Top Producer Podcast

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Deon Graupner who operates cropsprofits.com. This company helps farmers understand how marketing works and how to be implement strategies. But most important, Deon is our first person based in South Africa to join the podcast. Primary crops in South Africa our similar to ours and they also have the same issues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today’s podcast Paul has a conversation with Scott Irwin, a professor at the University of Illinois. Scott grew up on a farm in Iowa and has a passion for all things all and is a prolific provider of information on commodity marketing and biofuels. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today’s podcast, Paul has a conversation with Tracey Wiedmeyer, CEO of Gripp.Ag. This company helps a farmer deal with all types of paperwork including machinery maintenance, H2A record keeping, and if there is one thing I know, farmers hate paperwork. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Jeff Kazin and Mike Rohlfsen of AgrisAcademy. Both Jeff and Mike spent many years with Cargill in risk management and merchandising and have created a business to educate farmers on how to manage risk. If you are interested they provide full 10 week training program in the winter two nights a week for 40 plus hours. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast, Paul has a conversation with Tom Haren, owner of AgPROfessionals based in Greeley, Colorado and Twin Falls, Idaho. Tom got his career started dealing with ag environmental issues and expanded the business to help farmers find and develop dairies, feedlots, poultry operations and other related livestock businesses. The last few years the company has expanded into the renewable energy sector which helps farmers diversify and prosper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Greg Vincent with Ag Spectrum. Greg and I discuss how maximizing corn yield is not just one action item but a whole series of processes to maximize the yield. Greg is with Ag Spectrum, a company that has been helping farmers for 41 years with this process. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast, Paul has a conversation with David Muth of People Company Capital Markets. We discuss how institutional investors have reacted to higher interest rates on their land investments. We also discuss how Net Zero may affect land values. Cash flows higher but possible reduction in land appreciation. Plus, we dig into some of the direct investment options for retail investors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast, Paul has a conversation with Doug Toal of RhizeBio, an Ag Start-up. We discuss his career before starting RhizeBio and what is the goal for the company in how they help farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast, Paul has a conversation with Hallie Shoffner who is the latest Top Producer Next Gen winner. Hallie is a rice and soybean seed farmer in NE Arkansas. Most of you are probably happy that you don't have to clean your combine at least 300 times during harvest. Hallie and her team do that plus cleaning the grain cart, etc. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast, Paul has a conversation with Kelly Garrett of Western Iowa. Kelly was a Top Producer of the Year candidate this year and farms and raises cattle. He also is a partner in a trucking operation that is very unique and a partner in Xtreme Ag and other entrepreneurial pursuits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast, Paul actually does a solo podcast on the Income Tax Proposals contained in the "Green Book" issued as part of the budget process. Most of these proposals will not pass, at least this year, but we predict that many will pass in the next decade and they will cost you money. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Eric O'Keefe, editor of the Land Report. Eric grew up in the Big Bend country of Texas and has a passion for land investors. We review of the larger land owners in America and why they might want to own land. We also review Drew Bledsoe's winery and vineyard in Walla Walla, Washington which is where I grew up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Evan Shout who farms in Canada with a couple of partners. He also partners with Kristjan Hebert on several related farm consulting and partial CFO businesses. The farm primarily grows wheat, barley and canola on about 40,000 crop acres. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Tiffany Dowell Lashmet of Texas A&M University. She is an attorney that communicates with growers and ranchers in Texas on various farm law issues. She also writes a blog and hosts a podcast herself. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Marlin Bohling. Marlin started as a farmer but ended up as a broadcaster on commodities, most recently on RFD TV for nearly 10 years. We discuss his career and what he is doing now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Doug Hensley of Hertz Farm Management. Doug's whole career has been spent helping farmers buy and sell farmland and Doug is in charge of Hertz's real estate division. We review the services that Hertz provides and review farmland value trends and project what might happen this year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast, Paul has a follow up conversation with Mitchell Hora of Continuum Ag regarding the IRS announcement that was released in Mid-December on how ethanol may end up qualifying for enhanced SAF tax credits and we review what farmers need to do now to prepare for taking advantage of these credits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast, Paul has another conversation with Jim Rothermich of Iowa Appraisals. We reviewed how 2023 land values and the outlook for 2024 values. We also review the trends in farmland cash rentals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast, Paul has a conversation with Matt Folz, an farm attorney in Peru, Indiana. Matt specializes in farm succession planning and we discuss how the process works and some of the tools involved in that process. We then have a more detailed conversation on using a Charitable Remainder Trust for retiring farmers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Katie Lee with the Farm Journal Foundation. We discuss her attendance at COP28 in Dubai and how farmers need to be involved with these types of international events. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.