AgriTalk

It is Good Friday and we have pre-recorded a special Friday Free-for-all where we have a phenomenal conversation about market transparency in the cattle industry with Iowa rancher Scott McGregor, Surcy Peoples of Central Stockyards in Texas, Matt Deppe – CEO of the Iowa Cattlemen's Association, and Ethan Lane, vice president of government affairs at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. Greg Henderson of Drovers also participates. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lance Honig, crops branch chief at USDA-NASS, joins us to answer a few questions, including "how did you come up with that number?" Then we catch up with Jessica Kolterman to see how Lincoln Premium Poultry, providers of chicken for Costco stores, has been doing during the pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Farm CPA Paul Neiffer of CliftonLarsonAllen explains the intracate details of the proposed STEP Act and what it means for taxes. Then The Farmer Forum with Ken McCauley of Kansas and Ryan Bivens of Kentucky share their impassioned reactions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brandon Hunnicutt is a farmer and a board member at the Nebraska Corn Board and he talks about Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week with tips and ideas for how to stay safe when working with grain bins. Plus Phil Flynn of Price Futures Group joins us to discuss which way the market may be headed, especially oil. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – joins us with his Pick of the Week and to preview some upcoming auctions. We welcome back Dr. Inbal Becker-Reshef of NASA Harvest to discuss their new partnership with CropX, who is represented by their Chief Technical Officer Nadav Liebermann. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've got the Friday Free-for-all going today with Pro Farmer policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer, RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney and Mark Recker of Iowa. Plus special guest U.S. Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas joins us to discuss CFAP payments and many other issues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have quite a packed show today. We begin with Ethan Lane, vice president of government affairs at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, with a response to a bi-partisan Senate bill known as "50-14." Then CEO Emily Skor articulates Growth Energy's reaction to EPA's final rule to extend RFS compliance deadlines. And Iowa State Senator Chad Ingels (Dist. 64) talks about House File 787, which creates an incentive program to expand and improve new and innovated meat lockers, plus includes a measure for training. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have a conversation with U.S. Representative Rick Crawford (AR-01) about his re-introducing the Agricultural Guest Worker Reform Initiative (AGRI) Act of 2021. And we have The Farmer Forum with Minnesota Farm Bureau president Kevin Paap and Washington state dairy farmer Dwayne Faber. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An announcement that Kansas City Southern Railway was planning to merge with Canadian Pacific Railway was recently made and we talk about the potential of a Candian-United States-Mexico rail transportation company with U.S. Congressman Sam Graves (MO-6) and then Soy Transportation Coalition executive director Mike Steenhoek. We also talk about earmarks in Congress and other issues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This morning U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa joins us to discuss immigration and other issues, including a couple bills he's sponsoring. Then Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – gives us his Pick of the Week, talks about several other prices he's seen recently, and previews some up coming auctions. And finally, Nick Jellum, president of Anastasi Jellum, P.A., provides some important information and dispels some misconceptions about the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Farm Journal news director John Herath is the moderator of this week's Friday Free-for-all with Pro Farm policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer, RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney and Karla Thieman from The Russell Group is back. Topics include immigration reform, China, vaccinations, CFAP-3 and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a policy day at AgriTalk with Pro Farmer policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer having a conversation with Randy Russell, president of The Russell Group, and John Gilliand, a partner at Gillibrand and McKinney International Councellors. Topics include trade, taxes, climate change, the Biden administration, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Margy Eckelkamp from The Scoop is guest host today and she has a conversation with Amy Asmus, co-owner of Asmus Farm Supply in Iowa. Plus, it's The Farmer Forum and today's participants are Tony Mellenthin of Wisconsin and Bill Flory of Idaho. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture is the guest host this morning and he has conversations with Tom Bernhardt, president of the North Dakota Grain Growers Association, about trade and rail transportation demand, Alan Morgan, CEO of the National Rural Health Association, on how COVID-19 has affected the rural health industry and how the vaccination rollout is coming along, and Melissa Comeau, director of the Red Cross Military and Veteran Caregiver Network, about the support programs the Red Cross offers military personnel during the pandemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chip is on vacation and we have Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – sitting in as guest host. He has conversations with Kevin Wendt of The Wendt Group and Casey Seymour of 21st Century Equipment. And, of course, Greg still gives us his Pick of the Week and previews upcoming auctions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.