Mark Welch, Texas A&M, Extension Marketing Specialist, visits with Chris in this week’s market Outlook. Planted acres will still be the big question this year as the market observes planting progress over the next several weeks. Mark explains some historical numbers on “total acres” along with some of the decisions that producers are making as we w…

Troy Deutmeyer area Agronomist with Pioneer visits with Chris in this spring agronomy update. They start the conversation discussing the keys to effective tillage. One of the keys areas Troy talks about is the importance of running the tillage tool in the same direction as the planter. He goes on to talk about several other factors around planting …

Duane Lowry is visiting Chris in this week's Market Outlook. Chris quizzes Duane on some of the key fundamentals to watch, as we head into spring planting season. Duane acknowledges the burdensome supply of grain, which is one of the key factors pressuring the market. However, he explains several opportunities that could give us a short window of p…

Shay and Chris introduce Andy Hruby and Joe Paulson. Andy and Joe now take on the role as the newest team members with Ag View Solutions. Both Andy and Joe introduce themselves. They both explain their farming operations and how they got started working with Ag View Solutions. Andy and Joe will play an intricate role with the team. They will be wor…

Joe visits with Chris in this week’s weekly market Outlook. Joe breaks down the numbers from the crop production and supply & demand reports. Chris quizzes Joe on what the potential acre mix could mean to the markets moving forward in the next couple of months. Demand continues to be extremely dismal with no changes expected. Weather is still a pot…

Jarod Creed With, JC Marketing visits with Chris in this week’s market Outlook. They start the conversation talking about how the cost of production in 2024 has not reduced much from the costs in 2023. Producers are struggling with the fact that crop budgets are in the red and it will take increased yields to bring the cost of production down this …

Implications of the spring planting pace, planting intentions report, and what’s on the ethanol producers mind around carbon credits.

Mike Oberbroeckling from Garnavillo Iowa visits with Chris in this episode of Dads Wisdom. Mike talks about the history of his farming career and some of the lessons he learned from his dad along the way. Mike goes on to talk about the extreme importance of his wife and family and the many of the lessons learned over his career of farming. Mike emp…

Dr. Kurt House with Medical Associates of Independence Iowa, visits with Chris about the most important piece of equipment on your farm. We don’t think twice about changing the oil on our tractor timely or greasing machines daily to keep all of our equipment in top-notch shape. How are you doing with your body? It’s the one piece of equipment that …

Mike Finley visits with Chris on the idea of investing intelligently and creating wealth that will provide a successful retirement plan for you and your entire family! This conversation is an update from a prior Ag View Pitch podcast created almost 2 years ago that has helped many producers to build wealth outside of their farming operations. As yo…

Jeremy Doetch with German American Bank in northern Illinois, talks with Chris about the State of the Ag Economy. Chris and Jeremy discussed in detail the position many lenders are in currently, as they navigate interest rate inversion, inflation, and customers that are facing a challenging year ahead, due to significantly reduced commodity prices.…

Today Joe has a chat with Greg Mcbride. Joe and Greg discuss the March WASDE report and the importance of having a plan to take advantage of opportunities when they present themselves.

Today Joe Paulson sits down with Brent Judisch with P&K Midwest about spring preparations. In this episode Brent talks about best practices in getting planters, sprayers, tractors, and tillage pieces ready to go.

In this episode of the Weekly Market Outlook, we have a discussion with Jarod Creed about not necessarily bullish news but lack of additional bearish news. If this is a short-term bottom and we get a rally, we need to be ready to pull the trigger on sales.

Shay talks with Jarod Creed on the ways Margin Protection is influencing current producer decisions, considerations for the year ahead, and some helpful examples to better understand it's use as a hedge in your operation.

In today’s Weekly Market Outlook, we have a conversation with Jim McCormick of AgMarket.Net. With March unpriced basis contracts coming due plus option expiration does this portend a short-term bottom with a bounce in corn prices. If so, farmers need to be quick to take advantage of this. We also discuss some options for unsold 2023 corn.…

Shay talks with a co-founder, Charles, and also the Director of Sales, TJ, on what the Farmers Business Network is, it's history, and why you should consider how their business may fit into your operational needs.

