The Ag View Pitch

 Tariffs, weather, trade escalations, corn instead of beans, price protection and more on today's episode of the Ag View Pitch! 

Chris, Shay, and Steve discuss Prevent Plant information and challenges around the decisions; a must listen from today's discussion. 

Chris and Duane talk about how to take advantage of basis, what to watch for in the market, and a wrap up of some of the weeks discussions as we move into the weekend and the major decisions of prevent plant. Enjoy the listen and have a safe weekend!

Chris and Paul discuss what we do and don't know at this point about MFP, how ARC payments and other program benefits tie into the aid package, and how producers can look at deferred payments into 2020 of Prevent Plant acres but not on MFP collection. If you are struggling with understanding MFP and PP is a lot to think about at the same time, this is the podcast for you!

Strategic Account Manager Jeff Cole in NW Indiana talks the danger zone, staying razor focused on your farms operations, and making important 'War Room' decisions. Listen in, and don't forget to ask about our Prevent Plant tool if you are looking to make a decision based on your farms numbers, and not emotion! 

Planting progress state by state analysis after today's planting reports, prevent plant payments, and looking at percent sold as a producer. It's time for producers to really start taking care of some business, and Chris and Duane are here for you!

Brad Downing from Cross Creek Ag in Greentown, Indiana discusses optimism in land improvements, 6 day, week, month impacts of our decisions, and sticking with your plant plan as long as you possibly can with full season hybrids. You can contact Brad at 765-432-0475, brad@crosscreekag.com, and on Twitter and Facebook!

Headed through Memorial Day weekend, it looks like potentially big changes coming this week with the markets. Listen as Chris Barron and Duane Lowry discuss the possibility of $5 corn, covering shorts while building long, and what to think about with making sales at this time.

Special Guest Alyssa Abbott, a Strategic Account Manager with Pioneer and farmer's wife discusses the conditions in her territory, as well as thoughts on agronomic decision making as the rain continues to fall. "Everybody has to run the numbers based on crop insurance and based on what they already have down... there's so many factors that play into that decision." Shoot us an email at abarron@agv...

Zane Erickson in Eastern North Dakota talks about their planting progress. We talk about what prevent planting means to them, and the lessons he has learned with those decisions.

Here's our take on the Farm Aid Package and how it affects you.

As we close in on prevent planting dates, Pioneer Strategic Account Manager Adam Brinker and Ag View Solutions Consultant Chris Barron discuss some of the agronomic issues growers are facing right now. Visit agviewsolutions.com or email us at abarron@agviewsolutikns.com to learn more!