Harvest fuel costs, crop conditions and feed quality are heard on this wee’s show. A new executive order temporarily expands access to tax-exempt, red-dyed diesel as ethanol and DDGS exports continue to climb. Meanwhile, forage testing results offer insight into this year’s corn silage and haylage quality, helping producers assess crop conditions and nutritional value.

This week’s top agriculture headlines highlight whether the expanded diesel access could ease fuel costs for farmers during harvest, efforts to extend a tax credit for small biodiesel producers and propane supplies heading into winter. Also, farmer sentiment declined in the latest CME Group-Purdue University survey, additional farm aid appears unlikely before the midterm elections and USDA’s latest headlines.

Feed quality can vary considerably from field to field and year to year, making testing an important tool for dairy producers evaluating this year’s forage crop. Matthew Fenske, business development manager at Dairyland Laboratories, joins us to discuss what forage test results reveal about corn silage and alfalfa quality, how this year’s growing and harvest conditions can influence nutritional value and how producers can use those results.

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