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On this episode, we talk with David Widmar from Agricultural Economic Insights during the 2025 NAFB Convention.

On this episode, we hear a conversation from the 2025 NAFB Convention with Cheryl DeVuyst, Vice Chair of the Cattlemen's Beef Board.

Grain and livestock markets are trading mostly higher as we work through our Tuesday session with corn, wheat and cattle the upside leaders. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.

Tuesday on AOA, powered by Cenex, we started the show listening to a conversation with Greg Anderson, Board Member for Clean Fuels Alliance America from Nebraska, that was recorded during the 2025 NAFB Convention. In Segment Two, it's a new Tractor Zoom Tuesday update as Andy Campbell, Director of Insights at Tractor Zoom, joins us for a look at equipment market trends as close out 2025. In Segment Three, we have a conversation with Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) followed by another NAFB Convention conversation that we had with Corn Refiners Association President, John Bode.

Grain and livestock markets kicked off the final month of 2025 with a lower day across much of the trade. Is the seasonal low volume holiday trade mindset and winter blues already settling into the commodity markets? John Heinberg with Total Farm Marketing joins us to share perspective on the markets as we kicked off the week and the month of December. Find more online by visiting their website at https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Meantime, meteorological winter has arrived as the calendar turns to December and we saw winter arrive in a big way across much of the Midwest over the weekend. Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions joins us to discuss on our Weekly Weather Update. Learn more online at https://www.ag-wx.com.

On this episode of Field Forward, powered by Pioneer, we talk with Delaware farmer Johnathan Snow. He shares an update on the 2025 growing season and harvest on his family's farm along with perspective on their use of Pioneer brand Plenish E3 soybeans. More at https://www.pioneer.com.

On this episode of Field Forward powered by Pioneer, we talk with fifth-generation South Dakota farmer Tanner Hento. He recaps the 2025 harvest and growing season along with sharing his experience with and why he choose Pioneer brand products. More at https://www.pioneer.com.

Grain and livestock markets are quietly lower to start the month of December. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to look at Monday's market action.

On Monday's AOA, powered by Cenex, we start the show with a look at the markets as Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst at Barchart, joins us followed by a look at the weekend snowstorm in the Midwest and more with DTN Meteorologist John Baranick. In Segment Three, we discuss how American households could soon pay more for electricity as the federal government moves to extend the life of aging coal plants once slated for closure. Tyson Slocum, director of Public Citizen's Energy Program, joins us for that conversation. Then we close in Segment Four as we hear a conversation from the 2025 NAFB Convention as we talk with Swine Health Information Center Associate Director, Dr. Lisa Becton.

After the volatility to start the week on Monday, and amid the holiday shortened trading week, cattle futures somehow rallied to a higher weekly close as we finished out the month of November on Friday. Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek in Sioux Center, IA joins us to wrap up the week in the livestock and grain markets. Find more at https://www.kkvtrading.com.

Also on today's show, we feature two conversations from the 2025 NAFB Convention last week in Kansas City, MO as we talked with David Widmar from Agricultural Economic Insights and Tanner Ehmke with CoBank. And in Segment Four, Susan Littlefield visited Friday with Sue Martin From Ag & Investments in Clarion, IA to wrap the month of November in the trade.