Thursday, March 28, 2024

LISTEN TO PAST EPISODES OF THE MONTHLY GRIND

Tune in the first Wednesday of every month on AOA as we bring you “The Monthly Grind” in partnership with the National Corn Growers Association.

On the March episode of The Monthly Grind with the National Corn Growers Association, we learn about the newly launched Radicle Challenge with Dr. Alex Buck (Director of Industrial Innovation at Iowa Corn) and Chad Epler (NCGA MDAT Vice Chair and KS Producer). Find more details as well online at https://radicle.vc/the-radicle-corn-value-chain-sponsored-by-us-corn-farmers/

On the February episode of The Monthly Grind we talk about poultry, eggs and corn with the National Corn Growers Association and the USA Poultry Egg Export Council. John Delmotte, Vice President of the Michigan Corn Growers Association and NCGA MDAT member, Jena Gress, USAPEEC Manager of Global Marketing and Sustainability and Mary Alice Cain, USAPEEC Director of Member Services join the show.

On the January episode of The Monthly Grind with the National Corn Growers Association, we talk with NCGA Market Development Action Team (MDAT) Chairman Denny Vennekotter and the Director of Industry Relations for the U.S. Grains Council Ellen Zimmerman about the relationship between USGC and NCGA, export market opportunities and much more.

On the December episode of The Monthly Grind with the National Corn Growers Association, we are joined by Sarah McKay and Troy Schneider from the NCGA Market Development Action Team to discuss the Consider Corn Challenge 4, the winners and finding new uses for corn as a feedstock.

On the November episode of The Monthly Grind with the National Corn Growers Association, we discuss the importance of export markets, MAP and FMD funding and more with NCGA Trade Policy Director Nancy Martinez and Janis Highley, who serves on NCGA’s Market Development Action Team (MDAT) as well as the Indiana Corn Marketing Council.

For the October episode of The Monthly Grind with the National Corn Growers Association, we continue our sustainable aviation fuel discussion and how corn can play a role. NCGA Director of Market Development Sarah McKay and NCGA Market Development Action Team member Lindsey Bowers join us for this month’s program.

For the September 2023 episode of The Monthly Grind with the National Corn Growers Association, we discuss Sustainable Aviation Fuel and the use of corn as a feedstock for this growing sector. NCGA Director of Market Development Sarah McKay and NCGA Market Development Action Team member John Delmotte joins Jesse Allen for this month’s program.

On the August 2023 episode of The Monthly Grind, Troy Schnider, Chair of NCGA’s Market Development Action Team and Michael Granche, NCGA Manager of Market Development, joined Jesse Allen to talk about the relationship between corn and poultry from the Chicken Marketing Summit in Florida.

On Tuesday, July 18th, AOA was live from Washington DC for the National Corn Growers Corn Congress! We started the show with Denny Vennekotter and Troy Schnieder started the show with a look back at the last year’s success on the Monthly Grind. In segment 2, Krista Swanson, Lead Economist with NCGA and John Linder, current President of MAIZALL discussed production and demand coming from South America. Janis Highly, of Indiana and John Delmotte from Michigan discussed the value of participation in the NCGA’s committees and we closed the show with Brooke Appleton, VP of Public Policy at NCGA with a look at policy efforts ahead of the fall.

On the July 2023 episode of The Monthly Grind, Troy Schnieder and Denny Venekotter of the National Corn Growers Association Market Development Action Team joined us for a discussion.

On the June 2023 episode of The Monthly Grind, our friends from the National Corn Growers Association are discussing their partnerships with the US Meat Export Federation – Wendy Osborn from Ohio Corn joined the show along with Ralph Lents, Executive Committee member with USMEF.

On the May 2023 episode of The Monthly Grind; Sarah McKay of the National Corn Growers Association joined the show to discuss new areas of market development for corn.

For the April 2023 episode of The Monthly Grind with NCGA; Denny Vennekotter, Vice Chair of the Market Development Action Team at National Corn Growers Association, and Sarah McKay, Director of Market Development with NCGA joined the show as we looked at the Circular Bioeconomy and corn’s place in it.

On the first day of March 2023, we celebrated The Monthly Grind with our friends from National Corn Growers Assocation. Troy Schneider and Janis Highley joined us as we looked ahead to Commodity Classic (NCGA at booth 1603) and what will be under discussion in Orlando.

On this February 2023 episode of The Monthly Grind, Mike Pearson was on location at the Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in New Orleans, LA with our friends from the National Corn Growers Association. Harold Wolle, NCGA Vice President kicked off the show with a reminder of why NCGA and NCBA have partnered so much on education. Next, Troy Schneider, Market Development Action Team chair and Colorado corn grower told about his experience in Europe for the Collaboration Platform on Ag. And we closed with Dean Meyer, Chair of the USMEF with a look ahead to beef exports in 2023.

On the January 2023 episode of The Monthly Grind, Mike Pearson is joined by Troy Schnieder of the National Corn Growers Association. Troy was part of the group that recently travelled to Brussels for the EU-US Collaboration Platform on Agriculture, and he shared the differences between the EU approach and the American approach.

December 2022 Episode as we celebrate six months of The Monthly Grind with the National Corn Growers Association by talking with Denny Vennekotter of the NCGA Market Action Development Team and Brian Thalmann, who serves as the Corn Board Liason to the MDAT.

November 2022 Episode as we looked at the importance of corn in the poultry sector with Shelby Watson, Manager of Internal Operations for USAPEEC (USA Poultry and Egg Export Council) and Mike Beard, Market Development Action Team member and Indiana farmer.

October 2022 Episode Part One and Two with Chad Epler, Kansas corn grower and NCGA member, and Sarah McKay, NCGA Director of Market Development, They joined for The Monthly Grind to discuss the role of corn in pet foods!

September 2022 Episode with Bob Hemesath of the National Corn Growers Association and Dr. Chris Hostetler of the National Pork Board discussing the ways NCGA and NPB have worked together to strengthen both industries.

August 2022 Episode with Troy Schneider from NCGA and Kate Maher, NCBA’s Executive Producer of Cattlemen to Cattlemen: