Archives: Episodes

We saw a bit of that Santa Claus rally in the grain trade on Wednesday, led by the soy complex. Meantime, the livestock trade was a mixed bag as we headed into the Christmas holiday. Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins us to take a look at the week in the market trade as we head into the holiday. More online at https://www.globalcommresearch.com.

This was a year for the record books when it comes to the amount of uncertainty we dealt with in American agriculture and the fertilizer market was one of many items caught up in the uncertainty. How is the outlook shaping up for 2026? Mike Castle, Lead Market Intelligence Project Manager for StoneX, joins us to discuss this past year and look ahead to early 2026 when it comes to the fertilizer markets and the price ratio with grains. Find more online at https://www.stonex.com.

On the Christmas Eve edition of AOA, we start the show with a look at ag news headlines followed by listening back to a recent conversation we had with Charley Martinez, Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Tennessee as we look at the year in the cattle markets. Then in Segment Three, we learn more about Land O'Lakes and Winfield United's partnership with Microsoft to launch an AI agronomy tool known as Oz. Leah Anderson, SVP, Land O'Lakes & President, WinField United joins us to talk about it. Then we close the show in Segment Four and listen back to a recent conversation we had with Janna Fritz from the U.S. Soybean Export Council during the 2025 NAFB Convention.

We're in full holiday mode across the markets, but there's still some outside noise grabbing the cattle trade's attention. On this week's Cattle Chatter, Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek breaks down the lack of buying interest as the market waits on clarity around a possible border reopening. He also notes the latest Cattle on Feed report largely followed expectations. Looking ahead, Brad shares his thoughts on first-quarter trade direction, the cash market tone, and takes a moment to reflect on some of the key highlights from 2025.

On this episode of American Ag Today, we hear from Big Iron Auctions during the 2025 NAFB Convention.

It appears that the grain and livestock markets have entered into holiday mode as there is not a lot of fresh movement or news to discuss. However, that doesn't mean you should completely check out over the holidays. Jacob Burks with AgMarket.net joins us to discuss risk during the final few days of the year and we look ahead to early 2026, the January WASDE and more. Find more online at https://www.agmarket.net.

Also, it is a new episode of Cattle Chatter out a little early this week as Susan Littlefield is joined once again by Brad Kooima from Kooima Kooima Varilek to look at this year in the cattle markets and gear up for the Christmas and New Year stretch. Find more at https://www.kkvtrading.com.

The grain and livestock markets are looking like they have truly entered holiday mode at midday on Tuesday with very quiet action across the board. Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins us to discuss in our Midday Commentary.

On this episode of American Ag Today, we hear more from BASF and the U.S. Meat Export Federation during the 2025 NAFB Convention.

On this episode of American Ag Today, we talk with the team at BASF during the NAFB Convention.

Tuesday on AOA, we start the show with a look at the market action ahead of Christmas with Matt Bennett from AgMarket.net followed by a conversation with Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig. Then, we are joined by the President and CEO of the American Feed Industry Association, Constance Cullman, for a wide-ranging discussion about AFIA's priorities and a recent iFEEDER report looking at our dependence on foreign based ingredients for animal feed and more. View that report here: https://www.ifeeder.org/research/analyzing-the-vitamin-and-amino-acid-supply-chain/

The grain and livestock markets found themselves mostly higher as we started off the Christmas holiday week. Are we finally getting back to trading fundamentals in the grain markets? What about continued support in lean hogs and cattle? Mike Minor with Professional Ag Marketing joins us to discuss on today's show. More at https://professionalagmarketing.com.

Also, it sounds like it is going to be a very mild holiday week ahead across a wide area of the country. Eric Snodgrass with Nutrien Ag Solutions joins us for our Weekly Weather Update with a look at the Christmas forecast. More at https://www.ag-wx.com.