Blog—March 18, 2024—10-11—It’s YOUR AG Business
  It’s AG WEEK Officially in Iowa---so we mixed and matched to start the week with Dwight Mogler with Iowa Pork and Adam Krause---who serves as President of South Dakota Pork.

  It was quite the story—talking about the hopes of pork in both states---and the help those raisers need at a time that dollars are truly important to that industry.

   Mr. Mogler just lives across the border in Northwest Iowa---but he has been a long-time friend—between Mogs and Krause---they gave us some insights as to where we are –and why it is so important---that we eat the best pork at Crawford’s in Downtown Sioux Falls in their pork month as well as the ham that can be so perfect for so many at Easter.

    Mr. Krause and his wife Taylor live in Clear Lake---she is an Ag Ed Teacher at Deuel HIS -and is active helping with FFA and 4 & H—and yes they teach Sunday School and Adam is on the trustees Committee for their church. 

   Not to be anonymous he speaks thru Social Media with programs and platforms important to ag.

   Both shared tough time stories---with the hopes that particularly with Easter ahead—many of us will think of a ham for the family event. We’ll talk more with both of them on Friday.

   Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig joins us to talk what he is working on Wednesday.

   Congressman Dusty Johnson joined us as well this morning. We talked about the important document on Capital Hill for so many right now---“The Farm Bill”The Farm Bill”The Farm Bill.

   Dusty is in state and I had a chance to visit with the Congressman and one of his hard-working handlers for lunch on Friday.

   We’ll talk more with him this week about what he sees—and what his hopes for the rest of this session---in a truly tough election year.

   Brent Baloun---Plains Commerce Bank gave us a few more tips on PLANNING. They do a lot for people in both rural and city areas----to not get caught short. Something we have done with our friends from Plains Commerce Bank for a number of years.

    Sarah Heinrich---KFGO –Growing Harvest Network---gave us some updates as well. Yes our friends from Fargo---were part of the crowd I traveled with to the National Farmers Union Convention last week---in Arizona. You’ll hear more from them and other neighboring states this week.

   Matt Swenson---Swenson Commodities shared the morning numbers—something all in agriculture really need a little help with.

   Scott Vanderwall—South Dakota Farm Bureau President for 20 or so years joined us to talk about what he sees during National Ag Week that began today and runs thru Friday. Of course Ag is South Dakota’s #1 Industry—contributing $33 Billion dollars annually to the economy and it accounts for almost 30% of South Dakota’s Total Economic Output. We’ll hear more from them this week.

   Bryson Patterson---SBA of South Dakota—talked to us about the small business skills trainings coming up this week—many are virtual on Wednesday March 20th---including Lisa Classen ---SBA District Office---the business opportunity specialist for a free, on-line webinar to dive deeper into small business government. 

   Bryson shares why the government wants to buy from small businesses for reasons---
   Including to ensure that small businesses are getting a fair share of the fed market and not being left behind by larger businesses, to gain access to new ideas that small businesses provide, to support small businesses as engines of Economic Development and job creation. 

   We’ll share more on Wednesday.

   Rock Nelson had the Rock Report—as he does on Monday’s –he talked with Chelsea Limoges—Director of Industry Engagement at USD, Beacom School of Business---

   We heard about the SD Trade Association’s Seminar in Rapid City this past week—and what the businesses gained in knowledge for their day-long attendance. 

   Among the topics
----Overview of International Trade and Midwest US Exports
----Overview of International Negotiation Skills
----International Trade Financial Instruments
----Managing the International Negotiation Process

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