RFD Profit Watch

Karen Braun, Zaner Ag Hedge, discusses market news, analysis and changes from the floor of Commodity Classic 2026, with a focus on late corn planting in Brazil.Ted Seifred, Zaner Ag Hedge, joins the conversation with a prediction of upside and potential for corn markets.Michael McCarville, Trade Technology Lead at BASF Agricultural Solutions, describes the upcoming launch of the "Nemasphere" trait in soybeans from a "Behind the Science" event.Horacio Lopez-Nicora, Associate Professor at Ohio State University's Department of Plant Pathology, dives into the destruction potentially caused by Soybean Cyst Nematode.

Angie Setzer, Consus Ag Marketing, joins the program to discuss markets and commodity prices.Dr. Karla Gage, SIU Carbonadale Associate Professor of Weed Science and Plant Biology, joins the program for the Weeds w/ Karla series to discuss resistance.

David Widmar, Ag Economic Insights, discusses farm profitability from an Ag Economic Summit series.Hilltop Butcher Shoppe owners Holly and Aaron Barringer talk about their business in Tower Hill, Illinois for Meaty Monday.KWQC Meteorologist Cyle Dickens has your forecast from the Quad Cities.

Brian Splitt, Analyst at AgMarket.Net, discusses market outlooks and analysis.Raelynn Parmely,  Illinois Farm Bureau Economic & Policy Analyst, breaks down the latest USDA Farm Forecast.Jared Maples, National Weather Service St. Louis, takes a look at the weekend forecast.

Nick Aupperle, Mid-Co Commodities, joins the program to discuss the current condition of corn markets.Mika Rist, Southern Illinois Scale, talks about livestock weighting, truck scales, scale maintenance and more from the National Cattleman's Beef Association conference.Travis Meteer, University of Illinois Extension beef speciailist, covers the Illinois Performance Tested Bull Sale from the state fairgrounds as Illinois Beef Expo kicks off.Dr. Robert Faulnker, Elanco Health, discusses health concerns when it comes to cattle.

Lawrence Kane, Total Farm Marketing by Stewart Peterson, joins the program to discuss market conditions and outlooks.Chuck Gallagher, Business Ethics Speaker and Author, talks about artificial intelligence and agriculture from the Grain and Feed conference in St. Louis.Matt Makens, Meteorlogist and Atmospheric Scientist at Makens Weather, has a look at the forecast and a "false spring."

Clayton Charles, FS Grain, joins the program to discuss a solid market day for soybeans. Polaris Analytics and Consulting Senior Leader and Strategic Advisor Ken Eriksen talks about what current events mean for crop transportation in the United States.United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden explains what farmers should expect from upcoming bridge payments.

Matthew Kruse, Commstock Investments, has a look at markets on a holiday.Highlighting the first-ever Breaded Pork Tenderloin Draft from the Illinois Pork Producers Association with winner Jeff Buckler, owner of Buford's Pub in Sadorus. Balint Szalavari, Meteorologist at WEEK, has a look at the weather.

Matthew Kruse, Commstock Investments, joins the program to discuss current market trends and the outlook ahead.Sharlene McNeil, National Cattlemen's Beef Association dietician talks beef as a part of a balanced diet from the 2026 Cattle Industry Convention.Chris Yates, Meteorlogist from WMBD, has a look at the weather.

Dan Engel, Director of Supply and Merchandising of Crop Nutrients at Growmarks, talks about the challenges currently facing the fertility markets.Aaron Maher, River Valley Cooperative, joins the porgram to talk about small changes in corn markets and greater movement in soybeans.

Curt Struhbar, Advance Trading, joins the program to discuss market outlooks and analysis.Drew Showalter, Durastak, talks about corn rootworm from Syngenta's Malta research facility.Kris Kline, Manager of Financial Specialists at Country Financial talks about upcoming Financial Ag Summits and how farmers can benefit.

Adam Moritz, Alliance Grain in Gibson City, joins the program to discuss market outlook and analysis.Scott Jensen, Lead Financial Planning Consultant at Country Financial, takes a monthly look at financial well-being.