Jeff Fichtelman visits with Chris in this week’s Market outlook episode. Jeff talks about how the Funds continue to add to their short positions, pressuring price levels. The funds continue to follow the trend lower and seemingly increase the price pressure as they add to their short positions. Fortunately, some areas are starting to have improving…

Matt Bennett with AgMarket.Net visits with Chris in this weeks episode. Matt and Chris discuss the market pressures that continue to weigh on prices. As we are working through the February crop insurance price discovery for corn and soybeans; Matt and Chris discuss some of the possibilities and potential considerations as we move toward the March d…

Shay and Nick discuss Harvest Profit, things affecting the industry of agriculture, and some practices we use for thinking about business decision-making, knowing ourselves, and more. Enjoy and please share!

Jarod Creed with JC Marketing, visits with Chris in this week’s episode. At the beginning of the February price discovery for crop insurance; corn comes in around $4.77 while soybeans come in around $11.70. Jarod and Chris discussed the possibility of market movers during the month of February, however, unless the Funds begin to lighten up on short…

Ryan Moe guest hosts this episode with Scott Klososky (Founder of Future Point of View) which was recorded at the Ag View Executive Business Conference. Scott explains the current and future uses of AI and the impact it could have on our businesses. We are in the midst of rapid changes in technology. Scott explains some of the opportunities and cha…

Ryan Moe guest hosts this conversation with Jason Kuhn former Division 1 Athlete, and Navy SEAL Sniper. Jason gives brief story of his process to becoming a Navy SEAL and how some of the lessons learned can be applied in our ag businesses. Jason gave an extremely motivational and impacting presentation at the Ag View Executive Business Conference, …

Ben Gordon with Fractal Agriculture discusses the ideas behind equity capital in agriculture, why it could be important in the years ahead, and information on the upcoming webinar he will be hosting with Shay and 2 other industry figures. You can sign up for the February 22nd webinar here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/4017056278050/WN_CkwKhsXRQ…

Joe Vaclavik guest host this week’s Market Outlook episode from the Ag View Executive Business Conference in Phoenix Arizona. Joe talks with Jarod Creed and Peter Meyer. They take a look ahead and discuss some of the opportunities and challenges over the next few weeks as we try to dig out of continued low price action.…

Clark Neighbors with BIS Commodities in Cedar Rapids Iowa visits with Chris in this week’s episode. Chris starts with the key question: What is the “magic corn price” that farmers would be willing to let go of the 2023 crop? Farmers seem to have a minimum target of $5 per bushel on farm price for the balance of inventory. However, is that realistic…

Shay talks with Mike Downey of Next gen Ag Advocates on transition planning, how to get started, and what to consider in 2024 and beyond. They also touch on investing off the farm with farmer groups.

In today’s weekly market outlook, we have a conversation with Peter Meyer and Jarod Creed about the series of USDA reports that came out on Friday. Although the initial reaction by the market was bearish, it did recover a bit at the end. But the tone is not bullish and there is a lot of corn stored by farmers that needs to be sold. We also discuss …

Damian Mason Author, Business of Agriculture Podcaster, and National Speaker visits with Chris in this episode. Doing business better is the theme of this entire conversation. Chris pulls out 4 key elements of Damian‘s book titled “Do Business Better” and questions Damian on the applications of these topics in order to help farmers do business bett…

Jeff Fichtelman with interactiveag.com visits with Chris in this week's episode. Jeff provides some excellent perspective on the importance of recalibrating your mindset with where the corn and soybean markets have been versus where they are now. He walks through some of the key principles needed to take advantage of small opportunities as they ari…

Matt Bennett, with AgMarket.Net visits with Chris on this week's market outlook. The conversation begins with a discussion around the possibility of pricing opportunities in the first half of January. They go on to talk about some of the opportunities and challenges that could come out of the upcoming January 12 USDA report. The balance of the conv…

Chris and Shay join each other in conversation; each with their top 5 lessons learned in the past year. Neither Shay nor Chris knows each other’s lessons learned before the recording which makes this an interesting conversation as they share their lessons from the past year. Get a pen and paper out and jot down the 10 lessons as Shay and Chris shar…

Chip Flory with AgriTalk visits with Chris in this week’s episode. Chris begins with a question for Chip on how to navigate all of the noise and opinions around Marketing. Chip provides some excellent perspective on navigating your information sources. Chris continues the conversation around the challenge of the 2023 unsold bushel. Chip provides pe…

