# (S4:E39) Dr. Doom's Crash Course in Ag Economics part 1

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-see-dead-plants-5462683/s4-e39-dr-doom-s-crash-course-in-ag-economics-part-1
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-see-dead-plants-5462683/s4-e39-dr-doom-s-crash-course-in-ag-economics-part-1.md
Podcast: [I See Dead Plants](https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-see-dead-plants-5462683)
Published: 2025-11-05T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://08dbec9a-1b86-4c76-8583-04dba2d1cb2c.libsyn.com/s4e39-dr-dooms-crash-course-in-ag-economics
Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/08dbec9a-1b86-4c76-8583-04dba2d1cb2c/Chad_Hart-Ag_Economics_part_1_mixdown.mp3?dest-id=3938148
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/i-see-dead-plants-5462683/episodes/s4-e39-dr-doom-s-crash-course-in-ag-economics-part-1
Duration seconds: 2618

## Resource

In this episode Ed interviews Dr. Chad Hart ag economist at Iowa State University. They discuss the basics of ag economics, the current state of the ag economy and what the future may hold. Additional Resources https://faculty.sites.iastate.edu/chart/extension-presentations https://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/ https://www.card.iastate.edu/ Time Stamps (0:00) Introductions Skip to the main topic: (7:08) What is economics? (9:25) what is the ag economy? (15:16) How much of a role do pests and diseases play in the ag economy (29:05) Changes to the ag economy over time How to cite the podcast: Zaworski, E. (Host) Hart, C. (Interviewee). S4:E39 (Podcast). Dr. Doom's Crash Course in Ag Economics Part 1. 11/5/2025 . In I See Dead Plants . Crop Protection Network. Transcript

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/i-see-dead-plants-5462683/episodes/s4-e39-dr-doom-s-crash-course-in-ag-economics-part-1/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-see-dead-plants-5462683/s4-e39-dr-doom-s-crash-course-in-ag-economics-part-1.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.