AgriTalk

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – joins us to pay tribute to Brice Volker who recently passed away, provide his take on the recent ransomware attack in the industry, and talk about recent and upcoming auctions. National Pork Producers Council President-elect Terry Wolters joins us to discuss the $500 mill from USDA to help in the fight to prevent ASF from coming into the U.S. plus what he's heard about the possible ASF vaccine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

October begins on AgriTalk with a Friday Free-for-all with Pro Farmer policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer, RealAg Radio's Shaun Haney, and "The Farm CPA" Paul Neiffer of CliftonLarsenAllen.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We hear the perspectives of several very knowledgeable persons about input costs, the economy, trade and more. Phil Flynn of Price Futures Group, Josh Linville of StoneX, and Dr. Vince Malanga of LaSalle Economics joins guest host Davis Michaelsen to discuss some sobering predictions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken Eriksen is vice president at Agribusiness by IHS Markit and he joins us to provide insight into the situation in the gulf and grain transportation plus the lingering issue of snarled container movement. Plus we have The Farmer Forum with this week's panelists Joe Del Bosque of California and Randy Francois of Iowa. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Scott Brown is director of strategic partnerships for the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at Missouri and he joins us to discuss the recent hogs and pigs report and revisions to past inventory. Plus Mac Marshall, vice president of market intelligence at United Soybean Board, provides perspective on the food and fuel conversation with soybeans, rather than food versus fuel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – joins us to talk about his Pick of the Week, future auctions, and report on how the second Machinery Pete auction went. Plus Geoff Cooper, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, joins us to discuss the possible near future proposal for RVOs, getting standards finalized for next year, issues with EPA and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. Representative Cindy Axne (IA-03) joins the Friday Free-for-all to discuss biofuels infrastructure, RFS, rumors about stepped-up basis, and more. Plus Dr. Francis Collins, M.D. is the director of the National Institutes of Health and he joins us to discuss the new CDC recommendation that Pfizer recipients 65 and older, and others at risk of severe COVID, get a Pfizer booster at least 6 months after their first two doses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. Senator John Boozman of Arkansas joins us to discuss his recent letter to the editor at Wall St. Journal in response to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack's op-ed of September 8th plus various issues in Washington D.C. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall talks about concerns over tax liability for farmers and families that has been floated for inclusion in the reconciliation bill. And U.S. Senator John Thune of South Dakota joins us to discuss "Product of the USA" labeling issues, mandatory country of origin labeling as a whole, and also weighs in on pay-fors designed for the reconciliation bill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AgriTalk has an exclusive conversation with USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, who talks about the Biden administration's recently announced plans to protect workers and communities from extreme heat, his impressions from his G-20 visit to Italy, what he hopes to see on tomorrow's Food System Summit, details of President Biden's tax plan, and support for biofuels. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa joins us to discuss rumored blending requirements that would negatively impact ethanol, the infrastructure bill(s), and various tax proposals including proposed IRS involvement with bank transactions. Plus The Farmer Forum featuring Tim Recker of Iowa and Ken McCauley of Kansas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with former Iowa ag secretary and former USDA under secretary Bill Northey and get his perspective on policy initiatives coming from Washington plus NCGA CEO Jon Doggett also weighs in on various tax proposals and where things stand with corn-related issues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have a conversation about the lingering disruptive effects of Hurricane Ida in the Gulf with Soy Transportation Coalition Executive Director Mike Steenhoek. Plus Margy Eckelkamp, director of content development for Machinery Pete, talks about this month's auction that ends tomorrow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's Friday Free-for-all has changes in the line-up: panelists are Roger Bernard of IHS Markit, Tim Burrack of Iowa and Chris Gibbs of Ohio. Plus for College Roadshow at Kansas State University we speak with Dr. Charles Rice about the science of carbon sequestration. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk about apparent broiler shortages with Mark Jordan of LEAP Market Analytics and what Farm Journal agronomist Ken Ferrie has been seeing in some Illinois corn crops. And we meet Sam L. Smith, singer and songwriter who is participating in the FFA FarmOn concert on RFD. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Patrick Westhoff, director of the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri, joins us to discuss that departments new Baseline Update for U.S. Farm Income and Government Costs report. Plus it's time for The Farmer Forum and this week's guests are State Representative Chad Ingels of Iowa and Ryan Bivens of Kentucky. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.