AgriTalk

Iowa farmer Tim Burrack just returned from a trip down to the Amazon and Moto Grasso and has a report on what he saw at various farms. We also talk with Dr. John Newton, chief economist with the Farm Bureau. The AgriTalk podcast is sponsored by Syngenta.

Another crazy day in the markets, so crazy that the "circuit breaker" was tripped. Pro Farm policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer joins us to add his informed perspective. We also have Greg "Machinery Pete" Peterson to cheer us up with some record breaking prices fetched at recent auctions. The AgriTalk podcast is sponsored by Syngenta.

Happy Friday! Today is of course our weekly Friday Free-for-all, and Shaun Haney, Michelle Jones, and Farm Journal news director John Herath all discuss the current events with Chip and Davis. The AgriTalk podcast is sponsored by Syngenta.

We promised our listeners that Machinery Pete would be on this week and here he is, just a few days later than usual. Greg Peterson shares some of his usual amazing information on the most incredible vintage and used machines seen in the second hand market. Plus former USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, now the CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, offers perspective on how the coronavirus is really impacting some of the global markets and trade. The AgriTalk podcast is sponsored by Syngenta.

We have Michael Clark from BAM WX on every Monday morning, but we have Michael on today for an extended conversation about the weather patterns we might expect in the immediate and near future. Plus our Farmer Forum featuring Sherman Newlin and Chad Ingels. The AgriTalk podcast is sponsored by Syngenta.

We know that tornado season is suddenly upon us, and of course there are other disasters that we should all be as prepared as possible for. Today we welcome American Red Cross spokesperson Anthony Tornetta to describe what the Red Cross does and we all can better prepare ourselves for the unexpected. We also have a conversation with Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig who provides info on his recent trade trip to Mexico. The AgriTalk podcast is sponsored by Syngenta.

We're done with being on the road for now so we're all in our respective safe spaces to bring you a particularly informative AgriTalk. First we have a conversation with U.S. Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa. It's been longer than we'd like but we have U.S. Representative Michael Conaway from the 11th District of Texas on as well. The AgriTalk podcast is sponsored by Syngenta.

Day 2 of our Commodity Classic features a conversation with Lance Honig, crops branch chief for USDA-NASS, and Dan Huber of The Huber Report. Then we have a different Free-for-all this week with different participants: Jim Sutter, CEO of U.S. Soybean Export Council, Dr. Jim Mintert from Purdue University and Iowa farmer Tim Recker. The AgriTalk podcast is sponsored by Syngenta.

We're in San Antonio, Texas at Commodity Classic and we've got a packed show. First we chat with current American Soybean Association president Bill Gordon, followed by a former ASA president (he refers to himself as a "has-bean") John Heisdorffer. Our final conversation for the morning show is Geoff Cooper, president and CEO of Renewable Fuels Association. Conversations like these are what Commodity Classic is all about, and we've got plenty more in the next three shows. The AgriTalk podcast is sponsored by Syngenta.

Pro Farmer policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer joins us to discuss the events in the world that are impacting the economy, especially coronavirus and China. Then it's our Farmer Forum with Brad Nelson in Minnesota and Jim Jibben in South Dakota. The AgriTalk podcast is sponsored by Syngenta.

Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of U.S. Meat Export Federation, brings us up to date on various meat exports in key areas and the role the recent trade deals are playing. We also have a conversation with Jay Landell, region manager for Ag Resource Management, who describes the services his company provides. The AgriTalk podcast is sponsored by Syngenta.

Greg "Machinery Pete" Peterson talks about an amazing recent auction for an un-used machine, plus Sonja Begemann, seeds and production editor for Farm Journal, discusses news surrounding lawsuits and weed killers. The AgriTalk podcast is sponsored by Syngenta.

This week's Free-for-all features Jim Wiesemeyer plus Michelle Jones and Tyson Redpath. The discussion covers topics including Michael Bloomberg's performance in his first debate, President Trump tweeting about additional MFP, and the similarities and differences between how farmers today are dealing with financial hardships versus how farmers of the 1980s dealt with similar problems. The AgriTalk podcast is sponsored by Syngenta.

This is National Grain Bin Safety Week, and we have South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem with us to share her personal story of loss and what others can do to avoid similar tragedies. We also visit with Harold Cooper, CEO and general manager at Premier Ag, which was recently named as 2019 Ag Retailer of the Year by the Agriculture Retailers Association. AgDay anchor and executive director Clinton Griffiths is this morning's substitute host. The AgriTalk podcast is sponsored by Syngenta.

We hear from U.S. Representative Ted Yoho from Florida on his proposal to allow undocumented immigrants to work in agriculture legally and our Farmer Forum features Joe Del Bosque and Jerod McDaniel who provide their reactions to the plan. The AgriTalk podcast is sponsored by Syngenta.