AOA Friday 6-5-2026

On Friday's AOA, we begin the show by hearing part of our recent conversation about cattle market dynamics with Charley Martinez, Assistant Professor at University of Tennessee followed by a conversation with USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce about base acre allocation and more in Segment Two. In Segment Three, we discuss ATV/UTV safety and learn about Nationwide's Let's Champion Rider Safety initiative as Laramie Sandquist from Nationwide and Kristen Almer, executive director and co-founder of the RideSafe Foundation, join us for a conversation. Then we close the show in Segment Four as FARM's Susan Littlefield shares an interview with Ben West, executive director of Farmers for Soil Health.