What the Futures!

Mastering Farm Financials and Crop Marketing Strategies | Special Guest: Nick Horob

Episode #33 was recorded in the UPL Studio! It's fungicide season! Check out products like ROXAR @ https://www.upl-ltd.com/ca.

Thank you to show sponsor John Deere, this week we chat with Nick about all things farm financial

Join host Ryan Denis in Episode 33 of the What The Future's podcast as he delves into farm financials and crop marketing strategies with Nick Horob from Harvest Profit. Discover insights on selling old crop grain, converting contracts based on spreads, and handling market complexities for wheat and canola. Learn about the evolving integration with John Deere Operations Center and hear Ryan's latest advice on market directions, including fuel and fertilizer prices. This episode also highlights the 'Lunchbox Crew' consulting initiative, the need for proactive forward planning, and features a fun listener's mailbag segment. Tune in for a deep dive into the financial strategies that can fortify your farm's future.

00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview

00:36 Host Introduction and Podcast Background

03:11 Housekeeping and Announcements

07:55 Positive Moments and Market Insights

10:42 Hot Topic: Old Crop Grain Sales

24:59 UPL Giveaway

28:01 Interview with Nick Horob

40:20 Building Harvest Profit: The Early Days

41:32 Mission and Vision of Harvest Profit

43:45 Evolution and Acquisition by John Deere

46:14 Product Features and Improvements

51:46 User Experience and Support

01:02:41 Land Rental Values and Financial Analysis

01:07:03 Comparing US and Canadian Farmers

01:09:48 Grain Market Insights and Final Thoughts

01:12:58 Pioneer Seeds Mailbag and Listener Questions

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Episode 32: Navigating Crop Marketing & John Deere Air Carts with Anthony Styzinski

Episode #32 was recorded in the UPL Studio! Have you heard of aquaculture? Check out products like WAVE @ https://www.upl-ltd.com/ca.

Thank you to show sponsor John Deere, we have a great conversation with Anthony that the equipment nerds are sure to love.

We also get to our regular segments, including the popular mail bag segment, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds. Just one question this week but it was a big one! Remember to keep the questions coming - [email protected] We are giving away a nice little cooler bag and bluetooth speak each month this summer, thanks to Pioneer Seeds.

As always we wrap up the episode with a healthy serving of veggies brought to you by the Lunch Box Crew and ryandenis.ca

2024 PLAYOFF HOCKEY POOL STANDINGS SPRING PLANTING MUSIC PLAYLIST.

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In episode 32 of the 'What the Futures' podcast, host Ryan Denis sits down with Anthony Styzinski from John Deere to discuss air carts and crop marketing strategies. This episode delves into the latest in John Deere’s technologically advanced C Series air carts, and how they can help enhance farming efficiency and precision. Ryan also touches on crop marketing techniques and references past trends, particularly 2014, to offer actionable advice. Sponsored by John Deere, this episode also features segments on local community events, mailbag questions, and valuable farming tips. Tune in to gain insights on making better farming decisions.

00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview

05:22 Housekeeping and Community Updates

09:32 Hot Topic of the Week: Market Trends

22:14 In-Depth Discussion with John Deere's Anthony Styzinski

43:09 John Deere Operation Center

48:51 Seedmaster Partnership

53:09 Mailbag and Crop Marketing Strategies

Episode #31 was recorded in the UPL Studio! Have you heard of aquaculture? Check out products like WAVE @ https://www.upl-ltd.com/ca.

Thank you to show sponsor John Deere, our farms been using Harvest Profit in 2024 to help us make timely crop marketing decisions. 

Bret Walts with BAMWX joins Ryan to give us an update on summer weather. Severe weather and thunderstorms could be common theme for the next few months. 

This week's Hot topic is a continuation of strategy talk, specifically wheat, and one idea on how to protect yourself against a buyout. Ryan also touches on the USDA wheat numbers. 

We also get to our regular segments, including the popular mail bag segment, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds. We had two great questions come in this week.  Remember to keep the questions coming - [email protected] We are giving away a nice little cooler bag and bluetooth speak each month this summer, thanks to Pioneer Seeds.

As always we wrap up the episode with a healthy serving of veggies brought to you by the Lunch Box Crew. 

