Agriculture of America

On Thursday's AOA, we start the show by looking at the grain and livestock markets as Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics joins the show. In Segment Two, we have a wide-ranging conversation with Iowa Farm Bureau President Brent Johnson followed by a discussion about succession planning and farm transitions with Shay Foulk, a consultant with Ag View Solutions. Then we close the show with a look at ag news headlines in Segment Four, including some updates on the USMCA review set to start in July.

On Tuesday's AOA, we start the show with a preview of the 30th anniversary of Commodity Classic later this month in San Antonio, TX with co-chair Rob Shaffer from Illinois followed by a look at the latest Meat Demand Monitor data with Glynn Tonsor from Kansas State University. (Learn more about the MDM at https://www.agmanager.info) Then in Segment Three, we talk with the incoming president of the National Pork Producers Council Rob Brenneman from Iowa and close the show with a conversation from last week at CattleCon with Dr. Derrell Peel from Oklahoma State University.

Monday on AOA, we talk markets to start the week with Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst at Barchart followed by a rundown of the weather forecast with DTN Meteorologist John Baranick. Then, we hear a conversation we had with Kent Bacus, Executive Director, Government Affairs with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association last week during CattleCon in Nashville followed by a look at ag news headlines in Segment Four.

Friday on AOA, we get an update on produce prescriptions for veterans and newly introduced legislation on the issue with Mollie Van Lieu, Vice President, Nutrition and Health Policy with the International Fresh Produce Association. In Segment Two, we get an update on the bridge assistance rollout from USDA, disaster aid options for producers with the recent winter storms and more as USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce joins the show. In Segment Three, we discuss the good news surrounding 45Z and the frustration with year-round E15 uncertainty as Geoff Cooper, President and CEO for the Renewable Fuels Association joins us for a conversation. Then we close the show with an update on various legal issues being watched by the cattle industry as Mary Thomas Hart, Chief Counsel for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, gave us an update during this week's CattleCon in Nashville, TN.