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Episode 580
Spring planting agronomy update
Pioneer agronomist Troy Deutmeyer on planting depth, soybean spacing, variable rate seeding from 110 to 170, full rate pre herbicides and sulfur response.
Episode 579
Is there a spring rally ahead? Weekly market outlook, April 8-12th
Duane Lowry explains how your crop insurance coverage level decides how aggressively you sell, and why a survival year changes every marketing choice.
Episode 578
Introducing Andy Hruby and Joe Paulson, the newest Ag View Solutions team members
Andy Hruby and Joe Paulson join Ag View Solutions as clients turned consultants, taking on Profit Manager, peer groups, and transition planning work.
Episode 577
Market madness: weekly market outlook April 1-5th
Joe Vaclovic explains why crop scare rallies are made to be sold, how March acreage numbers usually drift higher by June, and why margin beats hope.
Episode 576
30,000 foot view - weekly market outlook: March 25-29th
Jarod Creed and Chris Barron on why a margin target beats price chasing, what carrying unsold corn really costs, and how to defend a strong balance sheet.
Episode 575
Keep eyes open for opportunities: weekly market outlook, Mar 18-22
Andy Hruby on the 45Z credit, why carbon intensity scoring is not settled yet, and choosing the crop that loses the least in a low price year.
Episode 574
Dad's wisdom: With Mike Oberbroeckling
Mike Oberbroeckling on buying good used equipment, using credit as a tool, a hog expansion that failed, and the land he wishes he had bought sooner.
Episode 573
The most important piece of equipment on your farm, part two: health equals wealth
Dr. Kurt House and Chris Barron on farmer health: 150 minutes of exercise a week, 80 ounces of water a day, better sleep, and cab hearing loss.
Episode 572
Financial happiness and wealth creation revisited
Mike Finley breaks down loads and fees: 5.75% up front, 2 to 3% a year, 100% first-year whole life commissions, and where farm cash earns 5.27% instead.
Episode 571
The state of the ag economy
Ag lender Jeremy Doetch on tighter credit in 2024: the 1.25 debt service coverage banks want, working capital burn rates, and how they judge character.
Episode 570
March WASDE report: weekly market outlook, March 11-15th
Allendale's Greg McBride explains wow cycles, why he stair steps sales instead of picking one number, and when to start selling the 2025 crop.
Episode 569
Success depends upon proper preparation. Spring is coming
Brent Judisch on spring prep: sprayer wheel motor oil, tip life, closing wheel alignment, planter hitch height, and the tire pressures farms get wrong.
Episode 567
Margin protection update and walk-thru
Jarod Creed walks through margin protection math county by county, showing how a 120 percent payout factor turns the policy into a hedge on unsold grain.
Episode 566
Is a short-term bottom near? Weekly market outlook Feb. 26th - Mar. 1st
Jim McCormick explains how basis-contract deadlines and option expiration manufacture short-lived bottoms, and how to buy your own revenue floor.
Episode 565
What is FBN?
FBN co-founder Charles Barron and sales director TJ Wilson on seed price transparency, generic crop protection, and farm operating and land loans.
Episode 564
How low do we go? Weekly market outlook: Feb. 19-23
Jeff Fichtelman names the fear of selling the low, shows what unpriced grain costs in interest, and explains how trend following funds actually think.
Episode 563
Navigating bear markets
Matt Bennett sizes the fund short against farmer held bushels, explains why cash lags a board rally, and ties hedging to the moment you commit the cost.
Episode 562
Harvest Profit with Nick Horob
Nick Horob on why farmers stay frustrated after a rally, what subscription software should deliver, and the daily journal habit he says slows time down.
Episode 561
Risk management season
Jarod Creed explains why a revenue guarantee only pays off if you sell against it, and how to calculate the gap between coverage and cost of production.
Episode 559
PGA championships, World Series rings, and the Navy SEAL coached them to it
Navy SEAL Jason Kuhn on mental toughness, meaningful purpose, and freeing yourself from outcomes you cannot control in a low margin farm year.
Episode 558
Equity capital and how to leverage it
Ben Gordon explains how Fractal buys under 45% of a field you already own, what the 4.5% to 5.1% annual payment covers, and when equity beats more debt.
Episode 556
The magic corn price
Clark Neighbors explains why unsold farmer inventory caps both futures and basis, and how the calendar, not the chart, forces the next wave of selling.
Episode 555
Transition planning: where to start
Mike Downey of NextGen Ag Advocates on starting with the end in mind, getting the whole family in one room, and planning non-family successions.
Episode 553
Do business better
Damian Mason on four entrepreneurial traits, why improvement is a marathon, and why net worth is the only number on the balance sheet that matters.
Episode 552
A new paradigm: weekly market outlook Jan. 8-12th
Jeff Fichtelman on the psychology that freezes grain marketing, buying cheap upside after a sale, and treating carry as a reason to hedge bins.
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