Agriculture of America

Tuesday on AOA, powered by Cenex Premium Diesel, we start the show with Ben Johnston, COO of Kapitus, who shares thoughts on the current state of the agriculture and overall economies amid war, inflation and so much more. In Segment Two, National Corn Growers Association President Jed Bower joins us for a conversation. We then spend the rest of the show talking about the history of meat in America as historian and author Maureen Ogle joins the show. Ogle's latest book, The Price of Plenty: A History of Meat In America, provides an excellent look into how politics and policies shape agriculture, including livestock production, and thus food prices. We learn about the book and have a wide-ranging discussion in the back half of today's AOA.

On Monday's AOA, powered by Cenex, we start the show with market analysis and perspective from Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst at Barchart. In Segment Two, we take a look at the severe weather from the weekend and what lies ahead in the forecast with DTN Meteorologist John Baranick. In Segment Three, we take a look at Bushel's 2026 State of the Farm Report that includes some insight into the use of AI on the farm with Julia Eberhart. We close in Segment Four as R-Calf USA President Dave Hyde joins us for a conversation.

Friday on AOA, powered by Cenex Premium Lubricants, we begin the show with market analysis and perspective from Shawn Hackett with Hackett Financial Advisors in Segment One. Next up in Segment Two, it's our bi-weekly conversation with USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce. Then we close the show in Segments Three and Four learning about a new whitepaper titled "Angus Marbling 2.0" that looks at the trend of increased marbling in the angus breed and beyond. Tom Brink with Top Dollar Angus and Doug Stevenson with Basin Angus Ranch join us for the discussion on the show.

Thursday on AOA, powered by Cenex, we start the show with market analysis from Jacob Burks with AgMarket.net followed by a conversation with Mike Steenhoek, Executive Director of the Soy Transportation Coalition in Segment Two. Then, in Segment Three, we discuss recent news stories and headlines with DTN Environmental Editor Todd Neeley. We close the show in Segment Four as we continue our celebration of 100 Years of Pioneer. Jordan Spear joins us to discuss a century of production innovation by the company.

Wednesday on AOA, powered by Cenex, we start the show with a look at the livestock markets with Scott Varilek from Kooima Kooima Varilek in Segment One. Then in Segment Two, we have a conversation with USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Affairs Luke Lindberg about his recent travels, USDA's current trade agenda and more. In Segment Three, we have a conversation about fertilizer and input prices, the Farm Bill and more with National Association of Wheat Growers CEO Sam Kieffer. We close the show in Segment Four with a look at ag news headlines.