AgriCast with Orion & Max

Orion Samuelson looks at the headlines that drove the markets this week.  Orion also talked about the passing of Dean Kleckner, an international leader in agriculture.  He also discusses at the GMO bill.  Max Armstrong and Brian Rice from Rice Dairy cover milk prices for dairy farmers during this June Dairy Month.  Steve Alexander goes through the closing market numbers for this week.

On this week’s Agri-Cast, Orion has a spirited discussion about ethanol with Bob Dinneen, CEO and president of the Renewable Fuels Association. Max Armstrong talks about the markets with Jackie Bates from Stewart-Peterson. John Onken, publisher of the Agri-Dairy Business Letter, is back to talk dairy. All that and more!

Orion Samuelson talks about the headlines that had an impact on the markets.  Max Armstrong and Jackie Voeks from Stewart-Peterson Group about the important months of June and July to the corn crop.

This week, Orion kicks off the Agri-Cast with another growing season update from Jim Vazel. Then he finishes the conversation he began last week with Lee Strom and Dr. Robert Easter of FARM Illinois. He talks about a recent EPA ruling in a new edition of Samuelson Sez. John Onken is back again to talk dairy. Then Max joins the show with a conversation he had at the Iowa State Fair with Steve Meyer from EMI Analytics. Later, Orion talks […]

Orion Samuelson gives his commentary on this week’s Wall Street activity.  Orion and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack about the good news of  grants for ethanol fuel pumps and the bad news of the EPA announcement regarding the renewable fuels standard.  They also discussed the trade promotion authority issue.  Max Armstrong and Steve Meyer, President of the National Pork Producers Council,  go over the profitability of the pork market and if that profitability could sustain.

Jim Fizzell joins Orion to talk about what has been a “rollercoaster” of a growing season so far. Then he talks to Dr. Robert Easter and Lee Strom about their organization FARM Illinois. John Onken is back to talk about the upcoming June dairy month and more. Max Armstrong sits down with Jamie Wasemiller of the Gulke Group to talk about current price pressures on farmers and ranchers. Plus, a new edition of Samuelson Sez. All that and more!

Orion Samuelson discusses the market highs and a lows for this week and month.  He also talks about the EPA’s release of the renewable fuels standards which made oil companies and the ethanol industry unhappy.  Max Armstrong and Jamie Wasemiller from The Gulke Group went over the price situation in the commodity world.

This week, Orion and Max start the show by talking to Jim Fizzell about the chilly weather that has affected growth so far this season. Later, Orion sits down with Bob Dinneen, president of the Renewable Fuels Association, and asks him about some possible drawbacks of ethanol as a fuel (he disagrees with them all). John Onken is back to talk about changes in the dairy industry. Later, David Hightower of the Hightower Report talks to Max about recent heavy […]

Orion Samuelson talks about this week on Wall Street and also the records set in the egg market due to the Avian Flu.  Max Armstrong and David Hightower from The Hightower report discussed what farmers should do if this wet weather might cause replanting.

Max and Orion are both on hand this week, and they host a number of guests, beginning with Jim Fazel on growing conditions this time of year and useful gardening products. Then research developer Scott Cully talks to Orion about controlling weed growth in corn fields. Jerry Goodell then talks to Max Armstrong about the markets. All that, another edition of Samuelson Says, and much more!

Orion Samuelson talks about the week’s top market headlines.  Max Armstrong and Jerry Gidel from Rice Dairy talk about the winter wheat crop and spring planting’s effect on the market.

Max Armstrong hosts the Saturday Morning Show himself this week, talking to Chad Colby about drones in farming and developing law surrounding them. Matt Youngman, manager of the Farm Progress Show, is on to talk about the start of the season in southern Illinois. Later, Max talks to the “Farm Mom of the Year” about her life on a farm in Oregon and the prize she was recently awarded. All that and much more!

Orion hosts the Saturday Morning Show himself this week, talking to Jim Fazel about the importance of waiting to plant and shade planting. Later he sits down with Senator Pat Roberts from Kansas, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, to talk about the current farm bill. John Onken is back to talk about the dairy industry and what to expect from the industry in June. Later, he talks to Greg Grow of Archer Financial Services about planting progress in Indiana, […]

Orion Samuelson discusses the recent labor department employment report.  Max Armstrong and Steve Georgy of Allendale Inc. discuss planting progress and avian flu’s effect on the markets.  Orion also talks to John Block about his recent trip to Cuba.

Orion Samuelson recaps the markets, talks to Greg Grow from Archer Financial Services about the grain markets and planting progress across the corn belt.