Morning Coffee and Ag Markets

Episode 89 - Prevented Planting: When (if ever) is it a good business decision to take the PP indemnity?

This week’s Morning Coffee and Ag Markets Podcast revisits a 2025 episode on prevented planting decisions for Arkansas rice producers as the 2026 final planting date arrives. Hunter Biram and Ryan Loy discuss when prevented planting may be financially preferable to planting using simulated yield and price scenarios. While commodity prices referenced in the original episode have changed, the core concepts and risk management considerations remain relevant, including the role of pre-plant costs, expected returns, and second-crop soybean opportunities.

Episode 88 - May 2026 WASDE Highlights for U.S. Supply and Demand

Hunter Biram is joined by Scott Stiles to discuss the May 2026 WASDE report and what it could mean for Arkansas producers. The conversation covers tightening grain stocks, stronger price outlooks for soybeans, rice, and cotton, and how changing input costs and drought conditions are shaping acreage decisions heading into summer. They also discuss seasonal price trends, marketing strategies, storage considerations, and why proactive risk management may be especially important this year.

Episode 87 - 100 Years of Arkansas Soybeans

Arkansas soybeans have shaped the state’s agricultural landscape for the last century, growing from a rotational crop in the 1920s into Arkansas’s leading row crop today. In this episode of Morning Coffee and Ag Markets, Hunter Biram is joined by Brad Doyle, Doug Hartz, and Jeremy Ross to reflect on 100 years of Arkansas soybean production. The conversation explores the history of soybeans in the state, major technological advancements in production, how Arkansas farmers became leaders in soybean yields, and what the future may hold for the industry through new technologies, genetics, and market opportunities.

Episode 86 - Arkansas net farm income remains steady in 2026 driven by government assistance

Ryan Loy and Hunter Biram discuss the 2026 Arkansas net farm income outlook. While income is projected to remain steady, it is largely supported by increased government assistance as crop receipts decline and production costs rise. The conversation also highlights major acreage shifts, including a sharp reduction in rice and movement into soybeans, and what these trends may signal moving forward.

Episode 85 - Arkansas Farmer Decision Support Tool

Hunter Biram and Ryan Loy are joined by Eunchun Park to discuss a new integrated decision-support tool for Arkansas producers. The tool brings together crop insurance, farm program decisions, grain marketing, and input cost risk into one platform, helping producers compare their current strategies against profit-maximizing model recommendations. The conversation highlights how the tool can be used not just to maximize returns, but to better understand downside risk, test scenarios like rising input costs, and make more informed, whole-farm decisions in an increasingly uncertain environment.