Consumer Confidence & Producer Attitudes On The MBIC Report

Chuck Zimmerman

MBIC Report PodcastIn this week’s Missouri Beef Industry Council Report, chairman David Dick of Sedalia talks about consumer confidence and producer attitudes, two recent surveys released by the beef industry. You can see the surveys using these links: Consumer Confidence & Producer Attitudes

Ag Groups, Audio, Beef, Podcasts

The Energy Bill Is The Topic of CornTalk

Chuck Zimmerman

CornTalk PodcastThis week’s CornTalk is with Missouri Corn Merchandising Council chairman Terry Hilgedick of Hartsburg and the topic is the Energy Bill passed last week by Congress and what it means to Missouri corn growers. CornTalk is a weekly podcast on AgWired that’s produced for the Missouri Corn Growers Association.

Ag Groups, Audio, Corn, Podcasts

Most Producers Approve Beef Checkoff

Chuck Zimmerman

Cattlemen's Beef BoardEventhough 72% of producers approve of the Checkoff, even more (74%) believe it has contributed to the positive growth in demand for beef. I wonder what happened to those other 2%. They don’t like growth?

Ag Groups, Beef

New Ethanol Facts Consumer Website

Chuck Zimmerman

ethanolfacts.comWith all the different “facts” floating around in the media this last week or so the folks at the National Corn Growers Association decided to do something about it. They created a new website called Ethanolfacts.com. It’s just what it says it is, a clean easy-to-navigate site with facts in terms consumers can understand. We’ll see if consumers can find it now!

Ag Groups, Ethanol

Ethanol & Weather On CornTalk

Chuck Zimmerman

Corntalk PodcastLast week a lot of attention was given to an AP story about an old study saying ethanol costs more to produce than it’s worth. Pretty strange timing when you consider the energy legislation work going on in Washington, DC. In this week’s CornTalk program, Missouri Corn Growers Association CEO, Gary Marshall, discusses the flaws in the study that was quoted and talks about the weather concerns for the state’s corn crop.

Ag Groups, Audio, Podcasts