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E203: Biofuels Breakdown: Latest on RFS, Biodiesel and SAF
July 18, 2024 01:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBDelays on EPA announcement of Renewable Fuel Standard volumes have become old hat for ag industry watchers, but adding in the looming election and a recent Supreme Court decision, the hurdles for regulators to get 2026 volumes published are mounting. But even as anxious corn and soybean growers watch, and some advocates prepare to sue, hope springs from ongoing conversations about the potential for US growers to participate in the Sustainable Aviation Fuel, or SAF, market in the future. To...
E202: Surprises Abound in July WASDE
July 18, 2024 01:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBThe July WASDE dropped Friday July 10th, bringing the ongoing crop season into sharper focus as USDA continued to refine its acreage and production estimates. The June 28th reports from the department left the corn market in bearish state, estimating higher planted acres and higher stocks than expected, but the WASDE adjustments offered some relief, even as soybean numbers remained steady. DTN’s Lead Markets Analyst Todd Hultman joins us today to help us digest these latest figures, and pu...
E201: As the Election Looms, Where’s the Farm Bill?
July 05, 2024 20:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBWhat was supposed to be the 2023 Farm Bill has officially become the 2024 Farm Bill, and after the events of recent weeks, looks poised to become the 2025 Farm Bill. With the dog days of summer upon us, an already unproductive Congress turns the majority of its attention to the campaign trail, leaving the outlook for farm and rural legislation looking decidedly bleak. As the national election approaches, we’re joined by DTN Ag Policy Editor Chris Clayton, who brings us insights on what we’...
E200: Who’s Eating Your Extra Soybean Yield?
June 27, 2024 23:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBDTN Crops Editor Jason Jenkins calls Soybean Cyst Nematode the Rodney Dangerfield of soybean pests — it doesn’t get nearly the respect it deserves. While estimates put annual damage from SCN in the $1.5 billion dollar range, it still rarely earns a spot among soybean grower’s top concerns. Many growers trust the “SCN Resistant” label on their soybean seeds to provide the protection they need against these tricky critters, but there might be less to that promise than you might think. Today,...
E199: Everything We Know About the 2024 Cattle Markets
June 18, 2024 14:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBThe DTN Ag Summit Series event "Navigating the Cattle Markets Ups and Downs" is a wrap, but for those who missed the industry leading data and analysis, we’ve got you covered. This week on the podcast we’re dropping in on the keynote presentation from DTN Livestock Analyst ShayLe Stewart, who tackled the latest numbers, broke down forecasts, and answered audience questions to boot. ShayLe’s presentation will dig into the drought monitor and the outlook for grass in 2024, and offer insight ...
E198: Slow Planting Dogs June WASDE
June 13, 2024 12:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBThe June WASDE dropped Wednesday June 12th, leaving markets unmoved despite expectations that USDA might recognize the weather that’s kept US farmers out of the field in many regions. With plenty more season still ahead, and a few more opportunities for the department to bring down the current record yield estimate for the 2024 crop, analysts and growers alike will turn back to weather forecasts and other news to get a better picture of what might be ahead. To help us make sense of this re...
E197: View From the Cab with Quint Pottinger
June 07, 2024 15:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBSince 2005, DTN Progressive Farmer has been selecting two farmers every year from across the country to participate in their annual View from the Cab Project. These farmers spend a full year getting to know DTN’s Pamela Smith as they work through weekly calls and check-ins, sharing their stories and their seasons with the broader farm community. Today, we’re sitting down with Quint Pottinger, a farmer from Bourbon Country in Kentucky who’s been growing an unconventional row crop operation...
E196: What to Know: Planning Your Dream Farm Shop
May 31, 2024 20:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBFarm shops are a critical piece of infrastructure on virtually all farm operations, and building one that fits the diverse and ever-changing needs of a given ag business, and the family that operates, can be a challenging endeavor. Many spend years dreaming out floor plans on the backs of napkins in the coffee shop, visiting the shops of neighbors far and wide, and planning for all the many uses the building will need to fulfill now and into the future. Alongside many of these farmers, Pro...
