AgriTalk AM & PM

This afternoon we have a conversation with Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Analytics and Cary Artac of artacadvisory.com shares technical analysis plus The Price Futures Group's Jack Scoville breaks down today's price action.

Greg Peterson – Machinery Peterson – talks about an upcoming auction at Rebel Auction, Co. in Hazelhurst, GA with CEO Sam Maier and COO John Anderson. Plus he talks about his Pick of the Week. USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden joins us to discuss modernizing the IT infrastructure at USDA, re-organization efforts within the department, fertilizer and Project Meadowlark, salmonella mitigation, and more.  Paul Neiffer – The Farm CPA talks about crop insurance adjustments, ARC/PLC payments info update, SDRP-II top up payment, and more.

For this week's Market Roundtable we have DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing and Mark Schultz of Northstar Commodity.

Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast and John Newton, vice president of public policy and economic analysis at the American Farm Bureau Federation, join Chip Flory for this week's Friday Free-for-all. Topics include jobs data, interest rates, USDA re-organization, U.S.-China trade talks, diesel prices and a lot more.

Our guest this afternoon is Bree Baatz, grain and oilseed analyst with Terrain see talks grain markets and transportation costs. Plus Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek talks cattle markets and Oliver Sloup of Blue Line Futures shares price action perspective.

We wrap up our coverage of World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin, sponsored by Herd-i. National Milk Producers Federation president and CEO Gregg Doud is a former U.S. Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the office of the United States Trade Representative. He joins us at World Dairy Expo to discuss the dairy industry and world trade. Corey Geiger is CoBank's lead dairy economist and he joins us at World Dairy Expo, where he was just named the Industry Person of the Year, to discuss the new report, titled: Higher-component Dairy Herds Capture Bigger Milk Checks. U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) is the Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture and he joined us at World Dairy Expo for a conversation on his immigration worker bill and other issues.

Our coverage of World Dairy Expo continues with conversations about the dairy market with Mike North of Ever Ag and Robin Schmahl of AgMarket.net. Nick Tsiolis of Farmer's Keeper shares mid-week cash grain analysis. Sponsored by United Animal Health.

We are in Madison, Wisconsin at World Dairy Expo 2026 with coverage made possible by Alltech. This morning we talk with Dairy Management chair Marilyn Hershey and meet new CEO Corey Scott. And we have a special dairy Farmer Forum with Val Lavigne of New York, Charles Krause of Minnesota, and Farm Journal's Milk editorial director Karen Bohnert of Illinois.

Cory Bratland of AgMarket.Net is our guest market analyst this afternoon, followed by meteorologist Eric Snodgrass from Nutrien Ag. Brian Splitt, also of AgMarket.net, joins us for price action and technical analysis.

U.S. Senator John Boozman of Arkansas is the chairman of the Senate Ag Committee and he joins us to discuss the journey of the Farm Bill so far through Congress. More rains are coming through Iowa and Dr. Charles Hurburgh, professor emeritus at Iowa State and a renown expert in grain quality, shares tips on what to watch for when harvesting and storage. Troy Deutmeyer is an agronomist at Pioneer and he talks about what he's seeing in the fields with the weather situation.

Ted Seifried is vice president and chief market strategist at Zaner Ag Hedge and he joins us this afternoon as our guest analyst plus Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition, talks diesel fuel surcharges and other issues affecting farmer's profitability. 

Greg Peterson, a.k.a. Machinery Pete, talks about his Pick of the Week among recent auction sales plus looks ahead to upcoming auctions. And Clean Fuels Alliance America CEO Donnell Rehagen joins us for a conversation about the bio-based diesel fuel and ethanol industries.

We wrap up the week with a Friday Market Roundtable featuring Naomi Blohm of Total Farm Marketing and Brian Splitt of AgMarket.net. 

Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast and Krista Swanson, chief economist for the National Corn Growers Association, join us for this week's Friday Free-for-all. Topics include the Presidents Trump and Xi summit, price of diesel fuel, the war with Iran, H&P report, midterm elections, and a lot more.

Our guest market analyst this afternoon is Dan Basse of AgResource Company and Luke Wells of Professional Ag Marketing shares livestock/hogs and pigs report analysis. Oliver Sloup of Blue Line Futures with today's price action perspective.

Josh Linville, vice president of fertilizer at StoneX, talks about all the recent news surrounding fertilizer and potash. Jordan Fife, president of BioUrja Trading at BioUrja Group, shares perspective on another critically important input – diesel fuel. And Dr. Justin Glisan, State Climatologist for Iowa, talks about record rainfall this year in the Hawkeye State. Plus we have a new episode of the Soy Checkoff Check-in, featuring past United Soybean Board chair Phillip Good, who talks about USB's 35th anniversary.

