FARMCON Conversations

NEW FARMCON PODCAST… Kevin Van Trump and Todd Loechler sit down to discuss the current corn, soybean, and wheat markets and also provide their updated sales targets. There are also discussions about the current conflict in the Middle East, rising input costs, rising interest rates, and how all of this might impact Wall Street, Main Street, and rural economies. Kevin also talks about his current in...

NEW FARMCON PODCAST… Kevin Van Trump and Todd Loechler sit down to discuss the current corn, soybean, and wheat markets and also provide their updated sales targets. There is some debate about the latest USDA data regarding new-crop planted acres. There are also discussions about the conflict in the Middle East, along with Kevin’s current thoughts regarding the stock market, and what he like...

NEW FARMCON PODCAST… Kevin Van Trump and Todd Loechler sit down with special guests Gary Lezak, Founder and CEO of Weather 20/20, to discuss the upcoming planting and growing season weather forecasts and how Gary and his team is bringing unparalleled weather data and predictive analytics to the world of agriculture. Kevin and Todd also get into a deeper discussion about the current conflict in the...

NEW FARMCON PODCAST… Kevin Van Trump and Todd Loechler sit down with special guests Jay Felton, Partner at Lathrop GPM LLP, and proud fifth-generation Missouri farmer, to discuss the future of AI on the farm and the workplace. Deeper discussions about the future of glyphosate and where herbicides and pesticides are headed. The group also discusses current corn, soybean, and wheat markets. The ongo...

NEW FARMCON PODCAST… Kevin Van Trump and Todd Loechler sit down with special guests Tom Willis, CEO, Conestoga Energy Holdings to discuss important developments in the biofuel (RVO’s, E15, 45Z, 45Q, SAF, etc..) and ag sectors. The group also discusses current corn, soybean, wheat, and cattle markets. The recent USDA report and what 2026 might look like for producers and end users. The group...

NEW FARMCON PODCAST… Kevin Van Trump and Todd Loechler sit down with special guest Carter Williams, CEO, iSelect to discuss important developments in the ag sector and US military development. Carter consults and spend a considerable amount of time with leaders in Washington, so his insight and perspective is extremely important to understand. The conversation also dives deeper into AI and how it...

Kevin Van Trump and Todd Loechler sit down in this episode and discuss current corn, soybean, and wheat markets. NEW price targets for upcoming CORN and SOYBEAN SALES , and thoughts regarding recent WHEAT SALES . The team also discusses NEW stock positions and overall portfolio adjustments based on shifts and changes associated with AI, increased tech spending, and the new tariff rulings from the...

In this episode… Thoughts on the current corn, soybean, and wheat markets after the USDA report, why Kevin is currently holding bearish corn and soybean positions, new positions in gold and silver, some interesting conversation about the future of AI and how it might impact the US economy and generational wealth building efforts, immigration, the Super Bowl, and much more!

In this episode… Thoughts on the current corn, soybean, and wheat markets after the USDA report, why Kevin is currently holding bearish corn and soybean positions, new positions in gold and silver, some interesting conversation about the future of AI and how it might impact the US economy and generational wealth building efforts, immigration, the Super Bowl, and much more!

In this Episode… A Discussion on Current Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Markets, Recent Volatility in Gold and Silver, Stock Market Direction, Some Conversation About Position Sizing, How Kevin Uses New Prediction Markets to Gain Some Additional Market Insights, and Much More With Special Guest Jeff Hoffman.

In this episode… Kevin Van Trump and Todd Loechler sit down and discuss current corn, soybean, and wheat markets, year-round E15, Chinese bean buying, and winter weather worries. The pair also discusses the Fed, who will be the next Fed Chair, when we will see the next rate cut, and why Kevin remains short the US dollar, and a few recently added new stock positions. There is also some conversation...

In this episode… Kevin Van Trump and Todd Loechler sit down and discuss current corn, soybean, and wheat markets, including price targets for both the 2025 and 2026 crops. The pair also discusses the current macro and geopolitical wild-cards and how they are positioning their current investments, including stocks, metals, real estate, land, etc… There is also some conversation on a few hot collect...

