AgriTalk

In this special edition of AgriTalk we have a conversation with Mr. Bharat Ramamurti, deputy director of the National Economic Council, about today's FDA's proposed rule to establish a new category of over the counter hearing aids. It is no secret to farmers that hearing health is a challenge and this new rule is designed to help those with moderate hearing loss to easily get hearing aids and not spend thousands of dollars for them. We also briefly discuss White House efforts to curb unfair prices related to the meat industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monte Shaw, executive director at Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, joins us to discuss the facts about ethanol and how it can significantly lower gasoline prices. U.S. Representative Sam Graves (MO-06) joins talks about the infrastructure bill(s) and where things stand with WOTUS. And we discuss dairy farmer Derrick Josi's book titled An Industry Worth Fighting For. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley shares his perspective on the various issues currently debated in Washington D.C. plus Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – joins us to discuss his Pick of the Week plus additional auction news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Another Friday, another Friday Free-for-all with Jim Wiesemeyer, Shaun Haney and Davis Michaelsen. We discuss debt ceiling, House ag committee hearing on beef industry, the shipping/supply line issue, land values and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have a conversation with Dr. David Anderson, Professor and Extension Economist at Texas A&M, about the just-released 180-page report called “The U.S. Beef Supply Chain: Issues and Challenges.” We discuss some of the perspectives and conclusions from a variety of topics related to the cattle and beef industry.Plus Todd Hertzog of Hertzog Meat Company and Mo-Kan Livestock shares his experiences and challenges of running two business that are seemingly related but also very different. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is the un-edited conversation with Dr. David Anderson, Professor and Extension Economist at Texas A&M, about the just-released 180-page report called “The U.S. Beef Supply Chain: Issues and Challenges.” We discuss some of the perspectives and conclusions from a variety of topics related to the cattle and beef industry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Jim Mintert, professor of Agricultural Economics the director of the Center for Commercial Agriculture at Purdue joins us to discuss the newest Ag Ecomonic Barometer results. Plus it's The Farmer Forum with this week's participants Jed Bower of Ohio and Matt Splitter of Kansas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get an update on land values from Alan Hoskins, president of American Farm Mortgage. Then we meet new National Corn Growers Association president Chris Edgington of NE Iowa. And Dr. Baia Lasky of the American Red Cross discusses the critical need for blood donations in rural America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.