Agriculture of America

Wednesday on AOA, we begin the show by learning about the new Rural Independence Initiative launched by Farm Action Fund with its president, Joe Maxwell. In Segment Two, we discuss the mood in the ag economy with Barry Benson, Sr. Vice President, Agribusiness Banking at FNBO. In Segment Three, we discuss the choppy trade in grain markets this week, look ahead to the June USDA Acreage and Grain Stocks reports and get insight into the dairy markets with Naomi Blohm, Senior Market Advisor at Total Farm Marketing. Then the Senate Ag Committee released its Farm Bill 2.0 draft text on Tuesday. We hear comments on the legislation from Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) to close the show in Segment Four.

On Tuesday's AOA, we begin the show with a look at the commodity and livestock markets with Sam Hudson from Cornbelt Marketing in Segment One followed by an agronomic update from the western Corn Belt in Segment Two with Matt Essick, Western Agronomy Innovation Leader for Pioneer. In Segment Three, we learn more about the new study commissioned by U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action titled "Fueling Agriculture: Biofuels as the Catalyst," as we talk with USFRA Vice Chair Chip Bowling from Maryland. Then we close the show with a look at ag news headlines in Segment Four.

On today's AOA, we take a look at the market action as we resume trading after a three-day holiday weekend with Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst at Barchart followed by a recap of more severe weather over the weekend and more with DTN Meteorologist John Baranick. Then in Segment Three, we discuss the growth of autonomy and AI use in agriculture and listen back to a conversation we had a few weeks ago with Tim Bucher, CEO and co-founder of Agtonomy. We close the show with ag news headlines in Segment Four.

On this Father's Day weekend episode of Agriculture of America, we begin the show with a look at news headlines followed by a conversation about HerdHQ from Dairy Records Management Systems (DRMS) as Katie England joins us to discuss in Segment Two. In Segment Three, we discuss corn rootworm challenges and a new product from ProFarm called Neovo that will be introduced for the 2027 crop year. Seth Little, market development manager for corn and soy at ProFarm and Rob Blundell, field development manager for the Midwest and South at ProFarm join us to discuss. Then we close the show with a discussion about early season soybean diseases and what to watch for with BASF Technical Services Representative Mike Probst from Illinois.

On the Friday edition of AOA, the markets are closed for Juneteenth but we get perspective on the week of trade with Tommy Grisafi from Nesvick Trading and Ag Bull Media followed by a conversation about New World Screwworm prevention, treatment and more with Dr. Jacques Fuselier, Cattle Technical Services Veterinarian for Merck Animal Health. In Segment Three, we discuss falling fertilizer prices and more with Josh Linville, VP of Fertilizer at StoneX followed by ag news headlines to close the show in Segment Four.