AgriTalk-July 22, 2026 AM

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley joins us to discuss the status of E15 in the Senate, the Farm Bill, and overhauling H-2A. And our Farmer Forum features Ken McCauley of Kansas and Ben Riensche of Iowa. Topics include input costs, crop conditions, and dissatisfaction with USDA-NASS farmer surveys.

AgriTalk-July 21, 2026 AM

We chat with Randy Dowdy and David Hula of Breaking Barriers with R&D and hear from NCBA CEO Colin Woodall about the recent Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting and Iowa State extension plant pathologist Alison Robertson shares details of newly discovered Southern Rust in Iowa.

AgriTalk-July 20, 2026 AM

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – shares a story about the importance of the personal stories behind some of the used equipment that is sold at auctions, plus he reports on some prices recently fetched, and previews a few upcoming auctions. Soy Transportation Coalition executive director Mike Steenh…

AgriTalk-July 17, 2026 AM

We get through a lot of topics on this week's Friday Free-for-all with Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast and Shaun Haney of RealAg Radio. The uptick in hostilities between Ukraine and Russia, watching the global wheat market, President Trump's address to the nation, re-negotiating…

AgriTalk-July 16, 2026 AM

Paul Neiffer – The Farm CPA – joins us to provide an update on SDRP, ECAP, ARC, PLC and Bill Lapp of Advanced Economic Solutions shares perspective on cooler than expected inflation data for June.

AgriTalk-July 15, 2026 AM

Joe Del Bosque of Del Bosque Farms in California joins us to provide some first-hand perspective on the challenges with hiring and maintaining a workforce in California and the United States. And our Farmer Forum this week features Sherman Newlin of Illinois, who talks about crop conditions in the …

AgriTalk-July 14, 2026 AM

House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson talks about the critical importance of overhauling agricultural labor law and how his bi-partisan bill addresses many of those issues in order to secure domestic food production. And Kevin Marcus of Marcus Weather, Inc. shares his outlook through mid-…

AgriTalk-July 13, 2025 AM

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – provides a report on recent and upcoming auctions of used machinery equipment, including his Pick of the Week, and shares a personal story of the loss of a fan. And Professor Alison Robertson of Iowa State University, joins us to share her insights on various potent…

AgriTalk-July 10, 2026 AM

Friday Free-for-all panelists Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast and Dr. John Newton, vice president of public policy and economic analysis at American Farm Bureau Federation, discuss trade with China, recent AFBF meetings and reports, Ukraine/Russia conflict, USA/Iran conflict, tr…

AgriTalk-July 9, 2026 AM

Shawn Hackett of Hackett Financial Advisors joins us to discuss grain market conditions, weather, crop outlook, and WASDE. Professor Dr. Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University talks about changes to cattle industry and shares perspective on why fed cattle futures have been under pressure. Krista…