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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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.