AgriTalk

We're at Top Producer Summit 2022 in Nashville brought to you by New Holland and we have conversations with Leah Halverson of Ten-acre Marketing, Paul Neiffer of CLA and Rena Striegel of Transition Point Business Advisors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Davis Michaelsen is guest host and he gets an update from Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – about more record-breaking auction prices and he previews upcoming auctions. Then Alan Morgan of the National Rural Health Association brings us up-to-date on the current state of health services for rural America as the pandemic shows signs of waning. And we enjoyed meeting Jake Barnes, a veteran and fire fighter trainer, to hear his story and you will, too. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's Friday Free-for-all features Randy Russell from The Russell Group plus Mark Recker of Iowa and newsman Davis Michaelsen. Topics include the truck convoy, vaccination mandates, Russia and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special edition of AgriTalk we have a conversation with David Kamin, Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, to discuss the latest inflation and Consumer Price Index numbers, jobs, and energy costs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new soybean crush facility was recently announced by the South Dakota Soybean Processors and CEO Tom Kersting tells us about it. Jackson Takach, chief economist at Farmer Mac, joins us to preview his Top Producer Summit address, "Seeing Through the Fog: How Global Economic Forces Will Impact U.S. Ag in 2022." And Ron Hovsepian, CEO at Indigo Ag, talks about the partnership with Landus and today's announcement of a solution for streamlining grain merchandising: Market+ Merchandise. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Alyona Michael, DVM is a diagnostic pathologist at Iowa State University's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and she joins us to discuss a new threat to swine called Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP). Then we have the Farmer Forum with former NPPC president Howard "A.V." Roth and Mark Putney, the director of business development at ChopLocal and he's with the Iowa Cattlemen's Association. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Vincent Malanga of LaSalle Economics joins us to share his perspective on Russia and China's apparent collaboration and Brian Watkins of Watkins Farm will be speaking at Top Producer Summit next week in Nashville, TN about whether it's time for your operation to add a CTO to your management. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – reports live from an auction in Iowa, gives us his Pick of the Week, and talks about other auctions coming up. U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) joins us to talk about the importance of getting a new farm bill right, plus other issues and policy initiatives he's watching. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's Friday Free-for-all features Jim Wiesemeyer of Pro Farmer, Shaun Haney of RealAg Radio, and Ohio farmer Chris Gibbs of Rural Voices USA plus Ethan Lane, vice president of Government Affairs at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, to provide clarity on the NCBA's position on the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A fired-up U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa joins us this morning to discuss his sponsorship of the bi-partisan-supported Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act, Drovers editor Greg Henderson lends his perspective on the situation and NCBA's issue with the bill, and Amanda Van Steenwyk of the Iowa Farm Bureau talks about the up-coming 2022 Acres of Opportunity Conference. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the first Wednesday of the month and that means Purdue's Jim Mintert, professor of Agriculture Economics, joins us to break down the results of the latest Ag Economic Barometer. Then it's The Farmer Forum with Quentin Bowen of Nebraska and Steve Pitstick of Illinois. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have a conversation with WinField United president Brett Bruggeman about the new go-to market strategy called Advanced Care. U.S. Senator Deb Fischer and Lee Reichmuth, director of the U.S. Cattlemen's Association discuss the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – has another record-breaking Pick of the Week plus he previews some upcoming auctions. Grain Bin Safety Week is February 20-26 and Brad Liggett, president of Nationwide Agribusiness, and Marji Guyler-Alaniz of FarmHer join us to talk about the critical importance of protecting oneself and others from making a fatal and preventable mistake in a grain bin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are in St. Joseph, Missouri at the Midland Empire Ag & Rural Lifestyle Show where we have conversations with Bruce Merz of merzfarmequipment.com, Phillip Schwarz of 4landssake.com, and Kaleb Stowers of willcrossseed.com. Plus Geoff Cooper of Renewable Fuels Association joins us to share the RFA's response to EPA's decision on RFS compliance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have a conversation with USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and get a status update on a host of issues and programs, plus Outdoors on the Farm is back and we hear from Rock Katschnig and Tom Flory, plus JT Kreager, CEO of Basecamp Leasing, on the benefits of leasing your farmland for recreational use. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.