Policy and Programs Episodes
Every Ag View Pitch conversation on policy and programs — summaries, key takeaways, and full transcripts.
Episode 774
SDRP payment #2 details
Paul Neiffer explains why the second SDRP payment doubles your first, the $125,000 per-year limit, the August 12 deadline, and mid-May payment timing.
Episode 757
Hold your breath: weekly market outlook, Mar. 9th-13th
Daniel Elsner separates headline rallies from fundamental ones, and stacks insurance and program payments onto cash sales to show total farm revenue.
Episode 751
Carrot or stick; water quality looming large
Zack Smith says voluntary conservation has stalled near 1.5% adoption on the Des Moines Lobe, and explains the nitrogen timing tax he would put in place.
Episode 735
Rethinking your marketing plan: weekly market outlook, Dec. 22nd-26th
Jarod Creed explains why crop insurance and farm program payments can make a price rally shrink total farm revenue, and how to market around that.
Episode 725
2026 farm cash flow shift: Weekly market outlook Nov 10-14
Jarod Creed shows how insurance, farm programs and grain sales now arrive as one revenue bucket on very different timelines, and how to plan cash flow.
Episode 656
Farm business policy brief
Paul Neiffer on the March 21 beneficial ownership deadline, the House budget's $4.5 trillion tax math, and expected per acre economic aid rates.
Episode 652
Will DOGE come after USDA next? - weekly market outlook: Feb. 10th-14th
Peter Meyer explains why a momentum-driven fund long is borrowed strength and why no marketing plan should depend on a government check arriving.
Episode 644
45Z economics: crunching the numbers and practical insights
Paul Neiffer runs the 45Z numbers by county: no-till corn pays about 51 cents a bushel in Iowa and $1 in Missouri, before the farmer's one-third cut.
Episode 638
Get out alive in 2024: weekly market outlook Dec 23rd-27th
Joe Backlovich explains why locking in a loss ten months before harvest is bad business, and why a fluid balance sheet drives every good marketing call.
Episode 637
Breaking news: Congress to provide $31 billion in farm aid
Paul Neiffer breaks down the $30.78 billion package: about $10 billion in economic assistance at $43.80 an acre for corn, plus $20 billion in disaster aid.
Episode 634
Tariff talk: weekly market outlook, Dec. 9-13th
Duane Lowry explains why a market that stops earning its carry has a ceiling, why crude oil worries him more than tariffs, and when to stop waiting.
Episode 626
Big bushel, little demand
Peter Meyer argues production problems fix themselves fast, so the price question is demand, and he explains how to define a range and sell inside it.
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 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 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 536
Payment in kind
Paul Neiffer explains payment in kind: no 15.3 percent payroll tax on commodity wages, paying kids under 18, and donating grain instead of cash to church.
Episode 484
Is the H-2A program dead for farmers?
Paul Neiffer explains proposed H-2A rules that push a tractor driver who also drives a truck from $13.32 to $22.55 an hour, plus $15,000 filing fees.
Feb 2023
Urgent: CCC-860
Shay Foulk flags FSA form CCC-860 for beginning, veteran, women, and socially disadvantaged farmers, and says fill it out and call your FSA office.
Jan 2023
What's up in DC?
Jim Wiesemeyer on 2023 farm bill timing, why Title I is falling behind, the $1.1 trillion price tag, and waiting on the Supreme Court WOTUS ruling.
Jan 2023
Everything you don't want to know about ERP and PARP
Paul Neiffer explains who qualifies for ERP Phase 2 and PARP, the $2,000 initial cap, payment limits, and why he leans ARC over PLC for 2023.
Jan 2023
Risk management navigation in 2023: crop insurance
Jon Scheets breaks down ERP Phase 2 filings, stacking ECO and SCO above an 85% RP policy, and how falling volatility could trim your 2023 premiums.
Nov 2022
Heading into the holidays 2022
Joe Vaclavik on the extended Ukraine grain deal, China COVID demand fears, and why funds held a huge long corn position through every bearish headline.
Oct 2022
How might the 2022 election impact your farm tax situation
Paul Neiffer on the 2023 estate exemption of $12.92 million, use-it-or-lose-it bonus exemption, prepay rules, and bonus depreciation dropping to 80%.
Sep 2022
Road ready: Semis and farm equipment DOT discussion
An Iowa DOT officer covers covered farm vehicle paperwork, the 26,001 pound CDL line, 28,000 pound grain cart axles and what puts a truck out of service.
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