2024 PLAYOFF HOCKEY POOL STANDINGS

SPRING PLANTING MUSIC PLAYLIST. Enjoy Ryan's Top 100+ songs to help you successfully plant your crop.

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Episode #30 was recorded in the UPL Studio! Have you heard of aquaculture? Check out products like WAVE @ https://www.upl-ltd.com/ca.

Thank you to show sponsor John Deere, our farms been using Harvest Profit in 2024 to help us make timely crop marketing decisions. Nick Horob will be joining Ryan in June to talk farm financial planning. 

Have you heard of the LunchBox Crew? intake ends on Sunday June 9th. Weekly analysis and recommendations. If “Eating your Veggies” segment is just not quite enough for ya from a crop marketing perspective, come get your “Meat and Potatoes” as well with the LunchBox Crew. Questions? email me or call. It’s been created to crank up your crop marketing decisions and help you win. Check it out here

Sabrina with UPL joins the show to talk about WAVE. And guess what, with one simple answer you can get your name entered to win a jug of this very cool product. (120 acres worth)

Ryan Copithorne with Cows in Control educates me on more cow stuff. 

Hot topic is “To sell or not to sell” that is the question. Well there is only one answer. Find out what that is in today's recording. 

We also get to our regular segments, including the popular mail bag segment, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds. 2 doozies came in and we had to reach out to Daryl from Conexus our banking expert. Remember to keep the questions coming - [email protected] We are giving away a nice little cooler bag and bluetooth speak each month this summer, thanks to Pioneer Seeds.

As always we wrap up the episode with a healthy serving of veggies, because it’s the right thing to do. I'm doing a little contract maintenance and getting organized as we've done plenty of selling over the last few weeks. 

2024 PLAYOFF HOCKEY POOL STANDINGS

SPRING PLANTING MUSIC PLAYLIST. Enjoy Ryan's Top 100+ songs to help you successfully plant your crop.

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Episode #29 was recorded in the UPL Studio! Check out the latest on products like BATALIUM @ https://www.upl-ltd.com/ca.

Dion from Manning, AB has won himself 40 acres of Batalium from UPL! He answered the question correctly, that a case of Batalium treats 40 acres while a drum will treat 200 acres. That caps off 4 weeks of giveaways from UPL, and next week Sabrina will join me as we turn our attention to WAVE.

Thank you to show sponsor John Deere, our farms been using Harvest Profit in 2024 to help us make timely crop marketing decisions. Nick Horob will be joining Ryan in June to talk farm financial planning. 

Yellow pea prices make a move for the fall, but Chuck Penner with Leftfield Commodities says there could be more to price gains yet. Weather and wheat are both part of this episodes conversation along with price direction on red lentils.

Huge week for the Pioneer Seeds mailbag with Jason Wiese taking home the May prize pack. Ryan tackles 4 great questions and also gets an assist from Chuck. Check out what was asked in todays episode. 

Remember to keep the questions coming - [email protected] We are giving away a nice little cooler bag and bluetooth speak each month this summer, thanks to Pioneer Seeds.

Join the Lunchbox Crew, if you are interested in a weekly crop marketing video and want specific advice for your farm operation, check out the link above. Intake is from June 1st - 9th, Ryan explains why in this weeks episode. 

Eating your Veggies this week, Ryan says it's time to create your first draft of the 2025 crop plan.

2024 PLAYOFF HOCKEY POOL STANDINGS

SPRING PLANTING MUSIC PLAYLIST. Enjoy Ryan's Top 100+ songs to help you successfully plant your crop.

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Episode #28 was recorded in the UPL Studio! Check out the latest on products like BATALIUM @ https://www.upl-ltd.com/ca.

Team Causeway is getting a little swag package for coming in last place for the WTF Playoff Hocky Pool. Ryan continues to lead with Elite and Willingdon Wildcats on his heels.

Colin from New Sarepta, AB has won himself 40 acres of Batalium from UPL! He answered the question correctly, with 4 active ingredients and they are Flucarbazone-sodium, Fluroxypyr, Bromoxynil, and MCPA. Nice work Colin. 

One last week of Batalium and this week's question, "How many acres does a case and drum of Batalium treat?" Text your answer to 1-855-606-1889 or email [email protected]

Thank you to show sponsor John Deere, our farms been using Harvest Profit in 2024 to help us make timely crop marketing decisions. With this rally, it's been useful to see our profit margins grow as we plant the 2024 crop. 

