Agriculture of America

Production and logistical challenges could affect fuel supply through harvest. Zach St. Aubin, refined fuels specialist with CHS, offers tips to keep operations running smoothly despite these obstacles.

Monday's AOA began with Darin Newsom, Senior Analyst at Barchart, who discussed the rally developing in the grain market being led by wheat. In segment 2, John Baranick of DTN Weather discussed the hot and dry forecast for the next several days. John Sandbakken, Executive Director of the National Sunflower Association talked about the changes to the sunflower market over the past two years; and th...

Friday's AOA began with commodity broker DuWayne Bosse, of Bolt Marketing on the weakness overnight in the grains and what he expects to see on the USDA's cattle reports on Friday afternoon. In segment 2, R-CALF President and South Dakota cattleman Brett Kenzy discussed his recent conversation with the White House about competition in the meat industry. Josh Linville, Vice President of Fertilizer...

On today's AOA, Jesse Allen talks about the latest equipment sales numbers from June and the first half of 2023 with Curt Blades from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers in Segment One. In Segment Two, David Widmar from Agricultural Economic Insights joins the show to discuss trends in the ag economy, the markets and more. Then in Segment Three, we look at new research that shows declining...

The latest U.S. Department of Agriculture acreage report delivered surprises, with a sharp reduction in soybean acres. Joe Lardy, CHS hedging research analyst, AP, shares his insights about the report and highlights factors contributing to the decline.

Blake Murnan, an agronomy product development manager with CHS, says custom blends are the next evolution of seed treatments for targeted pest control.

Wednesday's AOA began with Jamey Kohake, commodity broker with Paragon Investments, who discussed the two day rally happening in the grain markets. Randy Shultz, Senior Vice President of Commericalization with InnerPlant joined the show to talk about the technology they are bringing to seed trait technology. The show closed with Greg Soulje, meteorologist, on the severe weather threat over Kentuck...

On Tuesday, AOA was live from Washington DC for the National Corn Growers Corn Congress! We started the show with Denny Vennekotter and Troy Schnieder started the show with a look back at the last year's success on the Monthly Grind. In segment 2, Krista Swanson, Lead Economist with NCGA and John Linder, current President of MAIZALL discussed production and demand coming from South America. Janis...

Monday's AOA began by talking with Darin Newsom, Senior Analyst at Barchart about the moves in the wheat market overnight and why he's not losing sleep over the Black Sea Grain Deal. In segment 2, Teresa Duetchman, meteorologist with DTN Weather discussed the potential for more smokey skies this upcoming week, along with some moisture for Nebraska and Kansas. In segment 3, Bill Wirtz of the Consum...

Friday's AOA began with Matt Bennett of AgMarket.net who discussed the rubber band move in November soybean futures following the report. In segment 2, Dan Halstrom of the USMEF discussed the most recent export results for red meat from the US. Tanner Ehmke, Lead Economist for Grains and Oilseeds discussed the changes to non-US corn and soy production with the impact of weather events around the w...

Thursday's AOA began with a look at the USDA's WASDE report issued yesterday with Garrett Toay of Ag Trader Talk. In segment 2, Jesse Allen spoke with NAFB President Joe Gill about the drive to keep AM radio in the dashboard. Bill Wirtz, Senior Policy Analyst with the Consumer Choice Center joined the show in segment 3 to to provide an update on the Dutch government - last week, the Dutch Prime Mi...

Wednesday's AOA took a look at the fundamentals in the beef market with Dr. Derrell Peel, Agribusiness Professor at Oklahoma State University. Next, Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodity Economist at StoneX shared his expectations for the upcoming USDA WASDE report. Norita Taylor, Director of Public Relations at the Owner Operator Independent Driver's Association discussed the upcoming Truck to Success...

On Tuesday, DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing kicked the show off with a discussion of the market moves ahead of the USDA's WASDE report coming out tomorrow. In segment 2, Kaitlynn Glover, Executive Director at the Public Lands Council discussed the proposed changes to land leases from the Bureau of Land Management. Paul Shadegg, Senior Vice President of Farmers National Company discussed farm land...

