Farm Food Facts

Latest Episodes:

The Future of Food and Beverage Forum USA: What’s on the table for farmers and ranchers? Mar 18, 2026

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Join Farm+Food+Facts host Joanna Guza and Ian Welsh, co-founder and chair of Innovation Forum. Ian and his team will be hosting The Future of Food and Beverage USA, a national conference being held May 27-28 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that will feature more than 250 farmers, leading brands, retailers, traders, investors and policy makers. This episode explores key topics that will be discussed at the event, including regenerative agriculture. USFRA (farmer board members and staff) will be speaking at the event.

Learn more about the Food and Beverage Forum here.
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Bonus: How artificial intelligence is impacting agriculture Mar 11, 2026

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Gary Wickham, founder and CEO of MagrowTec, shares how he’s watching how AI will fit into agriculture and how we can turn data into meaningful interactions.

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Bonus: Companies getting more practical on sustainability efforts Mar 04, 2026

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Meryl Richards, program director of Food & Forests at Ceres, explains why she is excited about the rapid evolution of new technology in agriculture.

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Bonus: Artificial intelligence: Task yourself to learn more Feb 25, 2026

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Greg Shoemaker, North America Commercial Director at Cargill and a USFRA board member, discusses artificial intelligence's impact on agriculture and how he challenges himself to learn more about it.

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Who is Ceres and why do they care about agricultural resilience? Feb 18, 2026

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Farm+Food+Facts host Joanna Guza talks with Meryl Richards, program director of Food & Forests at Ceres about how investors and companies are working with farmers to improve sustainability.

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How Cargill is creating a more food-secure world Feb 11, 2026

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Farm+Food+Facts host Joanna Guza talks with Greg Shoemaker, North America Commercial Director at Cargill and a USFRA board member, about the company’s seven-generation history, it’s strategic focus in the dairy division and how it helps improve profitability for farmers.

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Bonus: Farmers share future challenges and opportunities with soybeans Feb 04, 2026

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Carla Schultz, owner of Eight Plates Farm in Michigan and a United Soybean Board farmer-leader, and Patrick Giberson, owner of Giberson Farms in New Jersey and a United Soybean farmer-leader and a USFRA board member, discuss what they are keeping an eye on in 2026, including the loss of farmland and challenges in the carbon credit space.

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Improving farmer profitability through spray assist technology Jan 28, 2026

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Farm+Food+Facts host Joanna Guza talks with Gary Wickham, founder and CEO of MagrowTec, about how better spray performance is reducing grower input costs and down time, and what questions to ask agronomists.

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Bonus: Dr. Richard on the power of photosynthesis Jan 21, 2026

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Dr. Tom Richard, retired professor from Penn State University, explains how photosynthesis can be an important tool in solving our climate challenge.

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United Soybean Board farmers share innovative uses for soybeans Jan 14, 2026

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Farm+Food+Facts host Joanna Guza talks with Carla Schultz, owner of Eight Plates Farm in Michigan and a United Soybean Board farmer-leader, and Patrick Giberson, owner of Giberson Farms in New Jersey and a United Soybean farmer-leader and a USFRA board member, about the 2025 cropping year, new uses of soybeans and challenges facing the industry.

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