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Episode 293: Boots-on-the-Ground View of Planting 2026
Coming into the 2026 planting season, many expected a significant crop shift thanks to the war in Iran.Little sign of this shift has been seen so far, but with less than half the crop in the ground and weeks left for farmers to finalize ...
Episode 292: Trump in China vs. the May WASDE
The May WASDE dropped Tuesday, May 12th, offering some bullish surprises for the wheat market, and giving the whole grain complex a boost in advance of President Trump’s long-awaited trip to visit American agriculture’s most important trading p...
Episode 291: Uncovering Yield with 2025 National Wheat Contest Winners
The winners of the National Wheat Yield Contest, hosted by the National Wheat Foundation, represent some of the best wheat growers in the country. And today, we're ducking behind the curtain to learn the secrets of growing bin-busting crops.&nb...
Episode 290: Have We Hit the Spring Cattle Market Peak?
With challenging conditions across much of the ag economy, cattle markets are a bright spot in the first few months of 2026. Despite high prices, consumers are continuing to buy beef, even in advance of what is usually the peak dema...
Episode 289: War Shapes Planting in April WASDE
The April WASDE dropped Thursday, April 9th, representing the third big update from USDA in two weeks following the Prospective Planting and U.S. Grain Stocks reports.Though expectations from analysts were relatively low, wider uncertain...