E195: The Promising 2024 Winter Wheat Tour
May 24, 2024 21:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBAmerican wheat watchers descended on Kansas from May 14th to May 16th this year to participate in the Wheat Quality Council’s 2024 crop tour. The three day scouting trip took dozens on an arc across the state, from Manhattan, Colby, Wichita, and countless road-side stops in between. In the end, analysts recorded a predicted yield in the state that, though a bit short of spectacular, will likely be much better than the crop fared in 2023. Luckily for us, DTN Crops Editor Jason Jenkins was o...
E194: Taking Care of Rural America’s Mental Health
May 22, 2024 21:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBRural and farm communities have made big strides in recent years in discussing mental health issues and solutions. And not a moment too soon — between challenging commodity markets, extreme weather conditions, a global pandemic, and intensifying social and cultural situation, the amount of stress, pressure, and challenge that farmers and rural residents face continues to climb. Today, Content Manager Anthony Greder joins us this week to discuss the work DTN Progressive Farmer is doing to hi...
E193: May WASDE Brings Optimism
May 17, 2024 21:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBThe May WASDE dropped Friday May 10th, bringing with it a bullish mood for corn and wheat markets that was strong enough to even offset some pessimism in the soybean arena. With US planting conditions taking a turn for the wet and disagreeable weather rearing its head in Latin America, the USDA’s initial outlook for a record crop seems to be fading already. DTN’s Lead Markets Analyst Todd Hultman joins us today to dig into the USDA’s latest numbers for both old and new crop grain stocks, w...
E192: The Coin Flip of the April Cattle Markets
April 26, 2024 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBReports earlier this month that dairy cattle have become infected with the strain of High-Path Avian Influenza, or HPAI, that has been affecting wild and domestic bird populations for more than two years rocked cattle markets and brought an air of pessimism to a beef sector that seemed to defy doubt. But with a recent report from USDA offering more hope that supplies are still limited and demand remains strong, it seems just as likely now that the unstoppable bullishness might well be back. ...
E191: Farmer Entrepreneurs Find New Revenue Opportunities
April 17, 2024 20:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBFinding space on a farm for a family member to return can be a tough challenge. More and more, returnees are looking to build adjacent businesses to earn their keep, exploring everything from direct to market meats to u-pick operations. Growing these enterprises can be a great way to build confidence and develop the skills that will help them take over the farm, and in many cases, they can also be highly lucrative. Today, we’re joined by DTN Farm Business Editor Katie Dehlinger to hear abo...
E190: Planting on the Horizon with the April WASDE
April 16, 2024 14:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBThe April WASDE dropped Thursday April 11th, keeping the momentum of data releases going as USDA looks to the season ahead. Overall, many questions remain, though updates on planting intentions and the March 28th grain stocks report suggest that anemic prices might be here to stay a little while longer. DTN’s Lead Markets Analyst Todd Hultman joins us today to dig into the USDA’s three latest reports, and help us connect the dots to understand better where farmers’ heads may be as they pre...
E189: New Ag Census Flashes Warning Light for US Ag
April 02, 2024 17:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBThe Census of Agriculture is a long standing USDA tradition, stretching all the way back to the department’s founding. A few weeks ago, the department revealed its latest iteration, updating the 2017 numbers with the latest figures that captured the impacts of trade wars, the global pandemic, and half a decade of extraordinary uncertainty. To help us tackle this huge trove of agricultural data, and put it in the context of how it’ll impact the department going forward, we’re joined today b...
E188: Planting Weather Outlook 2024
March 26, 2024 13:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBMarch 19th, the official first day of spring of this 2024 leap year, was followed shortly by some of the wettest and most wintery weather many have seen since harvest. The waning El Nino pattern deserves some of the credit or the blame, as farmers worrying about drought balance the need for more soil moisture and the desire to get in the field. To help us sort out this unpredictable is DTN’s Team Lead for Ag Weather John Baranick, who takes us beat by beat through what to expect in the com...
E187: Happy National Ag Day!
March 19, 2024 11:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MB2024’s National Ag Day is March 19th, with major events taking place in Washington DC and all around the country as farmers, their families, and ag industry members gather to celebrate their work. The day will kick off with a Presidential proclamation honoring the day, followed by words from the Secretary of Agriculture, the President of the American Farm Bureau Federation, and so much more. To bring us the latest updates from the event, we’re joined by DTN Progressive Farmer editor in chi...
