AOA Thursday 8-13-2026

Thursday on AOA, presented by Nutrien Ag Solutions, we start the show with a recap of the August WASDE report and a look at market action with Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics. In Segment Two, we look at the Meat Demand Monitor for the month of July with Glynn Tonsor from Kansas State University. (Find the data online by visiting the agmanager.info website.) In Segment Three, we discuss the passage of WRDA 2026 out of committee in both the House and Senate, get an update on the UP/NS proposed rail merger and more with Mike Steenhoek, Executive Director of the Soy Transportation Coalition. Then we close the show with an update from the U.S. sunflower industry with John Sandbakken, Executive Director of the National Sunflower Association.