January 30, 2026—10-11—It’s YOUR Agri Business---Show 50-92

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   I’m Bill Zortman and for the last time in January 2026—WELCOME TO OUR IT’S YOUR Agri Business Show—SHOW 50-92 in our ORIGINAL IT’s YOUR Business SERIES.

   No doubt a lot of different topics to tackle in this hour---and as we traditionally like to do on Friday—we start with Darren HEFTY—AG PHD—

   He is JUST BACK—COMPLETING A TRIP  SPEAKING TO FARMERS IN PENNSYLVANIA, INDIANA AND ILLINOIS.

    With ALL THAT ROAD TIME AND TALK TIME---WHAT DID THEY WANT TO KNOW---WHAT DID YOU TELL THEM----AND WHAT DID YOU LEARN YOU CAN SHARE WITH US THIS MORNING..

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    MOOD OF THOSE FARMERS AS YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO VISIT AND EXCHANGE----

------------------Darren-----------------

     THERE CONCERNS NOW A MONTH INTO A NEW YEAR---ABOUT THE SUPPORT OR THE LACK THERE OF THEY MIGHT BE SEEING FROM DC?

------------------Darren----------------

     DISCUSSIONS FROM YOUR AFTERNOON RADIO SHOW---HEARD ALL OVER THE USA----WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE CONCERNS IN YOUR AUDIENCE------

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    GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK IN OUR BACKYARD---LETS TALK AGAIN NEXT WEEK-----AND BE SURE TO CHECK THE HEFTY BOYS THIS AFTERNOON…

    IN SOUTH DAKOTA----THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION CONTINUES TO MARCH ON----LETS GET A PROSPECTIVE FROM OUR MEMBER THAT CONTINUES TO ANSWER OUR CALL—CASEY CRABTREE

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Farm Show-----

  John Criles –Sioux Farm Show until 4PM Friday 

   The REGION’s largest indoor ag trade is on thru 4pm today at the Denny Sanford Premier Center

   John CRILES is the SHOW PROMOTER

--9AM-4PM---EXHITIS OPEN----

NOON---$2500 SEED AND FERTILLIZER DRAWING—(  WYFFELS AND N-Rich—REGISTER  at WYFFELS or N-Rich Booth

   $500 Bomgaars DeWalt tool gift card drawing at SOUTHWEST CORNER—PREMIER CENTER

1:30---SDSU Extension SEMINAR—“DOES it PAY to SPRAY CORN AND SOYBEAN DISEASES in SOUTH DAKOTA?

1. MADALYN SHIRES—SDSU PLANT PATHOLOGY SPECIALIST

              CONNIE STRUNK SDSU  PLANT Pathology SPECIALIST

 3:00--$500 BOMGAARS DeWALT TOOL GIFT CARD DRAWING ---SW CORNER PREMIER CENTER

     Interesting week---the Sheriff has decided to Retire---and he endorses the candidate you are about to meet to replace him

10:19/00---KELO COMMERCIALS

10:20/30---aG bIZ 2

   Jill SKOTS---IS SHARING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY TONIGHT FOR THE HUMBOLDT SHARPSHOOTERS---

--THEY HAVE RECENTLY COMPLETED AND MOVED INTO THEIR NEW LOCATION NORTHWEST OF HARTFORD

    THE ORGANIZATION IS RUN ENTIRELY BY VOLUNTEERS AND THE HUMBOLDT SHARPSHOOTERS ARE NATIONALLY RANKED IN SHARPSHOOTING---THEY ARE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT TEACHES RESPONSIBLE PRECISION SHOOTING SKILLERS FROM BOTH YOUTH AND ADULTS

-5:30-6:30---SOCIAL GATHERING

-6:30—RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY AND FOLLIWNG THAT—INAURUGRAL SHOTS DOWNRANGE AND PRESENTATION OF THE TIME CAPSULE----

----------HOW MANY SHARPSHOOTERS DO YOU HAVE-----

-----CONGRATULATIONS ON THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY----

