Agriculture of America

On Friday’s AOA, powered by Cenex, we start the show with a look at the cattle and grain markets into the weekend with Brady Huck from EmpowerAg Trading followed by our regular conversation with USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce in Segment Two. Then in Segment Three, we hear from Zak Andersen, BNSF’s VP of Communications and Chief of Staff, about what the proposed rail merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern could mean for farmers and agricultural shippers. We close the show with ag news headlines in Segment Four.

On Thursday's AOA, powered by Cenex, we begin the show with market analysis as Maree Johnson from AgMarket joins us in Segment One. In Segment Two, we discuss why USDA ending ESG checkoff funding matters to American farmers and have a conversation with Samantha Fillmore, Senior State Government Relations Manager at Heartland Impact. Read the report from Heartland Impact and Consumers Defense, “The War on Dairy: Foreign Influence Subverting America’s Dairy Sector,” which was sent to USDA on September 3. In Segment Three, host Jesse Allen shares some thoughts on being an educated voter ahead of the midterm election. We clo...

On today’s AOA, powered by Cenex Premium Diesel, we begin the show in Segment One with Johnathan Shell, Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture, who joins us for a conversation. In Segment Two, we talk about markets and get analysis from Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing. In Segment Three, we discuss the impact of inflation on rural landowners and have a conversation with Jeramy Stephens, Land Broker and Partner with National Land Realty. Then in Segment Four, we discuss crop residue management and talk with Dr. Karl Wyant, Nutrien Director of Agronomy, to close the show. Find more information at...

On today's AOA, powered by Pioneer brand corn, we begin the show with Mike Steenhoek, Executive Director for the Soy Transportation Coalition, who shares some updates on the use of red-dyed diesel on-road and more. In Segment Two, we discuss the latest meat export numbers for August with Dan Halstrom, President and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation. In Segment Three, we catch up a little bit with Duane Stateler, immediate past president for the National Pork Producers Council. Then we close the show in Segment Four and talk with Doug Sombke, President of the South Dakota...

On Monday’s AOA, powered by Cenex Premium Lubricants, we begin the show with market analysis following last Friday’s USDA WASDE surprise and more with Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst at Barchart. In Segment Two, we take a look at the weather and ask DTN Meteorologist John Baranick if the harvest window will continue in the Midwest this week. In Segment Three, we discuss the latest results of the Meat Demand Monitor with Dr. Glynn Tonsor from Kansas State University. Then in Segment Four, CLASS held a grand opening for their new Omaha R&D center last week. FARM...

On AOA: Weekend Edition powered by Cenex, we begin the show by learning more about the World Dairy Expo Dairy Farmer of the Year. FARM’s Susan Littlefield talked with Jonathan Lamb last week during her time at Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. In Segment Two, we learn about changes to the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) with USDA Undersecretary for Rural Development Glen Smith. In Segment Three, we talk about cover crops and the growing season in Virginia with producer Glenn Dye from Appomattox County, Virginia. Then we close the show in Segment Four with a fall harvest an...

On Friday's AOA, powered by Cenex, we begin the show by reviewing the latest Ag Economy Barometer with Michael Langemeier, Director of Purdue's Center for Commercial Agriculture. In Segment Two, we discuss recent immigration raids at meat packing facilities and the broader conversation about beef in the news with Tom Johnston, Editor-in-Chief at Meatingplace. In Segment Three, we have a conversation with USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Dudley Hoskins. Then, in Segment Four, we close the show by discussing Nationwide's new Property Risk Solutions Program and National Fire Prevention Month with Laramie Sandquist, Senior AVP of Risk...

On Thursday's AOA, powered by Cenex, we begin the show by looking at the markets as Garrett Toay with AgTraderTalk joins us. In Segment Two, we talk with Matt Frostic, the new President of the National Corn Growers Association from Michigan. Then in Segment Three, we learn more about the new Rural Youth Mental Wellness Program from Rural Minds with their Founder and Chairman, Jeff Winton. We close the show in Segment Four with an agronomic update from South Dakota, talking with Jon Olsen, Pioneer field agronomist.