E186: Commodity Classic Redux
March 15, 2024 15:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBThe 2024 Commodity Classic was held February 28th through March 2nd in balmy Houston, Texas, and participants flocked from around the country and the world to see the latest tech and hear news-making announcements from the Secretary of Agriculture, leaders in agribusiness, and national commodity groups. This year’s event drew the most attendees ever, with more than 11,000 farmers and members of the agricultural community in attendance. To bring us everything you might have missed, whether ...
E185: Bears Overtake USDA’s 2024 Commodity Outlook
March 15, 2024 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBThe 100th annual USDA Ag Outlook Forum took place February 15th and 16th, and the Department’s keystone event didn’t disappoint. Given current conditions and forecasts, analysts are expecting a record crop of corn, soybeans and wheat in 2024, which will further flesh out a global stocks figure that could continue to drive prices down. All of that, economists expect, could ead to the largest annual decline in farm incomes on record. Today, DTN Farm Business Editor Katie Dehlinger joins us t...
E184: Battening Down the Hatches with the March WASDE
March 09, 2024 00:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBThe March WASDE dropped Friday March 8th, and despite maintaining its status as a quieter report, a key announcement offered some support for soybeans, as other news of the week depressed wheat. DTN’s Lead Analyst Todd Hultman joins us today to dig into the latest numbers, in particular some global figures, from USDA that provides updates to past soybean exports to China and maintains its discrepancy with Latin American figures on the potential for Brazilian crops. In addition to parsing t...
E183: Latest Dicamba Updates for 2024
March 04, 2024 19:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBOn February 7th, 2024, a federal judge ruled that the EPA had unlawfully approved dicamba for over the top use in cotton and soybeans, leading to a ban for three dicamba-based weed killers for 2024. What exactly that would mean for growers who had already bought and paid for seeds and chemistry for the new crop was unclear, until the EPA issued an order a week later that allows for limited sales and distribution of these products that are already out of the manufacturers possession– what’s k...
E182: No February Lull for the Cattle Markets
February 20, 2024 20:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBThe smallest cattle herd in the history of USDA reporting is currently standing in the US as we speak, and the reduced stock extends from feeder and grass calves all the way to heifers and bred cattle. On top of that, tough winter weather at the start of the year has curbed slaughter weights, making a beef market that’s still hungry for product even hungrier. DTN Livestock Analyst ShayLe Stewart joins us today to discuss all of these bullish headwinds and much more, as we dive into the mos...
E181: Latin America Worries in February WASDE
February 15, 2024 19:00 - 34 minutes - 24.1 MBThe February WASDE dropped Thursday, February 8th, and despite being a relatively quiet report, still sent waves through commodity markets as USDA diverges from Brazilian officials in its estimate of Brazilian crops. The result– some confusion about the global corn stocks and some hope that Latin American competition might not be too fierce in 2024. DTN’s Lead Markets Analyst Todd Hultman joins us today to offer his insight on the latest figures, as well as how a shifting global weather ...
E180: Get Paid for Cover Cropping with Farmers for Soil Health
January 26, 2024 16:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBFarmers for Soil Health is both a collaboration amongst farmer groups and a program hoping to motivate a big change in the US ag landscape. The group’s mission– to advance the use of soil health practices like cover crops to help improve farmer profitability, as born out of an agreement between the National Corn Growers and the Soy and Pork checkoffs. Recently, the group won an unprecedented $95 million USDA grant to tackle their goal of achieving 30 million acres in cover crops by 2030, a ...
E179: Ag Technology Takes Las Vegas
January 20, 2024 15:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBTech aficionados and leading brands from around the globe descended on Las Vegas January 9th through 12th to see and show off their latest tools and toys at the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show. Artificial intelligence and autonomous machines were just the beginning, as more than 25 categories were represented — everything from sustainability to cryptocurrency. DTN’s Dan Miller was at the show to cover the agriculture tools that were on display, from John Deere, Kubota, Bobcat, and more. He’...
