AgriTalk

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 

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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.

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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 (Dist. 68) and Blue Earth County Commissioner Kevin Paap (Dist. 4) of Minnesota.

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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.

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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.

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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 Jerry Slocum.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 perspective on the situation with NASS and the WASDE numbers.

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