AgriTalk

We check in with Bob Elliott of Unlimited Funds for his perspective on what decisions may come out of the FOMC meeting. Dan Basse of AgResource Company previews Yield Academy. And Michelle Rook interviews Courtney Knupp who will be the new CEO at USB. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – takes us through recent auction and shares his Pick of the Week plus he's joined by Tony Bannon of WAVE AG. The Scoop's Margy Eckelkamp talks with Wes Davis of Meridian Agribusiness Advisors about the trajectory of the current ag economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's Friday Free-for-all with panelists Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast and Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture talk about tariffs, Russia and Ukraine, the situation with Iran, trade, Farm Bill and a lot more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former U.S. Senator Jon Tester of Montana joins us on behalf of the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee - Minority to discuss the financial strain U.S. farmers are under due to high costs including fuel and inputs. Ambassador Gregg Doud, former chief agricultural negotiator for the Office of the US Trade Representative, talks about the priorities of the U.S. Milk Producers Federation. And Dr. M...

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley joins us to discuss the status of E15 in the Senate, the Farm Bill, and overhauling H-2A. And our Farmer Forum features Ken McCauley of Kansas and Ben Riensche of Iowa. Topics include input costs, crop conditions, and dissatisfaction with USDA-NASS farmer surveys. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We chat with Randy Dowdy and David Hula of Breaking Barriers with R&D and hear from NCBA CEO Colin Woodall about the recent Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting and Iowa State extension plant pathologist Alison Robertson shares details of newly discovered Southern Rust in Iowa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – shares a story about the importance of the personal stories behind some of the used equipment that is sold at auctions, plus he reports on some prices recently fetched, and previews a few upcoming auctions. Soy Transportation Coalition executive director Mike Steenhoek talks about the recent unanimous approval of WERDA by the House Transportation and In...

We get through a lot of topics on this week's Friday Free-for-all with Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast and Shaun Haney of RealAg Radio. The uptick in hostilities between Ukraine and Russia, watching the global wheat market, President Trump's address to the nation, re-negotiating USMCA, tariffs on many Brazilian imports, and a lot more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in...

Paul Neiffer – The Farm CPA – joins us to provide an update on SDRP, ECAP, ARC, PLC and Bill Lapp of Advanced Economic Solutions shares perspective on cooler than expected inflation data for June. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Del Bosque of Del Bosque Farms in California joins us to provide some first-hand perspective on the challenges with hiring and maintaining a workforce in California and the United States. And our Farmer Forum this week features Sherman Newlin of Illinois, who talks about crop conditions in the Midwest, and Jack Lavers of California, who talks about the growing menace of wild wolves. See omnyst...

House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson talks about the critical importance of overhauling agricultural labor law and how his bi-partisan bill addresses many of those issues in order to secure domestic food production. And Kevin Marcus of Marcus Weather, Inc. shares his outlook through mid-August, warns of risk of crop stress west of the Mississippi River, plus concerns for France and Indi...

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – provides a report on recent and upcoming auctions of used machinery equipment, including his Pick of the Week, and shares a personal story of the loss of a fan. And Professor Alison Robertson of Iowa State University, joins us to share her insights on various potential disease pressures in Iowa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friday Free-for-all panelists Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast and Dr. John Newton, vice president of public policy and economic analysis at American Farm Bureau Federation, discuss trade with China, recent AFBF meetings and reports, Ukraine/Russia conflict, USA/Iran conflict, trade with Spain and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shawn Hackett of Hackett Financial Advisors joins us to discuss grain market conditions, weather, crop outlook, and WASDE. Professor Dr. Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University talks about changes to cattle industry and shares perspective on why fed cattle futures have been under pressure. Krista Swanson, chief economist at National Corn Growers Association, takes us through NCGA's recently-rele...

The latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer was released yesterday and Dr. Joana Colussi, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue joins us to discuss the details of the survey. And this week's Farmer Forum features Luke Lauritsen of Nebraska and Caleb Hamer of Iowa, who share their thoughts on current conditions in the field and in Washington,...

David Hula of Breaking Barriers with R&D joins us to discuss crop conditions and decision-making this time of the year. National Corn Growers Association president Jed Bower talks about NCGA strategy to build demand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Peterson, you know him as Machinery Pete, presents his reports and Pick of the Week, and has a special guest join us – Alex Kerr of Kerr Auction. Bob Hemesath of Farmers for Free Trade weighs in on the current USMCA agreement expiring. And Angie Setzer of Consus Ag Consulting talks about weather and USDA reports and how the markets have been reacting. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

It's a national holiday in observance of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. This week's Friday Free-for-all with Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives and Shaun Haney of RealAg Radio talks about the significance of this 4th of July, plus issues including suspending fertilizer countervailing duties and ending USMCA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

USDA Deputy Secretary Judge Stephen Vaden joins us to discuss fertilizer countervailing duties, $500 million to expand domestic fertilizer production, and the Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers (S.P.U.R.) program. Alltech global vice president of ESG Tara McCarthy joins us to discuss their annual Sustainability Report. And Geoff Cooper, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association,...

Scott Davis of Bullpen Trading reviews the USDA reports plus we have a Farmer Forum with Kelly Garrett of Iowa and we welcome Ryan Vos of Minnesota. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We check in with Farm Journal agronomist Ken Ferrie of Crop-Tech Consulting about the upcoming Corn College and Yield Academy events, plus crop conditions in his area. Phil Flynn of The Price Futures Group shares perspective on the global energy markets, particularly oil and the situation with Iran. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Peterson, a.k.a. Machinery Pete, talks about trends he's seeing in the used equipment market plus shares recent auction highlights, including his Pick of the Week. Mitchell Hora of Continuum. Ag joins us to discuss USDA's carbon intensity calculator for 45Z. And Jennifer Strailey of The Packer discusses USMCA evaluation from the U.S. produce perspective. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

We have the traditional Friday Free-for-all back...it's live and features Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast and Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture. Topics include recapping another busy ag news week starting with Supreme Court's ruling on pesticides, Farm Bill in the Senate, Iran, special dinner celebrating ag at the White House and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

We get an update on global input supply from Corey Rosenbusch, president and CEO of The Fertilizer Institute. Then Jim McCormick of AgMarket.net walks us through their planted acreage estimates report. And worthwhile breaking news regarding the Supreme Court ruling on pesticides. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clean Fuels Alliance America CEO Donnell Rehagen joins us to talk about policy initiatives involving bio fuels and we have a Farmer Forum featuring Mike Appert of North Dakota and Randy Urmacher of Nebraska.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.