AOA Thursday 8-6-2026

Thursday on AOA, powered by Nutrien Ag Solutions, we begin the show with a look at the markets as Cory Bratland from AgMarket.net joins the show followed by a conversation about protecting working lands in the West and a new law on the books in Idaho giving clearer protections for private land. Rees Empey, State Policy Manager for Pacific Legal Foundation, joins us to share more details. (Find his recent story with more information on this issue here: https://pacificlegal.org/western-livestock-journal-idaho-just-restored-the-property-line/) Then in Segment Three, we hear more about an announcement this week from Ambrook, a company building financial software for agriculture and other independent businesses, as they have raised a $30M Series B after growing from roughly 2,500 to more than 8,000 customers in the past year. Mackenzie Burnett, Ambrook CEO and Cofounder, joins us for a conversation. We then close the show with news headlines including a deep dive into the latest Rural Mainstreet Index from Creighton University in Segment Four.