This week Ryan does a complete run down of seeding progress across the Prairies, and highlights some of the top wheat bids we've seen. Malt barley hits $6.85 for new crop in central SK, and feed barley rallies on strength from corn and wheat. His "Hot Topic" of the week is a throw back to the 2019 planting delays in the US, and the impacts to corn prices. As you will learn 2024 is much much different.

Susanne with Marketmaster joins the show to celebrate 29 years in the business. They are a grain broker in Edmonton, AB and Susanne gives us some tips to consider when working with a brokers. 

The Pioneer Seeds mailbag was a little quieter so Ryan pulled a question off "X", Who is pricing fall 2025 canola? 

Remember to keep the questions coming - [email protected] We are giving away a nice little cooler bag and bluetooth speak each month this summer, thanks to Pioneer Seeds. We draw in next week's episode for everyone that asked questions in May. 

Join the Lunchbox Crew, if you are interested in a weekly crop marketing video and want specific advice for your farm operation, check out the link above. Intake is from June 1st - 9th, Ryan explains why in this weeks episode. 

Eating your Veggies - #1 DO NOT FORGET ABOUT FALL 2025! Lunchbox Crew will be focusing on this starting June 1st. 

2024 PLAYOFF HOCKEY POOL STANDINGS

SPRING PLANTING MUSIC PLAYLIST. Enjoy Ryan's Top 100+ songs to help you successfully plant your crop.

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Episode #27 was recorded in the UPL Studio! Check out the latest on products like BATALIUM @ https://www.upl-ltd.com/ca.

TOMMMM from Lloydminster has won himself 40 acres of BATALIUM by submitting an answer to our latest weekly contest. Check out this weeks question and give yourself a chance to win. We are giving away another 40 acres of Batalium valued at over $1300. Tune into the episode for details. 

Ryan's positive moments for the week, well, well, well $9.00/bu wheat in central Saskatchewan. That and my kids watering skills, love watching them take care of the flowers and trees. 

www.ryandenis.ca launched late this week. Check out my new website. I'll cover it in much more detail in future episodes, if you want to work together that's the place to visit. Much thanks to Yvonne Kuchta for putting this together for me. 

Hot topic of the week is about this current market rally and what crops Ryan is most bullish on and the one he's a big bear about. All sorts of marketing tips and suggestions in this segement folks, please check it out. 

David Lea with Marketplace Commodities brings it in this episode with over 30 mins of discussion covering all sorts of topics. Most importantly, David talks about what it means to be bonded and the monthly tasks and requirements from the Canadian Grain Commission. 

The Pioneer Seeds mailbag was a little quieter with everyone planting crops. But we did get a question about what my favourite grain contract is, alternative grain contract that is. I couldn't keep it to just 1 so check out both strategies and hey, they may work for your farm. 

Remember to keep the questions coming - [email protected] We are giving away a nice little cooler bag and bluetooth speak each month this summer, thanks to Pioneer Seeds. 

Some of my answers involved information from www.cargillag.ca and www.my.viterra.ca, please reach out to those folks for additional question or comments. Yes two weeks in a row these folks are getting a shout out. 

AGI3 the deadline is here and basically passed, but they were still talking to farmers and preparing quotes this last week. Some farms have been adjusting coverage higher, others are doing some last minute applications. www.agi3.ai is the website. Check them out to talk all things risk management.

Thank you to show sponsor John Deere. I know it's fun to talk about new equipment, but I do want to give a SHOUT OUT to the service departments. Those folks are doing a great job across the prairies, have a safe spring run. 

Eating your Veggies - #1 Contract Maintenance, tune in to get the details. 

2024 PLAYOFF HOCKEY POOL STANDINGS

SPRING PLANTING MUSIC PLAYLIST. Enjoy Ryan's Top 100 songs to help you successfully plant your crop.

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Episode #26 was recorded in the UPL Studio! Check out the latest on products like BATALIUM @ https://www.upl-ltd.com/ca.

Congrats to Riley from Unity, SK, he won himself 40 acres of BATALIUM by submitting an answer to our latest weekly contest. Check out this weeks question and give yourself a chance to win. We are giving away another 40 acres of Batalium valued at over $1300. Tune into the episode for details. 

