AgriTalk

Randy Dowdy and David Hula of Breaking Barriers with R&D join us to offer their thoughts and ideas on some things farmers should be doing to finish this year and plan for 2027. President Trump made a big announcement on diesel fuel and Phil Flynn of The Price Futures Group shares his reaction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Peterson – Machinery Peterson – talks about an upcoming auction at Rebel Auction, Co. in Hazelhurst, GA with CEO Sam Maier and COO John Anderson. Plus he talks about his Pick of the Week. USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden joins us to discuss modernizing the IT infrastructure at USDA, re-organization efforts within the department, fertilizer and Project Meadowlark, salmonella mit...

Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast and John Newton, vice president of public policy and economic analysis at the American Farm Bureau Federation, join Chip Flory for this week's Friday Free-for-all. Topics include jobs data, interest rates, USDA re-organization, U.S.-China trade talks, diesel prices and a lot more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We wrap up our coverage of World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin, sponsored by Herd-i . National Milk Producers Federation president and CEO Gregg Doud is a former U.S. Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the office of the United States Trade Representative. He joins us at World Dairy Expo to discuss the dairy industry and world trade. Corey Geiger is CoBank's lead dairy economist and he joins us at...

We are in Madison, Wisconsin at World Dairy Expo 2026 with coverage made possible by Alltech . This morning we talk with Dairy Management chair Marilyn Hershey and meet new CEO Corey Scott. And we have a special dairy Farmer Forum with Val Lavigne of New York, Charles Krause of Minnesota, and Farm Journal's Milk editorial director Karen Bohnert of Illinois. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

U.S. Senator John Boozman of Arkansas is the chairman of the Senate Ag Committee and he joins us to discuss the journey of the Farm Bill so far through Congress. More rains are coming through Iowa and Dr. Charles Hurburgh, professor emeritus at Iowa State and a renown expert in grain quality, shares tips on what to watch for when harvesting and storage. Troy Deutmeyer is an agronomist at Pioneer a...

Greg Peterson, a.k.a. Machinery Pete, talks about his Pick of the Week among recent auction sales plus looks ahead to upcoming auctions. And Clean Fuels Alliance America CEO Donnell Rehagen joins us for a conversation about the bio-based diesel fuel and ethanol industries. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast and Krista Swanson, chief economist for the National Corn Growers Association, join us for this week's Friday Free-for-all. Topics include the Presidents Trump and Xi summit, price of diesel fuel, the war with Iran, H&P report, midterm elections, and a lot more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Josh Linville, vice president of fertilizer at StoneX, talks about all the recent news surrounding fertilizer and potash. Jordan Fife, president of BioUrja Trading at BioUrja Group, shares perspective on another critically important input – diesel fuel. And Dr. Justin Glisan, State Climatologist for Iowa, talks about record rainfall this year in the Hawkeye State. Plus we have a new episode...

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa joins us to share his positions on issues including the Farm Bill, Iran, diesel fuel, beef exports and more. Then we have a Farmer Forum with Gene Millard of Illinois and Randy Francois of Iowa. Topics include harvest conditions, costs of diesel fuel and fertilzer, 45Z and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We check in with Randy Dowdy and David Hula of Breaking Barriers with R&D about getting crops out of the field and recording everything done during the year to maximize yield. It is National Farm Safety and Health Week 2026 and it is also Rail Safety Week 2026. We have Francis Eldecker, Iowa state coordinator for Operation Lifesaver join us to tell us about how to stay safe when crossing train...

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – talks about his Pick of the Week, plus introduces Matt Pepe, regional sales manager for Ritchie Bros. in Ontario, who talks about their upcoming auction event. And Bryan Whaley, CEO of the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, joins us to discuss building Iowa's cattle future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast joins us for the Friday Free-for-all, and we welcome Dr. Bart Fischer, research assistant professor and co-director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University. Topics include the Farm Bill clearing a hurdle, Federal Reserve strategy with interest rates, energy costs, China's...

Drovers.com's Angie Stump Denton has conducted a survey on the State of the Beef industry. We follow up with conversations with Texas seed stock producer Casey Worrell, discuss beef demand with Professor Glynn Tonsor of Kansas State University, and economist Professor Kenny Burdine about what the future might hold. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tyson Redpath is a principal with The Russell Group in Washington, D.C. and he joins us from the U.S. Capitol to discuss what's going on with the Farm Bill in the Senate Ag Committee. This week's Farmer Forum features Mark Mueller, chair with the Iowa Corn Growers Association, and Ryan Vos of Minnesota. Topics include crop conditions, managing the high costs of diesel fuel and fertilizer, hopes fo...

We check in with Dr. Vince Malanga of LaSalla Economics and hear his thoughts on the economy as the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and what they're likely to do with the interest rate. Ken Eriksen is a strategic advisor with Polaris Analytics and Consulting and he joins us to discuss the status of shipping on the Mississippi River, through the Panama Canal, and the impact of high diesel pric...

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – shares his Pick of the Week and the prices fetched at other auctions of used farm machine equipment, plus details of his upcoming trip to Canada for an event. Ted Seifried is vice president and chief market strategist at Zaner Ag Hedge and he joins us to discuss the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. Professor Dr. Mich...

For this week's Friday Free-for-all we have panelists Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesmeyer's Perspectives podcast and John Newton, vice president of public policy and economic analysis at American Farm Bureau Federation. Topics include remembering 9-11-2001, interest rates, GOP mid-term convention, US-Canada trade war and a lot more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michelle Rook is host this morning and her guests include Mike Castle, StoneX senior commodities economist, to preview the next WASDE plus share StoneX estimates, American Soybean Association CEO Steve Censky talks China, trade and trade war with Canada, and The Farm CPA himself, Paul Neiffer, explains 45Z guidance released this past Tuesday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In-coming U.S. Meat Export Federation chair Dave Bruntz joins us from Japan where a USMEF delegation is visiting to fortify this important trade relationship. This week's Farmer Forum features Matt Splitter from Kansas and Brent Judisch from Iowa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Randy Dowdy and David Hula of Breaking Barriers with R&D talk about harvest. Lane Akre, economist at Pro Farmer, provides a preview of the upcoming World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report coming out at the end of the week. Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast drops in to provide a news update covering the holiday weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...

Happy Labor Day! It is a national holiday and we have a new show featuring Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete, plus an extended weather outlook from Kevin Marcus of Marcus Weather Consulting, and Christina Herrick of The Packer joins us to report on labor issues in the produce world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast and Shaun Haney of RealAg Radio join Chip Flory for the Friday Free-for-all. Topics include potential for executive order for MCOOL, increased efforts to get exports out of Russia and Ukraine, WASDE next week, high fuel costs, especially diesel, and more. Plus, The Farm CPA Paul Neiffer joins us to share details about a September 15 deadline farm...

Dan Basse of AgResource Company shares his thoughts on crops ahead of next week's WASDE Report, USDA's push to modernize NASS, and biofuels policy. Meaghan Anderson is an extension field agronomist and at the Iowa State University extension & outreach. She joins us to discuss crown rot and other later-season diseases in corn and soybeans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rich Nelson of Allendale joins us to share results of their annual Nationwide Producer Yield Survey. Dr. Joana Colussi of Purdue takes us through the latest Ag Economy Barometer. And this week's Farmer Forum features Iowa producers Tim Burrack and Kelly Garrett. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.