It was 30 years ago this month that the nation’s first and only radio talk show focused entirely on agriculture and rural America debuted.

It was, and still is, called simply “AgriTalk,” starting Aug. 1, 1994 as a one hour program hosted by Ken Root first, then Mike Adams until 2018 when it expanded to a two hour format with current host Chip Flory.

To celebrate the anniversary, Flory hosted a special edition of “AgriTalk” featuring former hosts Ken Root and Mike Adams, long-time producer and industry veteran John Herath, along with “AgriTalk” news reporter Davis Michaelsen.

AgriTalk at the 2007 National Ethanol Conference

“Thirty years of anything in farm radio is worth celebrating, but when we are talking about the nation’s go-to farm talk show, we definitely need to celebrate,” Flory said. “I was thrilled and honored to have Ken, Mike and John on the show to talk about the history of the show and to get their takes on the historic events we are living through and talking about each day on ‘AgriTalk.’”

It was fun to take a walk down memory lane with Ken and Mike and John, especially when they talked about the “road warrior” era. AgWired and AgriTalk followed each other around to meetings all over the country for over a third of that 30 years, from Farm Bureau and cattle, to biodiesel and ethanol, on through to the seed industry convention in Chicago every December. Those were the days!

“AgriTalk” airs live each morning at 10 a.m. Central and each afternoon at 2 p.m. Central on more than 100 affiliates in 19 states. “AgriTalk” AM airs daily on Rural Radio/SiriusXM and both hours are available on-demand at www.agritalk.com and on all major podcast platforms.