AOA Wednesday 1-7-2026

On Wednesday's AOA, we start the show with a look at the cattle markets and we touch on the grains as well with Kyle Bumsted from Allendale. In Segment Two, it is the January 2026 episode of The Monthly Grind with the National Corn Growers Association. We discuss the importance of the USMCA and its impending renewal with Nancy Martinez, Director, Public Policy, Trade and Biotechnology with NCGA and Stuart Swanson, Chair of the Iowa Corn Growers Association and Leader of the Western Hemisphere Advisory Team for U.S. Grains and BioProducts Council. In Segment Three, we discuss the latest Meat Demand Monitor data with Glynn Tonsor from Kansas State University (find the data at https://agmanager.info). Then we close the show with Michael Langemeier, Director for Purdue's Center for Commercial Agriculture with a look at this month's Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer and a preview of this week's Top Farmer Conference.