Professional Ag Marketing Podcast
By: Mike Minor
Language: en-us
Categories: Business, Marketing, Investing
An agricultural finance podcast that dives deep into grain and livestock risk management. Trading commodity futures and options involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Check out our website at www.professionalagmarketing.com
Episodes
Grains: Market Update
Dec 12, 2025Pat, Jayden, and Mike discuss corn and soybean fundamentals relative to price.
Duration: 00:14:15Cattle: Cash Spark
Dec 12, 2025This week Nick and Mike discuss a cattle market driven by a cash rally. Nick and Mike also discuss a new "plant" closure and Mexico conspiracy theories.
Duration: 00:07:15Hog Talk: Fund Buying
Dec 11, 2025The technical traders got excited when Feb 2026 hog futures broke $83 today. Listen to what Pat and Mike have to say about this weeks news.
Duration: 00:09:59Grains: Dec WASDE
Dec 09, 2025This week Mike and Pat discuss the December WASDE report. Watch out for the FOMC results tomorrow afternoon.
Duration: 00:09:18Hog Talk: Recovery
Dec 08, 2025The hog market has been trying a comeback. Listen to Luke and Mike discuss the hog market post our customer meeting.
Duration: 00:07:18Cattle: Overview
Dec 08, 2025This week Jeff and Mike discuss a cattle market from 10,000 foot.
Duration: 00:12:14Grains: Trade Update
Dec 08, 2025This week Pat and Mike discuss Chinas soybean buying progress. Are they on track?
Duration: 00:10:09Thanksgiving Feast
Nov 28, 2025This one covers everything for the week. Hogs, cattle, grain and everything in between. Have a blessed holiday. Markets reopen on Friday morning to close out the week.
Duration: 00:10:22Grains: China and COF
Nov 21, 2025This week Jayden and Lucas talked about China, gov programs, this weeks price action and the COF!
Duration: 00:14:39Cattle: Weight It Out
Nov 19, 2025This week weights seem to be the talk. Are we backing cattle up? Listen to Jace and Mike discuss this weeks current cattle events.
Duration: 00:08:56Hog Talk: Margin Crunch
Nov 18, 2025This week Luke and Mike discuss the hog market selloff. The outside market influence seems to be piling into the protein markets. Listen to Lukes concerns this week on the hog market talk podcast.
Duration: 00:08:22Grains: The WASDE
Nov 14, 2025This week Mike and Jayden discuss the highly anticipated WASDE report.
Duration: 00:07:11Cattle: Policy Driven
Nov 14, 2025This week the cattle market traded everywhere to get nowhere. The multiple days of limit trade has been exhausting to producer trying to manage risk. Listen how Jeff and Mike have been tackling the decision making.
Duration: 00:14:00Hog Talk: The Ham Report
Nov 13, 2025This weeks Hog Market Talk Pat and Mike the weakness surrounding the hog market. The ham report: No Bologna, just markets.
Duration: 00:09:50Grains: The Precautionary Principle
Nov 07, 2025This week Jayden and Mike discuss the risk off trading ahead of next weeks WASDE report.
Duration: 00:07:10Cattle: Oh SNAP
Nov 07, 2025The cattle market traded outside markets this week. Listen in to Jace and Mike discuss the equities, snap program, technical trading, and the cash cattle market.
Duration: 00:07:44Hog Talk: Broad Overview
Nov 07, 2025This week Jayden takes on Nick and Jordan for a broad market overview before diving into the hog market fundamentals.
Duration: 00:08:56Grains: Spooky Trade
Oct 31, 2025This week Pat and Mike discuss this weeks China trade deal, cattle futures, and the crazy scary market moving news.
Duration: 00:13:02Hog Talk: Fund Out
Oct 30, 2025This week the hog market seems to be left out. So many headlines around soybeans and cattle that the hog market quietly drags lower in the background. Listen to Luke and Mike discuss the hog market in this weeks crazy surrounding trade.
Duration: 00:09:13Cattle: Dead Cat Bounce
Oct 30, 2025This week the cattle market tried to find footing after all funds hit the exit button. Listen in to Jeff and Mike discuss the recovery points and what the market is following.
Duration: 00:09:53Grains: Damage
Oct 24, 2025This week Jace and Mike talk quick on the cattle market along with the soybean handling China news. Major upcoming meetings next week will likely play a part in the direction of soybeans.
