Breaking Barriers with R&D is back with Randy Dowdy and David Hula. And we talk about the status and goals of the biofuels industry with Grant Kimberley, executive director of the Iowa Biodiesel Board, and Brad Wilson, general manager at Western Iowa Energy.

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Greg Peterson/Machinery Pete joins us to discuss his Pick of the Week out of Mount Pleasant, PA. He also reports on several other recent and future auctions of used machinery equipment. With more threatening weather moving across the Midwest we have an extended conversation with Bret Walts from BAMWX. And we talk with Ethan Lane, vice president of government affairs at NCBA, about efforts in the United States and Mexico to control New World screwworm.

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Ag policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer and RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney join Chip and Davis on the Friday Free-for-all to discuss China and tariffs, India, pipeline projects, the Farm Bill, Canada's upcoming election and more.

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Troy Bredenkamp, is senior vice president of government and public affairs at the Renewable Fuels Association and he joins us to updates on several fronts, including progress on year-round E15 and status of RVOs. Andy Shissler of S&W Trading answers the question does China need the U.S. more than the U.S. needs China? And we have a new episode of the Soy Checkoff Check-in, featuring Ed Lammers who grows soybeans and serves on USB's executive committee.

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Ken Ferrie of Crop-Tech Consulting joins us to share some early spring planting and machine maintenance tips, plus what he's seeing in his region, and a few do's and don'ts. Then we have a Farmer Forum with Randy Urmacher of Nebraska and Scott McGregor of Iowa.

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Dr. Ernie Goss is the Jack MacAllister Chair in Regional Economics at Creighton University's Heider College of Business and he joins us to discuss their latest Rural Mainstreet Index which canvasses non-urban bank leaders on the state of rural economy. We welcome Henry Arrowood, CEO at farmshare, to describe this venture which provides a meat-marketing option for processors.

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Greg Peterson/Machinery Pete's Pick of the Week is blue this time. He also reports on auction prices in three other states. Darren Hudson of Texas Tech University joins us to discuss several issues, including challenging times for cotton.

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On this Good Friday holiday we have a new Friday Free-for-all featuring ag policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer and RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney. Topics include trade, tax cuts plus ag bills in Washington, Bayer making glyphosate, and more.

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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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