Agriculture of America

Friday on AOA, we start the show with market perspective from Brady Huck with Advance Trading followed by a look at the latest ag equipment sales numbers from the U.S. and Canada along with an outlook as we move into 2026 with Curt Blades, Senior Vice President with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Then we close the show by having an end of the year conversation with Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-AR). We discuss bridge assistance, the potential need for more help in the year ahead, other priorities as we move into 2026 and much more.

Thursday on AOA, we start the show with a look at the newly released Consumer Price Index data along with analysis of the crude oil, grain and livestock markets with Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics. In Segment Two, we talk with Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper about the EPA delay on 2026 and 2027 RVO blending requirements, the latest on year-round E15 legislation and the USTR Section 301 investigation into China's Phase One agreement. In Segment Three, we discuss the Farmer Bridge Assistance package and how it will help the rice industry along with insight into trade and rice dumping issues by other countries. Meryl Kennedy, Founder and CEO of Kennedy Rice Mill joins us for that conversation. Then we close the show in Segment Four and hear a conversation with Brandon Walter, U.S. Corn Marketing Lead for Pioneer, that we recorded at the 2025 NAFB Convention.

Wednesday on AOA, we discuss the market outlook as we finish up 2025 along with soybean demand and more as Don Roose from U.S. Commodities joins us to start the show. In Segment Two, we discuss the EPA timeline for finalizing 2026-2027 blending requirements and more with Jacqui Fatka, Lead Economist for Farm Supply and Biofuels with CoBank. In Segment Three, we get an update from D.C. as we look to finish out the year on Capitol Hill as Ethan Lane, Senior Vice President for Government Affairs with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association joins the show. Then we finish with a look at ag news headlines in Segment Four.

Tuesday on AOA, we start the show with a look at the markets as David Brock with The Brock Report joins us to discuss corn and soybean demand, balance sheets and more. In Segment Two, we discuss the latest meat export sales data and talk about the USTR China Phase One Hearing this week with Dan Halstrom, President and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation. In Segment Three, we discuss the need for a new Farm Bill and protecting key crop protection tools with Elizabeth Burns-Thompson, Executive Director for the Modern Ag Alliance. Then we close the show in Segment Four with a look at ag news headlines.

Monday on AOA, we start the show with a look at the markets and the potential for gold, silver, the Dow and more to push even higher in 2026 as Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst at Barchart, joins the show. In Segment Two, we discuss a warm up ahead and look at the overall weather forecast with DTN Meteorologist John Baranick in Segment Two. In Segment Three, we look at the year in the cattle markets and think about what lies ahead as we close out December. Charley Martinez, Assistant Professor for Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Tennessee joins us to talk about it. Then we close the show with ag news headlines in Segment Four including an update on a confirmed case of HPAI in a Wisconsin dairy herd.