Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEpisode 101 - Bird Flu on the Move: Understanding Seasonal HPAI Risk in the Mississippi Flyway
Season 1 Episode 101
Ryan Loy sits down with Matthew Marchant, a PhD student in agricultural economics at the University of Arkansas, to discuss how highly pathogenic avi…
2 months, 1 week ago
Episode 100 - More Acres, Lower Yields: The Focus of August USDA Reports
Season 1 Episode 100
Hunter Biram and Scott Stiles walk through the August USDA WASDE and Crop Production reports, where a recurring theme of more acres but lower yields …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 99 - Global Cotton Mill Use at a Six-Year High
Season 1 Episode 99
Hunter Biram and Ryan Loy dig into why global cotton mill use is projected to reach its highest level since the 2017/18 marketing year, the fourth co…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 98 - The Crop Insurance Premium Implications of the USDA EARP Rule Reversal
Season 1 Episode 98
In the third and final episode of our series on USDA's Expanding Access to Risk Protection (EARP) rule, Ryan Loy and Hunter Biram dig into what the r…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 97 - The Impact of Long-Grain Rice Share on the Average PLC Payment Rate
Season 1 Episode 97
In this episode, Hunter Biram walks through how the share of long grain rice base shapes a farm's average Price Loss Coverage (PLC) payment rate, dra…
3 months ago
Episode 96 - July WASDE Friendly to Grain Markets
Season 1 Episode 96
Hunter Biram is joined by Scott Stiles to go through the July 2026 WASDE report and what it means for Arkansas producers. They cover the sharp cut t…
3 months, 1 week ago
Episode 95 - Fed Funds Update and Outlook
Season 1 Episode 95
The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee's June 2026 meeting ended in a federal funds rate hold, but the odds of a rate hike by September have jumpe…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 94 - June Acreage Report Offers No Surprises
Season 1 Episode 94
Rice acreage in Arkansas just hit a 50-year low, so what's driving farmers away from a crop they've grown for generations? Hunter Biram and Scott Sti…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 93 - Chapter 12 Bankruptcy Filings are up 20%, Underscoring the Impact of the Farm Safety Net on Crop Farmers
Season 1 Episode 93
Chapter 12 bankruptcy filings are up 20% year over year, with Arkansas leading the nation. Hunter Biram, Ryan Loy and LSU's Mike Deliberto break down…
4 months, 1 week ago
Episode 92 - The long grain rice world market price for the 2025 crop approaches the USDA marketing loan rate for the fourth time since 2001
Season 1 Episode 92
This week on Morning Coffee and Ag Markets, Hunter Biram visits with Arkansas Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee Carl Brothers about the history of r…
4 months, 2 weeks ago