Pro Farmer Podcast | Breaking down USDA's bearish corn shocker
10/12/2026
Pro Farmer Podcast | Breaking down USDA's bearish corn shocker
Lane Akre, Hillari Mason and Bill Watts dive into USDA's bearish numbers, how much downside risk is left for corn and how quality issues are playing out in the market.
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Pro Farmer Podcast | A break in the weather, quality concerns and getting ready for Friday's WASDE report
10/05/2026
Pro Farmer Podcast | A break in the weather, quality concerns and getting ready for Friday's WASDE report
Lane Akre and Bill Watts discuss western Corn Belt harvest delays and quality concerns. Spencer Langford breaks down last week's bearish USDA corn surprise and highlights what to watch for in Friday's Crop Production and WASDE reports.
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Pro Farmer Podcast | Trump-Xi fallout, harvest delays and the diesel export-ban debate
09/28/2026
Pro Farmer Podcast | Trump-Xi fallout, harvest delays and the diesel export-ban debate
Lane Akre and Bill Watts unpack the Trump-Xi summit, look ahead to quarterly grain stocks and update western Corn Belt harvest delays. Hillari Mason explains why surging diesel costs are a double-whammy on the bottom line for farmers.
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Pro Farmer Podcast | All eyes on Trump and Xi
09/21/2026
Pro Farmer Podcast | All eyes on Trump and Xi
Hillari Mason and Bill Watts dive into market expectations for Chinese leader Xi Jinping's summit meeting with President Donald Trump; Spencer Langford examines the relationship between crude oil and ag commodities.
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Pro Farmer Podcast | Making sense of September USDA data
09/14/2026
Pro Farmer Podcast | Making sense of September USDA data
Bill Watts, Lane Akre and Spencer Langford break down USDA's September Crop Production and WASDE Reports and what they mean for markets as harvest season gets under way.
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Pro Farmer Podcast | Getting ready for September USDA data
09/08/2026
Pro Farmer Podcast | Getting ready for September USDA data
Bill Watts and Hillari Mason discuss the state of the crops, fund demand and El Nino ahead of this Friday's USDA data. Spencer Langford takes a close look at the Trump administration's latest cattle announcements.
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Pro Farmer Podcast | What's next for the balance sheet?
08/31/2026
Pro Farmer Podcast | What's next for the balance sheet?
Bill Watts and Hillari Mason discuss the August grain rally; Lane Akre breaks down the balance-sheet implications of a smaller corn crop.
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Pro Farmer Podcast | What we learned from Crop Tour
08/24/2026
Pro Farmer Podcast | What we learned from Crop Tour
Lane Akre and Bill Watts discuss a disappointing corn crop and a potentially strong finish for the soybean crop; Hillari Mason breaks down what producers need to focus on as harvest approaches.
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Pro Farmer Podcast | What to expect from the 2026 Crop Tour
08/17/2026
Pro Farmer Podcast | What to expect from the 2026 Crop Tour
Pro Farmer's Bill Watts, Hillari Mason and Spencer Langford on potential bright spots and problem areas scouts are likely to find on this year's Crop Tour.
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Pro Farmer Podcast | Be prepared for the August Crop Production Report
08/10/2026
Pro Farmer Podcast | Be prepared for the August Crop Production Report
Bill Watts and Spencer Langford look ahead to this week's USDA crop production and supply-and-demand data; Hillari Mason on how an August checklist can help reduce harvest-time headaches.
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Pro Farmer Podcast | Weather cools summer rally. Here's what's next.
08/03/2026
Pro Farmer Podcast | Weather cools summer rally. Here's what's next.
Bill Watts and Lane Akre discuss the weather outlook, crop conditions and a big soybean purchase by China; Spencer Langford dissects the cattle market's reaction to the border reopening and highlights a telling statistic.
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Pro Farmer Podcast
07/27/2026
Pro Farmer Podcast
Bill Watts and Hillari Mason discuss the summer rally in grains, weather, war premiums and fund-driven volatility; Spencer Langford breaks down Friday's USDA cattle data dump and the decision to begin a phased reopening of the southern U.S. border to Mexican cattle imports.
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Pro Farmer Podcast | Weather, summer rallies and a big day for the cattle market
07/20/2026
Pro Farmer Podcast | Weather, summer rallies and a big day for the cattle market
Bill Watts and Lane Akre look at historical data around summer rallies; Spencer Langford breaks down what's at stake in Friday's cattle data deluge.
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Pro Farmer's Daily Advice Monitor
02/26/2026
Pro Farmer's Daily Advice Monitor
Pro Farmer editors provide daily updates on advice, including if now is a good time to catch up on cash sales.
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