Professional Ag Marketing Podcast

WASDE

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Todays WASDE report gave corn some support. Was it enough to change the direction of this market? Listen in to Mike and Lucas discuss crop conditions ...

Grain Plan

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to Jeff and Mike discuss the grain market and how to adjust your plan after this slide lower. Jeff caps this week off talking about the catt...

Report Day

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The USDA released the Acreage and Grain Stocks reports today. The added corn acres crashed the market to close the week. Listen in on Pat on Mikes tho...

Cattle On Feed

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jeff and Mike discuss the Cattle on Feed report along with the weather. 

Broad Market Overview

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Mike discuss the record high cash cattle prices, WASDE, corn basis levels, and so much more. Listen in to this weeks key ag market podcast. 

Planting Progress vs Yield

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Mike and Lucas discuss how slow planting progress should impact the WASDE yield estimate. Listen in before next weeks WASDE report. 

Ag Market Update

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The markets are showing signs of increased volatility. The first signs of summer are here and the markets are taking notice. Listen in to Pat and Mike...

COF and Weather

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Nick and Mike discuss todays Cattle on Feed report. Planting conditions are fresh on the mind. The U.S. recovered planting progress but at w...

Grain Gainz

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Lucas and Mike discuss seasonal patterns in the corn market. They also gave an update on planting progress and weather. Tune in for a grain ...

WASDE

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Mike discuss the WASDE report today. Our first look at the 2024-2025 balance sheet is an important market moving event. Listen in to some det...

Grain Rally

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mike and Nick discuss the grain market rally and what influenced the big spike. They also discussed the cattle market volatility this week. 

Planting In A Wheat Rally

26 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lucas and Mike talk about planting progress, GDP/Inflation, and a wheat market rally. Listen in to this weeks podcast. 

Outside Markets

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do fundamentals matter right now? Luke and Mike dive into what is driving the markets. 

Outside Markets and WASDE

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Pat and Mike discuss the outside market movement this week along with the WASDE report. Gold, oil, USD, soybeans, all seemed to find support going int...

Bird Flu

05 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jeff and Mike discuss the cattle market collapse. Learn what factors contributed to the downfall.   

Stocks and Acreage

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Pat and Mike discuss the Quarterly Stocks and Prospective Plantings reports. Get their thoughts ahead of the long weekend. 

Cattle On Feed

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Mike discuss the Liberal, Kansas plant fire and the Cattle on Feed report. 

Cattle Demand

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We have talked about cattle supply a lot on this podcast. Listen in to what demand is doing for the cattle market. 

WASDE

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Luke and Mike discuss the March WASDE report. 

Closing Statement

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In our 8th and final part of our crop insurance series Lucas and Mike discuss a final crop insurance plan. In this episode lucas discusses 3 different...

Prices

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The 7th part of our crop insurance series was on Prices. Yesterday finalized our spring prices at $4.66 for corn and $11.55 for soybeans. Listen in to...

Crop Insurance Series: Shallow Band Coverage

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the 6th part of our crop insurance series Lucas and Mike discuss the shallow band coverage. This product sounds great in theory but lets put the pe...

Crop Insurance Series: Additional Price Coverage

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the 5th part of our crop insurance series Lucas and Mike discuss how Additional Price Coverage could look for your farm. 

Crop Insurance Series: ECO

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the fourth part of our crop insurance series Lucas and Mike discuss ECO. This is the hottest topic in our office for the crop insurance decision ma...

Crop Insurance Series: ARC vs PLC

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lucas and Mike discuss the 2 farm program elections for the 2024 season. This is the third part of the crop insurance series. 

Crop Insurance Series: SCO

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In part 2 of our series Lucas and Mike discuss the SCO Coverage and why 2024 is not the year to buy it. 

Crop Insurance Series: RP Basics

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This kicks off our 8 episode series on crop insurance. Lucas Peters and Mike Minor discuss the basics of crop insurance in first episode. This episode...

Outlook Forum

16 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Pat and Mike discuss the Outlook Forum numbers and the grain outlook. 

WASDE Report

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The February WASDE report can tend to be boring. Not this year. Pat and Mike discuss this weeks report and the grain markets reaction. 

Cattle Report

02 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week the cattle inventory report showed the lowest herd since 1951. Listen in to Mike and Nick discuss this weeks semi-annual report. 

Grains Slide Into the Weekend

26 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The soybeans hit an icy patch this week as a rash of bearish news piled on. Listen in to Mike and Pats take on the state of the grain and oilseed mark...

Insurance

19 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lucas and Mike discuss the dos and don'ts of crop insurance this year. March 15 is approaching fast. 

WASDE Beatdown

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The USDA in its January WASDE report increased its estimates for 2023 US corn and soybean production in one of the agency’s largest ever end-of-seas...

Serious Time for Serious People

05 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Pat and Mike discuss grain marketing changes within cycles. Opportunities come and go with cycles. This is a must listen for grain marketing...