Duration: 00:12:12Hog Talk: Bright Spot
Oct 23, 2025Luke and Mike discuss the hog market fundamentals. The market has dodged political headlines lately. Listen in to Lukes thoughts on the macro picture of the hog market.
Duration: 00:06:45Cattle: Political Trade
Oct 23, 2025This week, Jeff and Mike discuss the crazy cattle market, Trump’s comments, import possibilities, and much more.
Duration: 00:12:49Grains: Support Lines and China
Oct 17, 2025This week Jayden and Mike discuss the support lines holding before some short covering. Iowa yields are off on corn and estimates are dropping below record for the USA. Does the market have no China buying factored in to the market? listen in for their deep dive into Chinas impact on our soybean market.
Duration: 00:12:01Cattle: Trump Card
Oct 17, 2025The cattle market rallied for nearly 10 straight days until todays session. Fridays trade was rocked after Trump said hes worked our magic on a deal to lower beef prices. Listen in to Jace and Mike discuss the cattle markets crazy day in this weeks cattle futures based podcast.
Duration: 00:08:27Hog Talk: Tech Slide
Oct 16, 2025This week Luke and Mike discuss the hog market futures sliding lower. Listen in on what Luke is watching this week.
Duration: 00:06:49Grains: Bye Bye Trade Deal
Oct 10, 2025This week Jayden and Mike discuss any expectation for a China trade deal getting swept off the table. Stocks and soybeans crashed lower on Friday after President Donald Trump threatened higher tariffs on China. He accused the country of “becoming very hostile” with its restrictions on rare earth metals, a key resource for the tech and defense industries.
Duration: 00:08:26Cattle: Front End Fun
Oct 10, 2025This week Jordan and Mike discuss the recent comments from Trump that reignited the US/China trade war. Cattle finished the week strong with 6 straight higher closes.
Duration: 00:08:07Hog Talk: Left Out
Oct 08, 2025The hog market is feeling left out of the fund buying taking place in other commodities like cattle and gold for example. Listen in for Jeffs take on the hog market fundamentals today.
Duration: 00:12:06Cattle: Outside Fun
Oct 03, 2025This week Jeff and Mike discuss the outside markets crazy activity and the massive short position on the USD.
Duration: 00:14:56Grains: Trade War and Charts
Oct 03, 2025Mike Minor flys solo today giving an update on the trade war with details on Argentina and China interactions. He also talks about the massive rally in GOLD and the STOCK market. Lastly he gives an update on harvest progress and some charts.
Duration: 00:11:56Hog Talk: Gov Shutdown
Oct 02, 2025This week Pat and Mike give an update on the hog market navigating through a government shutdown. Listen in for Pats take on fundamentals.
Duration: 00:10:05Hog Talk: H and P For Me
Sep 26, 2025This week Luke and Mike discuss the hogs and pigs report. Cutout ramped back up going into the weekend and the futures ran higher as well. Listen in to this weeks podcast for everything and anything regarding the hog market.
Duration: 00:07:58Cattle: Kriss Cross
Sep 26, 2025This week Jace and Mike discuss the cattle market ups and downs. Listen in to how the feeder cattle market is pushing the futures around to finish out the week.
Duration: 00:08:22Grains: Start Of Harvest
Sep 26, 2025Soybean harvest has started this week. Argentina soybean sales really picked up this week to China. A trade deal to China has been seemingly been pushed back. Listen in to Jeff and Mike this week.
Duration: 00:12:19Grains: Margin Protection, China, and Yield Reports
Sep 19, 2025This week Lucas and Jayden focus on margin protection, China and Trump, and early yield reports.
Duration: 00:15:34Cattle: Seasons Change
Sep 18, 2025This week Jeff and Mike talk about the drop in cutout and how long this setback may last. Retail beef price direction, cutout, futures, its all here for the cattle market moving news. Thank you for following in to our podcast if you listened to us on Agritalk with Chip Flory today.
Duration: 00:08:44Hog Talk: Cutout Cuts
Sep 17, 2025Luke and Mike discuss a cut in cutout the past 2 days. Weakness piles on but is it temp? listen for the recent fed news as well. Does Powell have more cuts in the plans ahead?
Duration: 00:10:34Grains: WASDE
Sep 15, 2025Jayden, Lucas, and Jordan discuss the WASDE report on Friday. Corn and soybean harvest is barely beginning. Listen in for their take on the early signs.
Duration: 00:14:17Cattle: Cash Is King
Sep 11, 2025This week Jace and Mike discuss the cash cattle setback along with packer margins, and kill.
