On Friday's episode of AOA, we start the show discussing year end input purchases and looking ahead to spring 2026 with John Appel, FBN vice president of category management. Then in Segment Two, we have a conversation with Jim Sutter who is the CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC). Then we close the show with an extended conversation about bridge assistance and the needs for specialty crops specifically with Congressman Jim Costa (D-CA).