AgriTalk

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – is our guest host this morning for a special used equipment program. His guests are Jeff Boone of Jeff Boone Auction and Realty in Indiana and Gregg Miller of Miller 'N Co. Auctions in Wisconsin. Plus, we get a Machinery Pete update on recent auctions, including his Pick of the Week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture is guest host this morning and he has John Kemper of BAMWX.com give us an extended weather outlook plus The Farm CPA himself, Paul Neiffer, talks about election results and potential tax changes over the next 2-4 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture moderates this week's Friday Free-for-all featuring panelists Jim Wiesemeyer or wiesemeyer.ag and U.S. Farm Report host Tyne Morgan. They review the election results, including why voters made their decisions for the Senate, House and governorships. Plus how the party changes in Congress  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Joana Colussi from the Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University joins us to talk about the latest Ag Economy Barometer and we continue the post-election conversation with Ken Barbic of Invariant's Food & Agriculture Practice and Missouri cattle producer Brian Klippenstein. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The voters have spoken. Party control of both chambers of Congress will change for the new session beginning in 2027. We discuss what the lame duck session might look like plus what we might see with various policies, bills, and committees affecting U.S. agriculture. Our guest is noted ag policy advisor Mary Kay Thatcher followed by the Farmer Forum featuring Iowa State Representative Chad Ingels...

It's Election Day and we discuss the midterm races and what matters for U.S. agricultures. Our guests this morning are Jay Truitt of Policy Perspectives, National Pork Producers Council CEO Bryan Humphreys, and Farm Journal Broadcast executive producer Clinton Griffiths. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – shares a tribute to a legend in the ag machinery world plus he reports on auctions he's got his eye on and previews two upcoming auctions. John Appel of Farmers Business Network joins us to discuss FBN's 2027 Crop Protection Market Outlook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Halloween Eve and the last Free-for-all before the 2026 mid-term elections. Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture and Callie Eideberg of The Vogel Group share thoughts on some of the races across the country in the House and Senate and what certain outcomes could mean for the direction of the country in the next two years. Plus, a new episode of The Soy Checkoff Check-in featuring former USB chair J...

Dr. Michael Cordonnier of Soy and Corn Advisory joins us to share his thoughts on Brazilian and domestic crops plus Dr. Ernie Goss of Creighton University talks about the latest Rural Mainstreet index and we talk about the campaign to increase pork demand with Jennifer Tirey, executive director at Illinois Pork Producers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley joins us to share thoughts on the mid-term elections next week, dwindling farmer representation in Washington, D.C., the Harvest Fuel Relief Program, war with Iran, and more. Then our Farmer Forum features Rock Katschnig of Illinois and Tim Gregerson of Nebraska and topics include harvest updates, 2027 plans, WASDE fallout and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

We talk economy, energy, and inputs today with Dr. Vince Malanga of LaSalle Economics, Phil Flynn of The Price Futures Group, and Josh Linville of StoneX Group. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – talks about his Pick of the Week, reports on other items sold at recent auctions, and previews an auction happening tomorrow. Tanner Ehmke, lead economist for grains and oilseeds in CoBank's Knowledge Exchange Research Division, joins us to discuss how this fall's market conditions are causing stress for grain merchandisers, and Chip shares details and...

Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast and Shaun Haney of RealAg Radio join us for the Friday Free-for-all. Chip had a conversation with USDA Under Secretary Richard Fordyce and we share four key answers about the Harvest Fuel Relief program and payment rates and schedules. Plus mid-term elections and many other topics are discussed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

We chat with Doug Berven, vice president of corporate affairs at POET LLC, about the exciting potential for marine use of ethanol. Chris Johnson of Centrol Crop Consulting talks about SCN challenges in North Dakota. And Drovers editorial director Angie Stump Denton reports on the latest news concerning New World screwworm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

American Farm Bureau Federation vice president of public policy and economic analysis John Newton joins us for a conversation on potential fuel relief programs, fertilizer industry, farm bill and more. This week's Farmer Forum features Roger Cerven of Southwest Iowa and Jay Myers of North Dakota. They share progress reports on harvest and discuss their thoughts on various aid programs. See omnystu...

We got off to a rough start but things settled down in time to catch up with Randy Dowdy and David Hula of Breaking Barriers with R&D. Then we get a cattle and livestock information download from Dr. Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University, who recently published a piece on LRP-BRAND and this morning had an op-ed in the New York Times on the price of hamburgers. See omnystudio.com/listener f...

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – reports on several auctions, including a sale that is his Pick of the Week. Former USDA chief economist Joe Glauber is Research Fellow Emeritus in the Director General's Office at IFPRI and he joins us to discuss his report on LRP-BRAND. Dr. Darren Hudson of Texas Tech University analyzes Great American Cotton Plan. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

The Friday Free-for-all featuring Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast and Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture. Topics include USDA/NASS/WASDE fallout, midterm elections, China buys, North American trade talks, NOPA crush, a bizarre Farmer's Day video and a lot more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk with Paul Neiffer, The Farm CPA, about ARC and PLC payments on 2025 crop and how we're still lacking guidance on the federal fuel tax deferral. And Dave Delaney of EA Risk joins us to discuss the puzzling lack of demand for pork. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kurt Kovarik, vice president, federal affairs, Clean Fuel Alliance America, joins us to discuss the new EPA proposal to reallocate 2025 small refinery exemptions. This week's Farmer Forum features Jed Bower of Ohio and Randy Uhrmacher of Nebraska. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nate Franzen, president of ag banking at First Dakota National Bank/Landera Ag Finance, talks about the farm economy, challenges U.S. producers face, and reports on credit options for farmers. Troy Bredenkamp, senior vice president, government and public affairs at the Renewable Fuels Association, joins us to discuss EPA's reallocation plan for the “additional” SREs plus the...

We get a Machinery Pete update from Greg Peterson on a recent auction he attended in Georgia, which includes his Pick of the Week. We meet new National Corn Growers Association president Matt Frostic of Michigan. And we hear from Texas State Representative James Talarico, who is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, on his ag platform. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast and Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture discuss the threat of Hurricane Isaias to the Gulf Coast, diesel fuel deferral, grain quality, ag trade deficit, and a lot more in this week's Friday Free-for-all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Devin Mogler, president & CEO of the National Oilseed Processors Association, joins us to discuss SRE announcement, bean crusher capacity, and new CHS plant announcement. Faith Parum, deputy chief economist at American Farm Bureau Federation, helps us better understand the idea of the federal fuel tax deferral. Doug Hensley, president of Hertz Farm Management, provides an update on farmland pr...

Dr. Joana Colussi of Purdue University joins us to discuss the latest Ag Economy Barometer released by Purdue University/CME Group. And even during harvest we were able to find two farmers who could participate in the Farmer Forum while working in their combines: Bob Hemesath of Iowa and Chad Leman of Illinois. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.