Soybean Export Inspections Climb While Corn and Wheat Decline

Meet Amanda Baer—the voice of North Iowa’s fields, barnyards, and farmhouses. As Farm Director for Achen Becker Media, Amanda is on a mission to bring you the heartbeat of Midwest agriculture without the dry corporate jargon. Whether you’re in the cab of a combine, grabbing morning coffee at the local diner, or just curious about where your dinner comes from, Amanda keeps you plugged into the real dirt on farming and agribusiness across the region: ~Top-of-the-Hour Ag Reports: Swift, no-nonsense updates served fresh every hour so you never miss a beat. ~Ag Matters: Punchy deep-dives into the big topics, policy changes, and innovations directly impacting your bottom line and local community. ~Farm Feature Friday: Amanda’s signature spotlight series! Every Friday during harvest, she pulls up a chair and sits down with local farmers and ag entrepreneurs to tell the human, humorous, and inspiring stories behind the crops and livestock that feed North Iowa. From dirt-to-desk insights to celebrating the hard-working folks behind the fence line, Amanda makes ag news feel like a conversation with a trusted neighbor. Tune in and get the real scoop on what’s growing!