Agriculture of America

AOA closed the week by discussing some big changes in Margin Protection insurance from the USDA Risk Management Administration with Marcia Bunger, RMA Administrator. In segment 2, Dr. Derrell Peel, Agribusiness Professor at Oklahoma State University discussed the changing economics in the feedlot and on the ranch. Banking issues were the focus in segment 3, with Anne Balcer, Senior Executive Vice...

Thursday's AoA began with Chris Robinson, Robinson Ag Marketing, who looked ahead to tomorrow's USDA reports and his thoughts on market action. Justin Tupper, President of US Cattlemen's Association joined the show in Segment 2 for an update on the Senate WOTUS repeal vote. Jesse Allen, Farm and Ranch Director with American Ag Network and host of Market Talk looked ahead to analysts expectations o...

Nelson Neale, head of CHS global research,   continues his look at emerging trends in agriculture with a discussion about emerging technologies. Learn more about three innovations he's following.

On Wednesday's AOA, Ty Higgins, Sr Director of Communications with the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation provided an update on their member's response to the train derailment in East Palestine, OH. Arlan Suderman joined the show in segment 3 to discuss his expectations for Friday's USDA reports and the recent Chinese corn purchases. The show closed with Dean Nelson of Kelley Bean with an update on the d...

Tuesday's AoA began with a rundown of several headlines moving the ag industry, before Kent Bacus, Executive Director of Government Affairs at NCBA spoke about the potential of Paraguan beef imports back into the United States. Joe Scheule, VP of Communications at the US Meat Export Federation joined the show in segment 3 with a discussion of pork import tariffs in the Philippines and we closed wi...

Monday's AOA kicked off with Matt Bennett of AgMarket.net, who discussed their acreage outlook for the '23 growing season and the factors moving the markets today. John Baranick, Meteorologist with DTN Weather provided an update from the severe weather over the weekend and looked ahead to the forecast for the week. Lance Zimmerman, Senior Animal Protein Analyst with Rabo AgriFiance discussed the t...

Friday's AOA kicked off with Pedro Dejneka, Founder and Partner at MD Commodities about the headlines rocking the wheat market and the sale progress of Brazilian farmers. In segment 2, Chelsea Good, VP of Government and Industry Relations at the Livestock Marketing Association discussed the pending bills which would allow sale barn owners to have an interest in processing facilities. Geoff Cooper,...

Thursday's AOA kicked off with Scott VanderWal, President of South Dakota Farm Bureau who provided an update on the nuisance lawsuit ball that was recently signed by the governor. Mike Zuzolo, of Global Commodity Research and Analytics joined the show in segment 2 for a discussion of the Federal Reserve's actions yesterday and their market impact. Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director of the Diesel...

Essential minerals are critical for a cow's diet throughout the year to support immunity, gestation, lactation, tissue repair, rebreeding and digestion. Find out how to improve mineral intake to optimize her performance.

Nelson Neale, head of CHS global research, discusses factors contributing to agriculture's labor shortage and provides insights to help employers attract top talent. Learn more.

Over the winter, water and other contaminants can accumulate in fuel tanks, causing costly repairs and downtime. Find out how you can assess fuel quality and prevent delays this spring in the latest episode of Around the Table.

On Wednesday's AOA, Nate Perry, Director of the Haupert Institute for Agricultural Studies at Huntington University spoke about the work they've done setting up an agriculture department over the last 10 years. Michael Granche, Manager of Market Development for NCGA and John Delmotte, VP of the Michigan Corn Growers Association discussed the USAPEEK conference in Tokyo, where they are working to p...

On Tuesday's AOA, DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing kicked off the show with a discussion of the green in the commodity markets and his thoughts on the broader economy. Then, Mary-Thomas Hart of NCBA joined the show with an update on the court decisions around the Biden administrations Waters of the US rule. Max Armstrong of This Week in Agribusiness helped us close the show by talking about Ag Day...

