Are the grain markets already positioning ahead of a three day weekend with markets closed on Monday for MLK Jr. Day and Inauguration Day. Plus, we got the latest Consumer Price Index data out this morning and that is moving stocks to the upside. We talk grains, livestock and outside market action with Arlan Suderman from StoneX.

Midday Commentary 1/15/25- Arlan Suderman

Wednesday's market action was fairly quiet in grains with soybeans and meal actually leading lower, despite a record December NOPA crush number. However, are we getting ready to fire up the South American weather market amid growing drought concerns? Plus, the cattle markets continue to find support with seemingly no end in sight to the rally in cash and futures. Throw on top of that a lot of outside market factors to watch in the stock market, energies, politics and more; there is a lot to discuss today with Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics. More at .

Wednesday, January 15th, 2025- Mike Zuzolo

Agronomy news from AGRIS Co-operative is heard every Tuesday during the noon farm show on CFCO 630 AM and Country 92.9 FM. Tune into Blackburn Radio every weekday to catch the noon farm show. #ontag @agris_coop @Country929

January 16, 2025 - Noon Agronomy Report

While the rest of the world is ringing in the new year with yearly recaps and 2025 vision boards, Vermonters are left with the same question on their tongues: “Is it going to happen again this summer?” It’s not difficult to remember the historic and catastrophic flooding that hit Vermont in both July 2023 and July 2024. Are our neighbors in for a three-peat? On this episode of That’s Rad, host Anastasia sits down with Vermont State Climatologist Dr. Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux. As Vermont’s resident climatologist, Dr. Dupigny-Giroux plays a role in the historical study of the state’s climate; the state legislature’s climate understanding and funding requests; the public’s education and preparedness for climate disaster; and the intersection of all three. The duo spends time dissecting facts and theories around Vermont being “targeted” by the rain, if drought is still a concern, and whether this is Vermont’s “new normal.” An informative and intriguing listen for anyone who wants to learn more about New England’s potential climatal future, all delivered with an undercurrent of hope during a time of national uncertainty. 
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News clips in episode intro belong to: Greater Portland Council of Governments; 13News Now; Scripps News; MyNBC5-WPTZ; FOX Weather; Good Morning America; and NBC News via Youtube; @milarepacenter via Instagram 

Cover image courtesy of AP/Charles Krupa, University of Vermont

Episode XLIX: What's Happening to Vermont?

This week – in the wind, rain, snow, and fires of early 2025 so far – it is good to be able to focus on SEEDs this week – seeds remind us so tangibly of our ability to get small, to slow down into a fortified dormancy of resilience, rest, and regrowth – and the possibilities inherent in all of those states.

And this week, Cultivating Place does just that in conversation with Dan Brisebois, host of The Seed Farmer Podcast and author of the newly released The Seed Farmer: A Complete Guide to Growing, Using, and Selling Your Own Seed.

Dan’s goal is to get everyone to grow, save, and know seeds.

Based on Tourne-Sol Cooperative Farm outside of Montreal, Canada. Dan is an avid writer, thinker, and educator on seed growing, farming, and better farm management as a pathway to happier and more prosperous farms and farmers. In his experience, seed is integral to all of that.

In our conversation Dan discusses his germination story in becoming a farmer, co-founding a cooperative farm, and becoming a seed farmer educator. He also shares the importance of what he calls the First Seed Mindset. Listen in!

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The Collective & The Seed Farmer, Dan Brisebois

Grain and livestock markets are seeing a selloff and price correction on Thursday as we near a three-day weekend. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us for analysis and commentary on the market action.

Midday Commentary 1/16/25- Arlan Suderman

We saw a sizable selloff in the soy complex on Thursday along with pressure across corn, wheat, livestock, energies and stocks. What are some of the big differences between the corn and soybean markets as we move forward in January? How big of a role are the funds playing in the market action once again? Dave Brock with The Brock Report joins us for a technical discussion on the grain and livestock markets. Find more on their website by visiting .

Thursday, January 16th, 2025- Dave Brock

Paul Arnold's interest in farming started in his 20s as an experiment in his father's backyard.

"In 1986 when I decided to farm, I farmed in [my dad's] backyard to see if I really liked it," said Paul in a 2013 farm tour.

"I worked for another farmer for one summer. And then started looking for land and found the land that we’re going to walk to. And that was in 1988. We bought it. It was just a cornfield and some hayland."

Paul and his wife Sandy have been running Pleasant Valley Farm since the early 1990s. It is located near the village of Argyle, New York, about a one-hour drive north of the state capital, Albany.

Since then, the Arnolds have mentored a number of others interested in farming and continue to farm themselves growing "a range of over 40 types of vegetables and fruits year-round," according to their website.

In Episode 29 of Station to Station with Joe Pavia, Exploring Pleasant Valley Farm & Echo Creek Farm in New York State, the Arnolds and one of the people they mentored, Michael Palulis will share their agricultural journey.

Episode 29: Exploring Pleasant Valley Farm and Echo Creek Farm in New York State

Soybeans are gaining back most of what we lost on Thursday as we work to midday on Friday while corn has broken through some key levels as well. Meantime, it's a mixed to lower day in the cattle and hog trade ahead of a three day weekend. Arlan Suderman from StoneX joins us for analysis and perspective on Friday.

Midday Commentary 1/17/25- Arlan Suderman

It's an interesting question/idea that has been brought to our attention here lately, despite record high cattle prices some folks are wondering if it could actually be hard to make a profit. We explore that topic, look at the cattle markets as a whole and get some thoughts on the grain markets ahead of a three day weekend with Brady Huck from Advance Trading Inc. and ATI Pro Media. Find more at . Soybeans and corn saw a solid rally on Friday into a three day weekend, especially on old crop futures. Have we reached some actionable levels in row crops that producers should consider marketing? Not just old crop but what about new crop as well? We discuss that, look at a struggling wheat market, potential of wheat entering the cattle feed bunk and more with Bryan Irey from Crossroads Coop. More at .

Friday, January 17th, 2025- Brady Huck and Bryan Irey

Gardens are more than collections of plants. Gardens and Gardeners are intersectional spaces and agents for positive change in our world. Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural History and the Human Impulse to Garden is a weekly public radio program & podcast exploring what we mean when we garden. Through thoughtful conversations with growers, gardeners, naturalists, scientists, artists and thinkers, Cultivating Place illustrates the many ways in which gardens are integral to our natural and cultural literacy. These conversations celebrate how these interconnections support the places we cultivate, how they nourish our bodies, and feed our spirits. They change the world. Take a listen.

It's your favorite local grocer...now in podcast form! Presented by the Littleton Food Co-op, That's Rad is a podcast for anyone who geeks out about local food, the cooperative business model, and fun beverages. Host Anastasia takes you to the fields of your favorite farms, the sites of co-ops across the globe, and her very own kitchen, all in the quest to make the most cooperative podcast of all time. Laughing optional, but highly recommended. 

Cooperate more at littletoncoop.com

Station to Station the podcast revisits radio news stories I covered, the people I interviewed and other behind the scene stories of my adventures in radio.

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