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The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 139: Farmer v. Farmer

Plenty to rehash this week as USDA served up some WASDE surprises, Trump meets Xi and area farmers made more progress than perhaps we thought they could. But the big story of the week is ASA vs NCGA...or bean guys vs corn guys on the issue of E15. But this is not a new story. Farmers are notorious for not supporting fellow farmers if issues don't pertain to them, and flat out coming against fellow farmers if its in their own best interests. We're sure to ruffle feathers this week, of farmers, trade groups, and who knows who else. But its guaranteed to start conversations.

The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 138: Anxiety!

Episode 138: Anxiety! The calendar says we should be a lot farther along than we are on field work, and some folks are starting to get more nervous. Should we be? Plus, an update on Charlie's "marshmallow" crop (turns out it's not what anyone thought it could be), and a discussion on what could be a busy news headline week. We also dive into Nitrogen concerns related to our wet pattern so far this year.

The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 137: Marshmallows!

An otherwise normal, low intensity podcast covering cold temps, planting delays, and general goings on in agriculture gets railroaded this week when Charlie references a spectacular crop of "marshmallows" growing along roadsides and in some of his fields. For the first time in Little Red Barn Podcast history, Ryan is actually speechless and cannot move forward on any topic. Guest Dave Weisflog shares in the befuddlement. The guys also tackle farm bill, E15 and several other things - all of which Ryan deems "don't matter".

The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 136: Survey Says!

This week Ryan and Charlie dive into fertilizer, weather, and the slow start to the growing season. But the big issue on this weeks podcast is "spin".  All sorts of people, groups, companies, and entities are trying to make a story out of high fertilizer. And all have various reasons for the spin they are working. But, while high fertilizer prices are here and we dont like them is it really as big of deal, when it comes to this current crop year, as some are making it out to be?  Food for thought, spurred by the recent highly publicized Farm Bureau Fertilizer Survey.

The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 135: Marketing Gurus

You know what they say about opinions...right? Well, seems like these days the same thing might be said about marketing consultants. You can find them everywhere, but in this case, we surely don't all have them. This week we talk with a pair of Marketing Gurus out of Indianapolis, and get their take on the current state of commodity markets. We are not looking to get marketing advice, but more to hear about changes in marketing tools and instruments through time. It's an interesting discussion, highlighting the need for anyone with risk exposure to keep up with the times and perhaps look beyond your own "opinion".