-Changing Technology
In this episode of the North American Ag Spotlight podcast, Chrissy Wozniak welcomes back Jose Marchetti, an agronomy engineer and Business Development leader…
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Cutting Edge Ag Tech at FIRA USA 2024
*To see the machinery in action, watch the video HERE. In this Ag Spotlight podcast episode Chrissy Wozniak takes us to FIRA USA 2024 in Woodland, California…
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Snoopy and the Spy: A Tale of Tractor Wars and Resilience with Lee Klancher
In this episode of North American Ag Spotlight, Chrissy Wozniak interviews Lee Klancher, a celebrated author, photographer, and publisher, known for his…
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Would RFK JR be a Threat to Agriculture? With Trent Loos
In this episode of North American Ag Spotlight, Chrissy Wozniak sits down with Trent Loos—a sixth-generation farmer, radio, tv and podcast host, and outspoken…
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Boosting Farm Profitability with Phosphorus Efficiency
In this episode of North American Ag Spotlight, host Chrissy Wozniak interviews Bradlee Consevage and Craig Dick from Phospholutions, a company founded in 2016…
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From Cows to Carriage Horses: Animal Ownership is Under Attack
Listen to the podcast here - https://www.northamericanag.com/north-american-ag-spotlight - From Cows to Carriage Horses: Animal Ownership is Under Attack In…
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The Nation’s Highest Caliber Livestock Show Just Around the Corner!
In this episode of North American Ag Spotlight podcast, Chrissy Wozniak sits down with Matt Durian, the Livestock Event Manager at the American Royal, a Kansas…
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MACS Academy: The Sweet Smell of Success
In this episode of North American Ag Spotlight, host Chrissy Wozniak sits down with two distinguished guests, Russell Morgan and Paige Gilligan, to discuss the…
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The Road to Influence with American Agri-Women
In this episode of North American Ag Spotlight, host Chrissy Wozniak interviews Heather Hampton Knodle and Sarah Ried Herman, two influential leaders in the…
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How will USDA’s Ear Tag Program Really Affect Farmers? With Lonesome Land’s Jim Mundorf
Listen to the North American Ag Spotlight Podcast here - https://www.northamericanag.com/north-american-ag-spotlight In this week's North American Ag Spotlight…
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The Latest in Ag Tech at FIRA USA 2024
This week on North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak talks to Gwendoline Legrand, Co-Director of FIRA, who shared exciting details about the upcoming FIRA…
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Curt Covington on Financial Strategies for American Farmers
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak talks to Curt Covington, Senior Director of Managed Accounts at AgAmerica, who shares his extensive…
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Key Policy & Trade Concerns for U.S. Agribusiness in 2024 & Beyond
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak sits down with Mary Kay Thatcher, the Senior Manager of Federal Government and Industry Relations at…
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The Messy Middle of Agricultural Data
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak talks to Camille Grade, the Chief Market Officer at Bushel, shared her invaluable insights into the…
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The Crop with a Million Enemies
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak dives deep into the world of flue-cured tobacco production with a true expert in the field, Dr. J…
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Unlocking Revenue Through Regenerative Practices: Bayer's ForGround Platform
In the latest episode of North American Ag Spotlight, host Chrissy Wozniak sits down with Tyler Williams, a sustainable systems agronomist, to delve into…
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Serving Texas Livestock Growers
In the ever-evolving world of agriculture, having reliable and practical information is crucial for success. West Texas Livestock Growers, founded by Robert…
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How Will Climate Change Affect Agriculture?
This week's North American Ag Spotlight is a little different, last week I attended the 2024 American Agri-women Fly-In in Washington DC. Among the many…
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Inside the USDA's Defense Against Agro-Bio Threats at NBAF
The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), a critical part of the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), is a state-of-the-art laboratory designed…
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From Poop to Pots: The CowPots Dairy Farm Gamechanger!
Today, we are joined by Amanda Freund, a third-generation farmer from East Canaan, Connecticut. Together with her father, Matt, Amanda manages their company…
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Insight into 2024 Farm Equipment Sales
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak talks to Curt Blades, Senior Vice President of Industry Sectors & Product Leadership at the…
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Defending the Constitutional Rights of the American Farmer
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak delves into the critical role of protecting the constitutional and private property rights of…
- North American Ag Spotlight: Agriculture & Farming News and Views
BeSure This Growing Season!
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak delves into the vital role of crop protection products in agriculture and horticulture. Our guests…
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INTENT on Advancing Technology-Driven Innovation in Ag
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak sits down with Randy Barker, CEO of INTENT, an agricultural company dedicated to leveraging…
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Is Agriculture Really Under Attack?
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak visits with Impact Farming Podcast host Tracy Brunet. Tracy is a top Canadian ag media personality…
- North American Ag Spotlight: Agriculture & Farming News and Views
Cybersecurity and Agriculture: Is Your Farm at Risk?
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak speaks with James Harper, Chief Executive Officer at Quatronics, about cybersecurity threats faced…
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Priority Agricultural Issues for 2024
In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak talks to Senior Staff Attorney at the National Agricultural Law Center, Rusty Rumley. In a world…
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Uniting Women in Ag Across the Country
Listen to the podcast here - https://www.northamericanag.com/north-american-ag-spotlight In this week's North American Ag Spotlight Chrissy Wozniak sits down…