E178: Rags to Riches for the 2023 Crop in January WASDE
January 13, 2024 01:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBThe January WASDE dropped Friday, January 12th, offering further confirmation of 2023’s record corn crop and adding bearish pressure to the commodity markets overall as the US stock picture across the board looks healthier than many expected. DTN’s Lead Markets Analyst Todd Hultman joins us today to offer his insight on not only the January WASDE, but also other key announcements from USDA, including the December 1st Grain Stocks report and the Winter Wheat Seedings update. We’ll dive deep...
E177: The State of US Farmland in 2024
January 03, 2024 22:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBFarmland news was hot in 2023 and promises to remain so in 2024, whether it’s about how much land is selling, how much it’s going for, or who’s buying it. The market has been driven by a number of unpredictable factors in recent years, everything from the pandemic to trade aid to investor interest and high commodity prices. But how long can the run-up last, and what can growers and land buyers expect in the aftermath? Today, we’re dropping in on DTN Editor-in-Chief Gregg Hillyer as he mode...
E176: America’s Best Young Farmers and Ranchers 2024
December 23, 2023 01:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBDTN’s 2023 Ag Summit, and the 2023 crop year is officially a wrap, and farmers across the country are looking forward to more than just 2024. The end of the year is, for many, a time to think about the generations past and those still to come, and it’s at time at DTN when we think about the young farmers and ranchers who are confidently leading the way into an uncertain future. In that vein, DTN’s Dan Miller joins us today to discuss, and introduce, America’s Best Young Farmers and Rancher...
E175: 2024 Winter Weather Outlook For US Agriculture
December 14, 2023 19:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBThe 2023 DTN Ag Summit wrapped up in early December with DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick helping attendees look ahead to the 2024 crop season with an eye to weather in the US and around the world. After months of establishing a new El Nino pattern that’s edged towards a super El Nino event, the latest models are predicting that that effect may diminish mid-way through next year, sending weather into neutral territory or even into a La Nina by the summer. The good news is, John’s foreca...
E174: 2024 Corn and Soybean Market Outlook
December 14, 2023 19:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBThough the December WASDE dropped Friday, December 8th, the neutrality and general lack of changes in the report meant that DTN’s Lead Markets Analyst Todd Hultman could focus more on his discussion at the 2023 DTN Ag Summit about the bigger picture in the markets and how it might drive markets in 2024 and beyond. Today, we’re dropping in on Todd’s market forecast to hear more about how he sees the lingering effects of the global pandemic, the fluid situation in China, and the growing comp...
E173: Latest Farm Tech at Germany’s Agritechnica
November 29, 2023 15:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBFrom November 9th to the 15th, equipment manufacturers from around the world descended on Hanover, Germany to unveil new equipment and introduce farmers to their most advanced technologies at the annual Agritechnica Trade Show. Progressive Farmer Senior Editor Joel Reichenberger was there, visiting with some of the 3000+ vendors to stay abreast of announcements ranging from advanced combines to new electric and hybrid tractors. Today, we’ll check in with Joel about what he saw, with specia...
E172: Fall Fertilizer Update with Russ Quinn
November 17, 2023 19:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBFertilizer prices across the board are down off near all-time highs from this time last year, and providing less angst as the farm sector moves into the winter months. However, that doesn’t mean that uncertainty and risk are gone, as two global conflicts in key fertilizer exporting regions threaten to throttle supply if conditions change. This week, we’re joined by DTN editor and reporter Russ Quinn to dig into the current market conditions, and what’s likely to drive them going forward. W...
E171: Record Corn Crop Predicted in November WASDE
November 10, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBThe November WASDE dropped Nov. 9, 2023, bringing with it the unexpected announcement of an expected record corn crop. After late season drought impacted much of the corn belt, this update came as a shock to market watchers, and helped contribute to a bearish outlook in the marketplace. DTN’s Lead Markets Analyst Todd Hultman joins us today to offer his insight on what’s informing USDA’s evolving outlook, and what farmers should consider as 2023 yield estimates move towards that final Janu...
