RFD Profit Watch

Shalene Reeves, MidCo Commodities, joins the program to discuss unrest in the Black Sea region and associated changes in wheat markets.President of Georgetown Fair Don Hackler discusses running the fair with RFD Radio Network's Johnna Fulcher.Gretchen Kuck, Economist at the National Corn Growers Association, discusses a study showing the contribution of corn growers to the US economy.

Rich Nelson, Allendale Inc., covers a market day where wheat leads the way in price movement.Dr. Connor Sible, Research Assistant Professor at University of Illinois, discusses choices of biological products at a time of high input costs.Dr. Laura Gentry, University of Illinois and Illinois Corn, joins the program to discuss a FarmDoc article on non-GMO soybean profitability and PCM.

Dan Bowman, from ADM along the Mississippi River and the Illinois/Iowa border, joins the program to discuss the how potential looks in his areas crops and analyze early week market movement.Scott Jensen, Lead Financial Planning Consultant with Country Financial's Advanced Markets teams, breaks down a snapshot of the year so far.

Ted Seifred, Zaner Ag Hedge, talks about a new start to the market week, following a USDA report late last week.Laura Hastert, White Fence Farm, discusses being an iconic Illinois dining destination along the original historic Route 66 for Meaty Monday.USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey checks in from DC to take a look at the week's forecast and worsening heat across the country.

Mike Zuzolo, Global Commodities Analytics and Consulting, takes a look at dropping supplies and strong demand for a market day and a WASDE report that turned out friendlier than expected.Dr. Michael Langemeier, Purdue University, covers a monthly Ag Economy Barometer.Cyle Dickens, Meteorologist at KWQC in the Quad Cities, takes a look at weather that's cooling down and bringing on some storms.

Caleb Miller, Associate Product Manager of Ammonia and Ammonia Sulfate Specialty Products, talks about the way the year has gone for ammonia and what the difference has been in costs as the year has progressed.Dr. Michael Cox, brand manager at Helena Products Group, discusses strategys to deter hungry deer getting fed on farmer's crops.Morgan Country Fair Board President Gary Hadden highlights what not to miss at the fair currently underway.Ben Kasch, Bower Trading, joins the program to discuss a back off on soybeans and other market movement.

A jaunt over to East Central Illinois to chat with Barry Eakle, Platinum Ag Group, covering the look of crops in the area and recent market trends.Dan Schopp, President and CEO of First Security Bank, talks about the history of the ag-focused Central Illinois banking group and the current landscape of agriculture banking and lending.

Sam Hudson, Cornbelt Marketing, joins the program to discuss weather impacts on the market and how the corn crop is coming along before diving further into market movement.Jonathon Strok, Portfolio Manager with Country Trust Bank, covers the organization's quarterly Economic Insights report.

Jim McCormick, AgMarket.Net, joins the program to discuss an up start for soybeans and grain markets, possibly due to a combination of "many strings coming together."Harry Settles, owner of Siddity Pig Pork Snacks, comes on the week's Meaty Monday segment to describe his unique pork rinds and flavors.Balint Szalavari, Meteorologist at WEEK TV in East Peoria, takes a look at the weather.

Tim Abel, Growmark Customer Risk Management, covers a period of high uncertainty worldwide and its impact on crude oil markets.Aaron Maher, Grain Merchandiser at River Valley CoOp, talks about his role on the Peoria County Farm Bureau board and takes a look at the markets.

Jacob Kleinberg, Roach Ag, discusses a strong close to the day and the impact of a consistent back and forth on trade for the markets.Dr. Connor Sible, it's the third Breaking Down Biologicals with the Research Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Champaign.From the 2026 BASF In-Field Innovation Tour, Technical Service Representative Jared Roskamp talks about innovation and development pipelines.

