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Soybeans saw decent strength on Thursday with another large crush number out from NOPA along with good export sales numbers. Meanwhile, the corn market continues to struggle under the weight of USDA's big surprises from Monday. Was corn silage the main culprit as to why we saw a large shock in harvested corn acres? That's one of many topics we discuss today with Bryan Doherty from Total Farm Marketing. More at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Also, we start the show with market analysis from Mike Castle with StoneX and follow that up in Segment Two with a brand new episode of Cattle Chatter. FARM's Susan Littlefield is joined again this week by Brad Kooima from Kooima Kooima Varilek for a deep dive into the cattle markets.

Feedlots are holding out for cash this week, raising the question of whether Wednesday's trade was simply a bull-market correction. On this week's Cattle Chatter, Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek digs into the potential ramifications of the Tyson plant in Lexington, Nebraska closing next week. With cheaper feed offering fresh profit opportunities for cattle producers, Brad also takes a look at the Choice/Select spread and how it compares to the past five years.

On this episode, we finish up our conversation with Daniela Roland, Extension Educator, Dairy at Penn State University.

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Thursday on AOA, we start the show with a recap of weekly export sales, some biofuels news and more market analysis with Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics. In Segment Two, we get a recap of news from the American Farm Bureau Federation convention including updates regarding farm policy with Josh Baethge, Policy Editor for Farm Progress. In Segment Three, we discuss the early 2026 acreage battle and more with David Widmar, Economist with Agricultural Economic Insights. Then we close the show with ag news headlines in Segment Four.

On this episode, we hear more of our conversation with Daniela Roland, Extension Educator, Dairy at Penn State University.

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Many in agriculture are continuing to digest Monday's USDA data, how some of the numbers came to be and where these markets go from here moving forward. We dive in to some of the numbers, look at various correlations between various markets and touch on the cattle markets this week with Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics. More at https://www.globalcommresearch.com.

Also, we get some grain market analysis and thoughts on geopolitical impacts to the fertilizer markets on today's show as Mike Castle with StoneX joins us for an update as well.

Wednesday on AOA, we start with Sam Hudson from Cornbelt Marketing as we talk USDA report fallout, demand, South American weather and much more. In Segment Two, we discuss energy prices, geopolitical impacts on energy and much more with David Holt, President for the Consumer Energy Alliance. In Segment Three, we continue our conversation surrounding the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and get perspective on produce prescriptions in VA healthcare with Mollie Van Lieu, VP of Nutrition and Health for the International Fresh Produce Association. Then we close the show discussing 2026 input decisions and more with Nick Fassler, Director of Technical Service for BASF.

It was a quieter day in the grain markets as we continue to digest the bearish USDA data that was released on Monday. Brian Splitt with AgMarket.net joins us to share perspective, talk chart action and more on today's show. Sign up for their upcoming conference and learn more at https://www.agmarket.net.

Also, as more farmers are storing grain for longer periods of time, bugs and pests can become a problem. We talk about some products and ways to protect your grain quality for longer periods with John Mays, Senior Director, Specialty Ag, Central Life Sciences. Learn more at https://www.bugfreegrains.com.