Monday's AOA kicked off with Darin Newsom, Senior Analyst at Barchart, who has been tracking the fallout from the ongoing confidence crisis in the banking world. John Baranick, meteorologist with DTN Weather joined the show next with an update on yet another active weather week for the nation's midsection. Steve Mercer, VP of Communications with US Wheat Associates provided an update on the Ukrain...

On Friday's AOA, the program began with Garrett Toay of Ag Trader Talk, who discussed his thoughts on the commodity market with the banking contagion in the background. In segment 2, Jim Bair, President and CEO of US Apple spoke about their boards recent trip to DC to discuss labor and trade with the white house. For the 3rd segment, Jacqui Fatka, Associate Editor at Agri-Pulse discussed the ag co...

On Thursday's AOA, Ted Seifried of Zaner Ag Hedge spent time digesting the weakness in banks and how that could spread in to the commodity sector. In segment 2, Brian Earnest, Lead Protein Economist at CoBank discussed the ongoing risk of food inflation, and where deals might be for consumers looking for animal protein. Ron Lamberty, Senior Vice President at the American Coalition for Ethanol join...

On Wednesday's AOA, Amanda Biliek, Senior Public Policy Director with Minnesota Corn discussed the pending Clean Transportation Standard Act under discussion in that state. In segment 2, Cary Sifferath, VP at the US Grains Council highlighted the successes in international grain trade in 2022. Arlan Suderman, Chief Economist at StoneX joined the show in segment 3 with a discussion about the market...

Rising interest rates, inflation and a strong U.S. dollar are a few macroeconomic forces impacting the bottom line for U.S. farms. Learn more in the latest episode of Around the Table.

Tuesday's AOA began with market analyst Mike Zuzolo of Global Commodity Research and Analytics who discussed the ongoing impacts of inflation in the commodity markets. In segment 2, Dr. Paul Sundberg, Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center discussed the work they have done on wean to harvest biosecurity and provided an update on the spread of swine diseases globally. Mary-Thomas...

Monday's AOA opened with a discussion of the 2nd largest bank failure in US history with Darin Newsom, Senior Analyst at Barchart, who outlined the potential ripple effects of the SVB collapse. Dr. Glynn Tonsor, Ag economics professor from Kansas State University outlined the trends in meat consumption as highlighted by the Meat Demand Monitor. Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) provided his thoughts...

On Friday, AOA was live again at the Trelleborg booth at Commodity Classic 2023. We heard from Chris Neidert, marketing and training director with Trelleborg about tire care tips heading in to planting season. We also heard from Josh Linville at StoneX about his forecasts for the fertilizer industry in the months ahead; before learning more about tire technology with guests from Trelleborg.

Wednesday's AOA kicked off with Brady Spangenberg, Marketing Director for Crop Protection at BASF who outlined the new tools they are bringing to farmers for the '23 season. In segment 2, Dr. Rob Myers, Director of the Center for Regenerative Ag at Mizzou described how they will be using a grant from USDA to double cover crop acres by 2030. Lia Biondo, Executive Vice President at the US Cattlemen'...

Tuesday's AOA kicked off with Dr. Greg Tylka, Iowa State Professor and leader of the Soybean Cyst Nematode Coalition and he described the "slow motion train wreck" happening with SCN and what farmers need to be doing. In segment 2, Kent Bacus, Executive Director of Government Affairs at NCBA provided their analysis of USDA's newly proposed "Product of the USA" label. Arlan Suderman, Chief Economis...

Monday's AOA kicked the week of with Darin Newsom, Senior Analyst at Barchart who paraphrased Benjamin Franklin's thoughts on fish and how they could apply to the markets. In segment 2, John Baranick, of DTN Weather joined the show with an update on the forecast for the week ahead. Erin Wroge, Senior Product Manager with CENEX joined the show in Segment 3 for an update on the updated formulation o...