How Industry Builds Communities and Hope Within

January 15, 2020 jasonspiess 0

Sally Hallingstad, Oilfield Helping Hands talks about Oilfield Helping Hands and why she is attracted to the way industry is a leader in community building. The Ag/Energy relationship and perception is also discussed. Hallingstad grew up in an agricultural and oil-less part of the country. She explains how her energy […]

The Crude Life Interview: Matthew Chisam, Probus Energy Services

December 18, 2019 jasonspiess 0

Matthew Chisam, Probus Energy Services, talks about the relationship between agriculture, energy and the land. How information has changed in the marketplace. Chisam, who served in the U.S. Air Force, compares many aspects of the military and the oil and gas industry, specifically in the technology sector. Chisam gives a […]

MultiMedia Cafe Episode 137: Reimagining Land, Soil and Water

July 25, 2019 jasonspiess 0

Marvin Nash and Seth Frentheway, Encore Green Environmental, discuss the transition from agriculture innovation to the oil and gas industry. Nash explains how understanding the land, soil and water translates very well to the energy industry from agriculture. Produced water, reused water and reimagining water were discussed in detail throughout […]

Changes in the family farm

April 18, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interviews: Amy Myrdal Miller, Farmer’s Daughter Consulting Myrdal Miller talks about the changes to the agriculture industry and how technology has impacted the family farm.

Farmer’s Union president worried about mega mergers in Ag

February 1, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interview: Roger Johnson, president, National Farmer’s Union, Washington DC Johnson has concerns about how the Monsanto/Bayer merger and how it will impact the small to mid-size farmers.  He also explains how other consolidations and mergers will raise the prices of seeds, fertilizers and other agriculture supplements.

How agriculture will look under Trump

January 22, 2017 jasonspiess 0

Interviews: Roger Johnson, president, National Farmer’s Union Talks about the Farm Bill and how agriculture will look under President Trump.  He also talks about the three major mergers happening in the global agriculture industry and how it will negatively impact farmers and ranchers.

The acceleration of executive orders

January 16, 2016 jasonspiess 0

Recently,  I sat down with Doug Goehring, who I often argue is the state’s most powerful elected official.  During our conversation,  at the North Dakota Petroleum Council’s Annual Meeting, Goehring had just dealt with a new increasing and accelerated federal issue – analyzing and implementing executive orders. “You hit the […]

From Seed to Sun, Ag and Energy Have Always Worked Together

February 1, 2015 jasonspiess 0

The relationship between agriculture and energy has been around since the dawn of industry, if not mankind. However it’s how that relationship coexists that determines how it is defined. Sometimes they work together, sometimes they are in competition. To say one industry is more powerful than the other is like […]

Trade Agreement Must Address Agriculture Market Access Concerns

May 1, 2014 jasonspiess 0

BISMARCK, N.D. – Today Congressman Kevin Cramer urged U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman to ensure full market access for agriculture products is included in any Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement. Cramer said market access for farm commodities must be a top national priority […]