Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEpisode 111 - Reading the tea leaves on the Harvest Fuel Relief program
Season 1 Episode 111
Hunter Biram and Ryan Loy are joined by Matt Gammans of North Dakota State University to discuss USDA’s $8 billion Harvest Fuel Relief program, annou…
11 hours ago
Episode 110 - El Niño and Brazil’s Second-Season Corn: Should We Be Concerned?
Season 1 Episode 110
Dr. Hunter Biram sits down with Dr. Bruno Pinto, teaching assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Arkans…
1 week ago
Episode 109 - October WASDE Delivers a Bearish Shock to the Corn Market
Season 1 Episode 109
Hunter Biram and Scott Stiles review the USDA’s October WASDE and Crop Production reports, starting with the surprise 2.7-bushel increase in the nati…
2 weeks ago
Episode 108 - Analyzing the ARC and PLC Decision for the 2026 Crop Year
Season 1 Episode 108
Hunter Biram and Scott Stiles walk through the 2026 ARC and PLC election, with signup open through December 11. They explain why the later signup wor…
3 weeks ago
Episode 107 - Estimating the Impact of the Iran Conflict on Arkansas Crop Markets
Hunter Biram and Ryan Loy look at how ongoing shipping disruptions from the Iran conflict continue to raise fuel and fertilizer costs for Arkansas ro…
4 weeks ago
Episode 106 - Leveraging the Southern Integrated Risk Management Tool to Inform the SCO/ECO Crop Insurance Decision
Season 1 Episode 106
Hunter Biram and Ryan Loy walk through the Southern Integrated Risk Management Tool (SIRM), a free web-based decision tool that helps farmers, count…
1 month ago
Episode 105 - September WASDE Tightens Stocks for Corn, Soybeans and Cotton; Improved Price Outlook
Season 1 Episode 105
Scott Stiles and Hunter Biram discuss the latest September 2026 WASDE, where the balance sheet held few surprises but the price changes stood out. Sc…
1 month, 1 week ago
Episode 104 - Crop Insurance: Basic Producer Considerations
Season 1 Episode 104
Ryan Loy and Hunter Biram sit down to discuss the crop insurance chapter from the newly released Surviving the Farm Economy Downturn: 2026 Update. Hu…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Episode 103 - How Much Should You Pay for a Replacement Heifer?
Season 1 Episode 103
Ryan Loy is joined by James Mitchell, Associate Professor and Fryar Price Risk Management Center Associate Director at the University of Arkansas, to…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Episode 102 - Attractive Wheat and Canola Prices May Draw Acres This Fall
Season 1 Episode 102
Hunter Biram, Scott Stiles, and Breana Watkins to look at why attractive winter wheat and canola prices may draw Arkansas acres this fall. With row c…
2 months ago