EPISODE 73

Successful weed control starts in the spring

April 26, 2022
An effective weed control strategy stops weeds before they can compete for resources. Corey Klaphake, CHS agronomy technical product specialist, offers these spring weed control tips.

EPISODE 72

Analyzing the April WASDE report

April 19, 2022
Joe Lardy, market intelligence and insights analyst with CHS Global Research, provides analysis on the April WASDE report.

EPISODE 71

USDA reports underscore marketing plan importance

April 12, 2022
Recent USDA reports show numbers of soybean acres substantially rising and corn acres diminishing. What could this mean for the markets and your plans for the upcoming growing season? Kent Beadle, director of producer brokerage for CHS Hedging, explains.

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Keep farm safety top of mind this spring

April 5, 2022
Make sure you’re ready to (safely) roll this spring. Matt Surdick, CHS health and safety manager, provides farm safety tips for the 2022 growing season.

EPISODE 69

World events affect U.S. river traffic, farm decisions

March 29, 2022
Ben Doane, CHS barge freight manager, discusses how global events are impacting barge traffic on the U.S. river system and how that logjam will affect input availability and grain marketing options.

EPISODE 67

Plan ahead to beat a tight crop nutrient market

March 8, 2022
Todd Dysle, CHS crop nutrient expert, talks about fertilizer considerations ahead of spring planting and how world events are affecting the crop nutrient market.

EPISODE 66

Farm policy updates from Washington, D.C.

March 1, 2022
Will Stafford, CHS Washington representative, discusses farm policy changes that will be considered by Congress this year, including the next farm bill.

EPISODE 65

Prevent grain bin accidents

February 22, 2022
Jason Berkland, senior associate vice president of risk management at Nationwide, a major insurer of U.S. farms and ranches, discusses the importance of Grain Bin Safety Week. He encourages everyone working around stored grain to understand the risks associated with grain bins and to follow these farm safety tips.

EPISODE 64

South American harvest impacts U.S. soybean market

February 15, 2022
Joe Lardy, market intelligence and insights analyst with CHS Global Research, discusses the recent soybean production drop in South America and how it might affect U.S. farmers.