RFD Profit Watch

Justin Daugherty, Eastern region Sales Manager for Crop Nutrients at Growmark, talks about what to consider when it comes to crop nutrients in an environment of high input costs and low commodity prices.
Trevor Toland of Macomb shares the outcome of research measuring up the profitability of additional cattle grazing.
USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden talks about review of the United States/Mexico/Canada trade agreement from the AFBF Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California.
AFBF President Zippy Duvall covers ag labor reform.
David Widmar, Ag Economic Insights, joins the program for regular market discussion.

Rich Nelson, Allendale Inc., talks supply concerns and what it would take for their to be further movement in the markets.
Brad Bernhard, Corn Technical Product Manager, talks about fighting corn rootworm and a new Syngenta product from the company's Malta research facility.
Stephen Vaden, Deputy Scretary of the USDA, talks about trade and alternative markets to China at the American Farm Bureau's Annual Meeting.

Brian Chastain, Marketwise Ag Services, joins the program to discuss potential upside and market movement following a "stomach-punch" WASDE report.
Scott Jensen, Lead Financial Planning Consultant for Country Financial's Advance Markets team, explains what a "k-shaped" economy is and what it could mean for you.

Joe Camp, Commstock Investments, joins host DeLoss Jahnke in studio to discuss the outcome of anticipated reports from the USDA.
Tom McDonnell, Polancic's Meat Market and Tenderloins, talk about his hand pounded tenderloin business in Ottawa for Meaty Monday.
Eric Schmidt, EJS Weather, takes a look at the forecast.

Dan Bowman, ADM, joins the program for a discussion on the markets with a WASDE report right around the corner
Kathryn Seebruck, Agronomy/Crop Sciences Educator at the University of Illinois Extension, previews an upcoming eight event series, the Agronomy Summit
Brent Clair, Farm4Cast, takes a look at the weather.

Tim Abel, Director of Customer Risk Management at Growmark, talks fuel price, geopolitical unrest and other risk related topics.
Ryan Hypke, portfolio manager at Country Financial, talks stock market outlooks and financial management heading into 2026.

Scott Sims, Western Region Manager at Western Grain Marketing, talks market analysis and outlooks.
Dr. Karla Gage, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, describes how crop rotation can be used to suppress weeds in the latest Weeds with Karla segment.

Andrew McCarty, Pluto Commodities, joins the program to discuss markets.
Dr. Jim Mintert, Purdue University, discusses the findings of the monthly Purdue CME Group Ag Barometer.

Tom Dosdall, StoneX, talks market developments and moving soybeans.
Andrew Bagley, Bagley Farms and Meat Market, outlines running a family meat business in Edwardsville.
Kevin Lighty, meteorologist for WCIA, joins the program for a look at the weather.

Darin Newsom, Darin Newsom Analysis, talks markets.
A best-of Profit Watch interview from 2025: Wes Heinkel shares the history of Heinkel's Packing Co., a Decatur institution.
An update on weather forecasts and outlooks from Jacob Dickey, meteorologist at WCIA.