AOA Friday 10-9-2026

On Friday's AOA, powered by Cenex, we begin the show by reviewing the latest Ag Economy Barometer with Michael Langemeier, Director of Purdue's Center for Commercial Agriculture. In Segment Two, we discuss recent immigration raids at meat packing facilities and the broader conversation about beef in the news with Tom Johnston, Editor-in-Chief at Meatingplace. In Segment Three, we have a conversation with USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Dudley Hoskins. Then, in Segment Four, we close the show by discussing Nationwide's new Property Risk Solutions Program and National Fire Prevention Month with Laramie Sandquist, Senior AVP of Risk Management at Nationwide Agribusiness.