AOA Friday 9-5-2025

On Friday's AOA, we start the show looking at the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer with Dr. Jim Mintert from Purdue's Center for Commercial Agriculture. In Segment Two, we discuss right to repair and why food security is national security with Jeremy Matuszewski, founder of Thunderstruck Ag. In Segment Three, we have a conversation with USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden about reorganization efforts, the ag economy and more. Then we close in Segment Four discussing PepsiCo's latest sustainability and agricultural efforts with Margaret Henry, VP of Sustainability at PepsiCo. (View PepsiCo's newly released 2024 ESG Summary)