Joe Camp, Commstock Investments, joins host DeLoss Jahnke in studio to discuss crop report day, highlighting a report that wasn't surprising to those following the numbers.Dale Jones, Merit Auctions, has the Merit Minute, highlighting an auction of Iowa farmland.Stephanie Porter, Outreach Agronomist for the Illinois Soybean Association, talks raising a crop on tight margins.

Terry Probst, Total Grain Marketing, part of the FS system, joins the program to discuss the market impacts of extreme heat, the possible impact of an upcoming USDA report and whether it's a good time to change direction.It's Meaty Monday with Hunter Gross of Gross Farms Beefalo Farm in Jacksonville and the practice of breeding and raising black angus Beefalo.Mark Henderson, Rockford-area meteorologist takes a look at the weather as a dangerously warm week gets underway.

Chief Operating Officer Brad Drake from Growmark joins for a quarterly chat, covering artificial intelligence use in the field.Geoff Cooper, President and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, discusses a supplemental aid package from the White House released late Wednesday and an unexpected inclusion of year round E15 sales.Luke Metz, Market Advisor and Commodity Broker at Western Grain Marketing, talks about a strong finish for corn and beans on Thursday's trading day.

Karl Setzer, Consus Ag Marketing, joins the program to discuss a market driven by managed money flow and momentum loss in market support.Eric Kuster, Senior Vice President of Safety, Education and Compliance at the Propane Education and Research Council, talks about Propane Safety Month.Ed Shimon, National Weather Service Meteorologist in Lincoln, reviews a month of severe storms and tornadoes across the state.

Brian Splitt, AgMarket.Net, joins the program to discuss the day's price action, with corn and soybeans slightly down, in a "tempered" market.Mark Oberreuter, Swine Design Engineer with AP (Automated Production) out of Taylorville, talks about designing facilities to minimize heat stress on hogs.The latest on auctions in the Merit Minute with Dale Jones.

Brian Burke, John Stewart and Associates, joins the program to discuss markets, as questions about Iran, China and an upcoming report continue to swirl.Tom Eickman, Eickman's Processing Company, talks about Father's Day meat sales for Meaty Monday.Chris Yates, Meteorologist at WMBD, recaps the severe weather month the state has had.

Aaron Curtis, Mid-Co Commodities, joins the program to discuss weather impacts on markets.Storm damage report from Derek Martin in Logan, Macon and Sangamon counties.John Howell, Chairman of the Wheat Development Group, provides a harvest update and yield report.Bradleigh Reed, Henry County Fair Board, describes her involvement and duties for the fair.

Dr. Steven Johnson, retired Extension Farm Management Field Specialist at Iowa University, has a broad discussion on planting season, markets and the upcoming growing season during a regular summer visit to Illinois.In part two of Biologicals with Connor, Dr. Connor Sible, research assistant professor at the University of Illinois, covers four questions farmers should ask when they consider what biologicals to use.Joe Camp, Commstock Investments, zeroes in on corn trading and other market movements.

Clayton Pope, Clayton Pope Commodities, joins the program to take a look at markets and evaluate changes in crude oil.Matt Montgomery, Agronomy Education lead at Beck's Hybrids, covers agronomy concerns at top of mind for farmers as planting season draws to a close and producers look to raise a crop on tight margins.

Garrett Toay, Ag Trader Talk in Jo Daviess county, talks early summer weather, the dropping price of crude oil and other market movement.Henry "Buddy" Courdt, Raber Packing Company in West Peoria, discusses what happens when power goes out at a meat packers and looks ahead to 4th of July sales.Kevin Lighty, Chief Meteorologist at WCIA in Champaign, looks back at rain over the last week and a half or so and looks ahead to incoming precipitation.

Dan Engel, Director of Crop Nutrients at Growmark, joins the program to take a look back at spring inputs like immonia, urea and potassium and look ahead to the summer growing season.Mark Hobrock, Andersons Inc. in Kansas City, discusses late week market movement, as December corn approaches a low following a new WASDE report.Kenny Avery, CEO of Advanced Agrilytics, talks about how artificial intelligence can make a difference for crop agronomy.

