Agriculture of America

On Wednesday's AOA, powered by Cenex, we begin the show with an update on EQIP funding in the Senate Farm Bill and new announcements of increased conservation funding from the USDA with Rebecca Bartels, Executive Director for Invest In Our Land. In Segment Two, we discuss protecting our grain in storage this fall with John Mays, Senior Director, Specialty Ag at Central Life Sciences. In Segment Three, we discuss high input costs, US/Canada trade relations and more with Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND). Then in Segment Four, we get a harvest update from Iowa and Illinois with Kurt Maertens, Technical Service Rep for BASF in Eastern Iowa.

On Tuesday's AOA, powered by Pioneer Corn, we begin the show with an update from World Dairy Expo with American Ag Network/FARM's Susan Littlefield who is on site in Madison, WI. In Segment Two, we discuss delivery challenges in rural areas for the U.S. Postal Service with Max Garland, Lead Reporter for Supply Chain Dive. In Segment Three, DTN Environmental Editor Todd Neeley joins us to discuss various agriculture court cases, ethanol industry news and more. Then we close the show in Segment Four with a look at ag news headlines.

On Monday's AOA, powered by Cenex, we begin the show by looking at the markets and some disappointment surrounding the US/China summit as Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst at Barchart joins us. In Segment Two, we discuss how the remnants of Hurricane Polo will impact the Plains and Midwest this week with DTN Meteorologist John Baranick. In Segment Three, we discuss who controls farmer data and how concerned farmers should be about its use. Colin Raby, co-founder and CEO of FarmMind joins us for that conversation. Then we close the show discussing Green Career Week coming up October 5th-9th with Jazmin Albarran, Executive Director of Seed Your Future.

On AOA: Weekend Edition, powered by Cenex, we start the show with a look at ag news headlines in Segment One including a preview of World Dairy Expo and more. Then in Segment Two, we discuss the use of solar on agricultural land and talk with Carson Westerfield, Founder and CEO of Wes Car Solar. In Segment Three, we learn about the history of Curry Seed & Chile Company and some of the water challenges they face in the desert southwest with fourth generation farmer Ed Curry from Pearce, AZ. In Segment Four, we discuss water issues that the Roosevelt Irrigation District deals with currently as we talked with Donovan Neese, Superintendent and Taylor Howerter, Assistant Superintendent during the Agribusiness and Water Council of Arizona annual meeting.

On Friday’s AOA, powered by Cenex, we start the show with a recap of the week in the markets with Tommy Grisafi from Ag Bull Media and Nesvick Trading in Segment One followed by a conversation about farm safety and health with Angela Bunker, Risk Consultant for American Family Insurance, as we close out National Farm Safety and Health Week. In Segment Three, we learn more about a new partnership between Western Landowners Alliance and Infinite Outdoors to provide recreation opportunities on private working lands in the West as WLA CEO Lesli Allison and Infinite Outdoors CEO Sam Seeton join the show. Then we close with ag news headlines in Segment Four.