Agriculture of America

On Thursday's AOA, powered by Cenex, we get some technical analysis of the markets and talk with Brian Splitt from AgMarket.net in Segment One. Next up in Segment Two, National Cattlemen's Beef Association Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane joins us to discuss what producers need to know about traceability and some of the upcoming deadlines for electronic ear tags in the cattle indust...

Wednesday on AOA, powered by Cenex, we start the show learning about Organic Month as we talk with Organic Trade Association co-CEO Matthew Dillon in Segment One. Next up in Segment Two, we discuss the need for ag education and highlight National Teach Ag Day on Thursday this week with Amy Smith, an associate professor in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences at Universit...

On Tuesday's AOA, powered by Cenex, we start the show with a look at the market picture working through harvest with Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth of Van Ahn & Company. In Segment Two, we discuss tips and reminders during National Farm Safety and Health Week with Jana Davidson from Progressive Agriculture Foundation. (Learn more at www.progressiveag.org)   In Segment Three, we have a conversation with Co...

On Monday's AOA, powered by Cenex Premium Diesel and Lubricants, we start the show with a look at the markets, preview of this week's Federal Reserve meeting and more with Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst at Barchart. In Segment Two, DTN Meteorologist John Baranick joins us for a rundown of this week's weather outlook as we dive deeper into fall harvest. Next up in Segment Three, we have a wide...

Friday on AOA, we get an update on this week's activity on Capitol Hill and hear about the idea of a two-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill from Jerry Hagstrom of The Hagstrom Report. In Segment Two, we recap the September WASDE Report from USDA and discuss markets with Brady Huck from Advance Trading Inc. Then in Segment Three, we dive more into the Farm Bill conversation, ag policy outlooks fo...

On Thursday's AOA, we start the show with a look at the markets and the funds vs the fundamentals in the trade with Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics. In Segment Two, we have a conversation about this week's Congressional letter on 45Z to the Treasury Department, the passing of the Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act in the House and a Farm Bill update with Congr...

Wednesday on AOA, we start the show with a look at the grain and financial markets at midweek with Jim Emter from Van Ahn & Company in Segment One. Next up in Segment Two, we have a conversation with Chuck Conner, President and CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, about the need to get a new Farm Bill done, this election cycle and much more. In Segment Three, we get an update on exc...

Tuesday on AOA, we take a look at the markets and discuss whether or not a seasonal harvest rally is starting or not in grains with Garrett Toay from Ag Trader Talk. In Segment Two, we have a conversation with South Dakota Farmers Union President, Doug Sombke, who is in Washington D.C. this week as part of the National Farmers Union D.C. Fly-In. Next up in Segment Three, we go over the latest meat...

On Monday's AOA, we start the show with a look at early week market action as DuWayne Bosse from Bolt Marketing joins the show. In Segment Two, we look at weather for the week ahead including the latest on tropical activity in the Gulf of Mexico with DTN Meteorologist John Baranick. In Segment Three, we highlight a  recent study  from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University...

For the September episode of The Monthly Grind with the National Corn Growers Association, we discuss the Agriculture Trade Deficit Forecast with Nancy Martinez (NCGA Director of Public Policy, Trade and Biotechnology) and Matthew Poe (NCGA Market Development Action Team Member (MDAT) from Mississippi). 

On Friday's AOA, we start the show with a look at declining farmer sentiment in the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer as Dr. Jim Mintert from the Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture joins us in Segment One. Then for the rest of our program, it is our September Farmer/Rancher Roundtable as we discuss the ag economy, farm bill, cash basis concerns and much more. Our panel...

  Thursday on AOA, we take a look at the market action and ask Jim McCormick from AgMarket.net if the grain market "bear" is dead or just taking a vacation with this recent rally. In Segment Two, we go over the latest Meat Demand Monitor results for August and discuss price gouging at the grocery store and more with Dr. Glynn Tonsor from Kansas State University. (View the latest and historical dat...