On Wednesday's AOA, powered by Cenex, we start the show discussing the recent move in the Brazilian real against the U.S. dollar, the development of El Nino and its impact on the markets and more with Shawn Hackett from Hackett Financial Advisors. In Segment Two, we discuss a new report on foreign sugar subsidies and get thoughts on the overall sugar economy with Dr. Rob Johansson, Director of Economics and Policy Analysis for the American Sugar Alliance. In Segment Three, we have a conversation with Sam Kieffer, CEO of the National Association of Wheat Growers, about the Senate...

On Tuesday's AOA, powered by Pioneer brand corn, we begin the show by looking at the latest cattle market trends and more with Kyle Bumsted from Allendale. In Segment Two, we discuss the latest developments regarding the RFS, small refinery exemptions and more with Kurt Kovarik, Vice President of Federal Affairs with Clean Fuels Alliance America. In Segment Three, we discuss the latest ag equipment sales trends and more with Andy Campbell, Director of Insights with Tractor Zoom. Then, in Segment Four, we look at ag news headlines to close the show.

On Monday's AOA, powered by Cenex, we begin the show with a check of the markets as Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst at Barchart, joins us followed by a look at the weather for this week in Segment Two with DTN Meteorologist John Baranick. In Segment Three, we learn about the conversations during last week's Investing in Rural America Conference hosted by the Richmond Fed as Daniel Davis, Group Vice President for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, joins the show. Then in Segment Four, we hear a conversation we had with USDA Undersecretary for Rural Development Glen Smith...

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 w...

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 Americ...

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...

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.

On Monday's AOA, powered by Cenex, we begin the show by looking at the markets and some disappointment surrounding the US/China summit as Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst at Barchart joins us. In Segment Two, we discuss how the remnants of Hurricane Polo will impact the Plains and Midwest this week with DTN Meteorologist John Baranick. In Segment Three, we discuss who controls farmer data and how concerned farmers should be about its use. Colin Raby, co-founder and CEO of FarmMind joins us for that conversation. Then we close the show discussing Green Career Week coming up October 5...

On AOA: Weekend Edition, powered by Cenex, we start the show with a look at ag news headlines in Segment One including a preview of World Dairy Expo and more. Then in Segment Two, we discuss the use of solar on agricultural land and talk with Carson Westerfield, Founder and CEO of Wes Car Solar. In Segment Three, we learn about the history of Curry Seed & Chile Company and some of the water challenges they face in the desert southwest with fourth generation farmer Ed Curry from Pearce, AZ. In Segment Four, we discuss water issues that the Roosevelt...

On Friday’s AOA, powered by Cenex, we start the show with a recap of the week in the markets with Tommy Grisafi from Ag Bull Media and Nesvick Trading in Segment One followed by a conversation about farm safety and health with Angela Bunker, Risk Consultant for American Family Insurance, as we close out National Farm Safety and Health Week. In Segment Three, we learn more about a new partnership between Western Landowners Alliance and Infinite Outdoors to provide recreation opportunities on private working lands in the West as WLA CEO Lesli Allison and Infinite Outdoors CEO Sam Se...

On Thursday’s AOA, powered by Cenex, we begin the show with market analysis and perspective from Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics followed in Segment Two by a water issues conversation with Arizona State Senator Tim Dunn. In Segment Three, we talk crop insurance strategies and working with your lender as Tony Jesina, senior vice president of insurance at FCSAmerica, joins the show. Then in Segment Four, we get an agronomic update from Nebraska with Pioneer field agronomist Kevin Keller who joins us to discuss Pioneer® brand corn, genetics, pre-harvest checks and more.

On Wednesday’s AOA, powered by Cenex Premium Diesel, we begin the show with a conversation about the idea of importing potash from Belarus over Canada and a broader look at the fertilizer markets with Josh Linville, VP of Fertilizer with StoneX. In Segment Two, we get an update on the farm economy and talk with Barry Benson, Senior Vice President of Agribusiness Banking at FNBO. In Segment Three, we discuss the use of AI in agricultural lending with Jennifer Roths, partner with West Monroe. We close the show in Segment Four with ag news headlines.

