AgriTalk AM & PM

Sam Hudson of Cornbelt Marketing is our guest market analyst this afternoon plus we get price action perspective from Jack Scoville of The Price Futures Group and technicals from Cary Artac of artacadvisory.com and wickedstocks.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Peterson, you know him as Machinery Pete, presents his reports and Pick of the Week, and has a special guest join us – Alex Kerr of Kerr Auction. Bob Hemesath of Farmers for Free Trade weighs in on the current USMCA agreement expiring. And Angie Setzer of Consus Ag Consulting talks about weather and USDA reports and how the markets have been reacting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The markets are closed in observance of Independence Day – Happy 250th Birthday, America! We have StoneX vice president of fertilizer Josh Linville join us to discuss this critical input and the evolving policies affecting U.S. farmers access to it. Then Susan Stoud of No Bull Ag takes us through the history of America, particularly the story of U.S. agriculture, over the past 250 years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a national holiday in observance of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. This week's Friday Free-for-all with Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives and Shaun Haney of RealAg Radio talks about the significance of this 4th of July, plus issues including suspending fertilizer countervailing duties and ending USMCA.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We wrap up this short trading week ahead of the July 4th holiday with a Markets Roundtable with John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing and Cory Bratland of AgMarket.Net. Plus Oliver Sloup shares price action perspective.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

USDA Deputy Secretary Judge Stephen Vaden joins us to discuss fertilizer countervailing duties, $500 million to expand domestic fertilizer production, and the Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers (S.P.U.R.) program. Alltech global vice president of ESG Tara McCarthy joins us to discuss their annual Sustainability Report. And Geoff Cooper, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, shares details from RFA's recent poll of American consumers on energy independence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This afternoon's guest market analyst is Luke Beckman from Central Valley Ag plus Kyle Bumstad of A-Bar Farms LLC shares livestock market analysis and Nick Tsiolis of Farmer's Keeper has mid-week cash grain update.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott Davis of Bullpen Trading reviews the USDA reports plus we have a Farmer Forum with Kelly Garrett of Iowa and we welcome Ryan Vos of Minnesota.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian Grete of Commstock Investments joins us to review the USDA Acreage and Grain Stocks reports and share perspective on market reaction. Drew Lerner of Worldwide Weather, Inc. provides an outlook on ag weather and Cory Bratland of AgMarket.net has price action analysis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We check in with Farm Journal agronomist Ken Ferrie of Crop-Tech Consulting about the upcoming Corn College and Yield Academy events, plus crop conditions in his area. Phil Flynn of The Price Futures Group shares perspective on the global energy markets, particularly oil and the situation with Iran.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Greg Peterson, a.k.a. Machinery Pete, talks about trends he's seeing in the used equipment market plus shares recent auction highlights, including his Pick of the Week. Mitchell Hora of Continuum.Ag joins us to discuss USDA's carbon intensity calculator for 45Z. And Jennifer Strailey of The Packer discusses USMCA evaluation from the U.S. produce perspective.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Panelists Dave Chatterton of Strategic Farm Marketing and Garrett Toay of Ag Trader Talk join us for this week's Market Roundtable to take a look at the moves grains and livestock have made, especially with all the news that happened over the past five days. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have the traditional Friday Free-for-all back...it's live and features Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast and Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture. Topics include recapping another busy ag news week starting with Supreme Court's ruling on pesticides, Farm Bill in the Senate, Iran, special dinner celebrating ag at the White House and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This afternoon's guest market analyst is Chip Nellinger of Blue Reef Agri-Marketing and we start with USDA's Hogs and Pigs report released today. Nick Bork with Professional Ag Marketing joins us for livestock analysis plus share his thoughts on the H&P report. Price action perspective from Oliver Sloup of Blue Line Futures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get an update on global input supply from Corey Rosenbusch, president and CEO of The Fertilizer Institute. Then Jim McCormick of AgMarket.net walks us through their planted acreage estimates report. And worthwhile breaking news regarding the Supreme Court ruling on pesticides.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NDSU Professor Frayne Olson joins us to discuss crop markets and Joe Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek shares a cattle market report plus mid-week cash grain basis from Nick Tsiolis of Farmer's Keeper.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clean Fuels Alliance America CEO Donnell Rehagen joins us to talk about policy initiatives involving bio fuels and we have a Farmer Forum featuring Mike Appert of North Dakota and Randy Urmacher of Nebraska. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag is this afternoon's guest market analyst, plus John Nalivka of Sterling Marketing joins us, and Brian Bledsoe talks weather issues. Matt Bennett of AgMarket.com shares price action perspective.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brent Hershey of Hershey Ag and American Meat Producers Association joins us to discuss his support of California's Prop 12 and opposition to the Save Our Bacon Act in Congress. John McClure, head of market advisory at Farmers Business Network, shares details of FBN's latest acreage report. And Drovers editorial director Angie Stump Denton fills us in on another pest affecting livestock: Asian Longhorned Ticks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professor Chad Hart, extension economist at Iowa State University, joins us for a look at the markets as the situation with Iran continues to develop. Cary Artac of artacadvisory.com and wickedstocks.com shares a chart update and stock watch. Jack Scoville of The Price Futures Group has price action perspective.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – is back this week and he catches us up with various auction prices including his Pick of the Week. And with all the volatile weather happing we decided to have an extended conversation with Bret Walts of BAMWX.com. And Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast reports on what's going on with Iran and also the Farm Bill in the Senate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The markets are closed for Juneteenth but we have this brand new episode featuring a wrapping up of the week's market action with Susan Stroud of No Bull Ag followed by agronomist Missy Bauer of B&M Crop Consulting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With government offices and the markets closed in observance of Juneteenth holiday, we have pre-recorded a brand new Friday Free-for-all with Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast and Iowa farmer Tim Burrack. Topics include biofuels, Iran, the new Federal Reserve chairman and a lot more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Brock of The Brock Report and Brock Associates talks about generation gaps and wealth gaps and Patrick Linnell of CattleFax helps break down the latest Cattle on Feed Report. Price action perspective from Oliver Sloup of Blue Line Futures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden joins us to discuss New World screwworm response, department reorganization efforts, fertilizer concerns and more. Dan Basse of AgResource Company shares perspective on the deal with Iran and issues in Brazil. Mindy McMurtry of S&P Global Energy takes us through their recent US acreage update.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This afternoon we have Mark Schultz of Northstar Commodity is our guest market analyst and then we talk evolving fertilizer logistics with Josh Linville of StoneX Group. Mid-week cash grain and basis update with Nick Tsiolis of Farmer's Keeper.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's a campaign targeting public elected officials who support California's Prop 12 fix in the Farm Bill and it will expand. Rob Brenneman, president of the National Pork Producers Council joins us to explain the situation. And we have a Farmer Forum with Ron Suppes of Kansas and Scott Berger of Iowa. Topics include crop conditions in the midst of a lot of rain, wheat harvest report, thoughts on ag economy and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing is guest market analyst plus Kurt Kovarik of Clean Fuels Alliance America talks about 45Z and Dennis Todey of USDA ARS shares weather info.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Randy Dowdy and David Hula of Breaking Barriers with R&D join us for a crop progress update and report on climate conditions. Drovers editorial director Angie Stump Denton shares details of her trip to Texas and Ground Zero of New World screwworm reaching the United States. Mariah Saffa of Dairy MAX talks about reaching new generations to consume dairy products.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Robinson is this afternoon's guest market analyst and Cary Artac of artacadvisory.com and wickedstocks.com shares chart update and stock watch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Department of Energy released an update to the 45Z-CF GREET Model and Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor talks about what it means for biofuels plus keeping an eye on E15 as it gets worked on in the Senate. U.S. Meat Export Federation president and CEO Dan Halstrom joins us to discuss pork and beef exports through April and share reaction to the New World screwworm situation. American Farm Bureau is celebrating 250 years of farming in America, coinciding with the nation's upcoming 250th anniversary of its founding. We have Donna Worthington-Williams of North Carolina join us to talk about this commemoration and her own family farm's contribution going back to 1837.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We close the week with the Friday afternoon Market Roundtable featuring Shawn Hackett of Hackett Financial Advisors and Sue Martin of Ag & Investment Services. Topics include looking ahead to 2027 and global events impacting the economy around the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture and RealAg Radio moderates this week's Friday Free-for-all with panelists Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast, NCGA president Jed Bower, and John Newton of American Farm Bureau Federation. Topics include Iran war strategy, E15 in the Senate, New World screwworm and a lot more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rich Nelson of Allendale, Inc. is this afternoon's guest market analyst plus we hear from Zach Tindall of Producers Livestock on the cattle market and Oliver Sloup of Blue Line Futures shares price action perspective.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