Our guest market analyst for this afternoon is Luke Beckman of Central Valley Ag followed by a review of the cattle market with Chris Swift of Swift Trading Company, plus mid-week cash grain analysis from Nickk Tsiolis of Farmer's Keeper..

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa joins us to share his positions on issues including the Farm Bill, Iran, diesel fuel, beef exports and more. Then we have a Farmer Forum with Gene Millard of Illinois and Randy Francois of Iowa. Topics include harvest conditions, costs of diesel fuel and fertilzer, 45Z and more.

Strategic Farm Marketing's Dave Chatterton joins us to analyze the ag markets and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey provides a weather outlook. Matt Bennett of AgMarket.net joins us from the fields to share a harvest report.

We check in with Randy Dowdy and David Hula of Breaking Barriers with R&D about getting crops out of the field and recording everything done during the year to maximize yield. It is National Farm Safety and Health Week 2026 and it is also Rail Safety Week 2026. We have Francis Eldecker, Iowa state coordinator for Operation Lifesaver join us to tell us about how to stay safe when crossing train tracks. Ken Ferrie of Crop-Tech Consulting talks about crop conditions and harvest challenges with the wet weather.

Chris Robinson of Robsinon Ag Marketing is our guest analyst this afternoon plus Cary Artac of artacadvisory.com and wickedstocks.com has a chart update and stock watch. Jack Scoville of The Price Futures Group shares price action perspective.

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – talks about his Pick of the Week, plus introduces Matt Pepe, regional sales manager for Ritchie Bros. in Ontario, who talks about their upcoming auction event. And Bryan Whaley, CEO of the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, joins us to discuss building Iowa's cattle future.

We wrap up the week's grain market with Randy Martinson of Martinson Ag. Don Close with Terrain discusses the State of the Beef Industry, Dr. Derrell Peel, extension livestock market economist at Oklahoma State University has analysis of the Cattle on Feed Report and the second port reopening.

Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast joins us for the Friday Free-for-all, and we welcome Dr. Bart Fischer, research assistant professor and co-director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University. Topics include the Farm Bill clearing a hurdle, Federal Reserve strategy with interest rates, energy costs, China's President Xi's planned visit to the U.S. and more.

Our guest market analyst this afternoon is Sue Martin of AG & Investment Services plus Patrick Linnell of CattleFax talks cattle market. Oliver Sloup of Blue Line Futures shares price action perspective.

Drovers.com's Angie Stump Denton has conducted a survey on the State of the Beef industry. We follow up with conversations with Texas seed stock producer Casey Worrell, discuss beef demand with Professor Glynn Tonsor of Kansas State University, and economist Professor Kenny Burdine about what the future might hold.

Arlan Suderman is the Chief Commodities Economist for StoneX Group Inc. and he joins us as our guest market analyst today plus Zach Tindall of Producers Livestock Marketing shares analysis and perspective on the cattle and beef markets. Nick Tsiolis of Farmer's Keeper has mid-week our cash grain update.

Tyson Redpath is a principal with The Russell Group in Washington, D.C. and he joins us from the U.S. Capitol to discuss what's going on with the Farm Bill in the Senate Ag Committee. This week's Farmer Forum features Mark Mueller, chair with the Iowa Corn Growers Association, and Ryan Vos of Minnesota. Topics include crop conditions, managing the high costs of diesel fuel and fertilizer, hopes for the Farm Bill and more.

Rich Nelson of Allendale is guest market analyst this afternoon plus we get an ag weather outlook from Drew Lerner of World Weather, Inc. Price action perspective from Brian Splitt of AgMarket.net.

We check in with Dr. Vince Malanga of LaSalla Economics and hear his thoughts on the economy as the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and what they're likely to do with the interest rate. Ken Eriksen is a strategic advisor with Polaris Analytics and Consulting and he joins us to discuss the status of shipping on the Mississippi River, through the Panama Canal, and the impact of high diesel prices on general shipping. Mitchell Hora of Continuum Ag breaks down the latest on 45Z.

This afternoon's guest market analyst is Jamie Gieseke from Paradigm Futures and we get a chart update from Cary Artac of artacadvisory.com and wickedstocks.com. Jack Scoville of The Price Futures Group shares price action perspective.

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – shares his Pick of the Week and the prices fetched at other auctions of used farm machine equipment, plus details of his upcoming trip to Canada for an event. Ted Seifried is vice president and chief market strategist at Zaner Ag Hedge and he joins us to discuss the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. Professor Dr. Michael Castellano of Iowa State University's Department of Agronomy joins us to discuss what the super El Niño means for anhydrous ammonia and manure timing this fall.

