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Send us Fan Mail Our latest interview is a bit different that our regular conversations with economists. Today's conversation is with one of the top experts on employee relations, Jorge Delgado with Alltech. It's a great conversation about the keys to keeping employees healthy and happy, and building a quality culture along the way.

Send us Fan Mail The latest federal milk marketing order information is out and milk prices continue to slowly improve, enough that we're getting close to where we were last year. On the commodity export front, corn continues to set the pace while soybeans lag. And on Wall Street, indexes are posting their best year in six. 

Send us Fan Mail After a look at risk management options in the dairy market, we offer an update on a news conference held by Ag Secretary Rollins regarding the status and future of fertilizer prices. We end with an update on Wall Street. 

Send us Fan Mail The latest USDA Livestock Slaughter report shows dairy producers are sending more cows to town than in the past. Also, the drought in the High Plains is probably going to keep the beef herd from expanding (amongst other things). We wrap up with a look at consumer confidence. 

Send us Fan Mail Demand for protein continues to change the dynamic for milk prices. Also, we may have a Farm Bill soon with a vote pending on Thursday. We wrap up with our daily look at investments and Wall Street news. 

Send us Fan Mail Today we feature a chat we had with  Brad Rippey who is an agricultural meteorologist in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of the Chief Economist, and the managing editor of the Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin. Brad talks about the current weather and moisture situation across the U.S., where it's too dry in most areas but way to wet in others. Plus we discuss what...

Send us Fan Mail The Federal Milk Marketing Order pricing information came out this week and the May Class I base price pushed past $20/cwt, good news for dairy producers. Cattle markets softened a bit this week, and we share those numbers. In financial markets, Wall Street was a bit unstable as folks wait to see what happens in the Middle East.

Send us Fan Mail Two new USDA reports were out yesterday. The USDA Milk Production report showed the U.S. dairy cow herd continues to grow, although 2025 and 2026 milk production levels are starting to come closer together. Commodity prices are a bit higher thanks to weather conditions and geopolitical issues. And if energy prices don't fix themselves, Republicans could be in trouble this fal...

Send us Fan Mail We start off with a recap of an UpLevel Dairy podcast featuring a Compeer analysts who discusses how financially strong farmers stay financially strong. We then look at our first crop planting report and take a look at the latest on Wall Street. 

Send us Fan Mail Milk prices have shown promise and markets have switched to put an emphasis on protein. That's been good news for dairy farmers as we get into the second quarter of 2026, and something to consider as we look ahead to Q3 and Q4. That's the topic of today's interview with Corey Geiger, lead dairy economist with CoBank.

Send us Fan Mail Today we start with a review of Friday's USDA Cattle on Feed report, then look at how commodities flipped trends last week. We wrap up with how investors are approaching market decisions in the era of the Middle East conflict. 

Send us Fan Mail We have monthly federal milk marketing order price information, which continues to be slightly favorable and a positive aspect to the market so far. We also look at corn futures, which include potential weather impacts. The episode wraps up with a record day on Wall Street.

Send us Fan Mail Powder prices are skyrocketing and bringing Class IV prices with it, and we start off the podcast with that news. We then take a look at cattle futures, and wrap up with a look at financial markets and a Fed report that looks at how consumers and companies are taking a wait-and-see approach to investments.

Send us Fan Mail Fertilizer prices are 40% higher than this time last year. We take a look at why and how it's affecting input costs on this year's crop. Plus, despite all of the geopolitical activity that has happened since the end of February, the stock market is actually back to pre-war levels. We'll take a look at how that happened.

Send us Fan Mail There's tons of new processing capacity in the dairy industry, and we'll take a look at potential expansion opportunities. Next we'll look at an interesting development in beef markets, and wind up with our regular look at movement on Wall Street. 

Send us Fan Mail Have you been watching Wall Street bounce up and down over the past few weeks and months? Wondered what you can do to protect your investments? Today we get an expert to help us answers those questions. We talk with Matt Erickson, senior analyst with Terrain, about where we're at with investment opportunities today, where we may be headed, and how to protect ourselves from vo...

Send us Fan Mail The March WASDE report is out and we look at the latest USDA projections for corn, soybeans, meat and dairy. Then we look at how dairy exports are doing (quite well, BTW) and then report on the continuing yoyo that is Wall Street. 

Send us Fan Mail Today we focus on how markets are reacting to the ceasefire in the Middle East. We start with a look at corn and soybeans, transition to cattle, and finish up with a look at Wall Street. 

Send us Fan Mail The latest Global Dairy Trade report starts off this episode, then we transition to commodity market updates. We finish off with a report from JPMorgan's CEO about the current status of financial markets.

Send us Fan Mail We start today with a look at commodity markets, then news of a new trading partner for U.S. beef. We finish with a look at Wall Street and how stocks are reacting to ongoing news from the Middle East.

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back after Easter - hope everyone had a great weekend. With markets closed due to the Holiday, we decided to go with an interview I did with Ben Laine, senior dairy analyst with Terrain. In the interview Ben gives an update on where we're at in the dairy markets, let's us know if the high production is sustainable, and what to expect over the next several months....

Send us Fan Mail New milk price reports are out and the slow, steady climb continues. We also look at how commodity prices and Wall Street markets reacted to President Trump's speech on the Middle East conflict. 

Send us Fan Mail Today we have a special episode, an interview with David Weaber, senior animal protein analyst with Terrain. In this longer conversation we cover all the topics pertinent to the beef market, from current status to feedlot/packer interactions to potential consumer demand, and more. Enjoy!

Send us Fan Mail On this our 100th episode, we take a look at the planting projections and inventory reports from USDA, and an in-depth look at beef markets before an exciting announcement about a new offering!

Send us Fan Mail Today we take a look at hog inventories compared to last year, then take a deeper dive into the long and shorts of commodity markets. We finish with a quick update on Wall Street.