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May 2022
Weekly market outlook: May 16th-20th - slow planting progress
Ryan Moe explains why fund money leaves grain when the story stops, and how treating an anomaly year as the new normal costs farmers real margin.
May 2022
Investing 101
Mike Finley shows farm families how to spot hidden advisor fees, why a 5.75% load costs you 6.11%, and how to hold a portfolio under 0.1% a year.
May 2022
Weekly market outlook, May 2nd-6th: will delayed planting drive grain markets even higher?
Joe Vaclavik separates what planting delays mean for farming from what they mean for price, and why peak uncertainty creates the best selling windows.
Apr 2022
Dad's wisdom with Moe Russell, author of Take the high road to personal accountability
Moe Russell shows how to bulletproof a farm balance sheet: working capital at 50% of annual expenses, equity above 50%, and debt held below 50%.
Apr 2022
Weekly market outlook: April 25-29th - soybean acres shifting back to corn?
Peter Meyer breaks down why supply rallies get sold, how thin survey response weakens acreage reports, and what Ukraine's seed shortage means.
Apr 2022
Financial happiness: an opportunity for everyone
Mike Finley on why high income is not high net worth, how loads and whole life premiums drain your money, and how to diversify beyond farmland cheaply.
Apr 2022
Is it time to switch some soybean acres back to corn?
Jarod Creed explains scale-up selling, margin protection as a real marketing tool, and doing the math before you switch soybean acres back to corn.
Apr 2022
400 episodes! Spring outlook and commentary
Chris Barron and Shay Foulk on spring fieldwork prep: five-minute crew huddles, delegating at 80 percent, and 2022 corn costs pushing $1,000 an acre.
Apr 2022
Literally an ABC soup of issues driving markets: weekly market outlook Apr. 11-15
Grant Shimek explains reversion to the mean, why margin targets beat price targets, and how to judge your marketing by the average sale, not the worst one.
Apr 2022
Spring planting season pointers for tillage and planting
Pioneer agronomists and a John Deere rep on sidewall compaction, 2-inch seed depth, gauge wheel down pressure, and corn populations of 30,000 to 34,000.
Mar 2022
Dad's wisdom with Denny Berger from Traer, Iowa
Iowa farmer Denny Berger on borrowing against each group of hogs, letting his son make his own calls, and why a farm needs written core values.
Mar 2022
Weekly market outlook: Mar. 28 - Apr. 1st - rollercoaster ride without rails
Jarod Creed explains why risk means change, not just lower prices, and how margin protection can hedge a crop year no one could have forecast.
Mar 2022
Dad's wisdom with Scott Church: generations of wisdom
Scott Church went from 50 acres to 6,000 and is handing the farm to his son. He explains why he starts grandkids in the business meeting, not the shop.
Mar 2022
Weekly market outlook Mar. 21-25th: navigating the unknown
Ryan Moe explains how a steep futures inverse punishes stored grain, why wheat supply shocks fade fast, and how to judge cash price against history.
Mar 2022
Liability risk reduction for your trucking LLC
Chris Barron lists eight checks that keep your trucking LLC intact: separate books, entity paid insurance, itemized invoices, and certified drivers.
Mar 2022
Hyper inflation equals hyper volatility
Joe Vaclavik defends early risk management sales, explains why volatility cuts both ways, and asks what happens if input costs climb another 20 percent.
Mar 2022
Weekly market outlook: Mar. 7th-11th - Russia Ukraine conflict heats up the market
Duane Lowry explains how to roll put options up a rally, cap forward sales at your insurance coverage, and read basis when futures go vertical.
Mar 2022
Ego, insecurity, and control: the three-headed monster of farm communication
Shay Foulk and Chris Barron name the three things that break down farm communication, and give the fix: check the ego, be vulnerable, share control.
Feb 2022
10 minutes on 2022 crop insurance
Steve Johnson on 2022 crop insurance: $5.90 corn, $14.34 beans, saving $12 an acre by dropping to 80 percent RP, and adding SCO or ECO on top.
Feb 2022
Numb: farmers, traders and analysts alike - weekly market outlook, Feb. 28 - Mar. 4th
Clark Neighbors explains buy the rumor sell the fact, why standing offers beat reaction, and how to buy protection when option premiums are rich.
Feb 2022
Breaking news! Market volatility! What's next?
Joe Vaclavik on the $1.10 range in November beans, why funds have stayed long corn since 2020, and how to stop second-guessing sales you already made.
Feb 2022
8 farm equipment management strategies for the future
Shay Foulk and Chris Barron walk through annual fleet appraisals, 3-to-5-year replacement plans, cost per bushel rates and when a lease actually pays.
Feb 2022
Weekly market outlook: Feb. 21-25th - caution, uncertainty and volatility ahead
Duane Lowry compares February price spikes back to 2008 and shows why carryout, not the headline price, decides whether forward sales look smart.
Feb 2022
Weekly market outlook Feb. 14-18th: record price levels for crop insurance?
Peter Meyer explains why a record crop insurance guarantee is market information, and why today's high prices should worry you about later years.
Feb 2022
Weekly market outlook, Feb. 7th-11th: input cost update
Chris Barron breaks down aggregated 2022 cost of production data line by line and explains why paying yourself belongs inside the breakeven calculation.
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