Duration: 00:08:08Hog Talk: Wait and Weights
Sep 10, 2025This week Pat and Mike discuss if we are backing any pigs up along with what the weight data is telling us recently. Seasons are changing. Time to check in on current hog market fundamentals.
Duration: 00:09:04Cattle: Post Labor Day
Sep 05, 2025Jeff and Mike discuss the cattle market correction this week. Are things changing? Listen in to this weeks update.
Duration: 00:10:38Grains: Outside Noise
Sep 05, 2025The corn market fell just short of 4 straight higher week closes. Pat and Mike discuss the corn and soybean markets rally along with outside market changes in oil, the USD, and many more.
Duration: 00:12:23Hog Talk: 8 Day Rally
Sep 03, 2025This week Luke and Mike discuss a hog market that rallied for 8 straight days before taking a breather today. Listen in on whats impacted this market and what to look for in hog futures news.
Duration: 00:11:38Cattle: Keep Up
Aug 29, 2025The cattle market has been running for quite sometime. Listen to Jeff and Mike discuss the real supply situation and a supply influenced bounce in choice.
Duration: 00:11:33Grains: Corn Rally
Aug 29, 2025The corn market sprinted higher into the weekend. Listen to Pat and Mike discussing the move and why it happened.
Duration: 00:10:50Hog Talk: CME and Me
Aug 27, 2025The hog market finally had a nice technical breakout yesterday. Listen in to Jeff and Mike discuss the CME fall and the cutout hanging in there.
Duration: 00:08:15Hog Talk: Friday Jump
Aug 22, 2025The hog market finally jumped higher after sideways trade for quite sometime. Mike and Mike discuss the market moving topics this week.
Duration: 00:07:01Cattle: COF
Aug 22, 2025Mike and Mike discuss the Cattle on Feed report, Brazil, Mexican feeder cattle, and much more.
Duration: 00:07:37Grains: Pro Farmer
Aug 22, 2025Mike and Jayden discuss the Pro Farmer final numbers along with the EPA SRE decision.
Duration: 00:11:33Cattle: Lord of the Flys
Aug 18, 2025This week Mike and Jeff discuss the press conference and the cutout.
Duration: 00:10:27Grains: Soybean Talk
Aug 15, 2025This week Pat and Mike talk about the soybean market. Listen in and reach out about storage advice on soybeans this fall!
Duration: 00:13:13Hog Talk: Fair Value
Aug 13, 2025This week Pat and Mike talk about the WASDE report after the USDA released a massive corn yield. They also look at the hog market. Q4 futures seem to be quiet, and the cutout dropped hard. Was it just 1 day or the start of something else? Listen in for more.
Duration: 00:17:41Grains: 2025 Crop Tour Final Results
Aug 08, 2025Mike and Jayden have finished the 2025 crop tour. listen here for our final yield result for the united states. They stack up their yield estimates vs others and history. They also talk about what to expect in the August WASDE.
Duration: 00:14:12Grains: 2025 Crop Tour Day 5
Aug 08, 2025The northwest crop tour is complete. Listen to Lucas, Jayden, and Mike talk about South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa. They release each final yield.
Duration: 00:15:56Grains: 2025 Crop Tour Day 4
Aug 07, 2025Tonights podcast Jayden and Mike reveal Indiana and Illinois results. Many of you have been anxiously awaiting Illinois this year. Listen in and register for our webinar on Monday. https://t.co/Rgs8QcCMFU
Duration: 00:07:37Grains: 2025 Crop Tour Day 3
Aug 06, 2025Jayden and Mike give a detailed look into southern Indiana, and release the Ohio yield estimate. Day 3 of the 2025 crop tour across the Midwest can be found right here!
Duration: 00:07:07Grains: 2025 Crop Tour Day 2
Aug 05, 2025Day 2 of the crop your brought to you by Green Key Ag. Mike and Jayden journey across western Iowa into Missouri and finish out by Mclean Illionois. They provided Nebraskas final yield last night listen to Missouri results today.
Duration: 00:09:08Grains: 2025 Crop Tour Day 1
Aug 04, 2025Its day 1 of our 2025 crop tour across the US. This podcast follows Mike and Jayden through Nebraska and Western Iowa. Listen in for their final Nebraska yield estimate and the first glimpse of the Derecho damage.
