AgriTalk

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – shares his Pick of the Week, but this time it's not a record-selling auction price. Andy Lyon of America's Conservation Ag Movement joins us to preview an upcoming Sustainable Ranchers Tour in Georgia. And Farm Journal's agronomics and crop inputs editor Rhonda Brooks shares some details on her story on ways to cut fertilizer use.

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We have a Friday Free-for-all featuring Shaun Haney of RealAg Radio and Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyers Perspectives. Topics include trade with China, Taiwan, Canada and Mexico, some USDA appointments are finally confirmed, biofuels policy, will there be a farmer uprising and more.

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We kick off this year's College Roadshow tour at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with Jordan Wicks, assistant professor and meats extension specialist, who talks about a new venture introducing folks to butchery and meat processing. Then John Newton, executive head of Terrain, shares perspective on the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates and what it can mean for producers. And we have a new episode of the Soy Checkoff Check-in featuring Gene Stoel, United Soybean Board director.

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Angie Stump Denton of Drovers joins us today for a special State of the Beef Industry episode featuring Lance Zimmerman, senior beef analyst for the North American market at Rabobank, and a Farmer Forum with ranchers Dr. Ken Odde of North Dakota and Matt Perrier of Kansas.

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Randy Dowdy and David Hula of Breaking Barriers with R&D join us to share what they've learned during this year and what they're seeing, particularly with diseased corn crop. Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO Geoff Cooper takes us through a recent study showing the economical benefits of E15. And Josh Liinviille, vice president of fertilizer at the StoneX Group, talks about what he's seeing with fertlizer demand, production, and prices.

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U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa joins us to discuss prospects for biofuels, spending bills, farm finance, and share his thoughts on the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – shares an update that is focused on heavy equipment, except for his Pick of the Week (spoiler alert: it's a skid steer). He also reports on his trip last week for Elkader, Iowa for a Century of Caterpillar event and previews a couple auctions happening this week.

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We begin with a conversation with Farm Journal’s Chris Bennett who reports on the meeting in Arkansas of producers demanding fundamental changes in commodity prices and input costs. Then again policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives joins Chip and Davis for the Friday Free-for-all.

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Brian Glenn, director of government affairs at American Farm Bureau Federation, joins us to discuss AFBF's response to the recent MAHA report "Making Our Children Healthy Again Strategy." Jay Theiler, executive vice president for corporate affairs at Agri Beef, and Josh Maschhoff, president of the Illinois Pork Producers Association, join us from South Korea while on a U.S. Meat Export Federation campaign to promote U.S. beef and pork. National Sorghum Producers chair Amy France joins us to describe the crisis sorghum producers are struggling with right now and what they need to face these challenges.

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Dr. Mark Kern of San Diego State University joins us to discuss his reaction to the MAHA report released yesterday concerning children's health. Then we have a Farmer Forum with Tim Burrack of Iowa and Rock Katschnig of Illinois about the economic struggles of farming today.

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We have Dr. Vince Malanga of LaSalle Economics share his perspective on what the Federal Reserve might do after the FOMC meeting and Pat Westhoff of FAPRI/University of Missouri talks about the recent report on how the "One Big Beautiful Bill" may affect U.S. agriculture.

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