https://19-minutes.supercast.com/How many acres do you need to justify a drone? What other uses are there? Is now the right time to buy on for your farm? What are the hidden costs?

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Crude, Iran, and commodity profit-taking. Shay and Daniel discuss all of this and more in the March 2026 first Sunday Market Outlook

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Harvest Guard Solutions is officially live. If you are tired of breakdown surprises, scattered maintenance notes, and confusing machine alerts, this was built for you.

Harvest Guard Solutions gives your farm a simple maintenance system plus real support behind it. Connect your John Deere Operations Center, get your equipment organized in one place, and turn service history and machine info into clear next steps so you can stay ahead of downtime.

When you onboard, we help you get set up fast, confirm your access and permissions, and make sure your equipment list and tracking workflow are dialed in for your operation. You will also get access to technician-level insights so you can make better decisions when problems show up.

Ready to get started? Go to HarvestGuardSolutions.com and click Complete Onboarding. It takes about 15 minutes. After you submit, you will receive an email with next steps, including the consent form, Operations Center access setup, payment, and a calendar link to schedule your onboarding call.

Wheat woke up this week and brought volatility with it. In this episode we break down what’s driving the rally, what spreads and basis are signaling, and whether this move has legs or is just short covering.

We also cover corn and soybean outlook, including export pace, ethanol demand, crush margins, and key technical levels to watch. As always, the focus is on practical marketing decisions, not just price talk.

If wheat stays strong, what does it mean for corn and beans? And more importantly, what’s your plan if this market gives you opportunity?

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We’re heading into the last week of February price discovery for crop insurance, and Iowa State economist Chad Hart joins us to break down what matters most right now and how to use crop insurance as a practical risk management tool that supports smarter pre-harvest marketing. We talk about why the final week of volatility can move premiums and what this year looks like versus last year, how to think through RP versus county products like SCO and ECO, and why “saving premium” can quietly mean taking on more risk. Chad also explains why ECO can make sense over time, especially in deeper loss years, then we pivot to the bigger market setup including USDA outlook takeaways, export expectations, what that could mean for stocks, and how corn versus soybean margins could shape 2026 acreage.We finish with a simple way to frame old crop versus new crop decisions, how to approach incremental sales, and how cost of carry fits into spring marketing. This is educational, not marketing advice, so use it as a framework and match decisions to your farm’s APH, unit structure, costs, and risk tolerance.

If you rent most of your acres, you’re carrying more risk than you think. Shay Foulk and Ben Gordon break down why 2026 is a key moment for proactive farm planning, especially with rented land exposure, tighter competition, and major land transition ahead. They walk through the “10-year land test”, how to identify which rented acres are truly at risk, and why many operations get caught flat-footed without a 3-year capital plan. The conversation also covers equipment cost efficiency, scale and purchasing power, collaboration strategies, and how the best operators use downturns to position for long-term success.

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We head into a new marketing week right in the middle of the crop insurance price discovery window. Chris is joined by Jeff Fichtelman to break down what they are seeing in old crop corn and soybean movement, why basis has been flat to softer in many areas, and how South American harvest selling could create headwinds over the next 30 to 60 days. They also dig into the bigger-picture drivers, including tariffs and China headlines, why farmers feel eager to sell rallies after the last few years, and why 2026 marketing decisions may need more patience with today’s insurance and government program “floors.” Finally, they discuss outside markets (stocks, bonds, Bitcoin as a risk barometer), why volatility may be picking up, and why discipline, scenario planning, and knowing your real breakevens matter heading toward planting season.

19 Minutes PodcastThe taxpayers are fed up. Change is not happening fast enough. Farmers have been to slow to adopt changes. Is it time for the stick, instead of the carrot? Zack 'The Stockcropper' Smith has a conversation with Shay around where we've been, where we're at, and what might be ahead. This should get you thinking! A podcast you don't want to miss