Sorghum Smart Talk

Today on #sorghumsmarttalk, we have Sanders Barbee on to discuss her summer adventures from Morocco! Sanders was selected to participate in the IFYE international commodity leadership program for the ...

Today on #sorghumsmarttalk, Adam York takes the wheel to have a chat with Kristy Lewis & Grace Dennis of Quinn Snacks! Join along as we dive into this tasty sorghum based snack that is on a mission to...

Welcome Back to Sorghum Smart Talk! The Checkoff was recently at Kibblecon, hosted in Manhattan, KS and your Executive Director, Norma Ritz Johnson and Director of Ingredient Utilization, Zach Simon a...

Today on #sorghumsmarttalk, John Duff and Florentino Lopez are joined by Reece Cannady with U.S. Grains Council! Tune in to part 2 of our Global Market Podcast as we dive into a macro view of world tr...

Today's episode kicks off a three part series we will be diving into over global markets! John Duff takes the wheel as host today and is joined by Florentino Lopez and Shelee Padgett to discuss how im...

It's that time of year! Leadership Sorghum Class V is concluding, which means we are launching the search for Class VI participants! Join Shelee as she brings on Deanna & Matt to discuss their exp...

Today on #sorghumsmarttalk, we are bringing you an awesome episode, covering sorghum silage with Texas A&M agrilife extension & research associate professor and agronomist, Jourdan Bell! USCP Communic...

Today on Sorghum Smart Talk, USCP Tim Lust is joined by BHA Deputy Director for the Office of Field and Response Operations, Greg Olson, to discuss USAID, food aid, and how sorghum is a key player. Li...

The 2022 sorghum planting season is here!! Today on Sorghum Smart Talk, our Communications Manager, Hailey, takes the wheel to interview special guest, Lucas Haag, the extension agronomist for K-State...

Today we are bringing you the full audio from our learning center session "Finding the Sweet Spot: Combining Precision Agriculture and Conservation to Build a Sustainable and Diverse Farming Landscape...

Today on #sorghumsmarkttalk, John, Zach, and Tim take the driver seat as they dive into the basics of sorghum basis. Learn how basis works, how to read the numbers, and what to expect when the prices ...

This week is the second installment of our two part series highlighting  our upcoming learning center session, "Finding the Sweet Spot". Last week, we discussed the role that precision agriculture can...

We are bringing you a bonus episode on #sorghumsmarktalk! John & Zach co-host today's episode and bring on Chris Hughes and Trenton Jones of White Energy to discuss what they do and how they are dedic...

In the first installment of a two part series about our upcoming learning center session, "Finding the Sweet Spot", we bring on our first guest, Dr. Mark McConnell, researcher and wildlife biologist a...

DeKalb has long been one of America's most well-known agricultural brands. The company is also a significant player in the sorghum seed business, owing to quality genetics and an outstanding team to s...

Today on #sorghumsmarttalk, our very own Norma Ritz Johnson takes the wheel to discuss the changes to the marketing efforts with a team approach and a new staff member addition to fully capitalize on ...

Regenerative Agriculture has been established for as long as mankind has been practicing agriculture however it is receiving a renewed focus with principals that center around sustainability & conserv...

Have you dreamed of seeing the world and learning a new culture? Do you have a passion for agriculture? This week on #sorghumsmarttalk we bring on Ken Gordon with IFYE to discuss the grant recently ap...

Our nation is dotted with sorghum farmers from Kansas, to Texas, to the Dakotas, to New Mexico and everywhere in between. Leadership sorghum is a program that was developed to connect those farmers to...

Zach Simon hosts this week's episode of Sorghum Smart Talk & brings on a familiar guest, Sarah Sexton-Bowser! Sarah has been on our podcast before, but we wanted to highlight her amazing work with the...

John Duff is back with another invigorating episode all about the grain market! Tune in as we bring John Miller, founder of Southwest Agribusiness Consulting, Inc. In this episode, we discuss factors ...

Dive in with Dr. Brent Bean as he drives us into sorghum & new seed technology with special guest, Scott Staggenborg from S&W Seed Company! In this episode, they discuss research updates, breeding, cu...

Our very own Norma Ritz Johnson takes the driver seat to interview native Kansan and Executive Director of the Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission and Producers Association, Jesse McCurry. In this episode...

Executive Vice President, John Duff returns to the Sorghum Smart Talk podcast to discuss KansCAT in the final installment of the series. In this episode, John brings on Sorghum Checkoff CEO, Tim Lust ...

Sorghum Checkoff Sustainability Director Kira Everhart-Valentine returns to Sorghum Smart Talk this week to visit with Nebraska sorghum producer Tracy Zink. Tracy discusses her journey before the farm...

