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Episode 614
Cautiously optimistic - weekly market outlook: Aug. 26-30th
Jarod Creed explains why a crop tour shows trend not yield, when the crop insurance floor stops protecting you, and why 2025 is the bigger risk.
Episode 613
You can't screw with space! Weekly market outlook Aug. 19th-23rd
Angie Setzer explains why space needs are your first bushels sold and how revenue per acre beats price per bushel when yields run above average.
Episode 612
USDA report: good news or bad news? Weekly market outlook, August 12-16th
Chad Hart explains why storage now competes with interest rates, why basis and futures are separate decisions, and how to prepare for a crowded harvest.
Episode 611
Fertility versus financials
Pioneer agronomist Troy Deutmeyer on where to cut P and K safely: soil pH first, potash over phosphorus, and the test levels that let you skip a year.
Episode 610
Crops, cattle, equities
Brian Splitt explains why bear market rallies must be sold, how a decade-old chart pattern rhymes with today, and what divergence warns cattle owners.
Episode 609
Future proofing your farm finances: strategies for success in an uncertain ag economy
A banker, a CPA and a risk manager explain working capital targets, contribution margin math, cost of carry, and how to prep for a tough loan renewal.
Episode 608
Demand is heating up: weekly market outlook July 29th to Aug 2nd
Jeff Fichtelman says crop insurance is not a floor but an upside call, and explains why farmers who market beans robotically beat their own corn sales.
Episode 606
Professional Peer Group Opportunities
Two peer group members explain how 8-farm executive groups work: SWOT reviews, action items with accountability partners, and 4-year meeting structure.
Episode 604
Dad's wisdom with Tom Brink: Michigan farmer
Michigan farmer Tom Brink on selling no number two corn, buying his parents out by age 70, and keeping the debt ratio his father set for the farm.
Episode 602
Dad's wisdom with Larry Gamble
Larry Gamble on buying his first 80 acres, handing the planter to his son, keeping landlords for decades, and the land he wishes he had bought sooner.
Episode 600
Is it backyard-itis season?
Greg McBride names the backyard bias, shows what gives funds doubt in a big carryout year, and explains why you place orders ahead of round numbers.
Episode 599
Land Values and Access to Capital
Ben Gordon of Fractal Ag covers farmland value trends by land class, interest rate effects, and how equity capital helps farmers buy more land.
Episode 598
Hot weather rally possibilities: weekly market outlook Jun. 17-21
Jarod Creed turns a crop insurance guarantee into bushels you can market, and shows how far a rally must run to lift that guarantee to your cost.
Episode 597
Could grain markets rally back to May price levels?
Joe Vaclavik and Chris Barron work through the hardest marketing question: what to do when every available price sits below your full cost of production.
Episode 595
The biggest market mover - weekly market outlook: May 28-31st
Jarod Creed explains minimum price selling, ties percent sold to your insurance coverage, and argues the bigger unmanaged risk is the next crop year.
Episode 594
Final House farm bill now goes to the Senate
Paul Neiffer breaks down the House farm bill: reference prices, a one-time base acre update, $155,000 payment limits, and 90% crop insurance coverage.
Episode 592
Plant24 delays continue: weekly market outlook, May 20-24th
Ryan Moe of StoneX on why cancel-if-close orders cost farmers real money, and how base hits beat home runs when supply keeps the market boring.
Episode 591
The Joe Paulson and Andy Hruby story
Andy Hruby and Joe Paulson explain how custom chopping, a shared chemical LLC, and a machinery LLC let them grow acres and equipment without owning it all.
Episode 590
Spring rallies and WASDE review - weekly market outlook: May 13-17th
Jim McCormick explains why planting-delay rallies fade, how fund drawdowns trigger short covering, and when to sell cash and reown upside with calls.
Episode 589
Late spring planting: best agronomic practices
Troy Deutmeyer on planting into wet soils: why May 20 matters, seeding rate bumps of 10 to 20 percent, sidewall compaction, and replant stand counts.
Episode 588
New farm bill debate: House vs Senate proposals
Paul Neiffer grades both 2024 farm bill proposals: the House lifts ARC to a 90% guarantee and 12.5% cap while the Senate cuts the AGI limit to $700,000.
Episode 585
Wheat and weather attention: weekly market outlook, April 29th - May 3rd
Peter Meyer on why wheat leads a starved market, why farmer selling caps corn near five dollars, and who carries the liability on carbon scores.
Episode 584
Putting faith in your peer group
Shay Foulk and Ken Stewart explain how a faith-based peer group runs: monthly all-day meetings, 12 members, one-on-one coaching, no industry twice.
Episode 583
Lender communication
Joe Paulson and lender Jeremy Doetch on what to share with your banker, why to come with a plan, and getting in early when the year goes sideways.
Episode 582
Waiting for a spring rally? Weekly market outlook, April 22-26th
Jeff Fichtelman explains why a rally everyone is waiting for rarely arrives, and why basis and futures should be locked as two separate decisions.
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