On Monday's AOA, we start the show with the latest news about potato wart issues on Prince Edward Island and more with National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles. In Segment Two, we get up to speed on any transportation issues heading to harvest, Farm Bill, trade priorities, harvest safety week and more with National Grain and Feed Association President and CEO Mike Seyfert. Then in Segment Three, we get perspective on the EATS Act from one of the legislation's opponents as Competitive Markets Action President Marty Irby joins the show. Finally in Segment Four, we hear from former Secretary of Agriculture in the Clinton Administration, Dan Glickman, about his recent op-ed raising the alarm on states' efforts to undermine EPA's authority on pesticide labeling.
Christian Rohloff, an agronomist with CHS, explains how cover crops can provide agronomic and soil health benefits.
Friday on AOA, we kicked off the show with American Coalition for Ethanol CEO Brian Jennings to talk about E15 Waivers and the happenings at ACE's 36th Annual Conference going on right now in Minneapolis, MN. In Segment Two, we discuss the ag equipment market and some of the latest trends with Casey Seymour from Moving Iron LLC. In Segment Three, American Farmland Trust Deputy Policy Director, Andrew Bahrenburg, joins the show for an update on AFT's Farm Bill priorities and other legislation they are watching on Capitol Hill. Then finally to end the show, we talked with the newly crowned 70th Princess Kay of the Milky Way, Emma Kuball, while she is at the Minnesota State Fair.
On Wednesday's AOA, we kicked off the program talking ag labor issues and the Farm Bill with National Council of Farmer Cooperatives President and CEO, Chuck Conner. In Segment Two, we have a conversation about supply chains, logistics and where things stand currently with Dr. Jason Miller from Michigan State University. Then in Segment Three, we turn our attention to the grain markets and the expansion of soy crush capacity with Ed Usset from University of Minnesota Extension. Finally in Segment Four, we discuss the latest Milk Production Report and the dairy markets overall with Alyssa Badger, Vice President, Global Operations & Insights for Highground Dairy.
