Orion Samuelson & Max Armstrong

• Orion & Max

  Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong bring WGN Radio 720 listeners comprehensive news on current financial and agricultural trends. From up-to-the-minute market reports and coverage of trading action to agricultural developments at local, state, national and global levels, Orion and Max deliver the... more

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  Max Armstrong Joins Farm Progress as Director of Broadcasting

  Farm Progress announced today that veteran agriculture broadcaster Max Armstrong will join the company as the Director of Broadcasting effective July 6, 2009. Armstrong will oversee Farm Progress' recent addition of a new broadcast business unit providing radio, television and enhanced web... more

Agri-Cast Podcast

• Agricast 3-08-10 Audio

  In this week's AgriCast... Orion visits with the Cattlemen's Beef Board new chairman Dan Diershke, and with Bob Lawless of the Syngenta Company... Max checks in from the Commodity Classic and talks to United Soybean Board chairman Phil Bradshaw... plus the weekly editions of News & Views from the... more

• Agricast 3-01-10 Audio

  In this week's AgriCast... Orion talks with Eric Reed of the Illinois Finance Authority about new higher lending levels for beginning farmers in Illinois... Max talks with Dennis Smith of Archer Financial Services about better times for beef and pork producers in 2010 with futures markets pointing... more

• Agricast 2-22-10 Audio

  In this week's AgriCast... Max talks with Buster Hampton of Hampton Flying Service, with Nathan Walker Cub Cadet Yanmar, with Bill Johnson of Joliet Junior College, and with Joe Victor of Allendale... plus the weekly editions of News & Views from the Dairy Industry, and Samuelson Sez. more

• Agricast 2-15-10 Audio

  In this week's AgriCast... Max checks in with Orion from Louisville and the National Farm Machinery Show that again attracted huge crowds... Orion at the the Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show in San Antonio talks with American National Cattlewomen new president Lana Slaten, with US Meat Export... more

• Agricast 2-8-10 Audio

  In this week's AgriCast... Orion talks with Jeff Martin about the Chicago Farmers Farmland Investors Fair in Joliet, and with US Grains Council president Tom Dorr about grain exports to Asia and the Middle East... Max reviews a new report on organic farming just released by the US Department of... more

• Agricast 2-1-10 Audio

  In this week's AgriCast... Max talks with MANA senior marketing manager for herbicides David Downing, with Bunge Corporation grain merchandiser Darren Moody, and with Daughhetee & Parks accountant Phyllis Parks... plus the weekly edition of Samuelson Sez. more

• Agricast 1-25-10 Audio

  In this week's AgriCast... Max visits with Lincoln Land Agri-Energy mManager Randall Metheny about his ethanol plant that has survived the weaker ethanol market... Orion visits with candidate for IL governor Sen. Kirk Dillard about the importance of agriculture to the Illinois economy... Max talks... more

• Agricast 1-18-10 Audio

  In this week's AgriCast... Orion visits with Chicago Farmers festival chair Jeff Martin... Max visits with Illinois Pork Producers Association president Phil Borgic... Orion checks in with Washington Farm Bureau president Steve Appel, American Farm Bureau Federation president Bob Stallman, and... more

• Agricast 1-11-10 Audio

  In this week's AgriCast... Max talks with Wisconsin Agriculturist magazine editor Fran O'Leary, with Indiana Prairie Farmer magazine editor Tom Bechman, with BASF technical marketing manager Dan Westberg, with Farm Futures magazine analyst Bryce Knorr... plus the weekly edition of Samuelson Sez. more

• Agricast 1-4-10 Audio

  In this week's AgriCast... Max shares visits with four farm broadcasters (from Colorado, Minnesota, Ohio and Pennsylvania) to get their views of how farmers were treated in 2009 and what their thoughts are now as we enter a new year... and Orion presents an interview with Secretary of Agriculture... more