AOA Monday 10-5-2026

About this episode

On Monday's AOA, powered by Cenex, we begin the show with a check of the markets as Darin Newsom, Senior Market Analyst at Barchart, joins us followed by a look at the weather for this week in Segment Two with DTN Meteorologist John Baranick. In Segment Three, we learn about the conversations during last week's Investing in Rural America Conference hosted by the Richmond Fed as Daniel Davis, Group Vice President for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, joins the show. Then in Segment Four, we hear a conversation we had with USDA Undersecretary for Rural Development Glen Smith, who shares insight into USDA's announced changes to the REAP program.