---------SARAH HEINRINCH----HAS THE KFGO GROWING HARVEST NETWORK ---BEFORE WE GET TO THE MORNING COMMODITIES----

10:27/00—KFGO GROWING HARVEST NETWORK

10:29/30---KELO Commercials---

10:31/30---AG Biz 3

   WE START THIS SIDE OF THE HALF HOUR—WITH MATT SWENSON---SWENSON COMMODITIES-----

   WHAT ARE YOU SHOWING FOR THE LAST BUSINESS DAY OF JANUARY 2026---

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

--grains---meat---energy---and the big board on wall street-----

  PEOPLE WANT TO CHECK NUMBERS LATER TODAY----CAN THEY DO IT—AND HOW WOULD THEY DO IT---

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

   ONE OF THE STORIES WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING---IS THE 10,000 SIGNATURES AND JORDAN DEFFENBAUGH----WHAT I READ WAS OVER THE PAST 20 DAYS—SOMETHING REMARKABLE HAS HAPPENED IN SIOUX FALLS---MORE THAN 100 HUNDRED VOLUNTEERS HAVE STEPED FORWARD TO CIRCULATE PETITIONS IN JANUARY COLD---1 LOCAL BUSINESSES OPENED THEIR DOORS AS SIGNING LOCATIONS—A VOLUNTEER BUILD A CUSTOM WEB APPLICATION FOR FREE BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

   THE PAINTED LADY TATTOO PARLOW TRANSFORMED INTO DEMOCRACY HEADQUARTERS.

    ALRIGHT---JORDAN---SHARE THE STORY----YOU DON’T HAVE TO SHARE THE POTLUCKING—BUT YOU CAN SHARE THE MOOD---

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    HOW YOU BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER----WHY YOU BELIEVED IT COULD WORK---AND TELL US ABOUT THE BRANDON WOMEN TOO----

   
    Could THIS BE THE START OF SOMETHING BIG FOR PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER----HOW WILL YOU FOLLOW UP NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND------?

JUST AHEAD---

INTERESTI NG STORY-----THANKS FOR ALL YOU DID AND ARE DOING..

10:40/00—KELO Commercials

10:41/30---Ag BIZ 4

------------------SHERIFF Mike Milstead—ANNOUNCED HE WAS RETIRING---AND THEN HE ENDORSED—CAPTAIN JOSH PHILLIPS WHO HAS SERVED 20 YEARS WITH WHAT THE SHERIFF CALLED PROTEVEN PROFESSIONALISM, DEDICATION TO DUTY AND COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MINNEHAHA COUNTY.

   INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH---CAPTAIN PHILLIPS BEGAN BY BEING MENTORED BY A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER WHEN HE WAS A STUDENT AT WEST CENTRAL.THAT INFLUENCED HIM TO PRUSED A CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. IN ALL 22 YEARS WITH THE MINNEHAHA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE.

   CAPTAIN PHILLIPS LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN THE RACE----SHARE IF YOU WILL—WHAT YOU THINK YOU BRING TO THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE IF YOU ARE SUCCESSFUL ENOUGH TO BE ELECTED—

-----------------Josh Phillips-------------

   I DID NOTICE YOU SAID YOU WANT TO KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOODS SAFE—BE RESPONSIBLE WITH THE USE OF TAXPAYERS DOLLARS---

   WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU TO HAVE THE ENDORSEMENT OF YOUR OUTGOING SHERIFF

----------CAPTAIN JOSH PHILLIPS---GUESS WE’LL SEE EACH OTHER IN CHURCH –AND CERTAINLY ON THE STREETS OF HARTFORD..

STILL A FEW MORE STOPS ON THIS AGRI BUSINESS SHOW----STAY WITH US---WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK—

10:52/00—KELO COMMERCIALS

10;53/30---aG Biz 5

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and   JUSTIN GLISIN OR LAURA EDWARDS WEATHER—

-------OUR TIME IS UP—THANK YOU FOR YOURS..