AOA Friday 11-8-2024

Friday on AOA, powered by Cenex, we start the show learning more about the Truckers for Troops campaign, discuss parking issues for truckers, EV trucks and more with Norita Taylor from the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) in Segment One. Next up in Segment Two, as farmers may be tempted to cut back on certain inputs next season they should consider all the potential consequences of doing so. Brandon Hulme, agronomist for Champion Seed in Iowa, joins us to discuss and share his thoughts on 2025 input decisions.    In Segment Three, we discuss the topic of why cattle mobility metrics matter as steer and heifer carcass weights are rising. Dr. Michelle Calvo-Lorenzo from Elanco joins us for that discussion. Then we close the show in Segment Four and learn about an on-going Eco-Harvest project with wheat growers in Kansas and a partnership between Ecosystem Service Market Consortium (ESMC) and AGI. Laura Shutack, Project Manager for Eco-Harvest Project, Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC) and Ethan Merck, Customer Success Representative for AGI and AGI's Project Lead for the Eco-Harvest project, join us to discuss. (You can learn more about the project here: https://ecosystemservicesmarket.org/eco-harvest/)