On Tuesday’s AOA, powered by Pioneer brand Vorceed Enlist corn, we begin the show discussing US/China trade and more with Amy France, chair of the National Sorghum Producers. In Segment Two, we hear a conversation from last week’s visit to the Agribusiness & Water Council of Arizona annual meeting and talk about the agronomics behind growing crops in the desert southwest with Dr. Jeffrey Silvertooth from the University of Arizona. In Segment Three, we catch up with Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig followed by a look at ag news headlines in Segment Four.

On Monday's AOA, powered by Cenex, we begin the show by looking at the markets as Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst at Barchart, joins us. In Segment Two, we talk weather with DTN Meteorologist John Baranick followed by a conversation about diesel prices, the Farm Bill and more in Segment Three with Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA). Then in Segment Four, we close with an update on the latest ag equipment sales numbers for the U.S. and Canada with Curt Blades, Senior Vice President for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.

On this weekend’s episode of AOA, powered by Cenex, we begin the show with news headlines including the Senate Ag Committee moving the Farm Bill out of committee and the House passing the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act in Segment One. In Segment Two, we share a conversation that Susan Littlefield had during the Farm Progress Show with Jared Hagert, Deputy Administrator for the Farm Service Agency from North Dakota. In Segment Three, we discuss the changing role of AI in agricultural banking with Jennifer Roths from West Monroe. Then in Segment Four, we listen back to pa...

On Friday's AOA, powered by Cenex, we spend time at the Annual Meeting & Water Conference for the Agribusiness & Water Council of Arizona. In Segment One, we talk with Corey Geiger, Lead Economist for Dairy at CoBank, about dairy dynamics and excitement in the industry overall. In Segment Two, we discuss ARC and PLC enrollment with USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce. In Segment Three, we discuss the issues facing Arizona producers—including low water from the Colorado River, drought, and power generation—with Tom Davis, President of the Agribusiness & Water Council of Arizona. Then in Segment Four...

On Thursday’s AOA, presented by Cenex, we begin the show with a look at news headlines as the Senate Ag Committee passed the Farm Bill to the full Senate floor on Wednesday and also an update from Susan Littlefield at Husker Harvest Days with the Nebraska Bankers Association in Segment One. In Segment Two, we discuss the Fed’s decision to raise interest rates and talk about the big picture in the markets with Jim McCormick from AgMarket.net. In Segment Three, we sit down with John Maman, Senior Director, North America for Nutrien Financial to discuss financial tips...

On Wednesday’s AOA, powered by Cenex, we spend time in the first part of the show discussing policy issues and the various fly-in events happening this week on Capitol Hill. In Segment One, we hear from Minnesota Farm Bureau President Dan Glessing followed by North Dakota Farmers Union President Matt Perdue in Segment Two, as both men are spending time with their organizations in Washington D.C. this week. In Segment Three, we talk markets and get a bigger picture look at commodities, the economy and more with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX. Then in Segment Fo...

On Tuesday’s AOA, presented by Pioneer Vorceed Enlist Corn, we start the show with a look at ag news headlines in Segment One followed by a conversation FARM’s Susan Littlefield had with Greg Tylka and Dylan Mangel from The SCN Coalition during the Farm Progress Show. In Segment Three, we learn more about what happened with ranchers at the White House a few weeks ago and talk with R-CALF USA President Dave Hyde from Ohio. Then we close the show learning more about Halter’s virtual fencing technology and a new partnership they have with the Foundation for Am...

On Monday's AOA, powered by Cenex, we begin the show with a look at the commodity markets and the conversation of funds vs fundamentals with Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst at Barchart. In Segment Two, we discuss heavy rains for the western Corn Belt this week and heat to the south with DTN Meteorologist John Baranick. In Segment Three, we discuss the impact of fuel surcharges on rail, trucking and other commodity transportation sources with Mike Steenhoek, Executive Director for the Soy Transportation Coalition. Then we close the show in Segment Four with the latest on diesel and gasoline...

