The Ag View Pitch

Chris talks with Ken Root, a retired farm broadcaster with over 46 years in the industry. They discuss perspective on several topics including US China relations and China’s demand for our products, current and future government programs, economic decision making on the farm, and the challenges and opportunities with transitioning the farm over to the next generation.

Chris talks with Grant Shimek with Black Oak Financial as we enter the final week of price discovery for crop insurance. They discuss some of the factors currently driving market volatility, including technical drivers, South American weather, current and future fundamentals, demand, and some of the possibilities that may develop with planted acres this spring.

Chris talks with Joe Vaclavik from Standard Grain about some of the key market drivers to watch for the next weeks and months ahead for both old and new crop sales. They discuss how speculators (Funds), Supply and Demand, Weather, and Planted Acres could contribute to Market volatility. 

Chris talks with Brian Splitt with Agmarket.net . Brian provides perspective on Tuesday's USDA report, along with several marketing strategies to navigate market volatility. 

Chris talks with Paul Neiffer about some of the Biden Administration tax proposals currently under consideration.

Shay talks about the Five Dysfunctions of a Farm, based on Patrick Lencioni's book "Five Dysfunctions of a Team" . While it is a fable/story book, there are many excellent points you can pull from the book to relate back to your farm operation. The five key dysfunctions are: Lack of Trust Fear of Conflict Lack of Commitment Lack of Accountability Inattention to Results How do these affect your ope...

Chris talks with Jarod Creed from JC Marketing in Hudson, IA. They discuss some of the factors creating uncertainty in the corn, soybean, and wheat markets. Volatility in the weeks ahead may create some additional pricing opportunities.

Chris talks with Steve Johnson, retired ISU Extension Economist, about some of the crop insurance options and decisions that producers will need to make by March 15th. You can contact Steve with questions at sdjohns@iastate.edu.

Chris Barron and Steve Johnson discuss considerations for producers as elections are made on the ARC (Agricultural Risk Coverage) or PLC (Price Loss Coverage). You can contact Steve at sdjohns@iastate.edu.

Chris Barron and Shay Foulk have experience with key issues agricultural operations face. They work with producers all across the U.S. and Canada and see many common trends that farm operations face. Four of these happen to start with D- death, divorce, disability, and disaster.

Chris talks with Mark Welch, grain marketing specialist from Texas A&M University . They discuss the discipline of managing through current market volatility. Some of the topics of discussion include short and long term demand, large speculators in the market and their current long positions, ethanol, and some of the potential tendencies for market moves in the weeks and months ahead. Having a...

Chris talks about the importance of understanding your true equipment costs. He also discusses the importance of understanding how depreciation and inflation impact your cost of ownership. To learn more about this check out Profit Manager's equipment analysis tool at https://agviewsolutions.com/profit-manager/ or call Chris at (319)533-5703 or Shay at (319)464-5708!

Chris talks with Clark Neighbors from BIS Commodities. They discuss topics including ethanol, last week's USDA report, the funds, current long positions, 2020 crop basis levels, and some past years that are similar to this year for perspective. Additionally, they discuss some considerations for new crop marketing as we get further into 2021. 

Shay talks with Jarod Creed of JC Marketing Services in Iowa about the lack of fundamentals in the market, Tuesday's report, the utter importance of 2021 Crop Insurance decisions, and also the outlook if we can maintain price strength through February. Enjoy!

Chris speaks with Paul Nieffer about the latest Coronavirus aid relief package and details specific to farmers. They discuss guidance with respect to the PPP (Paycheck Protection Program), ERC (Employment Retention Credit), and CFAP #3.

An awesome market conversation today! 2020 review and 2021 outlook with Joe Vaclavik of Standard Grain. Check out Joe's podcast and YouTube channel, and also give these two episodes a listen that we reference in today's podcast. Joe is candid, honest, and does a great job- enjoy!  Stock Market Investing from a Dummy: https://www.buzzsprout.com/793022/episodes/5964955  Crypto from a Dummy...

Shay talks with Dr. Gary Schnitkey on some key aspects of 2020, and what farmers should think about moving into 2021 and well beyond! Enjoy

Shay talks with Ben Blair of Max Ag (click here for the tool!) about all of the current chemical programs and availability in today's market place. Ben does a great job of making a complicated system easy to understand, and has a great tool to help growers and retailers alike! Enjoy

Chris talks with Jarod Creed of JC Marketing in Hudson, Iowa. They discuss the current strength in the grain markets, strong basis levels, and the current slow pace of farmer sales. Also, they discuss opportunities for finishing up 2020 sales and looking forward to 2021.

Chris and Mark discuss marketing opportunities and challenges including exports, ethanol demand, South American production/weather, and cash grain pricing opportunities. They also discuss considerations for pricing of 2020 crops and getting started on 2021. If you would like to contact Mark at Texas A&M, feel free to email him at jmwelch@tamu.edu .

Chris talks with Mark about his life lessons and wisdom that he's gained over the years.  Faith, family, farming are all part of this interesting discussion. Enjoy!

Shay talks with Scott Pedigo about the newly rolled out Enhanced Coverage Option for crop insurance. This is something you will want to listen to and understand moving into 2021!

Chris talks with Mark Welch, the director of TEPAP, about the 2021 program which will be virtual every Tuesday of January, from 10 a.m. to noon. Be sure to check out this high level, educational opportunity!

Chris talks with Grant Shimek with Black Oak Financial about some of the market drivers to pay attention to over the next several weeks. Some of the topics include current weather conditions both in the US and South America, technicals, outside investors (funds), Chinese demand, and possible acreage shifts going in to 2021. 

Brent Judisch with John Deere talks about what is going on in the used equipment market, new machinery backlogs, and how the PPP is impacting purchasing decisions here at year end.