Professional Ag Marketing Podcast

This week Pat and Mike discuss this weeks trade deal with the U.K. Also China and U.S. trade negotiations start this weekend. Following that on Monday the USDA WASDE report with a brand new balance sheet. 

This week Mike discusses the selloff for corn and soybeans before first notice day. A combination of events including weather, China, and South America all contributed.  

Lucas and Mike talk planting progress with a weather update. Emergence looks optimistic. Trump shakes the markets up. 

This week Jeff and Mike jump all over the board. They covered a wide variety of marketing topics including the Cattle On Feed report today. No markets tomorrow on good Friday. 

Pat and Mike discuss the volatile week involving tariffs. Also, Pat talks about his experience in Washington D.C. this week for the MN pork board. 

Trump tariffs and China retaliation. Lucas and Mike talk about the Liberation Day and all of its impacts on the ag markets. 

Jeff and Mike have a broad market discussion. Cattle, hogs, corn, and the equities all seemed to have shaky money flow this week. Listen in on what derisking might have done to the markets this week. 

This week Mike and Luke talk about the key reversal in cattle along with its recent inverse correlation with the stock market.  

Nick and Mike discuss the long bull cycle in cattle futures. Trade direction for cattle vs the stock market has been interesting. Last but not least the WASDE report was this week. Listen in for Mikes update on the supply and demand. 

Volatility is an understatement. Jeff and Mike talk about the ag and outside markets this week. 

Today wraps up the spring price averaging for crop insurance. Pat, Lucas, and Mike discuss the prices along with decisions revolving around this volatile week. 

This week Nick and Mike breakdown a market recap along with todays Cattle on Feed report. 

This week Mike gives a broad market overview for hogs, cattle, and the grain markets. The second half of the podcast Mike interviews our head of technology Cade. Check out what Pro Ag has been working on for technology, working on currently, and the future of AI in our industry. 

This week Jeff and Lucas host from the Cattlecon show in San Antonio Texas. 

Welcome to our new crop insurance series! We will post episodes to help inform our listeners on everything and anything to do with crop insurance before the March deadline. Our fifth episode is on Government Payments in 2025. 

Welcome to our new crop insurance series! We will post episodes to help inform our listeners on everything and anything to do with crop insurance before the March deadline. Our fourth episode is on private products  in 2025. 

Welcome to our new crop insurance series! We will post episodes to help inform our listeners on everything and anything to do with crop insurance before the March deadline. Our third episode is on ARC vs PLC in 2025. 

Welcome to our new crop insurance series! We will post episodes to help inform our listeners on everything and anything to do with crop insurance before the March deadline. Our second episode is on ECO in 2025. 

Welcome to our new crop insurance series! We will post episodes to help inform our listeners on everything and anything to do with crop insurance before the March deadline. Our first episode is on changes in 2025. 

This week Jeff and Mike discuss the trump trade at Davos. They also touch on the fund money flow into commodities including cattle trading at new all time highs. 

Volatility is up! Trumps inauguration is on Monday and the markets are closed on Monday with MLK day. Next week is expected to have intense volatility. The ethanol industry has seen major moves the last couple days. Listen in to Natural Gas and the cold snaps impact on the ethanol industry. 

The USDA shocked the grain markets with cutting yield in the January WASDE report. Listen in to Mike and Jeff discuss the crazy grain and oilseed markets today along with a review on this weeks Risk Management Bootcamp at SDSU. 

2024 is officially over. Pat and Mike do a year recap over the grain and livestock markets. They wrap up with a 2025 outlook. 

This week Mike and Lucas discuss the corn vs soybeans debate. This is a must listen!

This weeks Podcast Pat and Mike go live at Take 16 for this years annual Pro Ag Holiday event. The podcast breaks down overall fundamentals for the grain, hog, and cattle markets. Our podcast features questions from a live audience at the end.  

Mike and Lucas discuss this weeks WASDE report in detail. Mike also breaks down the fundamentals, average price estimates, and starts the corn vs soybean planting discussion. 

This week Mike and Pat discuss Mexico economics, and wheat fundamentals. 

Listen in for Jeffs take on the feeder cattle market and screwworm update. Mike gives an overview on soybean fundamentals. 

This week lucas and Jeff fill in for mike discussing funds impact on many commodities. Listen in to hear about the marketplace and the consumer behavior. 

This week Mike and Lucas discuss the markets election hangover. Soyoil continues to be a main talking point along with strong corn demand. 

Lucas and Mike discuss the election. They break down what happened, market reaction and outlook as well as short term ag policy and people in focus around Trump. 

Harvest prices are set for crop insurance. ARC and PLC payments are out for 2023. Farm Bill and Farm Act overview. Election is next week. Do soybeans care?

This week Pat and Mike discuss current grain market fundamentals. Exports, spreads, harvest progress, listen in. 

This week Pat and Mike discuss basis and spread action after making massive changes in the past 2 weeks. Spreads are strengthening and futures are making new lows on the move. This is not textbook. Listen to Pat explain the logistics on this weeks podcast. 

This week Jeff and Mike discuss the October WASDE report. The protein markets have been in a solid uptrend. Jeff breaks down the recent highs. 

Mike and Lucas talk Israel, corn and soybean support levels, and insurance averaging. 

Markets continued their rally this week. Soybeans continue to find buyers. Listen in to Lucas and Mike discuss all the factors at play along with crop insurance decisions made today. 

This week Pat and Mike discuss the FED news along with market trend going into harvest. 

Mike and Lucas discuss yesterdays WASDE report along with Margin Protection. Listen in for this weeks grain market update. 

This week Mike and Jeff discuss each move in the markets this week. Listen in for their take on everything impacting the Ag markets. 

The grain markets have rallied with soybeans leading the way. A close above key resistance levels peaks traders interest ahead of the 3 day weekend. How will the grain markets come out of the long weekend? Listen in for Pat and Mikes takes on this weeks podcast. 

This week Jeff and Mike discuss the Pro Farmer Crop Tour along with the Jackson Hole speech and Cattle on Feed report. 

This week Mike and Lucas discuss Margin Protection as a series. They discussed the input side along with 2025 decisions. 

Listen in for our final podcast on the crop tour. Results, reviews, find it all here. 

Listen in for the final day of Iowa before our final review right after this. Most of Iowa looks fantastic but we narrowed in on the problem. 

Day 4 of the crop tour we traveled from Northern Indiana to eastern Iowa. The good to excellent crop conditions continue. Record yields seemed to be the trend on day 4. 

Day 3 of the crop tour in the eastern corn belt with a deep dive into Indiana and Ohio. The good to excellent conditions continue. Check out our interactive tools on the website where you can find a yield calculator for your field along with the national calculator. 

Listen in for our Missouri state estimate along with our findings as we head into the eastern corn belt. Check out our crop tour page with awesome tools. 

Our 2024 crop tour is underway! 2500 miles covering 9 states total between the tours. This is our day 1 recap covering W Iowa and E Nebraska. Listen in for our Nebraska yield estimate. Catch the day 2 recap tomorrow on August 5th. 

This week Jeff and Mike discuss the selloff in cattle, corn, soybeans, equities, and many more as a collapse occurred. Listen in before next weeks 5 day 2500 mile road trip across the U.S. on our annual crop tour.  

This week Pat and Mike discuss the volatile grain, livestock, and equity markets. Summer rally season is back! Listen in.