This is the 3rd and final part and final steps in the process to be completed in January and/or February: Finish the "5 ratios every farmer needs to know" when year-end income statement is completed. Review the Loan Renewal/New Checklist to aid in State of the Farm address. Send your lender the Lenders Questionnaire. Fill out the State of the Farm …

Mark Welch Marketing Extension with Texas A&M visits with Chris in this week’s Market Outlook. Mark updates the yield reduction in last week’s WASDE report and explains we still have a large inventory with an uncertain demand picture moving forward. Mark also gives some price perspectives and points out the importance of analyzing your cash flow ne…

In this episode we cover the three steps in December and January after machinery is put away: Complete a Fair Market Value balance sheet at or as close to year end as possible. Start working through the "5 ratios every farmer needs to know". Compete a debt schedule that lists ALL debt and capital leases.…

Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net visits with Chris in this week's market outlook. Jim and Chris discuss harvest results for both corn and soybeans as the season is getting closer to wrapping up. They go on to discuss 2024 stored bushels and some of the marketing scenarios to consider as we move toward the end of the year and into 2025. They continue…

Peter Meyer visits with Chris in this week’s episode. The discussion begins with Pete explaining the contrast between a Harris administration versus a Trump administration. Both administrations have their pros and cons for agriculture and future commodity prices. The balance of the conversation revolves around the impact of a poor demand situation.…

Jarod Creed visits with Chris in this week’s market outlook. Jarod and Chris discuss harvest progress and basis pressure. They go on to discuss pricing opportunities with post-harvest objectives to consider.

Joe Vaclavik with Standard Grain visits with Chris in this week's episode. Joe and Chris discuss harvest progress and the pressure that it’s putting on basis levels. They go on to talk about the following topics: The Funds Chinese demand Inflation. The bright spot of ethanol demand Storing 2024 crop - corn versus soybeans Current and future marketi…

Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net visits with Chris in this weeks episode. They begin the conversation discussing a fast paced harvest with a lack of price pressure yet to this point. However, as we get deeper into harvest, we could see eventual price pressure on top of basis pressure. Jim also talks about Fund positioning currently and some of the p…

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…

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…

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…

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 fo…

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 i…

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 balanc…

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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 2…

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 …

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 i…

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 Tax…

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 execu…

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 …

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 m…

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 pro…

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 agricult…

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…

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 F…

Jarod Creed and Andy Hruby have conversation about any rally opportunities in the coming weeks, and how crop insurance can help protect some of those decisions.

Joe Vaclavik visits with Chris in this week's market outlook. Joe and Chris discuss current crop conditions and the potential for a large crop assuming good summer weather. They go on to discuss the upcoming USDA report on Wednesday along with the upcoming June 28th planted acres report. Joe and Chris continue the discussion around a number of bari…

Jim McCormick with AgMarket.Net visits with Chris in this week's market outlook. In this week’s discussion Jim and Chris talk about the slow planting pace and the possibility that there could be as many as 9 million acres yet to be planted. However, we’ve seen a significant price decline from the May highs, so there are other factors the market may…

Jarod Creed visits with Chris in this week’s market outlook. Planting conditions are still a struggle in many areas. However, there are other drivers in the market currently that could be giving us current price strength. The wheat market is one of the key factors that Jerod points out. Plus, there may be some technical that could provide some pric…

Paul Neiffer visits with Chris in this episode of The Ag View Pitch. Paul provides an update on specifics in the new farm bill from the House side of the legislature. Now the debate begins the Senate.

Andy “Caygeon” Junkin visits with Chris in this episode around the topic of family succession. Andy explains some of the key challenges with family Farm succession. In this conversation, Caygeon and Chris delve into key challenges that derail many Family Farm operations due to poor communication, lack of empathy, trust issues, narcissism, and most …

Ryan Moe talks with Chris in this week's Market Outlook. They discuss the delayed planting and the possible price increase that it still may bring in the market. However, prices will likely be limited as farmer sales seem to provide a wet blanket over any price increases. If we do see some price strength due to slower planting pace, producers may w…

Andy Hruby and Joe Paulson hook up to have a conversation about how they ended up where they are today. They talk about everything from collaboration to the importance of charting your own course in life. You can reach Andy at andy@agviewsolutions.com and you can reach Joe at joe@agviewsolutions.com.…

Jim McCormick with agmarket.net joined Andy Hruby to discuss Friday's WASDE report and watch outs around spring rallies with things producers need to be keeping an eye on as planting progress continues.

Troy Deutmeyer visits with Chris about the recent planting delays and some of the key agronomic principles in a wet and delayed environments. The discussion includes the following topics: Compaction penalties versus calendar date. When is it time to go to earlier maturity hybrids? Seeding populations on late planting dates. Seed treatment benefits.…

Paul Neiffer visits with Chris on the differences between the House and Senate’s new farm bill proposals. Discussion on the differences between the Senate and House Farm Bills, focusing on ARC and PLC programs, with the House version generally offering more favorable terms for farmers. Exploration of payment limitations in the Farm Bill, discussing…

This week Matt Bennett from Agmarket.net and Joe discuss this week's market news. Matt and Joe discuss everything from planting progress to dollar strength and how these things could impact the market next week.

Jarod Creed and Pete Meyer visit Chris in this episode of The Ag View Pitch. They discuss the April 30th press release from the US Department of Treasury regarding SAF (sustainable aviation fuel.) They proceed in detail to discuss what 45Z might look like along with some of the challenges and opportunities. Challenges and complexities in implementi…

Wheat and weather seem to be the center of conversation this past week, will the Midwest receive the forecasted amounts of rain over the weekend and into next week, and will the wheat markets rally spill over into the corn and bean markets this upcoming week???

Shay talks with Ken Stewart on Peer Groups as a business leader, and specifically faith-based peer groups. They discuss the function, overview, and key aspects and benefits a peer group provides participants. If you have any questions, please contact Shay at (319)-464-5708 or if you’re interested in joining a Convene group call Ken at 309-256-5068…

Joe Paulson and Jeremy Doetch have a conversation around what good communication with your lender should look like and what types of things need to be communicated from both sides of the table.