Top Producer Podcast

In today's podcast Paul does a special report on the Farmer Assistance and Revenue Mitigation (FARM) Act that was introduced in Congress late last week. This Act is passed would make materially large payments to most farmes to help mitigate the revenue losses that most farmers are facing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Emily Oberbroeckling. She and her husband farm in NE Iowa but she is also a full time farmland appraiser with Peoples Company. We review some of the key trends affecting land values including that the latest quarter may have seen a slight increase in values. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with John Newton, Executive Head of Terrain. John was previously the chief economist for the Republican Senate Ag Committee and has been in his current role less than a month. We discuss the prospects for a new Farm Bill and other related matters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has another conversation with Mitchell Hora of Continuum Ag regarding Section 45Z and how this may help provide additional revenue to farmers. We are still waiting for guidance from the IRS on the credit, but here are certain steps that farmers should take now to be prepared to participate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture. Shaun is located in Alberta, Canada but has extensive experience with US Ag too. We review how politics works in Canada which is different from the US but may be moving our way a bit which may not be good. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Brian Grete, editor of Pro Farmer. We discuss the history of Pro Farmer, the Pro Farmer crop tour. We also share some of the stories from the crop tour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Reid Weiland, a sixth generation farmer based in North Central Iowa. Reid's operation has focused more on the infrastructure than purchasing land to grow and become more efficient. We also discuss the benefit of being in a peer group and his time farming in Brazil, where more importantly he met his wife.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

In today's podcast Paul does a solo podcast discussing how a farmer can take advantage of a Section 1031 tax-deferred exchange. But Paul also reviews some of the pitfalls if farmers are selling land with improvements. In many cases this will result in gain that the farmer was not counting on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Chris Barron of Ag View Solutions. We review updated cost estimates for 2024 corn crop plus review the cost of carry of corn or soybeans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has another conversation with Jim Rothermich of Iowa Appraisal. The peak of land values was around June 2022 and values have dropped about 6% since then. If crop prices stay low, there is a good chance for another 15% or so drop, but prices still remain strong but for how long. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast, Paul has a conversation with Jim Angell, an attorney in Salina, Kansas that works primarily with farmers. We discuss some of the pitfalls of succession and estate planning along with how difficult it is to attract attorney's and CPAs to rural America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Pete Nelson of AgLauch. AgLaunch helps ag tech start up companies and farmers work together. It is a partnership between the farmers and the agtech companies. This is something a farmer may be interested in being part of. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Matt Gunderson, vice president of Farmers National Company. Farmers National was founded October, 1929 right at the start of the depression. The company currently has 12 business lines serving farmers and clients in 40 states with almost 300 employees. The company is employee owned since 2001. We also discuss how having a good team is important for e...

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Scott Brown, a professor at the University of Missouri. In his career, Scott has specialized in the livestock industry including dairy and help formulate policy for multiple Farm Bills. Scott has been part of the FAPRI team for many years and we review the goal of FAPRI and discuss some of the trends in the livestock industry.  See omnystudio.com/lis...

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Josh Linville, VP in charge of fertilizer at StoneX. We review the current trends in fertilizer costs and supplies and take a look at how our trade restrictions are creating issues for these supplies.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Roxane Lieverse, who is in charge of Rabobank's Canada services for Canadian farmers. Canada ag production has some similarities to US ag production but also many differences which we review.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Jon Davis of Everstream AI. That company provides risk analysis on the supply chain including ag and energy. John is an applied meteorologist and got his passion for weather visiting his grandparents' farms in eastern South Dakota. We review how weather is changing the effect on ag production. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Jerry Gulke who likely has the longest career of writing for Farm Journal and Top Producer. We discuss markets, farming and business in general. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Eric Mueller of Legacy Farmland Fund. This fund is structured as a Section 721 exchange fund which operates similar to a 1031 exchange. This is especially helpful for farm families that have various goals for their land. Perhaps some want to keep and some want to sell.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul provides an overview of the major items included in the House Farm Bill proposal. Although not all of these proposal will pass, it is important to know how they may affect your farm operation and the proposal is very bullish on production ag.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Deon Graupner who operates cropsprofits.com. This company helps farmers understand how marketing works and how to be implement strategies. But most important, Deon is our first person based in South Africa to join the podcast. Primary crops in South Africa our similar to ours and they also have the same issues.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

In today’s podcast Paul has a conversation with Scott Irwin, a professor at the University of Illinois.  Scott grew up on a farm in Iowa and has a passion for all things all and is a prolific provider of information on commodity marketing and biofuels. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today’s podcast, Paul has a conversation with Tracey Wiedmeyer, CEO of Gripp. Ag.  This company helps a farmer deal with all types of paperwork including machinery maintenance, H2A record keeping, and if there is one thing I know, farmers hate paperwork. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Jeff Kazin and Mike Rohlfsen of AgrisAcademy. Both Jeff and Mike spent many years with Cargill in risk management and merchandising and have created a business to educate farmers on how to manage risk. If you are interested they provide full 10 week training program in the winter two nights a week for 40 plus hours. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

In today's podcast, Paul has a conversation with Tom Haren, owner of AgPROfessionals based in Greeley, Colorado and Twin Falls, Idaho. Tom got his career started dealing with ag environmental issues and expanded the business to help farmers find and develop dairies, feedlots, poultry operations and other related livestock businesses. The last few years the company has expanded into the renewable e...