On the "Finally Friday" edition of the Michigan Ag Today Podcast: It’s certainly been a tough time to be a farmer. In fact, Brooke Rollins, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has used the word "dire" to describe the current state of the ag economy.

Michigan Ag Today’s C.J. Miller recently spoke with Secretary Rollins and asked her to talk about the current factors that are causing the state of agriculture to be in such a “dire” position. She also shared some of the ways that USDA under the Trump administration plans to work to correct the problems that are plaguing America's farmers.

Chief Meteorologist Ryan Martin has your Michigan Farm Forecast. Plus, Karl Setzer with Consus Ag Consulting reviews Thursday's grain markets.