Ken Root, senior farm broadcaster with the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network, hosts a loopy and fun review of the week. He covers the markets and news from the past week. Most episodes feature an interview with a farmer, agribusiness, political figure or other figure important to Iowa farmers.

Riley Smith visits with Bill Moore of PRICE Futures Group.

In this week's episode of Weekend Ag Matters Mark Magnuson runs down the news headlines, Riley Smith speaks with Matt Erickson of Terrain, Dustin Hoffmann is joined by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, and Russ provides his faith-based segment.

Riley Smith visits with Bill Moore of PRICE Futures Group.

In today's show, Mark wraps up his conversation with Seth Mitchell of the National Pork Producers Council, Riley gets the latest U.S. export sales from Greg McBride of Allendale, and Dustin has part of his monthly chat with Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig.

Riley Smith goes over the closing markets with Bill Moore of PRICE Futures Group.

In today's show, Mark brings us his final clip from the latest episode of Pods of Potential, Riley talks with Greg Anderson of the Clean Fuels Alliance, and special correspondent Russ Parker visits with Wen Carter of AMVAC.

In today's show, Mark has a featured conversation with Monty Malone about Xitavo soybeans, Dustin has a crop season recap with Brad Gibson of Channel, and Riley discusses the Trump administration's bridge payments with Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Ryan Mulholland.

In this week's episode of Weekend Ag Matters: Riley Smith runs down the news headlines, Dustin Hoffmann visits with Crop Life America CEO Alex Dunn, Mark Magnuson chats with Lynn Justesen of UPL, and Russ Parker delivers his faith-based food for thought.

In today's show, Mark brings us more from the latest episode of Pods of Potential, Dustin has a crop season recap with Brad Gibson of Channel, and Riley has the latest U.S. export sales report with Greg McBride of Allendale.

In today's show, Mark talks about adjuvant technology with Dennis Christie of Winfield United, Dustin visits with Crop Life America CEO Alex Dunn, and Riley discusses 2026 crop management solutions with Will Griffin of Valent.

What started off as a quiet day in the markets ended with nice gains for the livestock and a red screen for the grains. Riley Smith visits with Bill Moore of PRICE Futures Group.

In today's show, Mark brings us a clip from the latest episode of Pods of Potential, Dustin wraps up his conversation with Sioux County dairy producer Christina Zuiderveen, and Riley has the latest export sales report with Greg McBride of Allendale.

In this week's episode of Weekend Ag Matters Mark Magnuson runs down the news headlines, Riley Smith speaks with John Brien of AgriGold, Dustin Hoffmann is joined by Sioux County dairy producer Christina Zuiderveen, and Russ provides his faith-based segment.

In today's show, Mark wraps up his conversation with Robbie Meeker of Wyffels, Dustin discusses the challenges facing the dairy industry with Sioux County dairy producer Christina Zuiderveen, and Riley visits with AgriGold agronomist John Brien.

In today's show, Mark wraps up his conversation on precision ag technology with Bryce Baker of PTX, Riley gets a global market update with Greg McBride of Allendale, and Dustin talks with Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig about his recent trade trip to Vietnam.

Riley Smith visits with Bill Moore of PRICE Futures Group.

In today's show, Mark talks about the benefits of precision ag technology with Bryce Baker of PTX, Riley visits with United Soybean Board Chair Philip Good about how they are driving demand for soybeans, and Dustin has a featured conversation with Beck's Agronomist Lee Koenigsfeld.

In this week's episode of Weekend Ag Matters: Riley Smith runs down the news headlines, Dustin Hoffmann visits with Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor, Mark Magnuson talks with Eric Scherder, and Russ Parker delivers his faith-based food for thought.

Reporting from the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention in Kansas City, Missouri, this is Iowa Ag Matters on the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network! In today's show, Riley has a featured conversation with Dave Hoy of LG Seeds, Dustin visits with American Soybean Association President Caleb Ragland, and Mark talks with Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper.

The markets made a full rebound today after closing lower on Friday following the WASDE report. Riley Smith visits with Bill Moore of PRICE Futures.Â

In today's show, Dustin wraps up his monthly chat with Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig, Riley goes over the November WASDE report numbers with Greg McBride of Allendale, and Mark has a featured conversation with Northwest Iowa Beck's Agronomist Eric Bartels.

In this week's episode of Weekend Ag Matters Mark Magnuson runs down the news headlines, Riley Smith speaks with Greg McBride of Allendale about the November WASDE report, Dustin Hoffmann is joined by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, and Russ provides his faith-based segment.

The grain markets reacted very negatively to the November WASDE report, which was the first WASDE since September. Riley Smith visits with Bill Moore of PRICE Futures Group.

