AOA Thursday 10-16-2025

Thursday on AOA, powered by Cenex, we take a look at the market trade nearing the end of the week with Jacob Burks from AgMarket.net. Then, we discuss rising energy prices nationwide and why consumer costs are becoming a major policy focus as David Hill from the Bipartisan Policy Center joins us for a conversation. In Segment Three, we talk about why the U.S. beef industry can't forget the global market with Nate Smith, GM for Top Dollar Angus. (Read his Substack article on the issue here: https://substack.com/home/post/p-176033578)   Then we close the show in Segment Four with a new Soy Market Update Series conversation as Tony Mellenthin, farmer-leader at United Soybean Board, joins us to talk about soy exports.