Agriculture of America

Friday on AOA, we begin the show discussing the outlook for land values with Paul Schadegg, President at Farmers National Company. In Segment Two we discuss the latest timing on the Farmer Bridge Assistance program, efforts to streamline reporting at USDA and more with Richard Fordyce, Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation at USDA. In Segment Three we get perspective on consolidation in the ag markets this week and talk with Naomi Blohm, Senior Market Advisor at Total Farm Marketing. We close the show with the latest on year round E-15 legislation and more in news headlines.

Thursday on AOA, we start the show with a look at the markets as Jacob Burks from AgMarket.net joins us to discuss and share more details about their upcoming Farming for Profit, Not Price Conference in Nashville, TN. In Segment Two, we discuss new product announcements this week from PTx and Precision Planting with their Marketing Director, Bryce Baker. In Segment Three, we discuss the call from specialty crop producers for more aid to help with the current state of the ag economy. International Fresh Produce Association CEO Cathy Burns, a member of the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance, joins us to discuss. Then we close the show talking with Jan tenBensel and Jason Lewis, who sit on the National Corn Board and Nebraska Corn Growers Association board, as they are on Capitol Hill this week advocating for year-round E15 legislation to get across the finish line.

Wednesday on AOA, we start the show talking markets with Garrett Toay from AgTraderTalk followed by a look at year-end equipment sales numbers for North America with Curt Blades, Senior Vice President with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Then in Segment Three, we have a conversation about the current state of geopolitics with author and political strategist, Dr. John Hulsman. (Find his latest book here: https://shorturl.at/oEBOT) Then we close the show with some winter pest management tips from Dr. Jim Fredericks, Board-Certified Entomologist and Senior Vice President of Public Affairs at the National Pest Management Association. Find more at https://www.pestworld.org.

Monday on AOA, we start the show talking markets even as they are closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday with Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst at Barchart. In Segment Two, we learn more about the work being done by Rooted Ag Systems and how the company is striving to help farmers streamline some of their operations. Kaleb Dinwiddie from Trenton, TN is the founder and he joins us for a conversation.
 
Then after the bottom of the hour in Segment Three, we continue our focus on using technology on the farm and ranchers. We learn about Ambrook and some of the work they are doing, including what they affectionately call "quickbooks for cowboys" with their co-founder and CEO Mackenzie Burnett. Then we close the show with ag news headlines in Segment Four.