It was 25 years ago today and we will never forget. Brian Grete of Commstock Investments helps break down the WASDE report released today. And Scott Varilek of Kooima Kooima Varilek joins us with cattle market analysis.

For this week's Friday Free-for-all we have panelists Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesmeyer's Perspectives podcast and John Newton, vice president of public policy and economic analysis at American Farm Bureau Federation. Topics include remembering 9-11-2001, interest rates, GOP mid-term convention, US-Canada trade war and a lot more.

Iowa State University's Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm in Nashua, Iowa is celebrating 50 years and Chip Flory is there to cover the event with our friend Tim Burrack. Plus, conversations on site with ISU president Dr. David Cook, USDA Deputy Secretary Judge Stephen Vaden, and vice president for extension and research at Iowa State, Dr. Jason Henderson.

Michelle Rook is host this morning and her guests include Mike Castle, StoneX senior commodities economist, to preview the next WASDE plus share StoneX estimates, American Soybean Association CEO Steve Censky talks China, trade and trade war with Canada, and The Farm CPA himself, Paul Neiffer, explains 45Z guidance released this past Tuesday.

This afternoon's guest analyst is The Money Farm's Allison Thompson and Kyle Bumsted of Allendale, Inc. joins us with cattle market analysis plus Mid-week cash grain update with Nick Tsiolis of Farmer's Keeper.

In-coming U.S. Meat Export Federation chair Dave Bruntz joins us from Japan where a USMEF delegation is visiting to fortify this important trade relationship. This week's Farmer Forum features Matt Splitter from Kansas and Brent Judisch from Iowa.

Garrett Toay of AgTrader Talk is our guest market analyst and we have a look at weather from Brian Bledsoe. Price action perspective from Matt Bennett of AgMarket.net.

Randy Dowdy and David Hula of Breaking Barriers with R&D talk about harvest. Lane Akre, economist at Pro Farmer, provides a preview of the upcoming World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report coming out at the end of the week. Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast drops in to provide a news update covering the holiday weekend.

It is Labor Day and the markets are closed on this national holiday. But we have a special holiday Markets Roundtable featuring Joe Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek and John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing.

Happy Labor Day! It is a national holiday and we have a new show featuring Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete, plus an extended weather outlook from Kevin Marcus of Marcus Weather Consulting, and Christina Herrick of The Packer joins us to report on labor issues in the produce world.

This week's Market Roundtable features Darren Frye of Water Street Solutions and Shawn Hackett of Hackett Financial Advisors.

Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast and Shaun Haney of RealAg Radio join Chip Flory for the Friday Free-for-all. Topics include potential for executive order for MCOOL, increased efforts to get exports out of Russia and Ukraine, WASDE next week, high fuel costs, especially diesel, and more. Plus, The Farm CPA Paul Neiffer joins us to share details about a September 15 deadline farmers should know about.

Krista Swanson is the chief economist for the National Corn Growers Association and she joins us this afternoon to discuss marketing, profitability, and crop reports. Plus we have a conversation with Tyler Schau of AgMarket.net about the cattle market.

Dan Basse of AgResource Company shares his thoughts on crops ahead of next week's WASDE Report, USDA's push to modernize NASS, and biofuels policy. Meaghan Anderson is an extension field agronomist and at the Iowa State University extension & outreach. She joins us to discuss crown rot and other later-season diseases in corn and soybeans.

Craig Turner of StoneX is guest market analyst this afternoon plus Kip Tom, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, joins us to talk about USDA's rollout of modernizing NASS. Nick Tsiolis of Farmer's Keeper has mid-week cash market update.

Rich Nelson of Allendale joins us to share results of their annual Nationwide Producer Yield Survey. Dr. Joana Colussi of Purdue takes us through the latest Ag Economy Barometer. And this week's Farmer Forum features Iowa producers Tim Burrack and Kelly Garrett.

Bryan Doherty of Total Farm Marketing joins us to discuss the grains and livestock markets and Eric Snodgrass of Nutrien provides a weather outlook. Plus Brian Splitt of AgMarket.net shares price action perspective.

Don Close, senior animal protein analyst at Terrain Ag, talks about USDA herd rebuilding plan and Phil Flynn, senior account executive at The Price Futures Group, shares his thoughts on where global energy markets are heading plus Robert White, senior vice president, industry relations & market development at the Renewable Fuels Association, joins us to discuss California moving one step forward to E15 sales.