The Stock Exchange Podcast

#006 - Understanding the Trillion-Dollar Farm Bill's Impact with Dr. Bart Fischer

The Farm Bill is a major piece of legislation that comes up for renegotiation and passage every five years. While it is largely composed of nutrition assistance funds, it also plays an important role in ensuring safety nets for farmers. Dr. Bart Fischer, an economist and farm bill expert from Texas A&M University and I visited to unpack the implications of the bill.
Growing up as the fifth generation on a row crop and cattle operation in Southwest Oklahoma, Dr. Fischer now makes his home in College Station, Texas. Following an extensive career in Washington, D.C., he co-directs the TAMU Agricultural and Food Policy Center.
 
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About the host:
Will Jordan, is an author, public speaker, livestock producer, and award-winning auctioneer. Known for innovation and storytelling, he is keen to the needs of farmers and ranchers. Will's roots in agriculture and the livestock industry run all the way to the founding of the United States. As a broadcaster, Will tells the story of agriculture, digging into subjects important to those who tune in.

#005 - NCBA and The Beef Checkoff: Discussing the Differences with Todd Johnson

Todd Johnson has worked for National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) since 2009. Currently serving as Senior Vice President of the Federation Services department, Todd coordinates state beef council collaboration across the nation. His background in cow-calf, feedlots and diversified agriculture, as well as a career with agricultural organizations, gives Todd a unique perspective on the industry.
 
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Will Jordan, is an author, public speaker, livestock producer, and award-winning auctioneer. Known for innovation and storytelling, he is keen to the needs of farmers and ranchers. Will's roots in agriculture and the livestock industry run all the way to the founding of the United States. As a broadcaster, Will tells the story of agriculture daily, digging into subjects important to those who tune in.
 

#004 - Experts in Efficiency: Hereford's Role in Rebuilding the Cowherd with Jack Ward

Jack Ward has served as the Executive Vice President of the American Hereford Association since 2015, but has worked for the association since 2003. A rich background with both seed-stock and commercial aspects of the industry shapes Jack's vision for the Hereford breed. He understands that progressive cow power is vital to keep moving forward, and is a proponent of coupling performance data with phenotypic correctness.
 
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Will Jordan, is an author, public speaker, livestock producer, and award-winning auctioneer. Known for innovation and storytelling, he is keen to the needs of farmers and ranchers. Will's roots in agriculture and the livestock industry run all the way to the founding of the United States. As a broadcaster, Will tells the story of agriculture daily, digging into subjects important to those who tune in.
 
 

#003 - Climate vs. Cattle: A Geophysicist's View on Animal Agriculture (Dr. Myles Allen)

Dr. Myles Allen is Professor of Geosystem Science in the School of Geography and the Environment and Department of Physics at the University of Oxford. He also serves as director of Oxford Net Zero.
Dubbed ‘the physicist behind Net Zero’ by the BBC, Dr. Allen has served on panels for the United Nations, and travels extensively speaking on the science of climate. 
This conversation was recorded in February 2024.
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#002 - Branded Beef and Beating Heat with Red Angus: Kelly Smith

This week's episode features Kelly Smith, Director of Commercial Marketing for Red Angus Association of America. Join us as we discuss the breed, branded beef programs, opportunities in the cattle business.
 
Find more information on the Red Angus Association of America at www.redangus.org 
 
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#001 - Pulling Back the Curtain on The Beef Checkoff: Sarah Metzler

Our first episode of The Stock Exchange Podcast, is a conversation with Sarah Metzler, Senior Director of Organizational Communications at the Cattlemen's Beef Board. Sarah is the fifth generation of her family to farm dryland wheat and cattle ranch in Eastern Colorado. Understanding both sides of the checkoff dollar, Sarah outlines what the Beef Checkoff is, what it does, and where the $1 per head of cattle sold goes when it leaves our sale barn check.
Find the Cattlemen's Beef Board online at www.beefboard.org
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#000 - Welcome to The Stock Exchange Podcast

Welcome to the Stock Exchange Podcast! I hope you find each episode informative and beneficial, with a laugh or two mixed in! Join me one conversation at a time, telling the story of agriculture.
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