This week’s podcast covers what the two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran could mean for farmers, along with ongoing frustrations in the farm economy. Despite concerns over fertilizer costs, trade uncertainty and other economic pressures, farmer sentiment still rose in March according to a recent survey.

Agriculture news this week includes trade concerns related to the Strait of Hormuz and what it could mean for fertilizer supplies and oil tanker shipments. We also cover a recent survey from the National Corn Growers Association highlighting farmer concerns about fertilizer costs and other challenges. Additional stories include the latest Purdue University and CME Ag Economy Barometer showing farmer sentiment increasing in March, soybean farmers investing in export opportunities, state legislation moving forward on pesticides and protein labeling and how farmers are stepping up to help during the Nebraska wildfires.

This week’s interview highlights an entrepreneur’s journey into agriculture through the cannabis industry and how that path led now to working with crop growers including corn and soybeans. Fish Head Farms Inc. Chief Development Officer Tommy Fox shares the story behind the company and the development of Fish Sh!t, along with how it is filling a need in today’s growing biological market for farmers.

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