Kevin Good, Cattle Fax, speaks with RFD Radio's DeLoss Jahnke after his organization's industry outlook at the Cattle Con in Nashville.Ted Prehn, Board of Governor's of the Illinois Beef Association and a first generation Jersey County livestock farmer, talks with RFD for Meaty Monday.Brent Clair, Farm 4 Cast, has a look at the weather.

Taylor Pope, Clayton Pope Commodities, joins the program to discuss market conditions and outlooks.Shay Foulk, Ag View Solutions, talks about transitioning to the next generation on a family farm.Matt Makens, Makens Weather, talks about a La Nina pattern and what it would take to catch up to a very dry year.

Dan Pannier, Propane Operations Manager at Growmark, joins the show to discuss propane supply.Dr. Mandy Carr, Director of Scientific Affairs at the National Cattlemans' Beef Association, describes the scientific side of beef, including safety, nutrition and cattle health.Matt Webster, River Valley Co-Op, joins the program to talk markets.

Dan Halstrom, President and CEO of the US Meat Export Federation, looks back on 25 export numbers through November.Ross Baldwin, analyst at John Stewart & Associates, joins the program to talk markets.David Friedlander, Customer Research at NCBA, describes what beef consumers are looking for.NCBA Meat Scientist Jessica Lancaster discusses work in consumer research through the Beef Checkoff as carcass weight continues to grow.

Matt Bennett and Curt Kimmel, Ag Market.Net, talk farmer profitability, market outlooks and strategies for the future from the Farming For Profit, Not Price conference in Nashville.Jim Mintert, Purdue, joins the pogram to discuss the latest Ag Barometer.

Jim McCormick, co-founder of AgMarket.Net, talks about profitability from the Farming For Profit, Not Price convention in Nashville.Josh Lindvile, StoneX, discusses fertilizer prices from the AgMarket.Net convention in Nashville.Amy Main, 17th Street BBQ, discusses the Southern Illinois' business 40 years in business for Meaty Monday.Eric Snodgrass, Atmospheric Scientist at Nutrien, takes a look at the weather and what it means for farmer profitability.

Brian Burke, John Stewart and Associates, joins the program for market discussion and analysis.Brad Zwilling, Illinois Farm Business and Farm Management and contributer to FarmDoc daily, looks at the data for 10-year characteristics of Illinois farmland.Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford takes a look at the forecast.

Morgan Harrison, Field Recruiting Manager at Growmark, talks about internship opportunities and recruiting.Jonathan Coppess, University of Illinois, talks Farm Bill progress, or lack of progress, from the IL Soy Summit.Susan Stroud, No Bull Ag, joins the program for market discussion and analysis.

Mark Hobrock, Andersons Inc., joins the program to talk market changes and outlooks.Scott Gaffner, Secretary of the U.S. Soybean Export Council, describes what he gained from a trip to Saudi Arabia.

Jerry Gidel, Midland Research, talks market trends and outlooks.Robert Oerter, the new owner of Schneider's Quality Meats in Waterloo, IL, talks about his journey from meat clerk to management.Nick Hausen, Meteorologist with Hausen Weather, looks at how much longer the Midwest will remain under brutal cold.

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/rfd-profit-watch-january-23-2026--69564280.Farmweek Commodity Editor Rhiannon Branch talks to John Howell, Chair of the Wheat Development Board, at the Double Crop Forum.Meteorologist Jim Rasor takes a look at the forecast.

Aaron Curtis, Midco Commodities, joins the program to talk corn markets.Kiersten Sheets, Senior Project Development Manager for Trajectory Energy Partners, talks about the potential for agrivoltaics.Stephanie Porter, Outreach Agronomist for the Illinois Soybean Association, talks about the results of the On-Farm Trial System.

Garrett Toay, Ag Trader Talk, joins the program for a look at the markets.Bryce Baker, Precision Planting, talks about what's happening at the company's Winter Conference.Ed Shimon, Meteorologist at National Weather Service Lincoln, prepares listeners for a bitterly cold weekend.

