AgriTalk

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 Maersk/POET trial for ethanol used for marine vessels. U.S. Representative Ashley Hinson (IA-02) shares her vision for ag as she runs to represent Iowa in the U.S. Senate.

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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.

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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.

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Devin Mogler, president & CEO of the National Oilseed Processors Association, joins us to discuss SRE announcement, bean crusher capacity, and new CHS plant announcement. Doug Hensley, president of Hertz Farm Management, provides an update on farmland prices, rentals and overall land values picture. Faith Parum, deputy chief economist at American Farm Bureau Federation, helps us better understand the idea of the federal fuel tax deferral. Plus, we meet new United Soybean Board CEO Courtney Knupp in a new episode of the Soy Checkoff Check-in.

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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.

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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.

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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 mitigation, and more.  Paul Neiffer – The Farm CPA talks about crop insurance adjustments, ARC/PLC payments info update, SDRP-II top up payment, and more.

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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.

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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 World Dairy Expo, where he was just named the Industry Person of the Year, to discuss the new report, titled: Higher-component Dairy Herds Capture Bigger Milk Checks. U.S. Representative Glenn "...

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.

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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 and he talks about what he's seeing in the fields with the weather situation.

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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.

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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.

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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 of the Soy Checkoff Check-in, featuring past United Soybean Board chair Phillip Good, who talks about USB's 35th anniversary.

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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.

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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 tracks. Ken Ferrie of Crop-Tech Consulting talks about crop conditions and harvest challenges with the wet weather.

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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.

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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 President Xi's planned visit to the U.S. and more.

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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.

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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 for the Farm Bill and more.

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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 prices on general shipping. Mitchell Hora of Continuum Ag breaks down the latest on 45Z.

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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. Michael Castellano of Iowa State University's Department of Agronomy joins us to discuss what the super El Niño means for anhydrous ammonia and manure timing this fall.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 farmers should know about.

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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.

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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.

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Don Close, senior animal protein analyst at Terrain Ag, talks about USDA herd rebuilding plan and Phil Flynn, senior account executive at The Price Futures Group, shares his thoughts on where global energy markets are heading plus Robert White, senior vice president, industry relations & market development at the Renewable Fuels Association, joins us to discuss California moving one step forward to E15 sales.

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Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – talks about his Pick of the Week plus reports on other recent sales and previews upcoming auctions. Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO Geoff Cooper shares his perspective on EPA plans to issue SREs on 2025-blending requirements and on how California is moving to make E15 available soon. Jake Hanley from Teucrium ETFs discusses rising investments in corn and wheat ETFs, but slow growth in soybean investment.

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