Farm Food Facts

In this bonus episode of Farm+Food+Facts, POET's Doug Berven, a USFRA board member, digs into what's driving the next wave of biofuel market growth — from on-road demand to emerging maritime and sustainable aviation fuel opportunities. Berven shares how agriculture can capture this momentum and turn it into long-term success. Listen now.  Learn more at fuelingagriculture.com. To stay connected with USFRA, join our newsletter and get involved here. 

Supporting the people who serve their communities and the students who will carry agriculture forward is a smart investment in rural America’s future. On this episode of Farm+Food+Facts, host Joanna Guza talks with Marti Skold-Jordan, interim Foundation Executive Director for Tractor Supply Company, about the company’s Hometown Heroes program and why it backs agriculture education. Skold-Jordan explains how that support strengthens agriculture and helps build tomorrow’s farmers, ranchers, and Tractor Supply customers. Resources: Hometown Heroes program Tractor Supply supporting ag education Grants for Growing Overview of community programs To stay connected with USFRA, join our newsletter and become involved in our efforts, here.  

Biofuels aren't just powering vehicles — they could reshape agriculture's role on the world stage. On this episode of Farm+Food+Facts, host Joanna Guza talks with POET's Doug Berven, a USFRA board member, to unpack why biofuels are so important to U.S. agriculture. Listen now.  Resources: S&P Global Energy Report Commissioned by USFRA: Fueling Agriculture: Biofuels as the Catalyst fuelingagriculture.com To stay connected with USFRA, join our newsletter and get involved here. 

In this bonus episode of Farm+Food+Facts, Juan Sacoto and Emerson Wohlenberg of S&P Global Energy discuss what's shaping agriculture's road ahead. They dig into the state of biofuel markets, trends in fertilizer and the broader economic pressures facing the industry today. Listen now.  Learn more at fuelingagriculture.com. To stay connected with USFRA, join our newsletter and become involved in our efforts, here. 

In this bonus episode of Farm+Food+Facts, Veronica Nigh, Chief Economist at The Fertilizer Institute, shares what she's watching closely when it comes to the long-term outlook for U.S. agricultural exports. Nigh discusses how the U.S. stacks up against global competitors and what it will take to keep American agriculture strong on the world stage.

Farm+Food+Facts guests Serena Schaffner, Chief Marketing Officer at the American Pecan Council and the American Pecan Promotion Board, and Larry Don Womack, farmer and owner of Womack Nursery Company, a pecan grower in Texas and USFRA Board Member, discuss pressing issues impacting pecan growers.   To stay connected with USFRA, join our newsletter and become involved in our efforts, here. 

In this bonus episode of Farm+Food+Facts, Dawn Caldwell, Executive Director of Renewable Fuels Nebraska, explains why she's keeping a close eye on the cattle industry — and it comes down to one key byproduct: distillers grains. Caldwell breaks down the strong, symbiotic partnership between ethanol production and cattle feeding, and what shifts in the cattle industry could mean for ethanol's future. Listen now. To stay connected with USFRA, join our newsletter and become involved in our efforts, here. 

Nick Peterson, a farmer from central Minnesota, and Luke Haggerty, research & district field manager for the Minnesota Corn Growers Association, briefly discuss key issues they are monitoring, including nutrient management and water quality.   To stay connected with USFRA, join our newsletter and become involved in our efforts, here. 

Agriculture is at a critical turning point — and a major new study says biofuels could be the key to unlocking its future. On this episode of Farm+Food+Facts, host Joanna Guza talks with Juan Sacoto and Emerson Wohlenberg of S&P Global Energy about a landmark study, Fueling Agriculture: Biofuels as the Catalyst. Commissioned by USFRA, the research offers a detailed, evidence-based look at how biofuels can strengthen farmer incomes, stabilize rural economies, and reshape agriculture's path forward.  Listen now.  Learn more at fuelingagriculture.com. To stay connected with USFRA, join our newsletter and become involved in our efforts, here. 

On this episode of Farm+Food+Facts, Alice McKinnon and Veronica Nigh of The Fertilizer Institute join host Joanna Guza to dig into what's really driving fertilizer prices — and what could shift them next. They discuss market intelligence, farm profitability, and the single economic force that could reshape the industry. Listen now. To stay connected with USFRA, join our newsletter and become involved in our efforts, here.