The 2025 harvest is nearly over! David Geiger takes a look at progress, what farmer questions were had, and the state of crop residue with ISU Extension agronomist Meaghan Anderson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China has promised to buy U.S. soybeans, millions of tons of them. David Geiger speaks to Grant Kimberley with the Iowa Soybean Association about what that means for Iowa, and how producers still want to work on diversifying the customer base. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Geiger looks at the latest soybean trade news, how a lack of government reports are affecting the marketplace, and the volatility of cattle prices with Reese Drenth of the Ground Level Dispatch. Try a month free trial of Ground Level Dispatch here: https://groundleveldispatch.substack.com/06b0ff19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump made some comments and decisions on Argentina beef and U.S. cattle producers have some thoughts on that, we hear from Kelli Klink with the Iowa Cattlemen's Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Geiger looks at innovation in the soil space during a tough farm economy with Gaji Balakaneshan, CEO of Midwestern BioAg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The World Food Prize is a time to raise awareness about the work being done to fight world hunger. This year there are funding cuts yet more need than ever, David Geiger speaks with laureate David Beckmann about a call to action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First aid on the farm! David Geiger talks about how to help your families and neighbors in an emergency with Dr. Cari Croghan. Then, John King of the Ground Level Dispatch has the latest update on global input prices and how they're affecting folks here. Try a month free trial of Ground Level Dispatch here: https://groundleveldispatch.substack.com/06b0ff19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The World Food Prize is in town! At the Borlaug Dialogue, David Geiger saw folks from the Iowa Master Farmer award and spoke to them about the event and a big milestone they have coming up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The government shutdown has ripple effects on many parts of the economy, David Geiger wanted to know how it may or may not affect the supply chain during the critical harvest season, Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Coalition joins him to go over that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With no reports out from USDA we're relying more on boots on the ground. David Geiger chat with ISU Extension agronomist Virgil Schmitt of southeastern Iowa about harvest progress in his area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Geiger takes a look at the latest market developments in corn and beans with Reese Drenth of the Ground Level Dispatch. Going over harvest results and Chinese demand. Try a month free trial of Ground Level Dispatch here: https://groundleveldispatch.substack.com/06b0ff19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Borlaug Dialogue begins next week, it will go over soil solutions and global food insecurity and former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack, CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation gives David Geiger the details and highlights why folks should support solutions to world hunger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There was a trade mission to the number one U.S. corn buyer, Mexico! David Geiger goes over some of the impacts that has for corn farmers in the Midwest with Bradley Schad with the Missouri Corn Growers Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Soybean harvest could be wrapping up here soon in northeastern Iowa, agronomist Terry Basol joins David Geiger to chat about what he's been seeing in the fields. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dry trends continued in September, Iowa's State Climatologist Justin Glisan joins David Geiger to talk about that as well as expectations for the rest of the harvest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Geiger takes a look at financing needs in a tough farm economy with Bret Baldwin. Then, recent harvest impacts on the marketplace with Reese Drenth of the Ground level Dispatch. Try a month free trial of Ground Level Dispatch here: https://groundleveldispatch.substack.com/06b0ff19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's been a big effort to make 15 percent ethanol blends available all year long. Monte Shaw with the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association joins David Geiger to talk about how that could be important in a tough farm economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Geiger takes a look at the pace and surprises of harvest with western Iowa agronomist Mike Witt with ISU Extension. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China has bought no soybeans for the ongoing U.S. harvest. David Geiger takes an in-depth look at the impact of that on producers with Iowa Farm Bureau economist Christopher Pudenz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When disaster strikes, farmers aren't alone. We speak with Terry Johnston of Farm Rescue about the work they do to support producers. After that, the government recently shut down, we chat with Reese Drenth of the Ground Level Dispatch about it and the latest USDA reports. Try a month free trial of Ground Level Dispatch here: https://groundleveldispatch.substack.com/06b0ff19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices