Jim Kliebenstein spoke with Darcy Maulsby, Iowa Soybean, regarding helping young farmers transition into farming.

Lee Schulz spoke with Hannah Furfarro, The Ames Tribune, regarding beef production and retail prices in 2013.

Dave Swenson spoke with Adrian Sainz, AP Memphis, regarding the USDA's announcement of $35,000 small farmer loans to incentivize local foods production.