Matt Huston, New Frontier Capital Markets in Chicago, discusses early growth, market money flows and the upcoming WASDE report.Tanna Suits, Farm Certified Representative with Country Financial, discusses her operation in Champaign county and getting Farm Certified.Meteorologist Paul Otto, Freese-Notis, previews expected severe weather in Illinois.

Lawrence Kane, Total Farm Marketing by Stewart Peterson, talks rain and markets.Scott Jensen, Lead Financial Planning Consultant on Country Financial's Advanced Markets team, joins the program to discuss financial security and swings in the indices.

Sherman Newlin, Risk Management Commodities, a division of Zaner Ag Hedge, joins the program to discuss his own planting season and selling in the current markets.For Meaty Monday, Dr. Anna Dilger, professor and associate head and director of undergraduate studies at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, talks about her role as president-elect of the America Meat Science Association.Cyle Dickens, Meteorologist at KWQC in Davenport, takes a look at the forecast.

Tyler Schau, Partner and Chief Financial Officer at AgMarket.Net, joins the program to take a look at markets as the week winds to a close.Dr. Lee Schulz, Ever.Ag, talks to RFD Radio Network and FarmWeek's Rhiannon Branch from the World Pork Expo.Brad Rippey, USDA Meteorologist, covers incoming storms in the Midwest.

Dan Pannier, Propane Operations Manager at Growmark, discusses the impacts of "off the charts" exports, builds and inventories.Joyce Mason, Assistant Vice President of Real Estate and Consumer Lending at IAA Credit Union, joins the program to talk about National Homeownership Month.Roy Plote, Western Illinois Commodities, calls in for a look at meat markets in the wake of further news about screwworm concerns.

Michael Biethman, Gateway FS, joins the program to discuss midweek markets and how wheat fields are looking just ahead of harvest in southern Illinois.Dr. Connor Sible, Research Assistant Professor at University of Illinois, kicks off the first in a new series Breaking Down Biologicals.Dr. Michael Langemeier, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture, discusses the latest numbers from the monthly Ag Economy Barometer.

Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins the program to discuss a drop in December corn and other market movement.Dr. Ernie Goss, Creighton University, discusses the results of the recent monthly survey, the Rural Main Street Index, and explains what they mean.

Alex Grohsmeyer, Advance Trading, joins the program to kick off a new market week, which he says is missing some of the favorable outcomes they'd like to see on the board.Lance Avery, Founder and Chef of Big Fork Brands, highlights his offerings, including a pork snack stick, for Meaty Monday.Nick Hausen, Hausen Weather, takes a look at the week's forecast and the weather ahead as planting season wraps up.

Matt Webster, River Valley Cooperative, takes a look at the end of the market week.Brad Zwilling, Illinois Farm Business Farm Management and FarmDoc daily contributor, joins RFD Radio Network's Jim Taylor for a regular monthly chat.Eric Snodgrass, Senior Science Fellow at Nutrien Ag Solutions, talks about the impact on planting season of a dry May.

Chuck Spencer, Government Relations Executive Director, and Kennedy Ebner, Government and Regulatory Affairs, both from Growmark, join the program to discuss legislative efforts.Doug Cropp, Premiere Co-Op, takes a look at market movements, including beans up double figures.

Jake Fidler, owner of Fairview Sale Barn, joins the program to discuss the cost of cattle.Scott Stoller, Landus Co-Op, talks about the corn and crude oil markets coming back into "realignment."

Jason Gehler, Broker and Market Strategist at Blue Line Futures, discusses post-holiday markets, looking at lower soybeans, crude oil and the impact of a three-day weekend.Dr. Gary Schnitkey, University of Illinois College of ACES professor, joins the program to discuss 2026 crop budgets.