Duration: 00:08:32Grains: Derecho Blows
Aug 01, 2025Derecho blows kinda like the soybean market this week. How low can corn and soybean futures go? Crazy week for weather. Crop tour starts Sunday!
Duration: 00:10:10Cattle: Boom
Aug 01, 2025Jeff and Mike talk about the massive selloff in cattle yesterday. Listen in to Mikes take on equities and their impact on the cattle market since April.
Duration: 00:12:57Hog Talk: Its Time
Jul 30, 2025This week Mike and Luke talk about the FOMC meeting results along with Mag 7 trade. Its a huge week in the financial world. Luke also talks about the hog fundamentals involving that seasonally we await a peak in hog demand amid increasing supply.
Duration: 00:10:30Cattle: Report Day
Jul 25, 2025Triple threat report day. After a big miss on placements listen to Nick chat about this weeks reports.
Duration: 00:09:47Grains: Basis Blues and Carry Clues
Jul 25, 2025Listen in to Jayden and Mike discuss the grain markets big crop, basis, option values, and carry.
Duration: 00:09:47Hog Talk: Dealing
Jul 23, 2025This week Luke and Mike discuss the recent trade deals, a massive corn crop potential, and a hog market update.
Duration: 00:11:43Cattle: Quick Market Update
Jul 18, 2025Mike and Nick discuss a cattle market putting in new highs. Catch this quick update going into your weekend.
Duration: 00:04:58Grains: Bear Rally
Jul 18, 2025This week Jordan and Mike take a deep dive into why the grain and oilseeds rallied. Can it continue? Listen in on heat, china/us tensions, soyoil, and a technical update.
Duration: 00:10:52Hog Talk: Market Tweak
Jul 17, 2025This week Luke and Mike talk about his experience at NPIC along with a hog market that shook lower since last week. Listen in for Lukes thoughts on the market.
Duration: 00:08:35Grains: WASDE and BBB
Jul 11, 2025This week Lucas and Mike discuss many items including the WASDE report and the BBB. Please listen in to how all of those things impact Ag this week.
Duration: 00:24:31Cattle: Reverse
Jul 10, 2025Jeff and Mike discuss the key reversal in the cattle market. The border is closed yet again and prices have no idea what to do. An active cattle market for our active listeners.
Duration: 00:11:29Hog Talk: Trump Promises
Jul 09, 2025This week Luke and Mike talk about the Trump "rally" in Iowa. Followed up by weather, and an update on hog fundamentals.
Duration: 00:10:41Cattle: Leverage
Jul 03, 2025This week Jace and Mike discuss the cattle market. Cash was steady this week after a couple weeks lower, cutout pushes up near $400, and packer margins pickup. Happy 4th of July to everyone.
Duration: 00:07:45Grains: Trump Trade
Jul 03, 2025Tonight Trump addresses the China trade deal for the nation at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Listen in on Pat and Mike discuss all major movers this week for the grain trade with outside markets.
Duration: 00:11:42Hog Talk: Cut From Cutout
Jul 03, 2025This week Jeff and Mike talk about the pork cutout. Is this the start or just a speed bump? Happy 4th of July everyone!
Duration: 00:13:06Hog Talk: H and P For Me
Jun 26, 2025This week Rob and Mike talk about the H and P report today along with the 4th coming up and cold storage. Listen in for Robs deep dive into hog research.
Duration: 00:09:49Cattle: Split Screen
Jun 26, 2025This week Jeff and Mike discuss a cattle market that has broken away from the equities. Listen in on the cattle on feed report, and correlation to other markets.
Duration: 00:12:09Grains: Hold or Sold?
Jun 26, 2025This week Mike and Jayden discuss the corn selloff, what to do with old crop bushels, and what to expect next monday.
Duration: 00:08:56Grains: Wheaties
Jun 20, 2025This week Pat and Mike discuss a wheat rally that helped lift the corn market. Listen in for Pats input on the soybean market after a big rally.
Duration: 00:11:23Cattle: Iran So Far Away
Jun 20, 2025On June 9th, 11 days ago the cattle market topped after an Omaha Ice raid. Volatility hasn't subsided since. Jace and Mike discuss the selloff in cattle along with the reasoning why. They also talk about todays COF report and August futures.
Duration: 00:11:14Hog Talk: Power Of Both
Jun 17, 2025This week Jeff and Mike discuss whether its supply or demand leading this cutout rally. The futures are having troubles keeping up with cutout. Last but not least lets talk money flow.
