Brent Hershey of Hershey Ag and American Meat Producers Association joins us to discuss his support of California's Prop 12 and opposition to the Save Our Bacon Act in Congress. John McClure, head of market advisory at Farmers Business Network, shares details of FBN's latest acreage report. And Drovers editorial director Angie Stump Denton fills us in on another pest affecting livestock: Asian Longhorned Ticks.

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Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – is back this week and he catches us up with various auction prices including his Pick of the Week. And with all the volatile weather happing we decided to have an extended conversation with Bret Walts of BAMWX.com. And Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast reports on what's going on with Iran and also the Farm Bill in the Senate.

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With government offices and the markets closed in observance of Juneteenth holiday, we have pre-recorded a brand new Friday Free-for-all with Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast and Iowa farmer Tim Burrack. Topics include biofuels, Iran, the new Federal Reserve chairman and a lot more.

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USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden joins us to discuss New World screwworm response, department reorganization efforts, fertilizer concerns and more. Dan Basse of AgResource Company shares perspective on the deal with Iran and issues in Brazil. Mindy McMurtry of S&P Global Energy takes us through their recent US acreage update.

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There's a campaign targeting public elected officials who support California's Prop 12 fix in the Farm Bill and it will expand. Rob Brenneman, president of the National Pork Producers Council joins us to explain the situation. And we have a Farmer Forum with Ron Suppes of Kansas and Scott Berger of Iowa. Topics include crop conditions in the midst of a lot of rain, wheat harvest report, thoughts on ag economy and more.

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Randy Dowdy and David Hula of Breaking Barriers with R&D join us for a crop progress update and report on climate conditions. Drovers editorial director Angie Stump Denton shares details of her trip to Texas and Ground Zero of New World screwworm reaching the United States. Mariah Saffa of Dairy MAX talks about reaching new generations to consume dairy products.

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The Department of Energy released an update to the 45Z-CF GREET Model and Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor talks about what it means for biofuels plus keeping an eye on E15 as it gets worked on in the Senate. U.S. Meat Export Federation president and CEO Dan Halstrom joins us to discuss pork and beef exports through April and share reaction to the New World screwworm situation. American Farm Bureau is celebrating 250 years of farming in America, coinciding with the nation's upcoming 250th anniversary of its founding. We have Donna Worthington-Williams of North Carolina join us to talk about this commemoration and her own family farm's contribution going back to 1837.

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Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture and RealAg Radio moderates this week's Friday Free-for-all with panelists Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast, NCGA president Jed Bower, and John Newton of American Farm Bureau Federation. Topics include Iran war strategy, E15 in the Senate, New World screwworm and a lot more.

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USDA Under Secretary of Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg joins us from Kentucky to discuss record U.S. exports and trade opportunities and New World screwworm response. Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller provides an update on the situation with New World screwworm, including various ideas to eradicate it, and other potential challenges down the road. And Nancy Martinez, director of public policy, trade and biotechnology at NCGA, tells us about the Agricultural Coalition for USMCA.

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It's Wednesday so that means it's time for the Farmer Forum and this week we have Caleb Ragland of Kentucky and Bob Worth in Minnesota. A main topic of the conversation is the need for good policy, not politics, to help farmers successfully run their businesses outright and not rely on government aid. Then the Packer's editorial director Jennifer Strailey joins us from Washington, D.C. to report on the International Fresh Produce Association's conference.

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