by Dustin Hoffmann | Nov 23, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Last week was a busy week for Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor. With the situation and the challenges facing the ethanol industry, somebody is needing to go to bat for producers and refiners. Emily did just that, even while the EPA put more speed bumps in front of the...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Nov 22, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
There is no way around it, the country is not only facing a supply chain issue, but also a crisis of workers. In fact, the short supply of workers is one of the causes for the supply disruptions we are seeing. As I have driven around, I have seen various tactics being...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Nov 19, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, Interviews
In the past few months, we have seen the destabilization of the supply chain in the United States. Raw materials and consumer goods of all types are sitting in containers waiting to dock or waiting to be unloaded. The truck fleet is low, and trains are backlogged from...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Nov 18, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
As we gathered this week in Kansas City for the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) Convention, it was a bittersweet time. Broadcasters of all mediums and of all parts of the country came together and hugged for the first time in two years. While we kept...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Nov 17, 2021 | 5 Ag Stories, News
One of the biggest concerns that agriculture has had in the past months is where the Biden Administration plans to go on trade. After the Trump Administration had us renegotiating trade pacts all over the globe, the follow-through from the new President has been...