2023 Recap

29 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It is the end of 2023. Listen in to Mike, Jeff, and Pat recap the ag commodity markets in 2023. It has been a fantastic year and thank you to all our ...

COF & H&P

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Mike and Jeff discuss the Hogs and Pigs report along with the Cattle on Feed report. It was an exciting end to the week filled with reports....

The Pivot

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Fed reserve chair J Pow poured lighter fluid over a market that was already betting on a pivot in monetary policy in 2024. Bonds, share prices, commod...

Bore of a WASDE

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The December WASDE lived up to the expectations... it was a bore. The USDA punted to the January report to make any major changes. Listen in to Mike a...

End Of Month

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The corn market trade before first notice day was an interesting one. Listen in to Mike and Lucas Peters discuss the corn and soybean market and what ...

Soy Frenzy

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The soybean market closed on a rough note ahead of thanksgiving. The impact of Brazil showers and crude oil pushed soybeans red. Jeff and Mike also di...

Its A Soy World

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The soybean market has been moving in big swings. A rise in volatility is just what the corn market has been waiting for. Will the dryness in Brazil b...

Kick to the Head

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The cattle market has experienced a massive selloff. The commodity selloff extended further into the grain markets this week as the WASDE report raise...

Bottoms Up

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The corn market put in a double bottom this morning. The hog market was able to hold together its 2nd straight week of gains. The outside market influ...

Soy bounce and what to do with stored corn

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jeff and Mike discus the higher trade in the soy market along with the higher cash cattle trade. They wrap up the podcast talking about what...

COF and Short Covering

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week spot corn prices finally broke out of its $4.70 to $5.00 range its been trapped in for 2 months. Listen in to Mike, Jordan, and Macy talk ab...

WASDE Week

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Mike Lucas and Jordan discuss this weeks WASDE report. The soybean market exploded higher after the report. Listen in to their take. Lucas a...

Corn Opportunities and Outside Market Influence

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Pat and Jeff talk about the corn market making moves which can provide opportunities. Outside markets continue to influence commodity prices...

Hogs & Pigs Recap

29 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Luke and Lucas talk about this quarterly Hogs & Pigs report. Listen in for a deep dive into the supply situation for hogs. 

Risk Off and COF

22 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Nick and Mike discuss the heavy selling across a range of commodities that was a result of ideas the Fed’s inflation fight will continue i...

WASDE Worries

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Pat and Mike discuss the WASDE report along with current outside fundamentals. So many different markets influence our world of Agriculture ...

Pre Report Mindset

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to Jeff and Mike before next Tuesdays WASDE Report. They discuss the recent movement with crude oil and its impact on the corn market. Jeff ...

Weather Market On Labor Day?

01 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Mike and Lucas Peters talk about the weather market in early September... The weather has been as crazy as that statement sounds. They also ...

Pro Farmer and Belly Crash

25 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week the grain markets were focused on the Pro Farmer Crop Tour. Listen in to hear our take on their tour results along with Jeff's comments...

Grain Market Update

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Pat and Mike dive deep into the grain market fundamentals. Questions on what is impacting the corn market today and why it has bounced back this week ...

2023 Crop Tour Day 5

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to the final stops of our crop tour through Iowa. Next podcast will be the Final Results!

2023 Crop Tour Final Results

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The 2023 crop tour is over. Listen in to our final crop tour podcast where we release our final yield estimate. 

2023 Crop Tour Day 4

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our day 4 travels through Indiana and Illinois into Iowa have us approaching our final yield estimates. Listen in to hear Indiana and Illinois final y...

2023 Crop Tour Day 3

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Day 3 of the tour Mike, Korey, and Jace travel through central Indiana, Ohio, and wrap back around on the north side of Indiana dodging Amish buggies....

2023 Crop Tour Day 2

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On day 2 the crop tour started in NW Missouri and ended in western Indiana. In day 2 we released our Missouri final yield estimate. Listen in to find ...

2023 Crop Tour Day 1

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mike, Korey, and Jace take on the 2000 mile crop tour across the corn belt. Check out the first day travels covering eastern Nebraska, and western Iow...

Grain Attack

04 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Mike and Jeff talk about the Ukraine drone strikes and other forces supporting this grain market. Next week we go on our annual crop tour. P...

Market Overview

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Pat and Mike discuss a seasonal grain market. For outside market influence, the FOMC showed some interesting points this week to discuss. To...

War and Weather

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Luke and Mike discuss the Russia/Ukraine war along with a heat wave. War and weather have waged volatility on the markets this week. Listen in on Luke...

WASDE & CPI

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Pat and Mike discuss the major reports this week including the WASDE and CPI. Markets were extremely active so far this week, listen into he...

Broad Market Overview

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Pat and Mike discuss the grain, hog, and cattle markets this week. The volatility has been large and in charge. Listen in to an update on this weeks f...

Acreage Report

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The week ended with a bang. The stocks data was supportive for corn and wheat, neutral soybeans. Acreage data was very bullish for soybeans, bearish c...

