Agriculture of America

Wednesday on AOA, we begin the show with market analysis of pressure in cattle and grain markets at midweek with Chip Nellinger from Blue Reef Agri-Marketing followed by a conversation with National Sorghum Producers Chair Amy France in Segment Two. Then, we get perspective on numerous court cases and lawsuits in agriculture with DTN Environmental Editor Todd Neeley in Segment Three. We close the show with Eric Tipton, President of Ohio Corn & Wheat Growers Association who shares reaction to the FTC's announcement of an investigation into fertilizer companies practices.

On Tuesday's AOA, we begin the show with Kurt Kovarik, Vice President, Federal Affairs for Clean Fuels Alliance America who shares updates on industry reaction to the recently finalized Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) and an update on 45Z. In Segment Two, we discuss continuously variable transmissions (CVT) technology with Tanner Whipps, tractor product
specialist at CLAAS. In Segment Three, it's our monthly "Tractor Zoom Tuesday" conversation with Andy Campbell, Director of Insights for Tractor Zoom followed by ag news headlines to close the show in Segment Four.

On Monday's AOA, we begin the show with market analysis and perspective from Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics followed by weather with DTN Meteorologist John Baranick. Then in Segment Three, we have a conversation with Jim Matheson, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) about wildfire mitigation and rural electric demand during the summer. We close out the show with ag news headlines in Segment Four.

On this episode of AOA: Weekend Edition, we begin the show with a look at ag news headlines before we share a renewable fuels/E15 conversation between FARM's Susan Littlefield and Jan tenBensel, a Corn Board member from Nebraska and chair of the Nebraska Ethanol Board. In Segment Three, as we celebrated Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day on Friday, we have a timely and important conversation about mental health in rural America with Tera Stoddard, Senior Stewardship Specialist at CHS. Then we close the show and revisit an important conversation about real estate fraud targeting rural and vacant landowners with Jeramy Stephens from National Land Realty.

On Friday's episode of AOA, powered by Cenex, we begin the show with host Jesse Allen discussing some of his recent research into service issues and rising costs from the US Postal Service in rural areas followed by a look at the markets with Dan Basse from AgResource Company in Segment Two. Then, it's a conversation about farmland succession and more with Mark Voss from Latitude Regenerative Real Estate followed by ag news headlines to close the show in Segment Four.