FARMCON Conversations

Listen in as KVT and Benson Hill CEO, Matt Crisp talk unfiltered about the future of agriculture, some of their favorite investments, new books they are reading, and how they are collectively working to bring premium crop opportunities to growers across the U.S. This is a great conversation with the CEO of the most talked-about ag-tech startup in the industry.   Benson Hill recently clos...

 The group talks about their current and longer-term investments and outlooks. Topics discussed included the current agricultural markets, what’s happening on Wall Street, investments in precious metals, cryptocurrency, real estate, energy, and more. This is a great conversation that you don’t want to miss. We start talking more ag market specifics later in the conversation, so make su...

Emily is one of our good friends and considered one of the absolute best in the business. If you have any money invested in agriculture this is a must-listen. As usual, Emily delivers and provides some very interesting insight. I am truly blessed to know so many smart people and happy that I can share. Take the time and listen to her thoughts on prices moving forward and her overall global perspec...

Kevin Van Trump and Andy Daniels host a roundtable discussion with their sons Jordan Van Trump and Drew Daniels. Both Jordan and Drew trade and invest, so the topics of conversation are very interesting and offer differing perspectives.  The discussion starts with current thoughts on the ag markets and how the group plans to play their hand into 2021. The topics then move to other outside investme...

NEW “Highly Volatile” Zoom Call:   Farming, Food and Conversations About Our Future with Mary Shelman, Carter Williams, Travis Potter and Kevin Van Trump. This is one you don’t want to miss as I speak with Mary Shelman, Founder at the Mary Shelman Group and Advisory Board Member at Village Capital; Carter Williams, CEO at iSelect Fund; and Travis Potter, founder at Tractor Soda.

This is one you don’t want to miss as Jordan and I discuss the current grain markets, what’s happening in Bitcoin, the shift towards a paperless money world, post corona thoughts, Thanksgiving turkey news, AgSwag updates, and current investment ideas.

NEW “Highly Volatile” Zoom Call: Corona, Crop Prices, the Election, and Investments with Tom Willis and Greg Beck. This is one you don’t want to miss as I speak with Tom Willis, CEO at Conestoga Energy; Greg Beck, Senior Vice President of the Grain Division at CGB; and Andy Daniels about some hot topics of debate. Overall, we will be discussing our latest thoughts on the upcoming...

This is one you don’t want to miss as it features Andy Daniels, Carter Williams, John Newton, Darwin Melynk and myself. Overall, we discuss hot topics that are having and will have impact on our businesses and lives including the China trade deal, grain markets, our overall economy, the upcoming Presidential election, the growing wealth gap, and much more!

Jim Meyer is an accomplished CEO and CMO in marketing services and technology with more than 30 years of experience in media, advertising, research, and technology. Senior advisor in growth strategy and transformation. Team builder, motivator, change agent. Ad tech pioneer. Experienced board director and compensation committee chair in public and private companies. Jim is currently the Managi...

Andy Daniels and Kevin Van Trump talk about how they will be trying to position themselves in the markets ahead of the harvest and highly anticipated November U.S. presidential election. Hear thoughts regarding stocks, crude oil, gold, corn, soybeans, rice, etc… There are also some good BBQ tips and talk. For those who might not know, Andy’s BBQ team has had some high competition finis...

Joel Ross began his career in Wall St. as an investment banker in 1965, where he handled public offerings, mergers & acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and other corporate advisory matters for a variety of clients. During the seventies, he was CEO of North American operations for a UK based conglomerate where he acquired and oversaw six companies. He also sat on the parent company board. In 1981...

Michael Lewitt is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Third Friday Management, LLC a hedge fund, private equity and merchant banking firm located in South Florida. He is also the Chief Investment Officer of the Platinum Group USA Ltd., a merchant banking firm focused on investments in the Middle East and Asia. Lewitt has over 30 years of investment experience and successful...

Brian Schinderle currently serves as Executive Vice President – Finance of Grassroots Cannabis (Grassroots) and is focused on strategy, capital markets, investor relations and mergers & acquisitions. Grassroots operates a vertically integrated cannabis business with current operations in 12 states and > 900 employees as of March 2020. On July 17, 2019, Grassroots announced the sig...

Mr. Wells has over 40 years experience in the agriculture industry. He began his career in 1977 with Archer Daniels Midland Company and has worked in trading and executive capacities for numerous grain and trading businesses including DeBruce Grain, The Scoular Company, Peavey Grain, Con Agra, Farmland Industries, and Drexel Burnham Lambert. In these various capacities he has had complete manageme...

This is one you don’t want to miss as it features our special guest Tom Willis, CEO at Conestoga Energy. Tom is a longtime friend and business partner and in this podcast provides valuable insight and opinion about the future of ethanol, the current fallout in crude oil, and the struggles many in agriculture are currently facing. Co-host Andy Daniels also provides a few of his favorite trade...

This episode will highlight recent investment ideas like Costco and Walmart, what it’s going to take to bring consumer confidence numbers up to the levels we saw weeks ago, changes coming for commercial real estate, where rural America is heading, how to react to the most recent USDA numbers, new crop corn prices, the all-time record soybean price in Brazil, how energy prices are affecting e...

Kevin Van Trump and Andy Daniels have legendary grain trader, Tommy “Carp” Rinaudo, as a guest on the show to talk about worries about the economy, a few bright spots of opportunity, COVID-19 updates, and commodity strategies as we move forward.

Kevin Van Trump, Andy Daniels, and Carter Williams discuss COVID-19, Crude Oil, and Contagion concerns during this economic fallout as well as where we can find opportunities in this volatile time.