Cattle and Weather

23 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Weather or not here they come. This week the grain markets jolted back and forth trading weather outlooks. Jeff also talked about the latest Cattle on...

Weather Market

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week the grain markets moved rapidly as the corn belt dries up. Listen in to Mike and Lucas talk about the weather market. 

WPX & WASDE

09 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Lucas Peters and Luke Wells discuss their week at the World Pork Expo and the June WASDE report. 

Weather & Cattle

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Mike talks about what could be the beginning of a weather market. Nick talks about the historic week Cattle had. 

Weather Market

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The corn market finally showed some life this week. Listen in to hear Mike and Jeff discuss the weather rally and what yield we need to look for in th...

Cattle on Feed

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Mike and Jordan discuss the Cattle on Feed report along with a struggling grain market. 

WASDE & Prop 12

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to hear Mike and Pat talk about this weeks WASDE report. They wrap up  the show this week talking about the Supreme Court upholding Califor...

Outside Market Pressure

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Pat and Mike discuss the recent influence by outside markets. Listen in on the recent selloff before next weeks WASDE report. 

The 3 Step Process

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Mike and Jeff discuss the struggling corn market. However, Jeff was most excited to talk about a recovering hog market. 

Joe Santos on Macroeconomics

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joseph M. Santos is the new Director & Professor of Economics for the Ness School of Management & Economics at SDSU. His lead in money, bankin...

Matthew Diersen on Cattle Volatility and Options

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Matthew Diersen is a Griffith Chair in Agricultural Finance, Professor, SDSU Extension Risk and Business Management Specialist. This week Matt and Mik...

WASDE & CPI

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week the USDA released their WASDE report and the BLS released their CPI report. Listen in to hear Pat and Mike for their takeaways from this wee...

Cash Cattle

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Nick and Mike discuss the strong cattle market. The energy market also experienced some waves when OPEC announced a surprise cut over the we...

Record Prices and Report Week

31 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week cattle prices set a new bar. Record cash prices are amongst  us. This week the Quarterly Grain Stocks and Prospective Planting reports got ...

Soy Selloff and Corn Exports

25 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today Lucas and Jordan discuss the big increase in corn export sales to China and the sharp downturn in the soybean market.

Risk Off

17 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The market reaction was intense this week. Outside markets pushed funds into a risk off environment. Listen in to Pat and Mike discuss the reaction. 

Bank Collapse and WASDE

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Silicon Valley Bank is the second largest bank failure in USA history. The largest casualty so far to the free money printing spree of the government ...

Grain Outlook

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Pat and Mike discuss the recent grain market moves along with a market outlook. Managing price risk this year will be a much more intense co...

Corn Collapse

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Be careful what you wish for. After the corn market has consolidated into an ascending triangle it finally broke out this week... but to the downside....

2023 Weather

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Pat and Mike discuss the weather forecast for 2023. The transition from La Nina to El Nino seems imminent. What impact does that have on cro...

Yield Protection

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Want to spend less on crop insurance? Listen today about Yield Protection and the advantages we believe it can gain you for protecting yield and manag...

Cattle Inventories

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mike and Jeff discuss this weeks pressing macro economic and grain items. However, the main topic this week was on the cattle inventory report. 

Weather, ARC, PLC, and SCO

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Lucas Peters discuss some of the most important farm program and crop insurance items this week. 

Cattle On Feed

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Mike discuss outside markets influence on the markets along with the cattle on feed report. 

What the WASDE

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This weeks WASDE report lived up to the hype. Listen in to Lucas and Mike chat about the January report. 

Running on E

06 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Mike discuss the ethanol market running on fumes. 

2022 Year Review

30 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Year end, quarter end, month end. This weeks episode Mike Minor and Lucas Peters look back at 2022. The year 2022 was unlike any other, with twists an...

Shootin' the Breeze

23 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lucas and Pat talk about a chilly start to the holidays. Poor weather will have many impacts on the commodity sectors. Listen in to hear what Pat has ...

Keeping the Bulls FED

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The market reacts to the Fed Downshift to Half-Point Hike, and sees 5.1% Rate Next Year. Listen in to hear about a macro overview for today's mar...

WASDE

09 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Mike discuss this weeks WASDE report and the lack of volatility to follow it. The corn and soybean markets have went in different directions ...

Soybeans Got Crushed

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Pat and Mike discuss this the wild trade in the soybean and energy markets this week. 

Renewable Diesel

25 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jeff and Mike talk about renewable diesel. What is it?Why are we talking about it?What it looks like right now?What does the future look li...

Cattle on Feed

18 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nick and Mike discuss this weeks cattle on feed report. Dont worry the grain market made sure to make noise again this week with the Ukraine grain exp...

Lets Talk Corn

11 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff and Mike discuss the corn market. December 2022 corn futures lost $.23 this week with rising production estimates, demand concerns, and outside m...