E170: On the Cutting Edge of Equipment with Dan Miller
November 02, 2023 17:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBWith harvest well underway and the end of the year looming, many farmers are starting to think about what equipment they might upgrade or purchase before 2024 arrives. And there is a lot to consider. From the increasing opportunity to acquire autonomous tools like grain carts to upgrades on tractors, combines, and implements, the world of farm equipment is advancing fast, and staying on top of the latest can feel like a fulltime job. Luckily, it literally is Progressive Farmer Senior Edito...
E169: Announcing the 2023 DTN Ag Summit
October 26, 2023 19:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBWith harvest well in view for most farmers, plans for winter down time are also coming into focus. For years, DTN’s Ag Summit has been helping farmers prepare strategically for the uncertainties in the markets, weather and current events of the year to come, and this year is no exception. We’re talking to DTN’s Katie Dehlinger today about this year’s event, entitled “Fortifying Your Financial Foundation.” Katie will tell us all about how the speakers, panels and discussion opportunities wi...
E168: Checking in on the Farmland Market
October 19, 2023 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBFor nearly two years now, record high land sales have seemingly become a monthly or even weekly occurrence in the markets for agricultural acres — especially in the heart of the Corn Belt. As prices have continued to climb even as commodity prices cool and interest rates rise, many have started to question what factors are driving this white hot sector. And there are a lot of factors, from the classic indicators like location and soils to ones that are much newer, and less well understood. ...
E167: October WASDE in an Uncertain World
October 13, 2023 16:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBThe October WASDE dropped Thursday, October 12th, and it wasn’t certain that it would, given the threat of a government shutdown that was narrowly avoided in recent weeks. Chaos in Congress is just one of the breaking news stories causing anxiety throughout financial and commodity markets, especially after a renewed conflict in the Middle East thrust the geopolitical state of Central Asia and Eastern Europe back into the spotlight. Agricultural markets are not seeing outsized impacts for the...
E166: What’s Driving the Cattle Market?
October 06, 2023 20:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBCattle producers have been enjoying a generally positive year in the markets so far, and there’s hope for more good times ahead even as the seasons shift and growers begin the longer term work of rebuilding herds. But uncertainties remain — from the impacts of near-record high carcass weights to an uncertain winter weather outlook. DTN Livestock Analyst ShayLe Stewart joins us today to discuss the current status of key cattle markets, from feeders and fat calves to boxed beef and bred cattl...
E165: Ag Braces for a Season of Uncertainty in Washington
September 28, 2023 20:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBIf Congress doesn’t act in the next couple of days to continue funding government agencies, by Sunday, October 1st, the federal government will be back in shutdown mode, and the consequences could be wide ranging. For the ag sector, worries about everything from FSA loan processing to passing a farm bill to what a downgrade in the US’s financial rating could mean are keeping many keen eyes trained on Capitol Hill as the cliff approaches. Here to help us unpack the current situation, and be...
E164: View from the Cab with Chandra and Mike Langseth
September 25, 2023 13:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBSince 2005, DTN Progressive Farmer has been selecting two farmers every year from across the country to participate in their annual View from the Cab Project. These farmers spend a full year getting to know DTN’s Pamela Smith as they work through weekly calls and check-ins, sharing their stories and their seasons with the broader farm community. The second 2023 farmers we’re checking in with are Chandra and Mike Langseth from the edge of the Red River Valley in Barney, North Dakota. They’...
E163: The September WASDE and the Near-Record Crop
September 13, 2023 21:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBThe September WASDE dropped Tuesday, September 12th, finding DTN’s Lead Analyst Todd Hultman on the road in Nebraska — talking with farmers about the disconnect between USDA’s prediction of a near-record corn crop and what growers see out in the fields. Going into the report, expectations were high that a reduction in yield estimates for US grains could bring some bullishness to the market, but with USDA’s update to planted acreage, the overall stocks picture ended up heading the other way. ...
E162: Harvest Weather Ahead
September 07, 2023 19:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBAs a sultry August turns to September and the weather world is riveted by hurricanes and tropical storms, farmers across the corn belt are continuing to deal with unexpectedly persistent hot and dry weather that’s sapping the last hope for a yield rebound. With harvest already queued up, attention is starting to shift to the further future — where an intensifying El Nino indicates that this winter could be very different from the last three. To help us prepare for the weeks and months ahea...
