Markets on Monday were fairly quiet and choppy in two-sided action. We did see a bit more weakness move in later in the session in grains and oilseeds but overall a quiet start to the week with USDA's August WASDE Report coming up on Friday. Livestock had a solid day in both cattle and hogs. We discuss today with John Heinberg of Total Farm Marketing. Learn more at . We saw some impressive rains across the Corn Belt over the weekend but not everyone saw the good rains. What about the week ahead, any chances for precipitation across the Corn Belt? Eric Snodgrass of Nutrien joins us to discuss the weather forecast for the week ahead.  Check out Eric's daily newsletter here:    Today's show brought to you by Growmark/FS; learn more at .

Monday, August 8th, 2022- John Heinberg and Eric Snodgrass

We saw the wheat markets continue their upward trend on Friday with corn and soybeans slightly lower and all grains off session highs by the close. Did May options expiration play a role in the late session fade? Should you be looking out to deferred contracts to make some forward sales? Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth with Van Ahn &amp; Company believes so and she joins us to talk about that and more on the show. Find more at . Also, we discuss the "Power of the Shovel" and why it's important for early season scouting and crop establishment with AgriGold agronomist in southern Indiana, Steven Heightchew. Learn more online at .

Friday, April 26th, 2024- Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth and Steven Heightchew

Markets are mixed at midday with Chicago wheat down sharply while KC and Minneapolis wheat is quietly mixed. We discuss grains, livestock and Fed week on Wall Street with Arlan Suderman from StoneX in our Midday Commentary.

Midday Commentary 4/29/24- Arlan Suderman

We saw a mixed day in the markets on Monday with soybeans and meal trying to find some strength, profit taking in Chicago wheat and corn stuck in between again. First notice day is on Tuesday, it's Fed week and much more. John Heinberg from Total Farm Marketing stops by to give us perspective on the markets. More at . Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions joins in our Weekly Weather Update to recap the devastating tornadoes we saw in parts of the Plains and Midwest over the weekend. We also discuss the rain that has come from these storms and the active pattern that remains moving forward. Learn more online at .

Monday, April 29th, 2024- John Heinberg and Eric Snodgrass

It was a "risk-off" day across grains, livestock, energies, metals and stocks on the day Tuesday as we wrapped up the month of April. We discuss the need to have your orders working, chart action and more with Brian Splitt from AgMarket.net on today's show. More at .

Tuesday, April 30th, 2024- Brian Splitt

This conversation originally recorded on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 Jesse Allen is joined by Jim Roemer from Best Weather Inc. to discuss the markets and some of the weather impacts. They discuss grains along with some of the volatile outside markets like cocoa and coffee. Learn more online at . &nbsp;

Markets and Weather with Jim Roemer

It was Fed Day on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve held benchmark interest rates steady and gave no indication of when they could start to cut rates. That news, coupled with more bird flu headlines impacting cattle and general volatility surrounding the start of a month led to a mixed trade on the day. We discuss charts, the poor end of April for wheat, headline news and more on today's show with Mike Zuzolo from Global Commodity Analytics. Learn more at . Also at the end of the show, we talk the importance of having a marketing plan with farmer and grain market analyst Paula Sonnabend from CLUTCH in Segment Four.

Wednesday, May 1st, 2024- Mike Zuzolo and Paula Sonnabend

Soybeans and soybean meal led the grains trade mostly higher on Thursday with December corn also getting above some key moving averages and chart objectives. Cattle trade also rebounded sharply higher on positive news surrounding ground beef testing for bird flu and more. We discuss Thursday's trade with Bryan Doherty from Total Farm Marketing. Learn more online at . Also in Segment Two, we learn more about the new digital Fertilizer Recommendation Support Tool (FRST) that has been released nationwide. Jason Clark, assistant professor and South Dakota State University Extension Soil Fertility Specialist joins us to share more details. More online at

Thursday, May 2nd, 2024- Bryan Doherty and Jason Clark

Chicago and KC wheat futures are leading the continued short covering rally in the grains on Friday while livestock markets are mixed. We also got jobs data out that was lower than analyst expectations on Friday morning. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss.

Midday Commentary 5/3/24- Arlan Suderman

It has been quite a week in the markets with plenty of volatility across grains, livestock and outside markets. Demand continues to be a key piece of the conversation along with headline news driving many markets, especially the cattle futures. We discuss all of those topics and get perspective on the recent market action with Chad Hart, professor and economist at Iowa State University to wrap up the week. Plus, we recap Friday's market action and have more discussion and perspective surrounding the market volatility this week with Tommy Grisafi from Advance Trading Inc. and ATI Pro Media on today's show!

Friday, May 3rd, 2024- Tommy Grisafi and Chad Hart

Join us for a conversation with John Heinberg from Total Farm Marketing after an active market Monday. Today's show features host Mike Pearson.

Monday, August 8th, 2022- John Heinberg and Eric Snodgrass

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