Agriculture of America

Thursday on AOA, brought to you by Cenex Premium Diesel, we start the show with Congressman Dusty Johnson (R-SD) who shares reaction to the House Ag Committee passage of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. Then in Segment Two, we start to listen back to some of our remaining conversations from the 2026 Commodity Classic last week in San Antonio as we hear from American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall. In Segment Three, we learn about the new Farmer Mental Health Resilience Program from Rural Minds and discuss the broader topic of farmer wellness with Carol Anderson from Rural Minds. We close the show with Ohio Corn & Wheat Executive Director Tadd Nicholson who joined us last week to discuss countervailing duties on fertilizer, year-round E15 and more.

On Wednesday's AOA, powered by Cenex Premium Lubricants, we start the show with a look at the cattle market moves this week with Kyle Bumsted from Allendale. In Segment Two, we have a conversation with National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken to catch up on sunflower market news, policy issues and much more. Then in Segment Three, we listen to a conversation we had at Commodity Classic with National Corn Growers Association First Vice President Matt Frostic from Michigan. We close the show in Segment Four and hear a conversation from Commodity Classic with Chris Neidert from Trelleborg/Mitas about a new tire guarantee they have launched in North America and tire tips to consider for spring planting.

On Tuesday's AOA, powered by Cenex Premium Lubricants, we start the show with a big picture perspective on corn and soybean demand with David Brock from The Brock Report. In Segment Two, we listen to a conversation we had last week in San Antonio with Kurt Kovarik, Vice President, Federal Affairs for Clean Fuels Alliance America, discussing the latest news surrounding the Renewable Fuel Standard and much more. In Segment Three, it's our monthly Tractor Zoom Tuesday conversation as we look at what's moving in the ag equipment markets with Andy Campbell, Director of Insights at Tractor Zoom. We close the show in Segment Four by listening to a conversation we had last week during Commodity Classic with the President of the American Soybean Association, Scott Metzger from Ohio.

Monday on AOA, powered by Cenex Roadmaster XL, we'll look at market volatility following the weekend events in the Middle East with Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst at Barchart. Segment Two will feature a rundown of the early March weather forecast with DTN Meteorologist John Baranick. Then, we share a couple conversations we had last week during Commodity Classic in San Antonio, TX as we talked transportation with Mike Steenhoek, Executive Director of the Soy Transportation Coalition and discussed trade/tariffs with Brian Kuehl, Executive Director of Farmers for Free Trade.

On Friday's episode of AOA, we celebrate 100 years of Pioneer during Commodity Classic in San Antonio, TX. We hear all about the past century of innovation with Pioneer corn, soybeans, agronomy and so much more. Guests today include Dean Podlich, R&D Digital Seeds Platform Leader at Pioneer; Brandon Walter, U.S. Marketing Leader for Pioneer corn; Chris Pritchett, U.S. Portfolio Marketing Leader for Pioneer soybeans and Trent Brisby, Agronomy Innovation Marketing Manager for Pioneer.