On this week's episode of Sorghum Smart Talk, we visit with former Sorghum Checkoff Board Chairwoman and current U.S. Grains Council At-Large Director Verity Ulibarri. She looks back on her time with ...

On this week's episode of Sorghum Smart Talk, we visit with Emily Skor, CEO of Growth Energy. We discuss the role that farmers play in the production of ethanol, and what we as consumers can do to mak...

On this week's episode of Sorghum Smart Talk, we visit with the new United Sorghum Checkoff Program Board Chairman Kent Martin. From Alva, Oklahoma, Martin runs a diverse crop operation while also man...

On this week's episode of Sorghum Smart Talk, we visit with Sorghum Checkoff Director of Agronomy Brent Bean, Ph.D., to discuss last-minute planting considerations. To learn more about fertilizer reco...

This week, we have Sorghum Checkoff Market Development Director Doug Bice on the podcast. Bice speaks about sorghum's role in the consumer foods space and a new partnership between sorghum, pork and p...

This week we visit with Brandon Lipps, former deputy undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, about hunger and food insecurity. Brandon explains how sorghum, and other American-grown comm...

On this edition of Sorghum Smart Talk, we visit with Sorghum Checkoff International Market Development Director Florentino Lopez. He discusses commodity availability on a global scale and what these c...

On this week's episode, we visit with Dan O'Brien, an extension agricultural economist at Kansas State University. Dan is a long standing friend of Sorghum Smart Talk and we are excited to have him ba...

On this week's installment of Sorghum Smart Talk, we visit with Sorghum Checkoff Director of Agronomy Brent Bean, Ph.D., to discuss waxy sorghum. Bean breaks down what makes waxy sorghum unique from g...

On this episode of Sorghum Smart Talk, Corteva Strategic Account Manager Russell French discusses sorghum seed availability as growers begin to finalize planting decisions in northern Texas. Russell p...

On this episode of Sorghum Smart Talk, we visit with Sorghum Checkoff Sustainability Director Kira Everhart-Valentin, Pheasants Forever Chris McLeland and Kansas sorghum farmer Garrett Love to talk ab...

On this installment of Sorghum Smart Talk, we visit with the newest edition to the Sorghum Checkoff, Norma Ritz Johnson. After working for the Lubbock community for over a decade, Norma started servin...

We had Dave White from the 9B Group on this week's episode of Sorghum Smart Talk. Dave works for a benefit corporation focused exclusively on improving public health through agricultural channels. For...

On this week's episode of Sorghum Smart Talk, we visit with Daniel Sell—better known as Farmer Dan. Daniel describes his family's farming operation in the Texas Panhandle, his experience on social med...

On this episode of Sorghum Smart Talk, we visit with Texas Grain Sorghum Producers Policy Director Patrick Wade about his role on the agricultural technical advisory committees for trade and what free...

We kick off 2021 with Sorghum Checkoff CEO Tim Lust on the year's first installment of Sorghum Smart Talk. Sorghum just closed out one of the most exciting years to date, and the industry is looking f...

As 2020 comes to a close, the Sorghum Checkoff welcomes 2021 with open arms. On this week's episode of Sorghum Smart Talk, we visit with Sorghum Checkoff Past Chairman Craig Poore from Alton, Kansas. ...

On this episode of Sorghum Smart Talk, we visit with Miranda Barrett from Texas' Coastal Bend. Barrett talks about her journey from a nurse in Houston, Texas, to a farmer in South Texas. She reflects ...

We visit with Sorghum Checkoff Agronomy Director Brent Bean, Ph.D., on this week's episode of Sorghum Smart Talk. Bean advises growers to consider the area's projected weather forecast, different hybr...

On the final episode of a three-part series looking at sorghum in 2021, we have Tom Christiansen from Foresight Brokerage, LLC, on to talk about what could be on the horizon for coarse grains—specific...

On the second episode of our three-part series covering sorghum markets, we visit with a very special guest. This week, we talked with Paul Huang of Jun Jie Agricultural Trading Company, the largest C...

On the first installment of a three part series covering all things sorghum markets, we visit with Dr. Dan O'Brien from Kansas State University. O'Brien breaks down how the 2020 season went, predicts ...

National Sorghum Producers Executive Vice President John Duff and Sorghum Checkoff Market Development Director Doug Bice co-host this week's episode of Sorghum Smart Talk to discuss pet food with Kans...

Sorghum Checkoff Sustainability Director Kira Everhart-Valentin joins us on Sorghum Smart Talk to chat about sustainability, conservation and potential industry partnerships. Everhart-Valentin explain...

With sorghum harvest creeping further north, we have Kooper Kutter Product Development and Marketing Manager Alan VanNahmen on this week's episode to discuss their ARRO conversion. VanNahmen explains ...