Episodes

  • Supply Chain Innovation at Culver's Restaurants
    Jun 10 2026

    Farm+Food+Facts host Joanna Guza talks with Adam Shrif, Vice-President of Supply Chain at Culver’s. They discuss supply chain management (especially as it relates to it’s beef supply), how data enhances its guest experience, and the importance of farmers and ranchers to Culver’s growth strategy. Adam spotlighted the Thank you Farmers Project and Culver’s commitment to USFRA.

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    15 mins
  • Bonus: What is the Beef Consumer Thinking?
    Jun 3 2026

    Farm+Food+Facts guests Greg Hanes, Chief Executive Officer for the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, and Terry Quam, fourth generation beef farmer and board member of the Cattleman’s Beef Board and U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action, share why maintaining positive consumer sentiment towards beef and cattle production is critical for the future of the industry.

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    4 mins
  • Weathering Risk: Maryland grain producers on rising costs and the importance of biofuels
    May 27 2026

    Farm+Food+Facts host Joanna Guza talks with Chip Bowling, third generation grain farmer from Maryland and Vice Chair of US Farmer and Ranchers in Action, and Jennifer Gannon, director of programs and public relations at Maryland Grain Producers. They discuss this year’s planting season, weather and input cost challenges, and the opportunities biofuels can provide for agriculture.

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    23 mins
  • How Cattlemen’s Beef Board has been Growing Beef Demand for 40 Years
    May 20 2026

    Farm+Food+Facts host Joanna Guza talks with Greg Hanes, Chief Executive Officer for the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, and Terry Quam, fourth generation beef farmer and board member of the Cattleman’s Beef Board checkoff and board member of U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action. They discuss the future of the beef industry, consumer demand, export strategies, and industry collaboration.

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    27 mins
  • Bonus: Rising input costs, drought, wild fires, war and more drive production shifts
    May 13 2026

    Farm+Food+Facts guests, Adam Grabenstein, a fifth-generation farmer and a board member for the Nebraska Corn and USFRA, and Kelly Brunkhorst, Executive Director of Nebraska Corn, share how Nebraska farmers are keeping tabs on input costs, weather, and exports which ultimately impact farmers’ bottom line.

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    *Recorded 4.13.26

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    5 mins
  • Pig farmer shares how he balances profitability and conservation on his family farm
    May 6 2026

    Farm+Food+Facts host Joanna Guza talks with Dave Mensink, pig farmer and owner of Mensink Farms in Minnesota, and Kevin Burkum, CEO of U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action, about key themes they discussed during their panel at the Animal Ag Tech Summit, including nitrogen efficiency, water quality management and other challenges facing the pork industry.

    Items referenced in the podcast:

    • Enhancing Farm Profitability Through Nitrogen Efficiency and Yield Stability
    • 2025 Minnesota Pork Board Environmental Steward of the Year
    • Animal Ag Tech Summit

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    21 mins
  • How Nebraska Corn Champions and Supports its Farmers
    Apr 29 2026

    Farm+Food+Facts host Joanna Guza talks with Adam Grabenstein, a fifth-generation farmer and a board member for Nebraska Corn Board and USFRA, and Kelly Brunkhorst, Executive Director of the Nebraska Corn Board. They discuss the important role of the Nebraska Corn Board and the Nebraska Corn Growers Association, the organizations’ focus areas, emerging research and future goals.

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    23 mins
  • Inside Illinois Corn’s Precision Conservation Management Program
    Apr 22 2026

    Farm+Food+Facts welcomes Greg Goodwin is Director of Illinois Corn’s Precision Conservation Program (PCM). With planting season upon us, in this timely episode he explains how PCM delivers results by improving farmer profitability and soil health on a field-by-field, pass-by-pass basis. Learn more about how PCM works with famers to improve tillage, cover crop and nitrogen management strategies.

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    22 mins