Friday, March 24th, 2023- Mike Steenhoek, Heather Hampton-Knodle and Brian Earnest

<p>On today's program, we cover a few different topic surrounding agriculture to wrap up the week.</p> <p>In Segment One, we go back to our interview on Monday with Chris Swift of Swift Trading Company to get an updated outlook on the cattle markets.</p> <p>In Segment Two, the Surface Transportation Board announced that it has approved the merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads. We get an update on the STB announcement and the impact this could have on agriculture with Mike Steenhoek, Executive Director of the Soy Transportation Coalition.</p> <p>Next in Segment Three, with March being Women's History Month, we discuss the role that women play in agriculture with Heather Hampton-Knodle. She is an Illinois farmer and the President of American Agri-Women. Learn more online at <a href= "https://americanagriwomen.org">https://americanagriwomen.org</a>.</p> <p>And finally in Segment Four, take a look at the current outlook for chicken prices in relation to the rest of the meat sector. Brian Earnest, lead animal protein economist at CoBank joins us to discuss. You can read his latest report here: <a href= "https://bit.ly/409q4LP">https://bit.ly/409q4LP</a></p> <p>Today's program is brought to you in part by Growmark/FS; learn more online at <a href= "https://www.growmark.com">https://www.growmark.com</a>.</p> <p> </p>