AOA Monday 5-25-2026

On the Memorial Day edition of AOA, powered by Cenex, we begin the show discussing real estate fraud and signs that rural and vacant landowners need to be looking for with Jeramy Stephens, Director of Compliance and Licensing with National Land Realty. In Segment Two, we discuss spring planting and early season growing conditions with Jeff Strock, a professor at the University of Minnesota Southwest Research and Outreach Center. Then we close out the show discussing how the Pork Checkoff's funding and partnership with USMEF helps move a considerable volume of fresh pork and variety meats to Mexico, adding value to the U.S. pork industry. Andy Tauer, vice president of international market development with the National Pork Board and Katie Brown, producer and president of Illinois Pork Producers Association, join us on the show to discuss.