October 24, 2025—10-11—It’s YOUR Agri Business—Show 50-13

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   I’m Bill Zortman and Welcome to our It’s YOUR Agri Business Show—Show 50-13 in our ORIGINAL It’s YOUR BUSINESS SERIES.

   We’ll talk to Blackburn’s in a minute---but lets get started with Darren Hefty—AG PHD----

   Darren---good morning-----

When it’s dry like it has been for much of the fall season, does field traffic with trucks and combines still create soil compaction?  If so, how do farmers address that?

We’re seeing fertilizer spreaders out in many fields across the region.  When they apply the nutrients next year’s crop needs, explain why they do it now rather than next spring.  Also, explain how it is that they can vary the application rate as they go through each field.  Why do they do that?

Much of the harvest goes back home with the farmer and is put in grain bins.  How do they put grain in the bins?  How do they get it back out?  Are there storage issues farmers need to manage for?

    South Dakota Soybeans President is Kevin Deinert---most people all over the country want to know what to do with the beef and Argentina------and some of our DC delegation is telling the media—just call us next week---how do we fix this kind of problem

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    What other issues are in front of South Dakota Soybeans----or beef or you name the commoditiy---

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     Please stay in touch—our job as reporters is not to make the news –but report it –and then ask others when it affects so much to share there thoughts---

10:18/00—Kelo Commercials

10:20/00---Ag Biz 2

   Kristi Merfeld----Blackburn Repairs is on with us this morning

  Haven’t had you on with us with Blackburn Studios---are people indeed becoming a Blackburn Protected  Studios

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   What else seems to be in the mix---I know we are doing some work before snow—is that pretty important in this last 8 days of October---

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   How busy do you get---with the meteorologist seemingly always a part of when and how quick to act---

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    2025---tell us about the year---who learned about Blackburn Protected Studios---and all you can do----

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   How they reach your Blackburn Team----

-----------Kristi Merfeld—thanks for the visit---

   Big week ahead—for FFA---Geri Eide---

Codi Wiik, Milbank FFA member who is in the National FFA Band who
will be on with us this morning. He did this last year too, so lets talk
about his experience and what he's looking forward to.

----------Codi-----------------

  Why this national FFA trip is so important to you and others that are a part of FFA and Agriculture----

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   Geri---how many are making the trip---and how many trips have you made thru the years----

----------do you mind if we follow along with our microphones to find out what you and the team is seeing---

10:28/00---Sarah Heinrich—Growing Harvest—KFGO

10:30/00---KELO Commercials

10:32/00---Ag Biz---3

   Matt Swenson----Swenson Commodities—joins us on this side of the half hour—with the morning numbers---what are you seeing just after 10:30

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    People have questions----how do they reach you and your team early morning—around the lunch hour or late afternoon---

-------------Matt Swenson—thanks for the numbers—we’ll talk next week—

  We have been sharing this week in the Webster Area This week with Rene Meyer---and it starts not too long from now---as an Open House---

----------------What to expect—the times—and what people should know about the property—the event---

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   Good luck in Webster---one of the nicest communities in SD---

  (((Expect Alla---to talk Ukraine)))))

10:43/00—KELO Commercials

10:44/30---Ag Biz 4

Mr. Tree is going to talk spectacular fall colors this morning—where were you yesterday---and what did you see----

------Tree---------

  What else should we know this morning-----

-------------expectations for the State Christmas Tree---

  Last stop---Laura Edwards—South Dakota State Climatologist

------------------Justin Glisin---Iowa State Climatologist

-----------------and who from Minnesota----

-------discussions—what we should know

Where we are going—and what else is important---