Agriculture of America

On this weekend’s episode of AOA, powered by Cenex, we begin the show discussing how to maximize the ROI of your fall fertilizer application with Roland Leatherwood, Field Solution Agronomist for The Mosaic Company, in Segment One. Then in Segment Two, we learn more about Airbnb and American Farmland Trust announcing the ‘Farm to Stay’ Grant Program, which will offer farmers and ranchers up to $10,000 per grant to start or expand an agritourism stay or experience. Ashley Brucker, American Farmland Trust Senior Manager of Grantmaking, Brighter Future Fund, joins us to discuss. In Segment Three, we learn more about the documentary World Without Cows as FARM’s Susan Littlefield shares a conversation with Alltech President and CEO Dr. Mark Lyons. Then we close the show in Segment Four and discuss how to work this fall to give your fields a clean start next spring as Dr. Chris Mayo, HELM Crop Solutions technical sales agronomist, joins the show.

On today’s AOA, powered by Cenex, we begin the show with Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) who joins us to discuss the Harvest Fuel Relief announcement, an update on the Farm Bill and more. In Segment Two, we have a conversation about FDA's proposed GRAS rule and a petition to limit additives in food as Brian Ronholm, Director of Food Policy at Consumer Reports, joins the show. Then in Segment Three, we sit down for a conversation with EPA Region 7 Administrator Jim Macy, who covers Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri. Finally in Segment Four, we have an ag lending conversation with Dinese Watson, Senior Vice President and Ag Lending Manager at Merchants Bank.

On Thursday’s AOA, powered by Cenex, we begin the show with market analysis from Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics followed by a conversation from World Dairy Expo a few weeks ago between Susan Littlefield and Corey Geiger from CoBank in Segment Two. Then in Segment Three, we catch up with Duane Stateler, immediate past president of the National Pork Producers Council from Ohio. Then we wrap the show in Segment Four and get an agronomic update from Minnesota with Pioneer field agronomist Eric Rice.

On today's AOA, powered by Cenex, we start the show with market analysis from Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth from Van Ahn & Company followed by more reaction to the Harvest Fuel Relief program and news headlines in Segment Two. In Segment Three, we have a conversation with Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) about the HFR announcement, USMCA and being an informed voter as you head to the polls. Then we close the show by learning more about the Rural Health Transformation Program with Daisy Kim, Senior Policy Analyst with the Bipartisan Policy Center.

On Tuesday's AOA, powered by Pioneer brand corn, we begin the show by reviewing President Trump's announcement of a Harvest Fuel Relief program and getting host Jesse Allen's thoughts on the news. In Segment Two, we discuss the full reallocation of small refinery exemptions by EPA, an update on year-round E15 legislation and more with Troy Bredenkamp, Senior Vice President, Government & Public Affairs at the Renewable Fuels Association. In Segment Three, we talk markets and get analysis from Bryan Doherty, Senior Market Advisor with Total Farm Marketing. Then in Segment Four, we discuss the need to soil sample and test for soybean cyst nematode this fall with Teal Mills, a Hoegemeyer agronomist based in Kansas.