U.S. Cattlemen's Association president Justin Tupper talks about the Meat and Poultry Special Investigators Act of 2025, USCA's thoughts on the trade/tariff issues, and more. Matt Clark is senior rural economic analyst at Terrain and he puts many issues concerning world trade into perspective – including population/demand potential from BRICS+ nations.

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We catch up with Aaron Wilson, assistant professor – ag weather and climate field specialist at the Ohio State University, for a look at weather around the midwest and how it is affecting farmers. Then this week's Farmer Forum features Ryan Bivens of Kentucky and Scott Henry of Illinois.

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Joe Glauber is an emeritus fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute and former USDA chief economist. He joins us to share his insights on navigating tariffs and challenges for trade, ag economy and the Farm Bill. And it's Tax Day...the ever-dependable Farm CPA, Paul Neiffer, provides some late hour advice for operations, plus shares what he knows about the Tax Bill.

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Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – shares info on recent auction prices, including his Pick of the Week. We chat with Iowa Renewable Fuels Association executive director Monte Shaw about the industry push for guidance on 45z clean fuel production credits plus the continuing drive for year-round E15.

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins joins us to discuss her first 50 days leading USDA, tariff and trade policies that affect American agriculture, potential relocation of USDA facilities throughout the country and more. Then our Friday Free-for-all with ag policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer and RealAg Radio's Shaun Haney includes discussion of President Trump's strategy with tariffs – especially regarding China, the Farm Bill/Budget Reconciliation, immigration and more.

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Illinois soybean farmer and American Soybean Association board member Ryan Frieders talks about the recent study commissioned by ASA in response to HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr. possibly limiting or banning seed oils. Phil Flynn is an energy market analyst at The PRICE Futures Group and he joins us to share perspective on the overall strategy of President Trumps shift in tariffs, particularly with regards to China. We have a Be Sure message from Anna Howell of Gowan. And there's a new episode of the Soy Checkoff Check-in with guest Matt Chapman.

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A bi-partisan letter from U.S. Senators was sent to EPA urging the agency to raise RFS volumes. Paul Winters, director, public affairs and federal communications for Clean Fuels Alliance America, joins us to discuss the details. This week's Farmer Forum features Tim Burrack of Iowa and Sherman Newlin of Illinois.

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In this AgriTalk conversation with Randy Dowdy and David Hula of Breaking Barriers with R&D we talk about the early days of planting and using fertilizer. LaSalle Economics president Dr. Vince Malanga joins us too discuss the tariffs, trade, the Federal Reserve and interest rates, and the roles they're playing in the current economy.

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U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa explains his approach to reclaiming some powers for Congress to create new tariffs, plus we discuss financial aid to farmers, the new Farm Bill, year-round E15 and more. Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – joins us to share his Pick of the Week and review notable sales of used equipment at recent auctions around the country.

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The week provided plenty of topics to discuss for the Friday Free-for-all this morning. Jim Wiesemeyer, RealAg Radio's Shaun Haney, and Davis Michaelsen discussed the tariffs, of course. Other topics included the tax bill, budget reconciliation, the Farm Bill, biofuel issues and more.

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