On AOA: Weekend Edition, powered by Cenex, we begin the show with news headlines and a recent conversation about beef that FARM's Susan Littlefield had with Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE). In Segment Two, we discuss the latest Farm Credit Mid-America farmland value benchmark study with Jennifer Riethman, head of collateral production at Farm Credit Mid-America. In Segment Three, we look at the latest news surrounding U.S./Canada relations as Shaun Haney from RealAg Radio joins us for a conversation. Then, in Segment Four, we close the show as Susan Littlefield shares another conversation, this time with Corn Refiners...

On Friday's AOA, powered by Cenex, we begin the show as host Jesse Allen and AOA producer Paul Bougie reflect on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and remember where they were that day. In Segment Two, we review the August results of the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer with Joanna Colussi from Purdue's Center for Commercial Agriculture. Then we finish the show with the return of our AOA Farmer Roundtable as Chad Epler from Kansas and John Delmotte from Michigan join us to talk about rising diesel prices, high input costs, ag policy, demand for...

On Thursday's AOA, powered by Cenex, we begin the show by checking the markets with Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics. In Segment Two, Ethan Lane, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, joins us to discuss beef imports, MCOOL and current issues in the beef industry. In Segment Three, we discuss the state of the Farm Bill in the Senate and get perspective from the specialty crop industry as Sara Neagu-Reed, director of production & environmental policy with the International Fresh Produce Association, joins us for a conversation. Then in Segment Four, we have...

Wednesday on AOA, powered by Cenex Premium Diesel, we start the show with market analysis from Kyle Bumsted with Allendale followed by a recap of the August meat export numbers with Dan Halstrom, President and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation who joins us live from Japan. In Segment Three, we discuss the latest Meat Demand Monitor and the overall trends of the K-shaped economy with Dr. Glynn Tonsor from Kansas State University. Then we close the show by discussing Liebig's law of the minimum with Dr. Alan Blaylock, Nutrien Senior Agronomist. Learn more at https://nutrien-ekonomics.com...

Tuesday on AOA, presented by Pioneer brand PowerCore Enlist corn, we begin the show with a look at the markets coming out of the holiday weekend with Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst at Barchart. In Segment Two, we learn about the newly launched generation of CLAAS tractors in North America with Tanner Whipps, CLAAS tractor product specialist. In Segment Three, we discuss Prop 12 and other pork industry policy priorities ahead of a fly-in next week with Todd Marotz, NPPC vice president and producer from Minnesota. Then in Segment Four, we talk weather for the week ahead with DTN Meteorologist John...

On Monday's AOA, powered by Cenex, we listen back to conversations we had at the 2026 Farm Progress Show last week in Boone, IA. In Segment One, we talk about harvest solutions from Craig Lee, Director of Sales at Geringhoff and then discuss tire tips during and after harvest with Greg Jones, Senior Manager Field Engineering at Firestone Ag. In Segment Two, we talk propane with Michael Newland, Director of Agriculture Business Development at the Propane Education & Research Council. In Segment Three, we have a conversation with Sukup Manufacturing President and CEO Tom Mangan and then close the show with...

On this Labor Day weekend edition of AOA, we begin the show with a rundown of some of this week's news headlines followed by an agronomic and weather conversation with Dr. Chad Godsey, farmer, soil scientist, and Chief Agronomist at Green Evolution Technologies (G.E.T.) in Segment Two. Then, we discuss preventing bugs and pests in our stored grain during harvest season with Dr. Johnny Wilson from Central Life Sciences in Segment Three. We close the show in Segment Four and learn about John Deere's new AI powered assistant, JD, as we talked with Jackson Baca from Deere...

Tuesday on AOA, we are spending time with AGI at the 2026 Farm Progress Show in Boone, IA.