Archives: Episodes

On today's episode of Inside Dairy, it is "Dairy Market Friday" as we hear from Naomi Blohm, Senior Market Advisor with Total Farm Marketing.

We saw a mostly higher day in grain and livestock futures on Friday as the week of trade felt largely like a week of market consolidation. Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek out of Sioux Center, IA joins us to recap this week's trade action including perspective on the cattle complex, winter weather impacts, grain trade, the U.S. dollar index and much more. Find more at https://www.kkvtrading.com.

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) caused by Mannheimia haemolytica (Mh) is the primary cause of bacterial pneumonia and death for feedlot cattle. In fact, 75% of BRD cases are caused by Mh.1 Protecting cattle from BRD infection is critical to safeguarding both cattle health and operational profitability. Dr. Jeremi Wurtz, an Elanco beef technical consultant, joins us to discuss how producers and feedlot operators can protect cattle from BRD and managing our herd through severe winter weather.

We saw strong weekly export sales numbers on Friday morning while grain and livestock trade is largely in consolidation mode to slightly higher. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to share his perspective in our Midday Commentary for Friday, January 23rd, 2026.

Friday on AOA, we begin the show discussing the outlook for land values with Paul Schadegg, President at Farmers National Company. In Segment Two we discuss the latest timing on the Farmer Bridge Assistance program, efforts to streamline reporting at USDA and more with Richard Fordyce, Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation at USDA. In Segment Three we get perspective on consolidation in the ag markets this week and talk with Naomi Blohm, Senior Market Advisor at Total Farm Marketing. We close the show with the latest on year round E-15 legislation and more in news headlines.

Get the latest news of agriculture with American Ag Today and find more online at https://www.americanagnetwork.com.

We saw a mixed grain and livestock trade on Thursday as wheat was the upside leader. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing joins us to discuss potential winter weather impacts on wheat, perspective on the current state of the soybean market, along with a look at cattle and dairy markets as well. Find more online by visiting https://www.totalfarmmarketing.com.

Also, it's a new episode of Cattle Chatter this week with Susan Littlefield and Brad Kooima from Kooima Kooima Varilek. This week on the show, they break down the softer feeder index, weather that may not yet be fully priced in as snow and colder temperatures arrive late this week, and what Friday's Cattle on Feed report could reveal about tighter supplies moving forward. Find more at https://www.kkvtrading.com.

A mixed to higher day is being seen across grain and livestock trade at midday Thursday while word out of Washington D.C. is that E-15 language is not included in government funding legislation. We touch on that and more with Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX.

Cash Cattle Struggles to Ignite as the Market Pushes Toward Friday. On this week's Cattle Chatter, Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek breaks down the softer feeder index, weather that may not yet be fully priced in as snow and colder temperatures arrive late this week, and what Friday's Cattle on Feed report could reveal about tighter supplies moving forward.

Thursday on AOA, we start the show with a look at the markets as Jacob Burks from AgMarket.net joins us to discuss and share more details about their upcoming Farming for Profit, Not Price Conference in Nashville, TN. In Segment Two, we discuss new product announcements this week from PTx and Precision Planting with their Marketing Director, Bryce Baker. In Segment Three, we discuss the call from specialty crop producers for more aid to help with the current state of the ag economy. International Fresh Produce Association CEO Cathy Burns, a member of the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance, joins us to discuss. Then we close the show talking with Nebraska Corn Board members Jan tenBensel and Jason Lewis who are on Capitol Hill this week advocating for year-round E15 legislation to get across the finish line.

On today's episode of Inside Dairy, we continue our conversation with Leonard Polzin, Dairy Markets and Policy Outreach Specialist with the University of Wisconsin.