On Tuesday's AOA, we start the show with an update on the biofuels sector with Donnell Rehagen, CEO of Clean Fuels Alliance America. In Segment Two, we discuss See Tracks! Think Train Week coming up September 15th-21st with Jennifer DeAngelis from Operation Lifesaver. (Learn more at https://www.oli.org) In Segment Three, we discuss the current state of the farm economy, trade policy and more with Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA). Then we close the show in Segment Four discussing a new op-ed from Tom Brink with Top Dollar Angus discussing why mediocre cattle should never be an option. (Read the op-ed here: https://www.agricultureofamerica.com/2025/09/09/op-ed-mediocrity-must-never-be-the-goal-not-for-anyone/)

Monday on AOA, we start the show with a look at markets as Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst at Barchart joins us followed by a look at the weather with DTN Meteorologist John Baranick in Segment Two. In Segment Three, we look at the latest Meat Demand Monitor data with Glynn Tonsor from Kansas State University. (View it at https://www.agmanager.info) Then we close the show with a few news headlines and an update from this week's National Farmers Union D.C. Fly In as we hear from Doug Sombke, President of South Dakota Farmers Union.

On Friday's AOA, we start the show looking at the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer with Dr. Jim Mintert from Purdue's Center for Commercial Agriculture. In Segment Two, we discuss right to repair and why food security is national security with Jeremy Matuszewski, founder of Thunderstruck Ag. In Segment Three, we have a conversation with USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden about reorganization efforts, the ag economy and more. Then we close in Segment Four discussing PepsiCo's latest sustainability and agricultural efforts with Margaret Henry, VP of Sustainability at PepsiCo. (View PepsiCo's newly released 2024 ESG Summary)

On the September 2025 episode of The Monthly Grind with the National Corn Growers Association, we discuss the relationship between corn and poultry. Connie Fischer, Director of Innovation and Commercialization for the Kansas Corn Growers Association and Shelby Watson, Director of The Americas & Allied Industry Programs for the U.S.A Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) join the show.

Learn more online at https://www.usapeec.org, https://www.KSCorn.com or https://www.ncga.com.

On Tuesday's AOA we start the show with a look at the markets as Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst at Barchart joins the show in Segment One. In Segment Two, we take a look at early September weather with DTN Meteorologist John Baranick. In Segment Three, it's a new Tractor Zoom Tuesday conversation with Andy Campbell, Director of Insights for Tractor Zoom. We get a summer auction market recap and discuss some of the outlooks for four wheel drive tractors, compact tractors, sprayers and an overall resetting of expectations. Then we close the show in Segment Four with a look at ag news headlines.

On the Labor Day edition of AOA, we share conversations from the 2025 Farm Progress Show with American Soybean Association President Caleb Ragland, Compeer Financial President and CEO Jase Wagner and STRAUSS CEO, Henning Strauss. We also learn more about Dairy Records Management Systems (DRMS) with their director Dr. Asha Miles.

Friday on AOA, we start the show with markets in Segment 1 as Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics gives us some end of the month perspective. In Segment Two, we learn about a newly proposed FAA rule that would allow drones to operate beyond visual line of sight without expensive waivers. Arthur Erickson, CEO of Hylio, joins us to share more details and talk about what this could mean for drone use in U.S. agriculture. In Segment Three, we hear about a new Consumer Energy Alliance report that warns the growing jet fuel supply constraints could stall this momentum and growth in the industry. David Holt, President of CEA, joins us to discuss that, energy prices, inflation impacts and more on the show. Then we close out the program with a conversation from Farm Progress Show with Shane Gray, who represents Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Morgan, Sangamon and Scott Counties for the IL Corn Growers Association.

Live from the Farm Progress Show in Decatur Illinois