Monday's AOA kicked off with Darin Newsom, Senior Analyst at Barchart who discussed the buying in the soybean market to start the week and how he reads the Committment of Traders data from the USDA. In segment 2, Teresa Deutchman of DTN Weather joined the program with an update on the forecast for the week ahead. Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director at the Diesel Technology Forum detailed the resul...

Friday's AOA kicked off with Chris Robinson, of Robinson Ag Marketing who shared his expectations for next week's USDA WASDE report and how the broader economy could move prices. In segment 2, Dan Halstrom, President and CEO of the US Meat Export Federation provided an update on red meat sales around the world, with a good discussion of global pork demand. Dr. Jim Mintert, Director of the Center f...

Thursday's AOA began with Mike Zuzuolo, of Global Commodity Research and Analysis, who has been watching the rain fall on SW Kansas with concern for this winter wheat crop. In segment 2, Brian Milne, Energy Analyst and Editor at DTN provided an update on the crude oil market and the competing factors driving price. Justin Tupper, President of the US Cattlemen's Association joined the show in segme...

Wednesday's AOA began with a look at the commodity markets with DuWayne Bosse, of Bolt Marketing and we discussed the ongoing ramifications of the USDA's acreage report. In segment 2, Troy Schnieder and Denny Venekotter of the National Corn Growers Association Market Development Action Team for the July Monthly Grind discussion. In segment 3, Josh Baethge, Policy Editor at Farm Progress provided a...

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July 3rd: On Monday, AOA started with Darin Newsom, Senior Analyst at Barchart, who took time to review the USDA's Planted Acreage report from Friday and how it could impact traders' thinking. John Baranick, Meteorologist at DTN Weather joined the show for an update on the forecast for the week ahead. In segment three, Jacqui Fatka, Associate Editor at Agri-Pulse discussed the recent regulatory ch...

Friday's AOA began by looking at the impact of severe weather across the heart of the corn belt on Thursday with Eric Snodgrass, Nutrien Principle Atmospheric Scientist and his thoughts on the pattern change coming. In segment 2, Dennis Smith of Archer Financial Services discussed the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report released on Thrusday by the USDA and also discussed some pretty juicy price targets...

Thursday's AOA began with Brian Splitt, of AgMarket.net to discuss the market's expectations on Friday's USDA reports and how he's managing these volatile levels. In segment 2, Marsha Boswell of the Kansas Wheat Commission joined the show with a look at the harvest progress and yields across Kansas. Josh Baethge, Policy Editor at Farm Progress, provided a rundown of several recently introduced bil...

Wednesday's AOA began with Mike Zuzolo, of Global Commodity Research and Analysis, who has been watching both European and US weather and thinks we could see further downside in the grains. Lance Zimmerman of RaboResearch discussed their recent BBQ Index report, looking ahead to meat and non-meat BBQ pricing over the summer. And the show closed with Bryan Riley, Director of the Free Trade Initiati...

AOA began with a look at the Biden administration's recent Endangered Species Act rulemaking with Sigrid Johannes, Director at the Public Lands Council. In segment 2, ShayLe Stewart, DTN Livestock Analyst, discussed the ongoing rally in the cattle complex and her perspective as both a producer and analyst. Chris Bliley, Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at Growth Energy joined the show i...

Brian Kuhl, CEO of the Progressive Agriculture Foundation, explains how adults can model safe behaviors on the farm and shares tips to help keep kids safe.

Monday's AOA began by taking a look at the rally in the grain markets with Darin Newsom, Senior Analyst at Barchart, followed by digging into the forecast outlook with Meteorologist John Baranick of DTN Weather. In segment 3, Denise Bouvrette, North American Smart Corn Lead with Bayer, discussed their push to commercialize short stature corn and the roadmap to it's introduction for growers. To clo...