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Tractors And Troubadours


Mar 2, 2023

On this episode we mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by discussing the war’s impact on agriculture and the global food supply. We are joined by John Kirby, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, Ukrainian farmer Kees Huizinga and Kansas State University professor and agricultural researcher Antonina Broyaka, who fled Ukraine shortly after the war began. We also talk with Global Commodity Analytics’ Mike Zuzolo about the impact the war has had on commodity markets, grain stocks and fertilizer supplies and prices worldwide.

Timestamps

Intro, news and commentary: 0:00

John Kirby, National Security Council: 4:35

Kees Huizinga and Antonina Broyaka: 16:08

Mike Zuzolo, Global Commodity Analytics: 40:00

Ukrainian National Anthem: 53:05