Kevin Van Trump and Andy Daniels sit down with Dave Parker and Tom Willis to discuss current thoughts regarding new tariffs, trade war, crop prices, biofuel, sorghum seed, and policy changes for agriculture in 2025. There are also lots of other great topics discussed. This is an episode you don’t want to miss heading into next week! 

Kevin Van Trump and Andy Daniels sit down with Tom Willis to discuss current thoughts regarding the government shutdown, administration changes, trade war, biofuel, and policy changes for agriculture in 2025. There are also lots of other great topics discussed. This is an episode you don’t want to miss before the New Year!

Kevin Van Trump and Andy Daniels sit down with Emily French to discuss current thoughts regarding longer term outlook on soybean prices heading into 2025, trading weather threats moving forward, opinions on grain demand projections for 2024/2025, sub $9.00 soybean futures on the horizon, Chinese demand for US grains over the next decade, loopholes in the renewable fuel market, why we are paying at...

Kevin Van Trump and Andy Daniels sit down with Mark Bishop to discuss current thoughts regarding the grain markets, option opportunities before harvest, updates on the rice market, what happens if we don’t get a trade war if Trump is elected in November, down side risk on wheat, money circulation in the stock market, how many rate cuts we will actually see coming up, national debit concerns,...

Kevin Van Trump and Andy Daniels sit down with Braden Hudye, Co-Founder at Altrus Capital Investments, to discuss current thoughts and opinions regarding the markets, what is going to happen in the 2024 US election, recessions thoughts we’ve been talking about the last 18 months, precious and industrial metals outlook the rest of 2023, why a few of us like the thoughts of holding copper long...

Kevin Van Trump and Andy Daniels sit down with Carter Williams, CEO at iSelect Fund, to discuss current thoughts and opinions regarding the markets, what the Argentina crop looks like, export outlooks moving forward, relationships with China, theories behind the Chinese balloon, new developing possibilities with Russia, overall economy outlooks from all three investors, and the introduction to the...

Kevin Van Trump and Andy Daniels sit down with professional traders Mark Bishop and Dakin Bushner to discuss current thoughts and opinions regarding the markets, yield predictions, dislocation of grain, export headwinds, Russia & Ukraine tension, where the dollar might be heading, the FED’s next move, thoughts on Brazil, inflation, input availability for spring of 2023, how we may be on...

Special Guest:  Jeffrey McPike from WASEDA Commodities is one of the most respected names in the industry. McPike graduated from Yale University in 1980. After graduating he began a long and successful career in the commodity business. McPike began his career at Continental Grain Company working in North Dakota, Minnesota, and New York, specializing in wheat and feed grains trading. He was with J....

In this episode of Highly Volatile, four veteran traders Kevin Van Trump, Andy Daniels, David Parker, and Mark Bishop provide their insights and opinions about the market’s current landscape and the hurdles, pitfalls and opportunities that might be encountered in the journey ahead.   

Kevin Van Trump and Andy Daniels sit down with professional traders Bob Steele and Mark Bishop to discuss current thoughts and opinions regarding the markets, input costs, inflation, energy, precious metals, crypto’s, transportation, and much more. Interestingly, this podcast has more combined years of experience than any Highly Volatile podcast produced in the past. The group laughs a bit a...

Big markets can make big moves so we thought it was time to circle the wagons with some experienced traders and hear their perspective on where we are headed and how to best play the opportunity as a spec and a producer. Enjoy the fireside chat!  David Parker , Professional Trader at Olam – David is a graduate of Harvard University and a 40 year veteran of agricultural markets working the co...

Big markets can make big moves so we thought it was time to circle the wagons with some experienced traders and hear their perspective on where we are headed and how to best play the opportunity as a spec and a producer. Enjoy the fireside chat! Accept our apologies in advance on the background noise. We recorded the conversation on Friday afternoon and think a couple of us were already kicking of...

Joel Ross began his career in Wall St. as an investment banker in 1965, where he handled public offerings, mergers & acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and other corporate advisory matters for a variety of clients. During the seventies he was CEO of North American operations for a UK based conglomerate where he acquired and oversaw six companies. He also sat on the parent company board. In 1981,...