Ag News 890

Ag News 890 knows its audience. The station doesn't waste time with fluff - it opens with regional weather and cash grain bids before the sun's up. You'll hear interviews with USDA officials and market analysts between blocks of national news from the Associated Press. The afternoon talk shows veer into political commentary, often leaning conservative. That's fine for its base. The real value? Price reports. For a corn farmer in Iowa or a rancher in Nebraska, that's essential stuff. The audio comes through at 32kbps, which is low-fi but perfectly adequate for talk. The talk segments can get re…