RFD Profit Watch

Tyler Schau, Partner and Chief Financial Officer at AgMarket. Net, joins the program to take a look at markets as the week winds to a close. Dr. Lee Schulz, Ever. Ag, talks to RFD Radio Network and FarmWeek's Rhiannon Branch from the World Pork Expo. Brad Rippey, USDA Meteorologist, covers incoming storms in the Midwest.

Dan Pannier, Propane Operations Manager at Growmark, discusses the impacts of "off the charts" exports, builds and inventories. Joyce Mason, Assistant Vice President of Real Estate and Consumer Lending at IAA Credit Union, joins the program to talk about National Homeownership Month. Roy Plote, Western Illinois Commodities, calls in for a look at meat markets in the wake of further news about scre...

Michael Biethman, Gateway FS, joins the program to discuss midweek markets and how wheat fields are looking just ahead of harvest in southern Illinois. Dr. Connor Sible, Research Assistant Professor at University of Illinois, kicks off the first in a new series Breaking Down Biologicals. Dr. Michael Langemeier, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture, discusses the latest numbers from the monthly...

Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins the program to discuss a drop in December corn and other market movement. Dr. Ernie Goss, Creighton University, discusses the results of the recent monthly survey, the Rural Main Street Index, and explains what they mean.

Alex Grohsmeyer, Advance Trading, joins the program to kick off a new market week, which he says is missing some of the favorable outcomes they'd like to see on the board. Lance Avery, Founder and Chef of Big Fork Brands, highlights his offerings, including a pork snack stick, for Meaty Monday. Nick Hausen, Hausen Weather, takes a look at the week's forecast and the weather ahead as planting seaso...

Matt Webster, River Valley Cooperative, takes a look at the end of the market week. Brad Zwilling, Illinois Farm Business Farm Management and FarmDoc daily contributor, joins RFD Radio Network's Jim Taylor for a regular monthly chat. Eric Snodgrass, Senior Science Fellow at Nutrien Ag Solutions, talks about the impact on planting season of a dry May.

Chuck Spencer, Government Relations Executive Director, and Kennedy Ebner, Government and Regulatory Affairs, both from Growmark, join the program to discuss legislative efforts. Doug Cropp, Premiere Co-Op, takes a look at market movements, including beans up double figures.

Jake Fidler, owner of Fairview Sale Barn, joins the program to discuss the cost of cattle. Scott Stoller, Landus Co-Op, talks about the corn and crude oil markets coming back into "realignment."

Jason Gehler, Broker and Market Strategist at Blue Line Futures, discusses post-holiday markets, looking at lower soybeans, crude oil and the impact of a three-day weekend. Dr. Gary Schnitkey, University of Illinois College of ACES professor, joins the program to discuss 2026 crop budgets.

Rich Nelson, Chief Strategist at Allendale Inc., talks markets closing before the Memorial Day weekend, with no trading on Monday. Rob Wiegand, Trails End Smokehouse, talks ribs and selling out of basic barbecue for Meaty Monday. James Auten, Lead Meterologist at the National Weather Service in Lincoln, takes a look at the forecast and a Memorial Day starting with a dry heat.

Rich Nelson, Allendale Inc., joins the program to follow a few different stories in the markets heading into the holiday weekend. USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce talks about the mission of his organization's farmer-facing agencies. WEEK Meteorologist Balint Szalavari takes a look at the forecast.

Aaron Curtis, MidCo Commodities, joins the program to discuss markets, the impacts of an approaching peace plan in Iran and more for this week's Growmark segment. Dr. Ashley Johnson, National Pork Producers' Council, talks herd health, dietary requirements and other consumer-side issues from the Washington Watch event. Tracy Heuerman, Illinois Wheat Association President, talks about how a wet gro...

