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This Week in Agribusiness, Jan. 6, 2024

Mike kicks off the broadcast with Mary Kay Thatcher, director of public policy, Syngenta, about the possibilities of a farm bill in 2024; looking down the road to other policies, including regulations from the EPA; and trade agreements. Ted Siefried, Zaner Ag Hedge, joins Mike at the desk to recap the 2023 markets, and look […]

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How to tie the knots only you’ll ever need

The ‘Surrey Six’ is a collection of ways to tie rope that, for most people, are the only six knots you’ll ever need. Agnes Stamp tries her hand at tying them, and looks in to the lore of knot tying. Founded in 1982, the International Guild of Knot Tyers (IGKT), is an association that draws […]

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Seeing the light: The lasting legacy of Sir John Soane

For Sir John Soane, the tools of the trade included skylights, tinted glasses and mirrors, as much as classical motifs, bricks and mortar. Carla Passino retraces the life of the man who chased the poetry of architecture and left an extraordinary gift to the nation Apollo gleams, bathed in golden light. The glow that sets […]

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