RFD Profit Watch

Aaron Curtis, MidCo Commodities, joins the program to discuss markets, the impacts of an approaching peace plan in Iran and more for this week's Growmark segment.Dr. Ashley Johnson, National Pork Producers' Council, talks herd health, dietary requirements and other consumer-side issues from the Washington Watch event.Tracy Heuerman, Illinois Wheat Association President, talks about how a wet growing season is going so far on a Wheat Tour.

Naomi Blohm, Total Farm Marketing by Stewart Peterson, joins the program to discuss changing crude oil prices and the possibility of some "market correction."BASF and Nutrien announce strategic collaboration to help farmers gain value from sustainable farming practices through new tools, Chad Asmus, Sustainability Market Development Manager at BASF, explains.Andy LaVigne, President and CEO of the American Seed Trade Association, discusses his organization's mission from this year's Washington Watch event.

Jacob Kleinberg, COO of publications at Roach Ag Marketing, discusses coming from a long line of market analysts and takes a look at today's markets.Ryan Gentle, agronomist at Wyffels Hybrids, talks planting and raising a crop in a tough margin environment. 

Curt Struhbhar, Advance Trading, talks about trade conversations with China and its impact on markets.Leon Baer, Baer Cattle Company, joins the program to discuss raising and selling beef just outside of Tremont for Meaty Monday. Brent Clair, Meteorologist at Farm4Cast, takes a look at the weather.

David Kohli, Ford & Young Futures, provides some historic perspective on a the last few days of market movement.Raelynn Parmely, Illinois Farm Bureau Economic and Policy Analyst, joins the program to talk about beef imports and proposals from the nation's capital to lower the cost of beef.Matt Makens, Makens Weather, takes a look at weather with temperatures on the rise.

Elliott Hasselbring, Growmark Product Manager of Urea and UAN, joins the program to discuss a volatile fertilizer market and the impact on planting season.John Bode, President and CEO of the Corn Refiners' Assocation, talks about USMCA, food affordability and a possible extension from last month's Washington Watch event.Stephen Nicholson, North American Head of Crops at Rabobank, takes a look at the day's markets.

Brian Chastain, Marketwise Ag Services, talks weather, crop conditions, fertilizer application and what it all means for the markets.Donnell Rehagen, CEO of Clean Fuels Alliance, talks about the effects of California lawmaking on clean fuels nationwide from the Washington Watch event.It's Small Business Month, Mike Fogle, Assistance Vice President of Business Services at the IAA Credit Union, talks about how they support our state's businesses.

Susan Stroud, No Bull Ag, takes a look at the markets in the wake of wheat headlines and a WASDE report.Scott Jensen, Lead Financial Planning Consultant on Country Financial's advanced markets team, talks about what there is to learn from an inflation report.

Mike Zuzolo, Global Commodity Analytics and Consulting, joins the program to take a look at a new market week.James Toohill, Toohill Feed and Beef Service, discusses the kickoff of grilling season for Meaty Monday.Meteorlogist Dennis Michelson, WITY, makes the call on whether its summertime yet and has more of the forecast.

Greg Johnson, Total Grain Marketing, joins the program from the Champaign area to talk about a slow week for marketing and movement in the markets.Dr. Joana Colussi, Purdue University, discusses the results of the month's Ag Barometer survey.Cyle Dickens, KWQC Meteorlogist, takes a look at the forecast.

Kayla Tobias, Senior Manager of the Growmark Talent Acquisition team, talks about the organization's internship programs.Terry Bline, Grainland Farmers, joins the program to discuss December corn futures and other market features.Corey Rosenbusch, CEO and President of The Fertilizer Institute, talks about a volatile fertilizer market.

Dale Durchholz, Grain Cycles, joins the program to discuss crude oil markets, which he describes as the "dominant feature" of market movement.Jesse Kohlbecker, Vice President of Claims and Client Services at Country Financial, talks about the claim process following storm damage across the state.

Domenic Varricchio, Pluto Commodities, sees a slightly lower grain market and a continuing "back and forth saga" for crude oil.Dekalb Asgrow Technical Agronomist Lance Tarchione joins the program to discuss planting season, outlook for the crop and some of the "wettest Aprils in history."

Tim Strunk, Hedging Strategist and Crop and Livestock Agent with AgMarket.Net, discusses the wheat crop in Kansas and how markets are opening this week.Profit Watch's Meaty Monday Segment kicks off Beef Month talking burgers with Dylan Farmer of Two Farmers in Mt. Carmel.Meteorologist Mark Henderson takes a look at a chilly start to May.

Darin Newsom, Darin Newsom Analysis, covers chilly weather across the Midwest and market impacts.Chase, a college-age professional working for an ag group in Washington, D.C., talks about how to live working in ag in a high-cost environment for a Profit Watch 101 segment.Eric Snodgress, Senior Atmospheric Scientist at Nutrien, joins the program to discuss lingering chilly weather as we transition into spring.

Dr. Jeff Bunting, head of Crop Protection at Growmark, joins the program to discuss protectorants as planting season continues.Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agrimarketing, talks about the weather and market movement we've seen throughout the week.

David Widmar, Ag Economic Insights, joins the program to discuss midweek markets, fertilizer and the impact on inputs from actions in Washington D.C.Dr. Robert Johansson, Director of Economics and Policy Analysis for the American Sugar Alliance, talks about the organization's work across the country from Washington Watch.Amy France, President of National Sorghum Producers, talks about growing milo, as production of grain sorghum continues to spread.

Michael Shane, Vice President of Ag Lending at CBI Bank and Trust, discusses the cost of equipment on planting budgets.Danielle Beck, Corn Refiner's Association, discusses the outlook for a Farm Bill in the next week or so from Washington Watch in D.C.Mary Stewart, United Soybean Board, talks about her role on a food committee as an officer of USB from the Washington Watch event.

Toni Dunker, Advanced Trading, talks cattle prices and livestock markets.David Brint, Walnut Grove Meat, joins the program for part two of a Meaty Monday segment on the Illinois business.Eric Schmidt, EJS Weather, has a look at an active weather week.

Clayton Charles, FS Grain, joins the program to wrap up the market week.Brad Zwilling, Illinois Farm Business and Farm Management and regular FarmDoc contributor, talks about the cost to produce corn and soybeans in Illinois in 2025.USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey has a look at the forecast.

Brendan Bachman, FS Agronomy Director at Growmark, discusses the features of an AI agent in the FS My Agronomy app.Paul Stoddard, Senior Lecturer at the College of ACES, University of Illinois Extension, talks about his teaching experience shortly before his retirement.

Angie Setzer, Consus Ag Marketing, joins the program to discuss weather and the markets.Raelynn Parmely, Illinois Farm Bureau Economic and Policy Analyst, discusses USDA statistics and services.John Bozarth, Director of Gas Transmission and High Pressure Distributing, discusses natural gas pipeline safety as digging and project season ramps up.

Scott Meyer, Ursa Farmers CoOp, joins the program to discuss planting season and markets.Nick Frederking, Agrigold Agronomist, talks about agronomy considerations during planting season and unusual weather.

Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net, joins the program to talk rain, markets and planting season.David and Hayden Brint, Walnut Grove Meats, talk family business for Meaty Monday.WHOI Meterologist Balint Szalavari has a look at the forecast.

Clayton Pope, Clayton Pope Commodities, joins the program to discuss a day-long comeback from a significant drop in the crude oil markets and what that could mean for soybeans.Profit Watch 101 with Johnna Fulcher, a student at Illinois State University.Nick Hausen, Hausen Weather, previews an eventful weather weekend.

Aaron Curtis, MidCo Commodities, describes a somewhat uneventful market day, outside of a move in the Kansas City wheat market, for this week's Growmark segment.Jennifer Killian, Marketing Manager at the IAA Credit Union, talks about National Credit Union Youth Month.University of Illinois students talk about their theoretical products competing at the National Ag Marketing Assocation Conference in St. Louis.

Jacob Kleinberg, Roach Ag, joins the program to discuss movement in the corn and soybean markets.Mike Bernhard, First Mid Ag Services, talks about how a farm manager gets started and scales.Illinois State University students competing at the National Association of Agrimarketers describe their contest entries: theoretical ag tech they're pitching to judges.

Garrett Toay, Ag Trader Talk, joins the program from a rainy Jo Daviess County to talk about planting and markets.Scott Jensen, Lead Financial Planning Consultant on Country Financial's Advance Markets team, looks back at the data from the first quarter of the year.

Tom Dosdall, Stone X, discusses a downward trend for corn as a new market week kicks off.Mark and Justin Hibshman, Headon's Fine Meats in Creston, Illinois, discuss summer brat deliveries for Meaty Monday.Meteorologist Jim Rasor discusses an active weather week expected ahead.

Stephen Nicholson, Rabo Ag, joins the program to wrap up the market week.Kevin Lighty, WCIA Meteorolgist out of Champaign, says the weather service points to circling threats throughout the week.Zack Hinthorn, Agribusinesses Underwriter for Country Financial, talks about staying safe and avoiding collisions during planting season, while making sure you're properly covered if it happens

Mark Miller, Product Manager of Potash and Phosphates at Growmark, discusses the impact of global conflict on the availability of ammonia and sulfur.Dr. Maria Boerngen, Illinois State University, talks Farm Management from the Land Values Conference.Dr. Michael Langemeier, Director of the Center for Commercial Agriculture at Purdue University, breaks down the latest results of the monthly Ag Economy Barometer.Ted Seifred, Zaner Ag Hedge, talks corn as the market week winds down.

Sherman Newlin, Risk Management Commodities, a division of Zaner Ag Hedge, joins the program from his tractor cab as he plants corn to discuss midweek markets.Ed Kasper, Kasper Ag Solutions, talks about the technology for farmers to have top of mind as they return to plant the fields.

Barry Eakle, Platinum Group LLC, talks rainfall, planting season and market outlooks.Ryan Hypke, Portfolio Manager at Country Trust Bank, joins the program for a discussion on the first quarter 2026 economic insights report.

Darren Frye, Water Street Consulting, joins the program to discuss a quiet start to the corn and soybeans market week as crude oil's future remains uncertain.Cheesewich inventor Tony Migacz discusses the creation of the hard salami and cheese snack, based in Illinois, for Meaty Monday.Chris Yates, Meteorologist for WMBD-TV in Peoria, takes a look at the forecast for the week ahead and rain chances on the tail end.

Mark Gold, Managing Director at Stone X, kicks off a new market month with crude oil breaking hard overnight, rain across the country and falling corn and wheat. Rerun of a previous interview on a closed market day.Brad Zwilling, Illinois Farm Business Farm Management and FarmDoc Daily Contributor, discusses new worth components with RFD Radio Network's Jim Taylor.Cyle Dickens, Meteorologist at KWQC in Davenport, joins the program to wrap up the week with a look at your weather.

Dan Pannier, Propane Operations Manager at Growmark, says everyone's eyes are on crude oil as instability continues to impact market prices.From the Land Values Conference, Dr. David Kohl, Professor Emeritus at Virgina Tech, expans on how conflict in the Middle East is having an effect on the markets he studies.Luke Worrell, Worrell Land Services in Jacksonville and co-chair of the Land Values Committee, talks from the Bloomington Land Values Conference.

Mark Gold, Managing Director at Stone X, kicks off a new market month with crude oil breaking hard overnight, rain across the country and falling corn and wheat.Doug Yoder, Crop Sales Leader at Country Financial, introduces Jason Maschoff, who will be taking his place as he prepares to retire.Jayson Gosselin, Meteorologist at National Weather Service St. Louis, discusses the rain we've been seeing and how much more is yet to come.

Joe Camp, Commstock Investments, discusses market impacts resulting from a prospective planting report.American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall discusses life on the farm from the Washington D.C. National Ag Day celebration.Also at the Washington National Ag Day celebration, National Pork Producers Council's Rob Brenneman describes a multi-generation farm in Iowa.

Jacob Burks, AgMarket.Net, joins the program to talk about a new market week.Curt Zehr, Zehr Farm Premium Pork, discusses ham for Meaty Monday ahead of Easter weekend.Meteorologist Dennis Michelson takes a look at the weather.

Jay Siegrist, from Midco Commodities and the Growmark Group, discusses a slight gain for corn and the continuing climb of crude oil.The 10th Annual Feeding the Economy report was released this week. John Bode, president and CEO of the Corn Refiners Association, talks about the takeawaysTaylor Wetli, U.S. Commercial and Business Development Manager at Solinftech, talks agrobotics from the Commodity Classic.Drake Copeland, FMC Technical Services Manager, discuss weed management in early planted soybeans from teh Commodity Classic.

Ben Kasch, Bower Trading, joins the program for a look at markets.Wayne Carlson, group strategy director at agriculture marketing consultants OBP, discusses trends in his field.John Newton, Vice President of Public Policy at the American Farm Bureau Federation, talks about "surprising" developments in farmers' shares of food dollars.

Brian Chastain, MarketWise Ag Services, discusses March Madness, both in basketball and the markets.Tony Wendler, Farm Shop Manufacturing, talks about his company's equipment offerings from the floor of this year's Commodity Classic.Stephanie Zelinko, AgroLiquid, discuss the company's advantages in crop nutrients and fertilizer.

Naomi Blohm, Total Farm Marketing, joins the program to discuss a new market week.Scott Werner of Pekin-based Excalibur Seasoning highlights what's trending in seasoning meat for Meaty Monday.Meteorologist Balint Szalavari has a look at the forecast.

Illinois Farm Bureau's Raelynn Parmely and Kane County Farm Bureau President Dale Pitstick discuss the recent market study tour to Mexico.Sam Hudson, Cornbelt Marketing, takes a look at how markets are faring at the end of the week.Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford previews a return to chilly temperatures after a warm weekend ahead.

Growmark COO Brad Drake talks about his speech on "lessons from a still-learning leader" at the McLean County Chamber of Commerce Ag Awareness Breakfast.Matt Geiger, Agronomist at Syngenta, talks about crop protection, inputs and low commodity prices from the Commodity Classic.John Zanker, Farmer's Keeper Financial LLC, joins the program to discuss continuous change as global events impact the markets.