Naomi Blohm, Total Farm Marketing by Stewart Peterson, joins the program to discuss changing crude oil prices and the possibility of some "market correction." BASF and Nutrien announce strategic collaboration to help farmers gain value from sustainable farming practices through new tools, Chad Asmus, Sustainability Market Development Manager at BASF, explains. Andy LaVigne, President and CEO of th...

Jacob Kleinberg, COO of publications at Roach Ag Marketing, discusses coming from a long line of market analysts and takes a look at today's markets. Ryan Gentle, agronomist at Wyffels Hybrids, talks planting and raising a crop in a tough margin environment. 

Curt Struhbhar, Advance Trading, talks about trade conversations with China and its impact on markets. Leon Baer, Baer Cattle Company, joins the program to discuss raising and selling beef just outside of Tremont for Meaty Monday.  Brent Clair, Meteorologist at Farm4Cast, takes a look at the weather.

David Kohli, Ford & Young Futures, provides some historic perspective on a the last few days of market movement. Raelynn Parmely, Illinois Farm Bureau Economic and Policy Analyst, joins the program to talk about beef imports and proposals from the nation's capital to lower the cost of beef. Matt Makens, Makens Weather, takes a look at weather with temperatures on the rise.

Elliott Hasselbring, Growmark Product Manager of Urea and UAN, joins the program to discuss a volatile fertilizer market and the impact on planting season. John Bode, President and CEO of the Corn Refiners' Assocation, talks about USMCA, food affordability and a possible extension from last month's Washington Watch event. Stephen Nicholson, North American Head of Crops at Rabobank, takes a look at...

Brian Chastain, Marketwise Ag Services, talks weather, crop conditions, fertilizer application and what it all means for the markets. Donnell Rehagen, CEO of Clean Fuels Alliance, talks about the effects of California lawmaking on clean fuels nationwide from the Washington Watch event. It's Small Business Month, Mike Fogle, Assistance Vice President of Business Services at the IAA Credit Union, ta...

Susan Stroud, No Bull Ag, takes a look at the markets in the wake of wheat headlines and a WASDE report. Scott Jensen, Lead Financial Planning Consultant on Country Financial's advanced markets team, talks about what there is to learn from an inflation report.

Mike Zuzolo, Global Commodity Analytics and Consulting, joins the program to take a look at a new market week. James Toohill, Toohill Feed and Beef Service, discusses the kickoff of grilling season for Meaty Monday. Meteorlogist Dennis Michelson, WITY, makes the call on whether its summertime yet and has more of the forecast.

Greg Johnson, Total Grain Marketing, joins the program from the Champaign area to talk about a slow week for marketing and movement in the markets. Dr. Joana Colussi, Purdue University, discusses the results of the month's Ag Barometer survey. Cyle Dickens, KWQC Meteorlogist, takes a look at the forecast.

Kayla Tobias, Senior Manager of the Growmark Talent Acquisition team, talks about the organization's internship programs. Terry Bline, Grainland Farmers, joins the program to discuss December corn futures and other market features. Corey Rosenbusch, CEO and President of The Fertilizer Institute, talks about a volatile fertilizer market.

Dale Durchholz, Grain Cycles, joins the program to discuss crude oil markets, which he describes as the "dominant feature" of market movement. Jesse Kohlbecker, Vice President of Claims and Client Services at Country Financial, talks about the claim process following storm damage across the state.

Domenic Varricchio, Pluto Commodities, sees a slightly lower grain market and a continuing "back and forth saga" for crude oil. Dekalb Asgrow Technical Agronomist Lance Tarchione joins the program to discuss planting season, outlook for the crop and some of the "wettest Aprils in history."

Tim Strunk, Hedging Strategist and Crop and Livestock Agent with AgMarket. Net, discusses the wheat crop in Kansas and how markets are opening this week. Profit Watch's Meaty Monday Segment kicks off Beef Month talking burgers with Dylan Farmer of Two Farmers in Mt. Carmel. Meteorologist Mark Henderson takes a look at a chilly start to May.