Saddling Up with a Modern Mule Rancher

Councilor Ingrid joins Trent Loos to unpack rising diesel costs, mules and donkeys used as predator deterrents, and Australia's dingo debate — where the apex predator is both feared and conserved. Add a government deer cull in national parks, and this episode delivers a rare, honest look at rural life down under.

A funny coffee pot mishap opens the show, but the real story is beef prices. Jay Truitt explains why ranchers are losing up to $400 per head while imported meat undercuts local producers.

Meet a rugged mule rancher who swapped combat boots for cowboy boots. Dave Coates shares why mules outwork horses, what military service taught him, and how tradition still drives modern ranching. Rural grit meets real talk.

Stocks hit a record high, but is kratom a hidden danger in your medicine cabinet? Scott Hennen gets answers from the state health officer, then talks weather woes hitting North Dakota farmers with Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring.

Could a new data center push out a major industry — and hundreds of jobs? On this episode of Across the Pond, Trent Loos and Damian Buckley dig into a controversial data center proposal in New Zealand that could threaten the Bluff aluminum smelter.

Trent Loos and Hank Vogler dig into some of the biggest issues facing rural America right now.

Where does your beef really come from? Trent Loos sits down with Le Anderson, owner of Sand Hills Beef, for a candid conversation about what it truly takes to keep local food production alive.

On Easter Sunday 2006, a small town's peace was shattered when a beloved couple was brutally murdered inside their own home.