6-2-22 AGRICULTURE OF AMERICA

Thursday, on AOA, the program began with Tanner Beymer, VP of Government Affairs at NCBA discussing House bill 7606, a bill to create a special prosecutor position at USDA to hold meat producers accountable, NCBA opposes the bill. Then, Josh Linville, StoneX Director of Fertilizer, joined the show to discuss the recent price break in urea, and how long this window might exist. Then, Professor Glynn Tonsor of K-State University provided an update to the Meat Demand Monitor, and highlighted some issues he'll be keeping an eye on. We ended the show with Mike Stranze, VP of Advocacy from National Farmers Union, discussing Secretary Vilsack's announcement of $2.1 billion in funding to transform the food system. Mike also shared why NFU is in support of the Special Prosecutor bill that NCBA opposes