Jarod Creed with JC Marketing visits with Chris in this week’s episode. This discussion is a three-part conversation that starts with opportunities to consider for the 2024 marketing year. Jarod explains several strategies to minimize risk in the 2024 season. Jarod and Chris, discuss the challenges and opportunities as growers navigate pricing the …

Garret Brown with Codak Risk Advisory, codakgroup.com, visits with Chris in this week's Market Outlook. Garret begins the conversation with a breakdown of some of the key components from last week's WASDE report. Garret goes onto to explain the strength in the wheat market and the importance of the recent Chinese demand. The conversation continues …

Lewis Stearns with progressive Crop Solutions doesn't need his work to be sexy- he needs it to to work. And his work is putting your data to work for you. We are all guilty of not managing our farm data like we should, and Lewis and his team work with farms to get them where they need to eb, and provide a stand-alone report card on how your busines…

Sign-Up For 19 Minutes: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/19-minutes/subscribe Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net visits with Chris in this week's episode. The conversation revolves around the following theme. There are significant similarities this year to what we saw in 2013. This doesn’t necessarily mean we will see the exact same scenarios p…

Pete Meyer visits with Chris in this week's episode. They start the conversation discussing recent volatility in the Soybean market. What would it take to break out of the current price range and how much impact is South American weather having? Peter does make the comment to be careful in “weather markets” and take advantage of rallies when opport…

Ryan Moe with Stone X visits with Chris in this week’s market outlook. Producers in the east, continue harvesting high yields, high moistures, and running out of space. Producers in the west, have shut the Bin doors and are struggling with what to do with unsold bushels. Ryan expects the Funds to have very limited and light trade in the upcoming we…

Jarod Creed with JC Ag Financial visits with Chris on this week's episode. The conversation begins with a discussion around final harvest results as many producers wrap up the 2023 harvest with a few areas still challenged with wet grain conditions. Jarod reviews last week's WASDE report and talks about what it might mean for producers in the month…

Mark Welch, Grain Marketing Economist at Texas A&M visits with Chris in this week's episode. Mark starts the conversation talking about the issue of having a large carry over in corn. Coupled with limited demand. Price pressure on corn is likely to persist. Mark goes on to discuss some considerations and the importance of taking advantage of short-…

Joe Vaclavik with Standard Grain talks with Chris in this episode as producers continue to chip away at harvest. They start the conversation around harvest progress but lean into what has become the biggest question for many producers. “What should I do with my unpriced bushels? This is a huge question for many producers with a lot of things to tak…

Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net visits with Chris in this episode as harvest continues and Jim questions whether or not the harvest low is in? As we enter the last week of crop insurance price discovery, it looks as if corn will land somewhere around $4.90 while soybeans well land likely in the area of $12.74. As of this recording, there are still …

Shay and Matt Bennett discuss WASDE, harvest lows, 2024 outlook, and even 2025…

Jarod Creed with JC Ag Financial Services talks with Chris in this episode about key marketing topics as we progress deeper into harvest season. They both talk about harvest updates for themselves and clients. Many producers are pleasantly surprised with yields higher than expectation in both corn and soybeans. However, there are still some areas w…

Shay and Paul discuss payment in kind and charitable contributions and where they might be a fit in your farm and family.

Clark Neighbor, President at BIS Commodities in Cedar Rapids, Iowa visits with Chris about numerous marketing fundamentals to watch as we get deeper into harvest and beyond. Harvest progress. USDA, Quarterly Stocks report details. Managing unsold bushels / Storage. Technical price ranges to pay attention to. Impact of low river levels on grain move…

Mitchell Hora with Continuum Ag talks about how to take advantage of funds coming to agriculture in the Inflation Reduction Act and the implications to Renewable Fuels. Learn how your farm can take advantage and get paid, and what you need to be doing RIGHT NOW for 2024 and 2025. Actionables: 1. Get your Carbon Intensity score (CI) 2. Talk to your …

Jarod Creed with JC Marketing visits with Chris and Guest Host, Joe Paulson, farmer from DeKalb County Illinois. They begin the conversation discussing early harvest results that seem to be extremely variable across the country. Joe leads with the question around basis levels and what we can expect not only during harvest but throughout the next se…

Peter Meyer with S&P Global talks with Chris about a number of market conditions to focus on as we get deeper into harvest. The conversation starts with Peter unwinding some of the results from last weeks. USDA report. He explains the increase in planted acres for corn and the justification for USDA’s average yield numbers. Peter sees the market, c…