Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEpisode 61 - Margin Protection (MP) and Margin Coverage Option (MCO) Sales Closing Date for Corn and Soybeans is September 30, 2025
Season 1 Episode 61
Ryan Loy and Hunter Biram sit down to talk margin insurance. They break down Margin Protection and the Margin Coverage Option, how each fits with oth…
1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 60 - Prevented Planting: Historical Impacts to Indemnities and Acreage
Season 1 Episode 60
Hunter and Ryan are back with part two of our Prevented Planting (PP) series. They look at 30 years of Arkansas trends—how PP losses surged after 201…
1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 59 - The Mississippi River is Set to Fall to Severe Levels for the Fourth Year in a Row
Season 1 Episode 59
For the fourth year in a row, Mississippi River levels are dropping to severe lows during harvest. Join Hunter Biram and Ryan Loy as they discuss how…
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 58 - Tracking Chapter 12 Bankruptcies in the South: 2015 – 2025 Trends
Season 1 Episode 58
Hunter Biram is joined by Ryan Loy to explore Chapter 12 bankruptcy trends across the U.S. and in Arkansas. They discuss what rising filings reveal a…
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 57 - USDA’s August Crop Forecasts Point to Record Corn and Soybean Yields
Season 1 Episode 57
Hunter Biram and Scott Stiles break down USDA’s Aug. 12 forecasts. Corn is on track for record yields and production, rebuilding U.S. supplies. Soybe…
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 56 - July 2025 Short-term Interest Rate Update
Season 1 Episode 56
Dr. Ryan Loy unpacks the Fed’s decision to hold interest rates steady for the fifth straight meeting and what it means for farm borrowing costs. We a…
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 55 - Do Daily Large Export Sales Reports Move Markets?
Season 1 Episode 55
In this episode, Eunchun Park and Ryan Loy explore whether USDA’s Daily Large Export Sales Reports (DLESR) influence commodity futures markets. Unlik…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 54 - Prevented Planting: Coverage Levels, Payments, and Rules
Season 1 Episode 54
In this episode, Dr. Hunter Biram and Dr. Ryan Loy explore Prevented Planting coverage—the indemnity within Yield and Revenue Protection policies th…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 53 - July WASDE: Heavy Stocks Keep Pressure on 2025 Price Outlook
Season 1 Episode 53
In this episode, Scott Stiles and Hunter Biram unpack USDA’s July WASDE, which largely met expectations as favorable weather and robust yields contin…
1 year, 3 months ago
Episode 52 - Stronger farm safety net included in the OBBB Act, “Skinny” Farm Bill, and SDRP disaster payments
Season 1 Episode 52
In this episode, Hunter Biram and Will Maples break down recent federal policy updates affecting U.S. agriculture. The newly passed “One, Big, Beauti…
1 year, 3 months ago