We have the Friday Free-for-all with Pro Farmer policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer, Pro Farmer editor Brian Grete, and "The Farm CPA" Paul Neiffer. Everyone shares their perspectives on prospects for the Farm Bill, plus several other issues.

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We talk with Dr. Scott Brown, Associate Extension Professor in the Division of Applied Social Sciences of the University of Missouri, about the latest Ag Economist's Monthly Monitor. Then Dr. Andrew Bowman, associate professor at the College of Veterinary Medicine at The Ohio State University, joins us to discuss the challenges of HPAI/H5N1.

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We catch up with U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15), Chairman of the House Ag Committee, and hear about where things stand with Farm Bill, beginning with the Chairman's Mark-up. Then we have a Farmer Forum with Tim Burrack of Iowa and Mike Appert of North Dakota.

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This morning we get Dr. Vince Malanga of LaSalle Economic's thoughts on the economy and the Federal Reserve's maneuvers. We meet Nate Blum, CEO of Sorghum United, who tells us about the work they do and their goals.

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Ah, Monday...the best thing about you is we have our weekly conversation with Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete. We also chat with Iowa State Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig about many issues and his thoughts on Earth Day as it relates to ag. Then we hear from Shine Taylor of Gowan about the BeSure! stewardship program at Growing Matters.

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This week's Friday Free-for-all features Jim Wiesemeyer of Pro Farmer, Shaun Haney of RealAg Radio and our own Davis Michaelsen. Topics include Israel retaliation against Iran, Congress set to vote on foreign aid packages, the idea of "equity" in USDA policies, E15 this summer and more.

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We talk with Tom Buis, CEO at American Carbon Alliance, about how the decline in price estimates for commodities illustrates the need for carbon capture projects. Economist Bernt Nelson of American Farm Bureau Federation joins us to discuss the USDA-NASS decision to eliminate some of their surveys. It is Iowa State University's Extension and Outreach Week. We have a conversation with department VP Jason Henderson about it. And we have another Soy Checkoff Check-in podcast episode, featuring Steve Reinhard.

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Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor shares details of her upcoming trade mission trip to India next week. Then we continue discussing ag trade in the Farmer Forum with April Hemmes of Iowa and Bill Flory of Idaho.

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NCGA president Harold Wolle joins us to discuss the top issues they're looking at, including the Federal Agriculture Risk Management Enhancement and Resilience Act (FARMER). Jordan Fife, president of trading at BioUrja, gives us a few things to think about with the energy markets, including OPEC's influence in the global market and how Russia and Iran also factor into the price of crude.

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Greg Peterson – Machinery Pete – joins us to discuss his Pick of the Week and other auctions he's watching. Rob Fox is the director of the Knowledge Exchange Division at CoBank and he joins us to discuss "sticky inflation" and potential moves the Federal Reserve might make. Dr. Megan Niederwerder, executive director at the Swine Health Information Center, previews the April 19th webinar to help swiine farmers understand the potential risks associated with the highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1).

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Trish Cook, pork farmer and former president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association, joins us froom Washington, D.C. where she visited with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst to discuss exporting Iowa pork. Then this week's Friday Free-for-all features Pro Farmer's Jim Wiesemeyer and U.S. Farm Report's Tyne Morgan.

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