Before we get into today’s episode summary, Let’s take a moment and wish the woman in our lives a very happy mothers day. Happy mother's day Chantal, and same goes to my mom Angel. 

Now the nuts and bolts of today's episode. It’s the most wonderful time of the year……no i’m not singing about Christmas, its spring rally time. Crop marketing is super busy right now. Handling decisions on 3 different crop years has me swamped and we dive into that a little bit. 

Ryan's positive moments for the week include a shout out he saw on "X" this past week, the spring market rally, and the awareness around Agfinity's very slow payments to farmers. 

Bret Walts with BAMWX, helps us get caught up on all things weather related. He also reviews what to expect across the Canadian prairies for the second half of May. 

The Pioneer Seeds mailbag was packed again this week, with questions from Colin, Patricia, Rick and Ryan. Remember to keep the questions coming - [email protected] We are giving away a nice little cooler bag and bluetooth speak each month this summer, thanks to Pioneer Seeds. 

Some of my answers involved information from www.cargillag.ca and www.my.viterra.ca, please reach out to those folks for additional question or comments. 

Thank you to show sponsor John Deere. I know it's fun to talk about new equipment, but I do want to give a SHOUT OUT to the service departments. Those folks are doing a great job across the prairies, have a safe spring run. 

2024 PLAYOFF HOCKEY POOL STANDINGS

SPRING PLANTING MUSIC PLAYLIST. Enjoy Ryan's Top 100 songs to help you successfully plant your crop.

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Episode #25 was recorded in the UPL Studio! Check out the latest on products like BATALIUM @ https://www.upl-ltd.com/ca

Well its a jam packed episode with Holly Derksen from UPL stopping by to kick off our next fantastic giveaway. We are giving away 40 acres of Batalium every Friday in May!

Chuck Penner with Leftfield Commodities catches us up on a variety of topics including the latest from India, China and the impact on yellow pea prices. 

Ryan also takes a deeper dive into what he learnt this week on the CGC website.

Thank you to show sponsor John Deere. 

Ryan's positive moments for the week include Willa's first soccer game on team ketchup. And his 79 year old memere tilling her garden. 

The Pioneer Seeds mailbag was overflowing this week, with questions from Val, Rick, Alden, Shawn, and Kyle. Congrats to Val our latest winner, Val receives a bag of P516L just in time for planting. Remember to keep the questions coming - [email protected]  

2024 PLAYOFF HOCKEY POOL STANDINGS

SPRING PLANTING MUSIC PLAYLIST. Enjoy Ryan's Top 100 songs to help you successfully plant your crop.

Want to watch the video? Find us on YouTube:www.youtube.com/@whatthefutures

Follow the show:

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Episode #24 was recorded in the UPL Studio! Check out the latest on products like RANCONA TRIO @ https://www.upl-ltd.com/ca

This weeks episode was a SOLO one with Ryan behind the microphone. New internet connection and new recording software seems to have fixed the sound issues of the last few weeks. So this episode is all about crop marketing with a bit of an emphasis on wheat. Does the market care about your cost of production? And should your break-even numbers stop you from selling wheat this spring? Check out the episode as Ryan covers this and more. 

Thank you to show sponsor John Deere. Become John Deere's Chief Tractor Officer, check out the details here https://johndeerecto.com/

Ryan's positive moments for the week include attending game #1 of the Edmonton Oilers playoff series against the Kings. He also give kudos and a shout out to volunteer fire departments across the Prairie provinces and farmers with full water trucks. 

The mailbag was empty once again this week, as I expect many of you are busy prepping for the growing season. So Ryan turns the tables by asking "Do you have any concerns about the proposed Bunge/Viterra merger?" Email [email protected] your answer. 

And remember to keep the questions coming. By submitting a question you can potentially win a bag of P516L from Pioneer Seeds Canada. This is our last month giving away seed until sometime later this year. Don't worry Maggie is brainstorming a new prize for spring and summer. Have a question? You know what to do, email me and be our next winner!

2024 PLAYOFF HOCKEY POOL STANDINGS

SPRING PLANTING MUSIC PLAYLIST. Enjoy Ryan's Top 100 songs to help you successfully plant your crop.

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Follow the show:

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