Lori Carter of Commstock joins Mark Magnuson in today's midday market podcast.

Tomorrow we will finally get our first WASDE report in 2 months. Riley Smith visits with Bill Moore of PRICE Futures Group.

In today's show, Dustin wraps up his featured conversation with Beck's Agronomist Greg Shepherd, Riley learns about the 50-year anniversary of New Holland's twin rotor technology, and we have a discussion on the top headlines impacting the ag commodity marketplace.

Riley Smith talks with Bill Moore of PRICE Futures Group.

In today's show, Dustin continues his featured conversation with Beck's Agronomist Greg Shepherd, and Riley talks with United Soybean Board Director Robb Ewoldt about driving soybean demand, and Mark brings us another clip of the latest episode of Pods of Potential.

In today's show, Mark brings us a clip of Senator Chuck Grassley's weekly ag conference call, Riley has more from yesterday's donation to the Food Bank of Iowa, and Dustin gets an agronomic update from DEKALB Asgrow Technical Agronomist Lance Goettsch.

Amanda Brill of Total Farm Marketing joins Mark Magnuson for today's midday market podcast.

Grains saw modest gains today, and livestock dropped lower again. Riley Smith visits with Bill Moore of PRICE Futures Group.

In today's show, Mark finishes his discussion on Zorina fungicide with Erick Garcia of BASF, Riley heads back out to the Food Bank of Iowa, and Dustin wraps up his conversation with DEKALB Asgrow Technical Agronomist Jim McDermott.

In today's show, Mark has more from the latest episode of Pods of Potential, Riley brings us additional coverage of the recent pork donation to the Food Bank of Iowa, and Dustin talks with DEKALB Asgrow Technical Agronomist Jim McDermott.

The markets are now preparing for a WASDE report to be released at the end of next week. Riley Smith talks with Bill Moore of PRICE Futures.Â

Friend of the network Pam Jahnke, Mid-West Farm Report, visits with Matt Ramsey, Livestock Services Manager with Purina Animal Nutrition and Land O'Lakes, Inc. Risk Management, about why the team was created and their focus on assisting dairy producers.

In this week's episode of Weekend Ag Matters: Riley Smith runs down the news headlines, Dustin Hoffmann has his monthly chat with Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig, Mark Magnuson learns about Zorina fungicide with Erick Garcia of BASF, and Russ Parker delivers his faith-based food for thought.

In today's show, Dustin continues his monthly chat with Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig, I get the latest South American Weather and Crop Update with Greg McBride of Allendale, and Mark brings us some of Senator Chuck Grassley's comments from his weekly ag conference call.

The markets are looking forward to hearing about President Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Riley Smith covers the closing markets with Bill Moore of PRICE Futures Group.

In today's show, Dustin talks about the federal shutdown with Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig, Riley visits with farmer Keaton Greiner in a clip from our third episode of the Beck's Hybrids Harvest Tour, and Mark has a featured conversation with Beck's Agronomist Eric Bartels.

In today's show, Dustin wraps up his conversation on the Nutrien Ag Solutions Allan potash facility, I talk about President Trump's recent comments on the cattle industry with Iowa Cattlemen's Association CEO Bryan Whaley, and Andy has a featured conversation with Beck's Agronomist Lee Koenigsfeld.

In this week's episode of Weekend Ag Matters Mark Magnuson runs down the news headlines, Riley Smith speaks with Bryan Whaley of the Iowa Cattlemen's Association, Dustin Hoffmann is joined by John Maman of Nutrien, and Russ provides his faith-based segment.

In today's show Mark talks to Eric Bartels, Northwest Iowa Beck's Agronomist, as well as Taylor Johnson in part of a conversation during our Beck's Harvest Videos. And Dustin continues his conversation in the mines of Saskatoon with Allan Potash General Manager Les Frehlich.

Cattle producers are watching as beef prices continue to drop in reaction to Trump's beef import plan. Riley Smith talks with Bill Moore of PRICE Futures.

In today's show Dustin talks with Les Frehlich at the Nutrien Ag Solutions Allan potash mine, Mark speaks with Tryston Beyrer of Mosaic about the Crop Nutrient Removal Calculator, and Riley gets the latest South America weather and crop update from Greg McBride of Allendale.

Jason Meyer of AgMarket.net joins Mark Magnuson for today's midday market podcast.

Riley Smith talks with Bill Moore of PRICE Futures Group.

In today's show Riley is joined by Mark Burns of CASE IH to learn about the newest additions to the Steiger line-up, Mark speaks with Tryston Beyrer of Mosaic about the Crop Nutrient Removal Calculator, and Riley presents a featured conversation with Ron Roling of AgriGold.