Jim McCormick, AgMarket.Net, shares some market analysis, talks about Chinese soybean purchases and previews the organization's upcoming Nashville conference.Dale Jones, Merit Auctions, talks land auctions in the Merit Minute.Mike Wilson, Agronomy Expert at Wabash Valley FS, talks about work as a soy envoy and FarmDoc crop budgets.Chris Ehler, Champaign County farmer, says it would take a lot to get to equilibrium as farmers eye drought maps.

Doug Cropp, Premier CoOp in Champaign, Illinois, takes a look at markets, repeating a conversation from Friday during a market holiday.Seth Gallivan, next generation of Dutch Valley Meats in Chesterville, talks about a change in location and tripling the size of the businesses' retail store.Dennis Michelson, former WITY meteorologist, takes a look at the weather in the midst of bitter cold.

Doug Cropp, Premier CoOp, joins the program to look back on a week that included a WASDE report and downward trends, ending with markets slightly higher.Karen Corrigan, co-owner of McGillicuddy Corrigan Agronomics, talks about her designation as 2026 Master Advisor from the Illinois Soybean Association.Cyle Dickens, Meteorologist at KWQC in the Quad Cities, takes a look at the next week of single digit low temperatures.

Justin Daugherty, Eastern region Sales Manager for Crop Nutrients at Growmark, talks about what to consider when it comes to crop nutrients in an environment of high input costs and low commodity prices.Trevor Toland of Macomb shares the outcome of research measuring up the profitability of additional cattle grazing.USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden talks about review of the United States/Mexico/Canada trade agreement from the AFBF Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California.AFBF President Zippy Duvall covers ag labor reform.David Widmar, Ag Economic Insights, joins the program for regular market discussion.

Rich Nelson, Allendale Inc., talks supply concerns and what it would take for their to be further movement in the markets.Brad Bernhard, Corn Technical Product Manager, talks about fighting corn rootworm and a new Syngenta product from the company's Malta research facility.Stephen Vaden, Deputy Scretary of the USDA, talks about trade and alternative markets to China at the American Farm Bureau's Annual Meeting.

Brian Chastain, Marketwise Ag Services, joins the program to discuss potential upside and market movement following a "stomach-punch" WASDE report.Scott Jensen, Lead Financial Planning Consultant for Country Financial's Advance Markets team, explains what a "k-shaped" economy is and what it could mean for you.

Joe Camp, Commstock Investments, joins host DeLoss Jahnke in studio to discuss the outcome of anticipated reports from the USDA.Tom McDonnell, Polancic's Meat Market and Tenderloins, talk about his hand pounded tenderloin business in Ottawa for Meaty Monday.Eric Schmidt, EJS Weather, takes a look at the forecast.

Dan Bowman, ADM, joins the program for a discussion on the markets with a WASDE report right around the cornerKathryn Seebruck, Agronomy/Crop Sciences Educator at the University of Illinois Extension, previews an upcoming eight event series, the Agronomy SummitBrent Clair, Farm4Cast, takes a look at the weather.

Tim Abel, Director of Customer Risk Management at Growmark, talks fuel price, geopolitical unrest and other risk related topics.Ryan Hypke, portfolio manager at Country Financial, talks stock market outlooks and financial management heading into 2026.

Scott Sims, Western Region Manager at Western Grain Marketing, talks market analysis and outlooks.Dr. Karla Gage, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, describes how crop rotation can be used to suppress weeds in the latest Weeds with Karla segment.

Andrew McCarty, Pluto Commodities, joins the program to discuss markets.Dr. Jim Mintert, Purdue University, discusses the findings of the monthly Purdue CME Group Ag Barometer.

Tom Dosdall, StoneX, talks market developments and moving soybeans.Andrew Bagley, Bagley Farms and Meat Market, outlines running a family meat business in Edwardsville.Kevin Lighty, meteorologist for WCIA, joins the program for a look at the weather.

Darin Newsom, Darin Newsom Analysis, talks markets.A best-of Profit Watch interview from 2025: Wes Heinkel shares the history of Heinkel's Packing Co., a Decatur institution.An update on weather forecasts and outlooks from Jacob Dickey, meteorologist at WCIA.