USDA Under Secretary of Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg joins us from Kentucky to discuss record U.S. exports and trade opportunities and New World screwworm response. Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller provides an update on the situation with New World screwworm, including various ideas to eradicate it, and other potential challenges down the road. And Nancy Martinez, director of public policy, trade and biotechnology at NCGA, tells us about the Agricultural Coalition for USMCA.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek Trading joins us to discuss the ag markets plus meteorologist Eric Snodgrass of Nutrien Ag provides some weather outlook as storms make their way across the plains. And Nick Tsiolis of Farmer's Keeper has a mid-week cash grain update.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Wednesday so that means it's time for the Farmer Forum and this week we have Caleb Ragland of Kentucky and Bob Worth in Minnesota. A main topic of the conversation is the need for good policy, not politics, to help farmers successfully run their businesses outright and not rely on government aid. Then the Packer's editorial director Jennifer Strailey joins us from Washington, D.C. to report on the International Fresh Produce Association's conference.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This afternoon's guest market analyst is Brady Huck with Empower Ag Trading and Stephen Diebel, president of the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, joins us to discuss New World screwworm plus price action perspective from Brian Splitt of AgMarket.netSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa joins guest host Michelle Rook to talk about the New World screwworm situation plus provide an update to the Senate's work on the new Farm Bill. More New World screwworm coverage on AgriTalk with a conversation with Dr. Russ Daly, extension veterinarian at South Dakota State University. Jeff Jackson is an alfalfa and forage specialist with CROPLAN by Winfield and he shares information on drought issues.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Rand of Blue Line Futures joins us to discuss the markets and various fronts impacting them plus Jack Scoville of The Price Futures Group with price action perspective and Cary Artac of artacadvisory.com and wickedstocks.com with chart update and stock watch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – is our guest host this morning. He is joined by Brent Ulmer of Ulmer Auctions in Ashley, North Dakota minutes before a big 2-day live auction gets underway. Then Kent Hogeboom of Construction Equipment Guide talks about the crossover of farmers wanting/needing a variety of equipment. And of course Machinery Pete gives us his Pick of the Week, which is perhaps the most unusual yet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ted Seifried of Zaner Ag Hedge is our guest host this afternoon and he has fellow Zaner Ag Hedge analyst Dan Hussey help him break down the week's market action.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friday Free-for-all panelists Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast and Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture discuss apparent midterm election trends, New World screwworm, impending final 45Z rules, and the general mood of rural America.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We wrap up our coverage of World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, sponsored by BarnTools. We review the markets with Don Roose of U.S. Commodites and price action perspective from Oliver Sloup of Blue Line Futures. Then National Pork Producers Council CEO Bryan Humphreys joins us to talk about the industry. And Farm Journal's PORK editor Jennifer Shike helps us close out the event. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Day Two of our coverage of World Pork Expo 2026 is made possible by United Animal Health. We discuss developing news about New World screwworm found in Texas. Guests include Dr. Patrick Webb assistant chief veterinarian at the National Pork Board, National Pork Producers Council vice president Pat Hord, and Illinois Pork Producers Association executive director Jennifer Tirey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our coverage of World Pork Expo 2026 in Des Moines, Iowa continues, sponsored by the National Pork Board. We discuss swine health with Dr. Clayton Johnson, DVM is Director of Veterinary Services at Carthage Veterinary Service. And we have conversations with members of the team that assist Jennifer Shike with State of the Pork Industry reports: Adam Annegers, Dr. Cara Haden, Bradley Eckberg and Randy Kuker.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are in Des Moines, Iowa for World Pork Expo 2026 with coverage sponsored by Alltech. We have a conversation with Chad Groves, CEO for Seaboard Foods and vice president at the National Pork Board. Then we have a special pork producer Farmer Forum featuring Todd Wiley and Trish Cook out of Iowa and Phil Hord from Ohio. Topics include fighting back against Prop 12 and other challenges.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sherman Newlin of Zaner Ag Hedge joins us to discuss the market results for today and Brian Bledsoe talks about ag weather plus Matt Bennett of AgMarket.net shares price action perspective.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We hear from Randy Dowdy and David Hula of Breaking Barriers with R&D, Dr. Joana Colussi of Purdue University breaks down the latest Ag Economy Barometer, and The Farm CPA, Paul Neiffer, provides details on recent payment limits.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.