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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NCGA president Kenneth Hartman, Jr. talks about his testimony yesterday before the International Trade Commission on the importance of 2,4-D for growers. He also shares initial reaction to the reciprocal tariffs announced by President Trump yesterday. Missy Bauer of B&M Crop Consulting joins us to share some pre-planting prep advice, including details on planter set-up, what to watch for with emergence, treated seeds and more.

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The Ag Economy Barometer dipped 12 points and Professor Emeritus Dr. Jim Mintert joins us to review the survey of participating producers. This week's Farmer Forum features Glen Newcomer of Ohio and Chase Dewitz of North Dakota. They share their thoughts on tariffs, USDA plantings report, local seed sales and more.

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Eric Snodgrass is principal atmospheric scientist at Nutrien Ag Solutions. He joins us to discuss the weather outlook, especially with rain, as planting season gets underway. Professor Glynn Tonsor is with the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University. He shares data and trends seen from the latest Monthly Meat Demand Monitor.

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Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – shares his Pick of the Week and talks about his new podcast episode which features a fascinating story that combines farming with Major League Baseball. Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO Geoff Cooper joins us to discuss year round E15, status of SREs, RVOs and the priority list for RFA.

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The Friday Free-for-all with panelists Jim Wiesemeyer, RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney, and Davis Michaelsen discuss trade partners and tariffs, fines levied at Chinese ships docking at U.S. ports, Farm Bill status and budget reconciliation and more.

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Cody Bills is director of U.S. Market Advisory & Brokerage at Farmer's Business Network and he joins us to share FBN's Planting Intentions Report, which was released today. You could say Mike Koehne is an Indiana soybean farmer who shows up. He serves on many soy organizations, and was recently in Washington, D.C. to testify before the U.S. Trade Representative's public hearing on "Section 301" and its potential ramifications for trade, including soy. We begin this year's important Be Sure! Stewardship Campaign for Growing Matters with Nick Tinsley of BASF. And we have a new episode of the Soy Checkoff Check-in with USB chair Philip Good and CEO Lucas Lentsch.

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U.S. Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa joins us to discuss her efforts to have National Women in Agriculture Day adopted by the Senate, plus her thoughts on DOGE, EPA, tariffs and trade and more. Then we have a phenomenal Farmer Forum with Ambassador Kip Tom of Indiana and NCGA First Vice President Jed Bower of Ohio.

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Randy Dowdy and David Hula of Breaking Barriers with R&D join us to discuss near-term plans for their operations. Farm CPA Paul Neiffer explains some of the details of the new $10 billion transfer to ECAP funding. And NCGA chief economist Krista Swanson shares results of the latest Ag Economist's Monthly Monitor plus a study on the potential impacts on corn exports from levying fines on Chinese ships docking at U.S. ports.

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Iowa's U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley joins us to discuss year-round E15, free and fair trade vs. tariffs, and potential aid for farmers from a trade war. Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – gives us his Pick of the Weeks and talks food as well as used farm equipment. The Packer's editorial director Jennifer Strailey shares info on vertical farming ag tech.

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