Kevin Van Trump

FARMCON Conversations

Business EN ↓ 56 episodes

Our annual FARMCON conference has connected our family with some of the real movers and shakers in agriculture. Now, through this new podcast, we’re bringing those conversations directly to you. If you’re looking to separate yourself from the crowd and hear about cutting-edge ag-technology, market insights, and hard-earned lessons you won’t find anywhere else, this podcast is for you. What makes it special is the willingness of guests to openly share not only their successes, but also their failures, ideas, and keys to growth.

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Kevin Van Trump

Episodes

Cannabis, Crude Oil, and Corn with special guest Brian Schinderle 21.04.2020 1:15:30

Brian Schinderle currently serves as Executive Vice President – Finance of Grassroots Cannabis (Grassroots) and is focused on strategy, capital markets, investor relations and mergers &amp; 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...

Leading During Difficult Times, Thinking Outside-the-Box, and NEW Investment Ideas with special guest Bryce Wells 13.04.2020 39:04

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...

Crude Oil Fallout, Ethanol’s Future, and Current Investment Ideas with special guest Tom Willis, CEO at Conestoga Energy 07.04.2020 58:26

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...

Current Investment Ideas and Farm Marketing Thoughts with Special Guest Mike Mock 01.04.2020 51:24

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...

Worries About the Economy, A Few Bright Spots of Opportunity, and Conversation with Legendary Grain Trader Tommy “Carp” Rinaudo 23.03.2020 1:04:06

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.

COVID-19, Crude Oil, and Contagion Concerns During the Fallout 16.03.2020 1:16:10

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.