AOA Friday 2-6-2026

Friday on AOA, we get an update on produce prescriptions for veterans and newly introduced legislation on the issue with Mollie Van Lieu, Vice President, Nutrition and Health Policy with the International Fresh Produce Association. In Segment Two, we get an update on the bridge assistance rollout from USDA, disaster aid options for producers with the recent winter storms and more as USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce joins the show. In Segment Three, we discuss the good news surrounding 45Z and the frustration with year-round E15 uncertainty as Geoff Cooper, President and CEO for the Renewable Fuels Association joins us for a conversation. Then we close the show with an update on various legal issues being watched by the cattle industry as Mary Thomas Hart, Chief Counsel for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, gave us an update during this week's CattleCon in Nashville, TN.