AOA Saturday 7-18-2026

On this weekend's edition of AOA, we begin the show discussing the U.S. EPA releasing an update on progress toward the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan nutrient reduction 2025 interim target with Adam Herges, Sustainability Agronomist advisor for Mosaic and member of the Agricultural Nutrient Policy Council. In Segment Two, we get an update from the cotton belt and talk with Kenny Melton, US Cotton Agronomy Lead for BASF. In Segment Three, we discuss the topic of virtual fencing and its growing popularity with Dan Probert, Regenerative Ranching Director at Country Natural Beef. Then we close the show discussing the farm economy and farm financing with Matt Mostad, VP of Revenue Operations for FarmOp Capital.