USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg joins us to discuss the nation's trade agenda, expanding exports, and future with the World Food Program. The Friday Free-for-all with Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives and Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture includes what's going on with Iran, food supply for the world, some public opinion of President Trump, and more.

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We discuss investments in the Great Lakes for exports, Iran conflict impact supply chain, and railroad costs for shipping grains with Soy Transportation Coalition executive directot Mike Steenhoek. And Maria Zieba, vice president of government affairs at NPPC, talks about the upcoming D.C. fly-in for pork producers to voice their priorities, exports and USMCA and more.

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Dr. Joana Colussi of Purdue joins us to talk about the uptick in March among farmers surveyed for the latest Ag Economy Barometer. This week's Farmer Forum features Iowa Representative Chad Ingels (District 68) and Tony Mellenthin of Wisconsin, who is in Washington, D.C. today.

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We catch up with Randy Dowdy and David Hula of Breaking Barriers with R&D and hear about current conditions and growing statuses on their operations and around the areas. NCGA president Jed Bower joins us to discuss asking the Internation Trade Commission to revoke the countervailing duty orders on imports of phosphate fertilizer from Morocco. And Mitchell Hora of ContinuumAg provides a 45Z update and preview TopSoil Summit 2006.

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Greg Peterson/Machinery Pete reports on recent and upcoming auctions he's been watching, including his Pick of the Week. The Farm CPA Paul Neiffer shares some important info as tax season rounds the final lap. And we have a new BeSure! message from Dr. Shine Taylor of Gowan.

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We have a Good Friday Free-for-all with Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives and Shaun Haney of RealAg Radio. Topics include President Trump's address to the nation on the war with Iran, USDA reports, possible opening of the Mexican border for cattle trade, and a lot more.

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We have a conversation with Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig about the increase in use of E15 in the state plus reaction to the RFS announcement from last Friday. Drew Lerner of World Weather, Inc. shares some info on current and potential future weather patterns affecting various crops. And we have a BeSure! message fromStephanie Darnell, Technical Stewardship Manager at BASF.

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USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce joins us to discuss ARC/PLC eligibility, pay caps, and base acres. This week's Farmer Forum features Ben Riensche of Iowa and Kevin Paap of Minnesota. Topics include reaction to Undersecretary Fordyce's conversation with Chip, challenges and strategy for the planting season plus farm safety, Ben's experience in Washington, D.C. last week, E15 and more.

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Trust In Food is digging into the trusted advisor relationship in the Red River Valley and sharing how other regions can learn from their model. In partnership with the Northern Plains Trusted Advisor Partnership, Farm Journal’s Trust In Food has pulled together agronomists, farmers and the value chain today to learn how we can tap the trusted advisor relationship to accelerate conservation adoption, both here in the Red River Valley and beyond. 

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Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – joins us to report on recent auctions he's tracking, including his Pick of the Week. Emily Skor, CEO at Growth Energy, shares perspective on the wins from the Celebration of Ag announcements last week plus the continuing campaign for year-round E15.

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