Agriculture of America

On AOA: Weekend Edition, powered by Cenex, we begin the show by hearing a conversation from World Dairy Expo that FARM’s Susan Littlefield had with House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) followed by a conversation about nematodes and SCN with Dale Ireland, Technical Product Lead for Syngenta, in Segment Two. In Segment Three, we learn about the latest ADM regenerative agriculture report and talk about their overall regen program with Paul Scheetz, Director of Regen Ag Origination at ADM. Then we close the show in Segment Four with an update on tariff impacts for UTVs and ATVs with Todd Cranney, Executive Director for Save America’s Working Vehicles.

On Friday's AOA, powered by Cenex, we start the show with perspective on energy prices and the overall energy affordability crunch with David Holt, President of Consumer Energy Alliance. In Segment Two, we talk with USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce about increased funding for the Regenerative Pilot Program, Dairy Margin Coverage enrollment and more. In Segment Three, Charley Martinez with the King Ranch Institute joins us for a cattle market conversation and then we close the show in Segment Four with an update from World Dairy Expo with FARM's Susan Littlefield.

On Thursday’s AOA, powered by Cenex, we begin the show with a recap of USDA’s Quarterly Grain Stocks report and some surprises for the market with Cory Bratland from AgMarket.net followed by a conversation about soybean cyst nematode and how soil sampling can be a key tool in the fight against SCN with Dr. Wade Webster, NDSU Soybean Pathology Specialist, in Segment Two. Then in Segment Three, we talk about how RFS volumes are driving rural investment and securing America’s energy future with Paul Winters, Director, Public Affairs and Federal Communications with Clean Fuels Alliance America. Then we close the show in Segment Four and get an agronomic update from Sammie Brantner, Pioneer Field Agronomist based in Wisconsin.

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.