Duration: 00:11:49Cattle: ICED Out
Jun 13, 2025This week Nick and Mike discuss why the cattle market dropped rapidly this week. ICE, Israel bombing, and much more.
Duration: 00:05:16Grains: Boomtown
Jun 13, 2025This week Lucas and Mike discuss the WASDE, oil (RVO), and ECOs big payday. Listen in to a broad market overview today.
Duration: 00:16:45Hog Talk: Boom
Jun 11, 2025This week Pat and Mike talk about a hog market on a rip higher. Fundamentals are fantastic and the futures have been quick to price in premium. A hedgers dream at our fingertips.
Duration: 00:12:11Grains: Crop Update
Jun 06, 2025This week Lucas and Mike discuss the crop markets movement this week. They also drove through parts of the midwest and talked to farmers from all over the United States. Check out what they say about current crop conditions.
Duration: 00:13:50Hog Talk: World Pork Expo
Jun 06, 2025This week Luke and Mike discuss the World Pork Expo and the macro picture over the hog industry. What questions did Luke entertain at the show? Listen in to find out.
Duration: 00:11:08Cattle: Cash Crazy
Jun 06, 2025This week Jeff and Mike discuss a crazy 7-10 dollar rally in the cash cattle market. Cash is dragging futures along at this point. Is the discount in the deferred contracts pricing in a plant closure at some point?
Duration: 00:13:23Cattle: Cyclist
May 30, 2025This week Nick and Mike discuss the cycle of the cattle market. Heifer retention is a large topic and Nick illustrates its importance beautifully. Demand is stellar, and cash is even better. Listen in to our new cattle market talk podcast.
Duration: 00:07:29Grains: Lack of Direction
May 30, 2025This week Pat and Mike discuss a lack of direction for corn and soybeans. Prices are choppy but lack any new opportunities. Listen to what they are following in the row crop prices this week.
Duration: 00:14:45Hog Talk: Refill
May 29, 2025Hogs: After the long weekend stores are filling the shelves back up. Listen in to Luke and Mike discuss how pork demand is fairing. Luke also discussed trade and health.
Duration: 00:11:36Grains: Rally Why?
May 23, 2025This week Pat and Mike discuss the 3 day corn rally. We have a handful on reasons why or why not. Listen to them breakdown the corn and soybean markets.
Duration: 00:14:21Hog Talk: Cut It Out
May 22, 2025This week Jeff and Mike discuss the hog market needing a cutout rally. Thank you for joining from the hog market talk podcast.
Duration: 00:07:33Cattle: "Hole" Thing
May 22, 2025This week on the cattle talk podcast Jeff and Mike discuss the potential hole in numbers moving back in the year. Listen in on why Jeff thinks this might be happening. Mike discusses a couple technicals on the cattle futures.
Duration: 00:09:12Grains: Bulls vs Bears
May 16, 2025This week Mike, Jayden, and Pat provide bull and bear cases for the corn and soybean markets.
Duration: 00:15:16Cattle: Tech Moves
May 16, 2025This is the first week Professional Ag Marketing will start a cattle focused podcast. Listen here for a weekly update on cattle market news. This moves in place as our 3rd weekly podcast joining our hog, and grain podcasts each week.
Duration: 00:10:53Trade and WASDE
May 09, 2025This week Pat and Mike discuss this weeks trade deal with the U.K. Also China and U.S. trade negotiations start this weekend. Following that on Monday the USDA WASDE report with a brand new balance sheet.
Duration: 00:10:15Crop Selloff
Apr 30, 2025This week Mike discusses the selloff for corn and soybeans before first notice day. A combination of events including weather, China, and South America all contributed.
Duration: 00:06:52Weather and Trump Talk
Apr 25, 2025Lucas and Mike talk planting progress with a weather update. Emergence looks optimistic. Trump shakes the markets up.
Duration: 00:18:15All Over The Board
Apr 17, 2025This week Jeff and Mike jump all over the board. They covered a wide variety of marketing topics including the Cattle On Feed report today. No markets tomorrow on good Friday.
Duration: 00:12:07Tariff Talk and DC
Apr 11, 2025Pat and Mike discuss the volatile week involving tariffs. Also, Pat talks about his experience in Washington D.C. this week for the MN pork board.
Duration: 00:13:21‘Obliteration day’
Apr 04, 2025Trump tariffs and China retaliation. Lucas and Mike talk about the Liberation Day and all of its impacts on the ag markets.
Duration: 00:15:10