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Dr. Joana Colussi from the Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University joins us to talk about the latest Ag Economy Barometer and we continue the post-election conversation with Ken Barbic of Invariant's Food & Agriculture Practice and Missouri cattle producer Brian Klippenstein. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The voters have spoken. Party control of both chambers of Congress will change for the new session beginning in 2027. We discuss what the lame duck session might look like plus what we might see with various policies, bills, and committees affecting U.S. agriculture. Our guest is noted ag policy advisor Mary Kay Thatcher followed by the Farmer Forum featuring Iowa State Representative Chad Ingels (Dist. 68) and Blue Earth County Commissioner Kevin Paap (Dist. 4) of Minnesota. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Election Day and we discuss the midterm races and what matters for U.S. agricultures. Our guests this morning are Jay Truitt of Policy Perspectives, National Pork Producers Council CEO Bryan Humphreys, and Farm Journal Broadcast executive producer Clinton Griffiths. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – shares a tribute to a legend in the ag machinery world plus he reports on auctions he's got his eye on and previews two upcoming auctions. John Appel of Farmers Business Network joins us to discuss FBN's 2027 Crop Protection Market Outlook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Halloween Eve and the last Free-for-all before the 2026 mid-term elections. Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture and Callie Eideberg of The Vogel Group share thoughts on some of the races across the country in the House and Senate and what certain outcomes could mean for the direction of the country in the next two years. Plus, a new episode of The Soy Checkoff Check-in featuring former USB chair Jerry Slocum. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Michael Cordonnier of Soy and Corn Advisory joins us to share his thoughts on Brazilian and domestic crops plus Dr. Ernie Goss of Creighton University talks about the latest Rural Mainstreet index and we talk about the campaign to increase pork demand with Jennifer Tirey, executive director at Illinois Pork Producers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley joins us to share thoughts on the mid-term elections next week, dwindling farmer representation in Washington, D.C., the Harvest Fuel Relief Program, war with Iran, and more. Then our Farmer Forum features Rock Katschnig of Illinois and Tim Gregerson of Nebraska and topics include harvest updates, 2027 plans, WASDE fallout and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk economy, energy, and inputs today with Dr. Vince Malanga of LaSalle Economics, Phil Flynn of The Price Futures Group, and Josh Linville of StoneX Group. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – talks about his Pick of the Week, reports on other items sold at recent auctions, and previews an auction happening tomorrow. Tanner Ehmke, lead economist for grains and oilseeds in CoBank's Knowledge Exchange Research Division, joins us to discuss how this fall's market conditions are causing stress for grain merchandisers, and Chip shares details and perspective on the situation with NASS and the WASDE numbers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast and Shaun Haney of RealAg Radio join us for the Friday Free-for-all. Chip had a conversation with USDA Under Secretary Richard Fordyce and we share four key answers about the Harvest Fuel Relief program and payment rates and schedules. Plus mid-term elections and many other topics are discussed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We chat with Doug Berven, vice president of corporate affairs at POET LLC, about the exciting potential for marine use of ethanol. Chris Johnson of Centrol Crop Consulting talks about SCN challenges in North Dakota. And Drovers editorial director Angie Stump Denton reports on the latest news concerning New World screwworm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

American Farm Bureau Federation vice president of public policy and economic analysis John Newton joins us for a conversation on potential fuel relief programs, fertilizer industry, farm bill and more. This week's Farmer Forum features Roger Cerven of Southwest Iowa and Jay Myers of North Dakota. They share progress reports on harvest and discuss their thoughts on various aid programs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We got off to a rough start but things settled down in time to catch up with Randy Dowdy and David Hula of Breaking Barriers with R&D. Then we get a cattle and livestock information download from Dr. Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University, who recently published a piece on LRP-BRAND and this morning had an op-ed in the New York Times on the price of hamburgers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – reports on several auctions, including a sale that is his Pick of the Week. Former USDA chief economist Joe Glauber is Research Fellow Emeritus in the Director General's Office at IFPRI and he joins us to discuss his report on LRP-BRAND. Dr. Darren Hudson of Texas Tech University analyzes Great American Cotton Plan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Friday Free-for-all featuring Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast and Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture. Topics include USDA/NASS/WASDE fallout, midterm elections, China buys, North American trade talks, NOPA crush, a bizarre Farmer's Day video and a lot more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.