E161: Putting the Success in Farmland Succession
August 16, 2023 20:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBFor farmland owners who aren’t interested in simply selling off heritage property to the highest bidder, exploring alternatives can be a daunting process — even when there is a clear farm family heir who’s interested in continuing the business. The good news is, there are multiple options for property holders who are committed to avoiding development and keeping their land in agriculture — and DTN’s Victoria Myers joins us today to explore exactly what some of the options look like. Today,...
E160: Corn Crop Comeback with the 2023 Digital Yield Tour
August 14, 2023 23:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBDTN’s sixth annual Digital Yield Tour wrapped up just days ago on August 11th, 2023, and the tour’s conclusion coincided with a USDA report that largely agreed with the event's findings. Which is to say — 2023 started out rough, but the corn crop in particular is making a stunning comeback. Today, DTN Farm Business Editor Katie Dehlinger joins us to reveal both the national and the state level yield estimates for corn and soybeans that Gro Intelligence revealed during the tour, includin...
E159: Farmer Perspectives in the August WASDE
August 12, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBThe August WASDE dropped Friday, August 11th, coming on the heels of DTN’s Annual Digital Yield tour and of USDA’s most recent farmer surveys. Overall, perspectives on the August report were positive, as USDA seemed to adjust crop estimates to be more in line with perspectives from farmers and analysts– reflecting a crop that’s improving, but that had a very difficult start. DTN’s Lead Analyst Todd Hultman joins us today to talk through the USDA’s updates to estimated yield figures for the...
E158: Hopeful Signs on the 2023 North Dakota Wheat Tour
August 02, 2023 20:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBOn July 27th, the 2023 Spring Wheat and Durum Tour hosted by the Wheat Quality Council wrapped up its survey of the Northern Plains crop, tallying three days and hundreds of fields of data into a final overall yield prediction of about 47 bushels per acre — despite summer drought conditions and an uncertain start to the season. DTN Crops Editor Jason Jenkins made his way from Fargo across the state with a host of participants, and brings us the latest on a highly variable crop straight fro...
E157: The Bull in the Cattle Markets
July 28, 2023 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBA shifting drought picture and more favorable weather in key cow-calf states are colliding with dry weather in the corn belt and extreme heat in the Southern US to make for an uncertain cost picture in today’s cattle market. But nevertheless, inventory remains tight and prices are strong as the market slides towards Labor Day. DTN Livestock Analyst ShayLe Stewart joins us today to discuss recent updates from the USDA’s mid-year Cattle Inventory Report as well as the July Cattle on Feed Rep...
E156: View from the Cab with Zach Grossman
July 18, 2023 21:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBSince 2005, DTN Progressive Farmer has been selecting two farmers every year from across the country to participate in their annual View from the Cab Project. These farmers spend a full year getting to know DTN’s Pamela Smith as they work through weekly calls and check ins, sharing their stories and their seasons with the broader farm community. The first 2023 farmer we’re checking in with is Zach Grossman, a row crop grower from Tina, Missouri. This young farmer already has more than a ...
E155: What to Expect with DTN’s 2023 Digital Yield Tour
July 14, 2023 18:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBDTN’s 6th annual digital yield tour is just a few weeks away — getting started August 7th and running through August 11th. DTN’s tour partner Gro Intelligence will be back with industry-leading, real time predictions of national yield for corn and soybeans, as well as much more granular breakdowns to the state level. Today, DTN Farm Business Editor Katie Dehlinger joins us for a preview of the tour, including her expectations for what might be revealed during this unpredictable season, a d...
E154: The Quirky July WASDE
July 13, 2023 14:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBThe July WASDE dropped Wednesday, July 12th, and as it came on the heels of an unprecedented June 30th planted acreage report, updates were expected for USDA’s outlook. What analysts actually saw in the July WASDE however, left many scratching their heads– trying to understand how USDA could translate a drought stricken crop throughout the corn belt into an all-time record yield prediction. DTN’s Lead Analyst Todd Hultman joins us to dig into the shifts in planted acres and the June Grain ...