Jacob welcomes Dave Ripplinger on the podcast to discuss the problems Europe is facing this winter and the areas they agree and disagree. They also talk about the U.S. energy economy, the role of biofuels and renewable diesel in the U.S. energy transition, and close with some broad thoughts about the future of U.S. agriculture for the remainder of the decade.

David Ripplinger is Assistant Professor at the Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics and the Chair of the Bioenergy Products and Innovation Center at North Dakota State University.

Timestamps:

3:00-24:50 – Debating Europe’s winter 

24:50-40:10 – Will the U.S. continue to export energy

40:10-54:20 – Biofuels and renewable diesel

54:20-end – Should you buy farmland today?

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