Friday on AOA, powered by Cenex, we start the show by welcoming in the new President of the National Corn Growers Association, Jed Bower from Washington Court House, Ohio, for a conversation as he takes over at NCGA. In Segment Two, we talk with Congressman Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) about the government shutdown, lack of a Farm Bill, the farm economy and much more.
Then in Segment Three, we hear the story of a southern Illinois farm family that was caught in somewhat of a federal farm policy trap amid farming ground that was prone to flooding. Molly Parker, a journalist with Capitol News Illinois and ProPublica's Local Reporting Network, joins the show to share the story and her recent work. (View her full story here: "The Federal Farm Policy Trap: Why Some Farmers Are Stuck Raising Crops That No Longer Thrive.")
Finally in Segment Four, we have a conversation about regenerative agriculture and what it can look like when a company really does regenerative ag well. Pat Maher, CEO of Atkins Ranch, joins us to tell their story to close the show. More at https://www.atkinsranch.com.
