Cobcast: Inside the Grind with the National Corn Growers Association

About Cobcast: Inside the Grind with the National Corn Growers Association

Big picture conversations about the future of agriculture with the National Corn Growers Association and its network of industry leaders. Join us every month as we explore new topics and advocate for America’s corn farmers. From the fields of the Corn Belt to the DC Beltway, we’ll make sure that the growers who feed and fuel America have a say in issues that are important to them. Founded in 1957, the National Corn Growers Association represents nearly 40,000 dues-paying corn farmers nationwide and the interests of more than 300,000 growers who contribute through corn checkoff programs in their states. NCGA and its affiliated state organizations work together to create and increase opportunities for corn growers, with a vision of sustainably feeding and fueling a growing world.

Publisher

National Corn Growers Association

Category

business · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Dec 2019

Latest episode

21 May 2026

Latest episodes

8 of 64 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   21 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   63. How We’re Tackling Sky-High Input Costs for American Corn Growers

   NCGA First Vice President Matt Frostic, VP Sean Arians, and economist Gretchen Kuck discuss tackling rising input costs for American corn growers in this interview.

2. 

   9 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   62. Athleisure Wear Made From Corn? How Cargill and HELM’s QIRA Technology is Making It Possible

   Host Harley Janssen interviews Andrea Vanderhoff about Qore's QIRA technology, revealing how corn can create sustainable athleisure wear and benefit the agricultural industry.

3. 

   11 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   61. National Turkey Federation & Other Groups Join NCGA as Allies in the Agriculture Coalition for USCMA

   Cobcast host interviews NTF President and CEO Leslee Oden and NCGA Director Nancy Martinez about the Agriculture Coalition for USCMA's efforts to ensure a strong future for American agriculture.

Inside a recent episode

63. How We’re Tackling Sky-High Input Costs for American Corn Growers

Published 21 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So the board officially created the task force in September of 2025. Had certainly been doing work in the space long before that, but you know, it just kind of got a little bit more of a microscope on it. And Gretchen and Krista, our economists, have been great partners in helping us really dive into the numbers much deeper than what you already heard. And trying to understand as we think about inputs, fertilizer often gets the big target. There are other things, though, that play into that as we think about diesel fuel, crop protection, seed. All of the inputs are really in this bucket of high prices. […]

Who has been a guest on Cobcast: Inside the Grind with the National Corn Growers Association

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• Matt Frostic
• Sean Arians
• Gretchen Kuck
• Leslee Oden
• Nancy Martinez

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100

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Quality

71

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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