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Brian Splitt with AgMarket. Net visits with Chris in this episode. Brian explains the technical details that he is watching currently for corn and soybeans. He goes on to explain some price ranges that could be selling opportunities during the month of October and beyond. His price ranges are not recommendations, however areas that should be watched closely if you have grain to market during harve...

In this episode we cover the two steps to start in August and September: Get your arms around next year's cost of production. Start your marketing plan for next year.

Chad Hart, Iowa State extension marketing specialist visits with Chris in this week's episode. Chad and Chris talk about some of the early harvest results and what big yields in many areas could mean to the markets. They go onto to discuss various fundamentals in the markets that we will need to watch closely as we market the 2024 crop. Some of the fundamentals that they cover include the fund...

Peter Meyer visits with Chris in this week’s market outlook. Pete explains some Key components of last week’s WASDE report. He shares some USDA Maps that indicate a very large crop, especially in Iowa, Illinois, and a big chunk of Indiana. The conversation continues with a discussion around possible price opportunities for both corn and soybeans as we begin harvest. Throughout the conversation, Pe...

Jarod Creed visits with Chris in this episode. Jarod explains how margin protection works in its simplest form. He goes on to explain how margin protection works in concert with your RP policy and how to utilize margin protection in your marketing plan. Margin protection is not the easy button to manage risk; however, it provides a unique method for capitalizing on your risk management potential....

Ryan Moe with Stone X visits with Chris in this weeks market outlook episode. Ryan and Chris discuss some of the factors which may indicate that the harvest lows are already in. Conversely, there are still a number of factors that might drive the markets even lower yet. They go on to talk about some strategies to consider as you manage your grain inventory, pricing strategy, and basis levels. Not...

Shay talks with Grant Wiese about a recent toolbox of resources he's built you'll want to have, especially if you're looking to purchase land in the next few years. The Farm Buying Toolbox launches next week (check out farm640.com to get signed up for emails and to get it) and includes: -6 balance sheet training videos covering creating your balance sheet, creating buying scenarios, an...

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In this week's Market Outlook, Greg and Joe discuss the Pro Farmer Crop tour. They also discuss this week's record sale in beans and near record sales for corn for this historically. Greg then discusses carry strategies on the board as well as targets for rolling hedges.

Jarod Creed joins us for a walk through of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour in and outs, results and his thoughts based on this week's findings. Global cost of production concerns and navigating tight margins are discussed with where opportunities might present themselves and how to prepare yourself for them.

Angie Setzer with Consus Ag joins Andy Hruby for a discussion around fall delivery planning. The conversation focuses on carry, logistics, cash flow and cost of carry, as well as implications of this past week's key reversal failure in corn and new lows in the beans. Also discussed are similarities and differences of current market outlook to the 2014-2019 time frame. Most importantly Angie&#3...

Chad Hart, Iowa State extension, Marketing specialist visits with Chris in this week's episode. Chad and Chris discuss multiple strategies as we all navigate a lower price level, but still try to achieve some level of profit. Inventory management could be a big issue late in the harvest window. They discuss managing basis and understanding whether or not carrying excess inventory makes sense....

Troy Deutmeyer, Pioneer Agronomist visits with Chris in this episode. Troy and Chris discuss the keys to navigating fertility and financials in concert - to not give up yield, but minimize cost where possible. The topics include: Managing pH. Navigating fertility levels and soil tests. Variable rate applications. Phosphorus vs potassium and where is your money most efficient. Broadcast vs strips....

Brain Splitt and Andy Hruby have a conversation around old and new crop market actions and chart trends, impacts of August 12th S&D report and implications of July weather. Brian goes into detail on what he is seeing in the cattle market with the correlation to equity markets and things for cattle producers to keep on their radar.

Jeremy Doetch, Paul Neiffer, and Jarod Creed visit with Chris in this episode around the topic of managing risk while capitalizing on opportunities in a challenging economic environment. This discussion covers details on financial management, tax management, and risk mitigation. Financials: Balance Sheets Working Capital Debt Service Cash Flows Taxes: Stay Current Managing Income Contribution Marg...

Jeff Fichtelman with Interactive Ag joins us to discuss his perspective from talking with farmer clients, elevator clients, and years of working on the commercial side of the business. We discuss crop conditions, marketing psychology, keeping marketing simple, demand improvement and setting basis on new crop. Jeff shares his thoughts.

Ryan Moe with Stone X joins us to discuss a windshield crop tour across the Midwest with a group of Brazilian farmers and shares the comments made of the tour. We discuss the basis implications of old and new crop with ideas to think about regarding the basis. S&P 500 will that volatility slide over to the commodity market. Ryan shares his thoughts.

Chris talks with Andy Hruby and Joe Paulson about the huge benefits of participating in a professional peer group to enhance your business. In this conversation, the three discuss the “why, who, what, and how of a professionally facilitated peer group.” This is an excellent opportunity to get a firsthand account on understanding the impact an executive level peer group could have on your business....

Jarod Creed visits with Chris and this week Market Outlook. Lack of demand, strong crop conditions, and burdensome supplies continue to pressure the markets. Jarod updates everyone on the continued challenges, but some opportunities could lie ahead if we would catch a late growing season weather market on soybeans. However, time is running out for the weather to have any impact. Any price increase...

Tom Brink, farmer from West Michigan, visits with Chris in this episode of “Dad’s Wisdom”. Tom explains how faith and family together have helped to build their farming operation. Tom goes on to share some of his lessons learned over the years along with the keys to effective growth for their operation. Quality of production, diversification, and managing your balance sheet are all some of the are...

Mark Welch; Marketing Specialist, and TEPAP, Director at Texas A&M University visits with Chris in this week’s market outlook. With commodity prices at low levels, the discussion revolves around a 30,000-foot perspective and numerous ways to manage opportunities while trying to limit potential losses. If price levels fail to rise above our cost production or margin targets what are some of the...

Larry Gamble from West Point Indiana shares his wisdom with Chris in this episode of dad’s wisdom. Larry and his family are working through business transition while still growing their operation. Larry talks about his experience growing up on the farm, lessons from his dad, and some key lessons that he learned over the years in production agriculture.

This Week Joe Paulson and Pete Meyer have a discussion about this week's USDA Stocks and Acreage Report.

This week Joe Paulson and Greg Mcbride with Allendale take a few minutes to talk about this week's market influencers. Some of the main topics are the extreme differences in what's happening in people's backyards around the corn belt, marco markets, the potential impact of a heavier hurricane season in the gulf, and the possible increase in soybean crush.

Ben Gorden with Fractal Ag visits with Chris on current land value trends and opportunities for accessing additional capital. Topics of discussion include: Current Farmland values. Pent up supply. Impact of interest rates to investors and farmers. Who might be a “fit” to access through Fractal? There is an upcoming webinar on June 26 at 8 AM with Fractal Ag. “How much land are you prepared to buy...