AgriTalk

Ted Matthews of farmcounseling.org joins us to offer advice on keeping your head together during the stressful harvest season. Avoid hurting yourself and those around you. The Farmer Forum features Garry Niemeyer of Illinois and Mike Appert of North Dakota and they share their crop conditions and harvest outlook plus their opinions on policy maneuverings in Washington D.C. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor joins us to discuss RVOs and E-15 plus other issues related to ethanol and biofuels. Plus we have Pete Meyer, head of grain and oilseed analytics at S&P Global Platts, who provides a riveting rundown on the situation and future of biodiesel. Finally, White House Vaccinations Coordinator Dr. Bechara Choucair talks about yesterday's FDA approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and what it means in the fight against the pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Clark of BAMWX provides an in-depth weather report and outlook for many regions in the United States plus Pro Farmer policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer joins us to bring us up to date on several key issues in Washington D.C. including the "human" infrastructure bill and biofuels. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture moderates this week's Friday Free-for-all with panelists Jim Wiesemeyer and Ken McCauley. Plus Brian Grete provides final observations of Iowa and Minnesota regions from the Pro Farm Crop Tour. The final estimate report of Pro Farmer Crop Tour 2021 will be released live at 1:30 pm ET. Visit agweb.com to watch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Day Four of Pro Farmer Crop Tour and we hear from Brian Grete on the east leg and Chip Flory plus Emily Carolan on the west leg about how potential yields are looking thus far. Check out agweb.com/croptour this evening at 7:00 pm CT for a live video stream of tonight's final meeting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Day Three of Pro Farmer Crop Tour with updates from Brian Grete on the east leg and Chip Flory on the west leg of the tour. Visit agweb.com/croptour for the live stream of tonights meeting at 7:00 pm CT. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Day Two of our Pro Farm Crop Tour coverage includes updates from Brian Grete in Indiana and Chip Flory in Nebraska, plus a report from Tim Gregerson. Be sure to watch the video streamed meeting tonight at 7:00 pm CT at agweb.com/croptour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Day One of Pro Farmer's Crop Tour and Brian Grete and Chip Flory report from the fields of the findings thus far. Keep listening both AM and PM shows to get all the information and be sure to check out the streaming video reports every night at 7:00 pm CT at agweb.com/croptour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture sits in for Chip Flory for this week's Friday Free-for-all which includes special guest Will McIntee, White House director of public engagement. Will answers questions about the next infrastructure bill and how it's designed to help rural America. Featuring panelists Jim Wiesemeyer of Pro Farmer, The Russell Group's Tyson Redpath, and Iowa farmer Mark Recker. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Davis Michaelsen sits in for Chip Flory today and his schedule is packed. First, Pro Farmer editor Brian Grete previews today's WASDE report and next week's Crop Tour. Then we meet singer/song-writer Alex Miller, who was on American Idol and will be in this year's #FarmON benefit concert. Mike Steenhoek of the Soy Transportation Coalition shares his perspective on the infrastructure bill. And Farm Journal technology and issues editor Chris Bennett talks about some of his recent stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jerry Gidel of Midland Research and Jack Scoville of Price Futures Group join us to discuss their findings from their annual road trip inspecting various crops in seven Illinois counties. Then it's The Farmer Forum and this week we have Tony Mellenthin of Wisconsin and Quint Pottinger of Kentucky. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is the one year anniversary of the destructive derecho that gashed a considerable wound in rural America and we have a conversation with documentary producer Hollis Bennett on his project "Against the Wind" detailing the effects and recovery of that terrible event. Plus U.S. Senator Mike Rounds shares his thoughts and policy ideas for truth in beef labeling in the U.S., and talks about his bill for improving mental health care. And U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson returns to discuss a bill introduced today that he's co-sponsoring to reform the shipping industry inside the U.S. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (SD – At Large) joins us to discuss his support of the USDA enhancement of cattle price transparency, the infrastructure bill(s), and his bill, SUPPORT for Mental Health Act. Plus, Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – joins us to discuss his Pick of the Week, upcoming auctions, and fun new projects he's working on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dryness in the PNW, Whip++, market trends, continuing tariffs on China, crop estimates and more in this week's Friday Free-for-all with Jim Wiesemeyer, Shaun Haney and Michelle Jones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have a fascinating conversation with Curt Covington, senior director of institutional credit at AgAmerica, about the executive order designed to promote competition and how it might affect the ag industry. Then CPAg Mark Bernard talks about what he's seeing in the upper midwest and some of the weather related issues affecting various regions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.