GROW Podcast

As the market strives to create some liquidity for carbon credits, farmers are left with many questions about how carbon credit programs work, the value, and how to take advantage.  On this episode, our host, John King, sits down with Molly Toot, GROW Business Leader, and Nila Johnson, GROW Data Team, to talk about the growing popularity of carbon programs and the carbon market.  Through the discu...

Landus offers a unique position for farmers’ soybeans through the soy production facility in Ralston, IA.  This facility crushes more than 25 million bushels of beans each year and is one of the largest mechanical processing facilities in the world. In this episode join guest, Brandon Finke the lead of the Landus Animal Nutrition department, as he walks listeners through this asset and the valuabl...

On this episode of the GROW Podcast, host John King explores a paradigm shift shared by Van Wall Equipment owner, Don Van Houweling.  Rather than looking at equipment needs from planting to harvest, Van Houweling shares that his team is transforming this view to focus tillage to tillage, aiming for a fully engaged customer. As the leading John Deere dealer in Iowa, Van Wall Equipment ( https://van...

While this grain market is no game, it feels a bit like we are blindfolded, aiming at a moving target when making decisions. In this episode, Landus host, Ashley Kaldenberg, is joined by StoneX Risk Management Consultant, Jake Moline. Moline works closely with Landus and gives his perspective on the grain markets, how farmers can manage risks, and the benefits of working with a cooperative, such a...

We’ve never seen a fertilizer market like this and it has advisors and farmers, alike, losing sleep and questioning the “right” decisions! In this episode, host John King and Josh Linville ( @JLinvilleFert ), Director of Fertilizer at StoneX, talk about the volatility in the fertilizer market and how farmers can set themselves up for success despite the unknown. Linville breaks down the factors dr...

On this episode, host Ashley Kaldenberg, welcomes Matt Hackfort, Landus Feed Lead, to explore how Landus is shaking up the feed industry with a new Landus approach to their role in the feed supply chain.  Matt Hackfort shares insights on recent partnerships that showcases this new strategy which is focused on grain, and the value proposition this approach offers our farmers, our partners, the feed...

The Landus GROW Solutions Center releases a special edition of the GROW Podcast to address the recent USDA Acreage Report.  As you heard in our last grain podcast, this report was anticipated to be a big deal!  Our host, Ashley Kaldenberg, is joined by Landus legend, Janette Smith, Grain Lead in the GROW Solutions Center.  Ashley and Janette sit down and have a conversation around what this report...

Snake oil, foo foo juice, bug in a jug…biologicals have been given all sorts of names!  While there are skeptics, the growing market and investment in biologicals has created the need to look deeper.  Landus is working to help farmers understand opportunities and sift through the noise by analyzing and testing potential products in our research plots.    In our first agronomy episode, host John Ki...

The grain industry has recently seen things that it has not seen before and has left farmers feeling uncertain and unsure of what to do.  Even the top grain experts are scratching their heads. In this episode, our host, Ashley Kaldenberg, is joined by Landus grain merchandiser, Jim Engler to uncover what all of the movement and volatility means for farmers.  They’ll discuss the recent WASDE report...