AgriTalk

Jon Doggett is the CEO of the National Corn Growers Association and he joins us to discuss the current situation with refinery exemptions plus hopes and expectations with the changes in Washington. Then this week's Farmer Forum features Kevin Paap of Minnesota and Ryan Bivens of Kentucky. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO Geoff Cooper joins us to share his reaction to the news that some refinery exemptions may still be on the table. Under Secretary Bill Northey reflects on his time at USDA, especially regarding trade and the pandemic response. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No matter what crazy technical difficulties get thrown our way, the show must go on and go on it did this morning. Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – joins us to update us on the auction scene plus give us his Pick of the Week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Friday Free-for-all with Pro Farmer policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer, RealAg Radio's Shaun Haney, and Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the day after the protest in Washington D.C. disrupted the electoral count in Congress, we talk about what happened, and possible reasons why, and what may need to happen going forward, with farmers Kevin Ross and Tim Burrack. Plus, Ben Pratt, Senior Vice President for Government and Public Affairs at The Mosaic Company, talks about phosphates and Ag Independence for America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim Mintert, Professor of Agricultural Economics and the Director of the Center for Commercial Agriculture at Purdue University, joins us to discuss the newest AG Barometer plus it's the Farmer Forum with Brad Nelson from Minnesota and Don Lamb from Indiana. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ethan Lane, vice president of government affairs at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, joins us to discuss issues and the plan of action to work with the new administration in Washington D.C. Pro Farmer policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer takes us through the recent rules changes of the new House and other policy issues, plus his perspective on the Senate runoff races in Georgia today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – joins us with his Pick of the Week and perspective on how COVID-19 has impacted the auction industry. Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation provides an update with how meat exports have been doing well to places like China and Mexico. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy New Year! It's time for the first Friday Free-for-all of 2021. We have Pro Farmer policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer, RealAg Radio's Shaun Haney and bigskyfarmher.com's Michelle Jones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We end this challenging year with a bang starting with an update from National Restaurant Association's vice president of state and local affairs, Mike Whatley. Then Andy Knepp, head of environmental strategy at Bayer Crop Science, joins us for an overview of their carbon sequestration program. And finally, Scott Shellady of The Cow Guy Group provides a memorable summation of 2020 and looks ahead to 2021. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With 2020 mercifully coming to a close we have Tanner Ehmke of CoBank/ACB join us to look back on the factors that contributed to this challenging year and what things might be like in the future. Plus today's Farmer Forum is centered on conservation and we have Tim Recker of Iowa and Ryasn Heiniger with Pheasants Forever. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This morning we have some perspective from Pro Farmer of what we've been through in 2020 and what may lie ahead in 2021 and beyond. Editor Brian Grete and policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer talk about these topics and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – updates us on recent auctions and his Pick of the Week plus Mike Steenhoek, executive director at the Soy Transportation Coalition, shares his thoughts on President-elect Biden's transportation secretary pick. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Merry Christmas from all of us at AgriTalk and Farm Journal! This morning we have the Friday Free-for-all with Pro Farmer policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer, RealAg Radio's Shaun Haney, and Farm Journal news director John Herath. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melissa Sanders Carroll of the American Farm Bureau Federation describes the upcoming AFBF virtual event and many of the programs in it. Ted Matthews of farmcounceling.org joins us to give his take on the politicization of the pandemic and how he believes government funds can be more effectively used to help farmers dealing with stress. Dr. Taryn Bauerle and Dr. Robert Shepherd, both of Cornell University, talk about their robotic worm program and how it provides research date. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.