Rich Nelson, Chief Strategist at Allendale Inc., talks markets closing before the Memorial Day weekend, with no trading on Monday.Rob Wiegand, Trails End Smokehouse, talks ribs and selling out of basic barbecue for Meaty Monday.James Auten, Lead Meterologist at the National Weather Service in Lincoln, takes a look at the forecast and a Memorial Day starting with a dry heat.

Rich Nelson, Allendale Inc., joins the program to follow a few different stories in the markets heading into the holiday weekend.USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce talks about the mission of his organization's farmer-facing agencies.WEEK Meteorologist Balint Szalavari takes a look at the forecast.

Aaron Curtis, MidCo Commodities, joins the program to discuss markets, the impacts of an approaching peace plan in Iran and more for this week's Growmark segment.Dr. Ashley Johnson, National Pork Producers' Council, talks herd health, dietary requirements and other consumer-side issues from the Washington Watch event.Tracy Heuerman, Illinois Wheat Association President, talks about how a wet growing season is going so far on a Wheat Tour.

Naomi Blohm, Total Farm Marketing by Stewart Peterson, joins the program to discuss changing crude oil prices and the possibility of some "market correction."BASF and Nutrien announce strategic collaboration to help farmers gain value from sustainable farming practices through new tools, Chad Asmus, Sustainability Market Development Manager at BASF, explains.Andy LaVigne, President and CEO of the American Seed Trade Association, discusses his organization's mission from this year's Washington Watch event.

Jacob Kleinberg, COO of publications at Roach Ag Marketing, discusses coming from a long line of market analysts and takes a look at today's markets.Ryan Gentle, agronomist at Wyffels Hybrids, talks planting and raising a crop in a tough margin environment. 

Curt Struhbhar, Advance Trading, talks about trade conversations with China and its impact on markets.Leon Baer, Baer Cattle Company, joins the program to discuss raising and selling beef just outside of Tremont for Meaty Monday. Brent Clair, Meteorologist at Farm4Cast, takes a look at the weather.

David Kohli, Ford & Young Futures, provides some historic perspective on a the last few days of market movement.Raelynn Parmely, Illinois Farm Bureau Economic and Policy Analyst, joins the program to talk about beef imports and proposals from the nation's capital to lower the cost of beef.Matt Makens, Makens Weather, takes a look at weather with temperatures on the rise.

Elliott Hasselbring, Growmark Product Manager of Urea and UAN, joins the program to discuss a volatile fertilizer market and the impact on planting season.John Bode, President and CEO of the Corn Refiners' Assocation, talks about USMCA, food affordability and a possible extension from last month's Washington Watch event.Stephen Nicholson, North American Head of Crops at Rabobank, takes a look at the day's markets.

Brian Chastain, Marketwise Ag Services, talks weather, crop conditions, fertilizer application and what it all means for the markets.Donnell Rehagen, CEO of Clean Fuels Alliance, talks about the effects of California lawmaking on clean fuels nationwide from the Washington Watch event.It's Small Business Month, Mike Fogle, Assistance Vice President of Business Services at the IAA Credit Union, talks about how they support our state's businesses.

Susan Stroud, No Bull Ag, takes a look at the markets in the wake of wheat headlines and a WASDE report.Scott Jensen, Lead Financial Planning Consultant on Country Financial's advanced markets team, talks about what there is to learn from an inflation report.

Mike Zuzolo, Global Commodity Analytics and Consulting, joins the program to take a look at a new market week.James Toohill, Toohill Feed and Beef Service, discusses the kickoff of grilling season for Meaty Monday.Meteorlogist Dennis Michelson, WITY, makes the call on whether its summertime yet and has more of the forecast.

Greg Johnson, Total Grain Marketing, joins the program from the Champaign area to talk about a slow week for marketing and movement in the markets.Dr. Joana Colussi, Purdue University, discusses the results of the month's Ag Barometer survey.Cyle Dickens, KWQC Meteorlogist, takes a look at the forecast.