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Market to Market - The MtoM Podcast

Market to Market - The MtoM Podcast

Hosted by Iowa PBS

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Episodes

15

Latest episode

Oct 2026

Language

EN

About the show

Each week, go beyond the headlines to hear what the stories the show's producers have been pursuing as they travel around the lower 48 states. Plus, learn more about the market analysts who have broken down the commodity markets for more than four decades on the nationally-distributed program.

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November 3, 202643 min

Fewer Cattle, Heavier Carcasses Shows America Keeps Getting More Beef From Fewer Cows

Twice as many Americans say their finances are getting worse as say they're getting better. Glynn Tonsor of the Meat Demand Monitor explains how that K-shaped split shows up in restaurant visits and what's for dinner.

October 27, 202626 min

One Economy, Two Kinds of Shoppers: What the K-Shape Means for Main Street

Wages aren't keeping up with prices. How negative real wage growth and higher fuel costs are changing what Americans buy, and where businesses feel it most.

October 20, 202634 min

Cows, Sows and Stewardship: Lessons From a Farm That Came Through the 1980s

Those who survived farming in the 1980s Farm Crisis have stories to tell and agriculture today should focus on cash flow, not profit.

October 13, 202641 min

Fertilizer Prices Stay Volatile as Strait of Hormuz, Russia Disrupt Supply

Global supply disruptions keep fertilizer markets volatile heading into 2027.

October 6, 202638 min

A Trusted Ear: Why Farm Dog Is Helping Farmer Mental Health

Farmers rarely seek mental health help. Farm Dog offers care from people who know farm life.

September 29, 202636 min

Why Butterfat and Protein Are Driving Dairy Profits

Protein demand, genetics and component pricing are reshaping dairy economics — and creating new opportunities for producers.

September 22, 202630 min

Commodity Prices Still Driving Farmland Values

The recent return to higher commodity prices has helped keep the farmland and cash rent market strong.

September 15, 202635 min

Prop 12, Save Our Bacon and the Fight Over How Pigs Are Raised

Over the Moon Farm's Anna Pesek talks Prop 12, the Save Our Bacon Act and what's really at stake for independent hog producers

September 8, 202633 min

The Hidden Cost of Extreme Heat, From Cities to Cornfields

Heat kills more people than any other weather disaster, yet almost no government agency owns the problem. A UCLA researcher explains why that has to change.

September 1, 202625 min

From the Pitching Circle to the Cattle Barn and Show Ring

Sydney Lovrien dominated two rings in 2026 – in softball as a state champ pitcher for Clarksville and at the county and state fair for both steers and pigs. We talk life balance and what’s next.

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