On Wednesday's AOA, we start the show with a look at the cattle markets and more in Segment One with Kyle Bumsted of Allendale. In Segment Two, it is the September episode of The Monthly Grind with the National Corn Growers Association. We discuss the Agriculture Trade Deficit Forecast with Nancy Martinez (NCGA Director of Public Policy, Trade and Biotechnology) and Matthew Poe (NCGA Market Develo...

Tuesday on AOA, we start the post Labor Day weekend show by asking Barchart Senior Market Analyst Darin Newsom whether or not the grain markets (corn in particular) will continue its uptrend or break people's hearts to start the month of September. In Segment Two, is there risk of frost in the U.S. later this week? DTN Meteorologist John Baranick joins us to share details. Then in Segment Three, w...

Farmers and ranchers handle fuel almost every day. Dan Harjes, a senior transportation safety specialist with CHS, provides guidance to safely store and handle fuel.

On Monday's AOA, as we celebrate the Labor Day holiday, we listen back to more conversations from the 2024 Farm Progress Show on today's program. First up though in Segment One, we take a look at some of the latest stories and ag news to start. Then in Segment Two, we have a wide ranging conversation with Landus CEO Matt Carstens. In Segment Three, we talk about grains and oilseeds and look at the...

On Friday's AOA, we start the show with a look at the markets and some of this week's grain rally into the Labor Day weekend with Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics. Then, we share more conversations from this year's Farm Progress Show for the rest of the show. We talk in Segment Two with Chuck Spencer, GROWMARK Executive Director of Corporate and Government Relations. In Segment Three, w...

We spend the final day of the 2024 Farm Progress Show with Pioneer as we learn more about Z Series soybeans, their latest corn offerings, seed treatments and more. We talk with Pioneer's Shelby Schaa, Brandon Walter and Brad Van Kooten as well as an update from Farm Progress National Events Manager, Matt Jungmann during today's show.

On Wednesday's AOA, live from day two of the Farm Progress Show, we spend time with BASF. In Segment One we talk with Brady Spangenberg, head of marketing, crop protection and Bryan Perry, head of seeds and traits for BASF. In Segment Two, Tractor Zoom Director of Insights Andy Campbell stops by to talk about the equipment market and the latest with tractors. In Segment Three, BASF agronomist Jeff...

We spend day one of the 2024 Farm Progress Show with AGI to learn about their various grain storage and handling equipment. AGI's Kevin Primmer, Jeff Cruzan and Erin Squires joins us throughout the show along with a look at Farm Rescue with their new Executive Director, Nate Clark.

On Monday's AOA, we start the show with a look at the market action to start the week and get analysis from Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst at Barchart. In Segment Two, we discuss the heat and humidity impacting much of the western Corn Belt and plains along with severe weather potential early this week with DTN Meteorologist John Baranick. Next up in Segment Three, we hear the latest on the S...

On Friday's AOA, we start the show with an update on the Canadian government effectively moving to end the rail strike and we hear from the newly crowned 71st Princess Kay of the Milky Way, Rachel Visser, in Segment One. Next up in Segment Two, we learn about a new partnership between Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) and Dairy Distillery as they seek to turn milk permeate into low carbon...

On Thursday's AOA, we start the show with a look at the grain and livestock markets with Jacob Burks from AgMarket.net. In Segment Two, we have a wide-ranging conversation including thoughts on the impact of the Canadian rail strike, the latest Farm Bill prospects, what's on the minds of folks in rural America and more with South Dakota Congressman, Dusty Johnson. Next up in Segment Three, we reca...

Kealan Griffin, lead sorghum trader with CHS, provides an update on the 2024 U.S. sorghum crop and discusses demand from China, the world's dominant buyer.

On Wednesday's AOA, we start the show with a look at what is happening in the cattle market right now, a look at the hog market and more with Dennis Smith from Archer Financial Services. In Segment Two, we recap last week's DTN Digital Yield Tour as we talk with DTN/Progressive Farmer Farm Business Editor Katie Dehlinger. Next up in Segment Three, we learn about potential dairy trade issues betwee...