December 15, 2025-10-11—It’s YOUR Agri Business—Show 50-64

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   I’m Bill Zortman and welcome to It’s YOUR Agri Business—the last day before one show before I take a week off to spend time with my wife Carolyn and some other family and friends---Show 50-64.

   (((taped segment –Casey Crabtree))))

     Lots of talk about the session coming up in January---and when I return a week from tomorrow we’ll be doing a lot of conversations---

  ---------some changes at McCrossan---and we wanted Christy Vantenhout to visit with us---and talk about Christmas Season at the Ranch-----but she was a little busy---

Gerri Eide---FFA of South Dakota---just after the FFA Event in Indy—and SD Farmers Union Event in Huron---

-----------Gerri---talked to us this morning about the events—and what else we should know---

  ------------happy holidays to you and all those at the ranch---

-----stay with us----we’ll check the Banks---and morning numbers---and later the Rock Report----

10:18/00—KELO Commercials

10:19/30---Ag Biz 2

  Brent Baloun---Plains Commerce bank joins us on Monday and Wednesday----they work with those in ag----those that are in business----the newly married all the way up to those that have been carried by the decade—

--------Brent-----what can you share this morning----

-----------Brent--------------

   The kind of questions you are taking---and what you expect------to be hearing as we approach Christmas and 2026----

------------Brent-------------

    Who can call you---and what are you seeing from all those in South Dakota and all the banks you have---

-------------Brent-------------

    -----just ahead---Sarah Heinrich—with the Growing Harvest Network----

10:24/30---Sarah Heinrich—Growing Harvest Network

10:27/00---KELO Commercials---

10:30/00---It’s YOUR agri Business

   We start the last half hour this morning----with Matt Swenson---Swenson Commodities—

-------------Matt what are you seeing mid morning—

-----------------Matt-------------

   How they reach you to get more information----

------------Matt Swenson---Swenson Commodities---

-------Crazy morning—all the things that are going on---

--be gone to utilize my time off—before losing it---

-----------we have been working hard looking

Rock report---

    For guests that make such a difference-----and we are into thousands of guests---

------------Just ahead---the Rock Report----

 I will be interviewing , Dave Hedt – President/Owner of “Walkabout Mother Bins” & “Outback Wrap” – Faulkton, South Dakota.

• Would you share with us the history of your business?
• What products does your company make?
• Where do you make your products at?  
• How many employees do you have and what do they specialize in?  

        Are you in need of more employees?  If so, who should they contact?  What's your company's website?

• Why are your company's products better than your competitors' products?
• Is your company growing?  And if so, why?
  Do you export any of your company's products?  If so, to what countries?

10:40/40----Rock Report----Rock Nelson---

gun Show Sioux Falls Arena and Convention Center January 3- 4, 2026 Posting for community calendar/internet sites The largest show of its kind anywhere in the region is coming to Sioux Falls. On Saturday and Sunday January 3rd and 4th hundreds of gun vendors will have display tables packed end-to-end with thousands of items at the Sioux Falls Arena and Convention Center. If you want to buy, sell, or trade an item related to the shooting industry this is the show to go to. During these two days the Dakota Territory Gun Collector’s Association will host the biggest firearm event of the year. Private and commercial vendors from across the Midwest will be displaying old and new items for the shooting enthusiast. Modern and heirloom long guns, handguns, ammunition, targets, hunting knives, hunting gear, reading material, items that relate to the second amendment will be on display and available to obtain. These vendors are experienced in the shooting sport so bring along your firearms and questions about them. The public is invited to enjoy an afternoon exercising their 2nd amendment constitutional privilege. Doors open at 9 am. Admission is ten dollars, youngsters 15 and under are free. The Dakota Territory Gun Collector’s Association is a registered, non-profit organization. Media: for information about the show or arranging interviews contact: Mike Costanzo mikecostanzo1@gmail.com DTGCA Show manager, Terry Reigle 

John Ball—Mr. Tree

Laura Edwards—SD State Climatologist---

--------my time is up—thank you for yours