Help! I HTA'd myself and I don't know what to do!

Join us as we delve into the mysterious world of re-owning hedges and other recent agtwitter shenanigans.

The guys chat with Phil Luce about his ascension from spreadsheet guy to Spreadsheet CEO. What should we get out of charts? How did you learn the business? Can we have raises? All the important questions asked or implied. And of course, how should we interpret Cicadian Rythyms?

An Elite Peer Group of geographically diverse grain merchants join the show to share about their love for the grain business as well as their struggles and how they help each other through it all. Join us for a lively chat with Jake Lund from Wisconsin, Ben Nething from Ohio, and Michael Mock from Pennsylvania.

When is a random line more than just a random line? When somebody tells you it's important to look at, that's when! Join us as we delve into the obscure world of technical terms and tag along on our jaunt down the path of the psychology behind the contract names.

Basis Rolls, Fees, Huge spreads, and changes in selling patterns. We saw a lot of interesting developments with this crop, so we delve into how it all intertwined to create a zeitgeist stew of merchandising opportunities for the coming year.

Do you believe in conspiracy theories? Does Bigfoot have a cousin? Can Elevators charge double digit monthly DP fees? Grab your trench coat and listen to find out as the guys delve into the inner workings of elevator bids and fees, farmer marketing behaviors, and a little known mythical figure of the West Arkansas Ozarks.

An extended version of our normal podcast to help keep you company during the long hours of harvest. We mix in grain talk with a lot of our own personal preferences, stories, and strange perspectives from the universe. Timestamps of topics below.

0:00:35 - What is this episode?

0:04:30 - Convenience Store Food Options

0:21:43 - Gas Station Bathrooms

0:24:40 - Farm Marketing Discussion on Choices vs Decisions

0:37:25 - PowerPoint Presetations

0:43:43 - Brokers

0:57:57 - Bankers/Interest costs in the Grain Biz/ Spread Structures

1:05:02 - Cashless Society Conspiracy Talk

1:09:58 - Floor Traders/ Algos/ GMD (Farmer) Conspiracy Theories

1:16:48 - Flat Earthers

1:21:44 - Ufology/ Aliens

1:33:00 - Restaurant Food

1:55:01 - Food Stories of Mr. White

2:02:50 - Travel Hacks and Hotel Thoughts

The guys discuss their ideas on the upcoming crop merchandising year and touch on the secret to unmitigated success (probably) for the basis trader.

What do spreads and summer have in common? They both start with “S”, duh. In this episode the guys get back to the business of grain merchandising and delve into what the ongoing shift in corn spreads spells for the basis trader. (hint: it rhymes with “hairy”)

What makes Cooperatives great? What makes them struggle? We chat with retired Co-Op Veteran, Scott Hardy, to discuss all he has seen over the years with Boards, GMs, Mergers, Patronage, and more. Some high quality insight for anyone that interacts with a Co-Op with some entertaining and informative stories mixed in.