Morning Coffee and Ag Markets
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Episode 87 - 100 Years of Arkansas Soybeans
May 11, 2026
40m 05s
Episode 86 - Arkansas net farm income remains steady in 2026 driven by government assistance
May 4, 2026
20m 39s
Episode 85 - Arkansas Farmer Decision Support Tool
Apr 27, 2026
25m 10s
Episode 84 - What Lower Interest Rates Mean for 2026 Budgets
Apr 20, 2026
18m 15s
Episode 83 - Exploring Floating Solar on Arkansas Farms
Apr 13, 2026
21m 26s
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| 5/11/26 | Episode 87 - 100 Years of Arkansas Soybeans | Arkansas soybeans have shaped the state’s agricultural landscape for the last century, growing from a rotational crop in the 1920s into Arkansas’s leading row crop today. In this episode of Morning Coffee and Ag Markets, Hunter Biram is joined by Brad Doyle, Doug Hartz, and Jeremy Ross to reflect on 100 years of Arkansas soybean production. The conversation explores the history of soybeans in the state, major technological advancements in production, how Arkansas farmers became leaders ... | 40m 05s | ||||||
| 5/4/26 | Episode 86 - Arkansas net farm income remains steady in 2026 driven by government assistance | Ryan Loy and Hunter Biram discuss the 2026 Arkansas net farm income outlook. While income is projected to remain steady, it is largely supported by increased government assistance as crop receipts decline and production costs rise. The conversation also highlights major acreage shifts, including a sharp reduction in rice and movement into soybeans, and what these trends may signal moving forward. | 20m 39s | ||||||
| 4/27/26 | Episode 85 - Arkansas Farmer Decision Support Tool | Hunter Biram and Ryan Loy are joined by Eunchun Park to discuss a new integrated decision-support tool for Arkansas producers. The tool brings together crop insurance, farm program decisions, grain marketing, and input cost risk into one platform, helping producers compare their current strategies against profit-maximizing model recommendations. The conversation highlights how the tool can be used not just to maximize returns, but to better understand downside risk, test scenarios like rising... | 25m 10s | ||||||
| 4/20/26 | Episode 84 - What Lower Interest Rates Mean for 2026 Budgets | Hunter Biram is joined by Ryan Loy to discuss the March 2026 Fed decision to hold interest rates steady and what that means for farmers. While rates have eased slightly, higher input costs mean producers are still borrowing more, keeping interest expenses elevated. They also touch on how ongoing uncertainty could shape future rate decisions and what it means for tight farm margins this season. | 18m 15s | ||||||
| 4/13/26 | Episode 83 - Exploring Floating Solar on Arkansas Farms | Ryan Loy is joined by Mike Popp to discuss his recent research on floating solar systems in Arkansas. The discussion covers how these systems can generate electricity without taking farmland out of production, while also reducing water evaporation and potentially lowering maintenance costs. They also touch on ongoing research into feasibility, producer adoption, and willingness to pay. Check out the MCAM Newsletter (https://fryar-risk-center.uada.edu/category/publication-reports/p... | 21m 26s | ||||||
| 4/6/26 | Episode 82 - March 31 Prospective Plantings Report Offers Few Surprises | Scott Stiles and Hunter Biram discuss the March Prospective Plantings report and what it means for 2026 crop acreage. Arkansas rice acres came in close to expectations but remain historically low, while cotton acres were higher than expected and soybean acres came in lower than anticipated. They walk through the economic factors driving planting decisions, including government programs, landlord considerations, and local yield potential. The episode also highlights how rising diesel and ferti... | 26m 26s | ||||||
| 3/30/26 | Episode 81 - Preliminary Assessment of Arkansas Poultry Industry Damage (Winter Storm 2026) | Hunter Biram and Ryan Loy discuss the economic impact of the January winter storm on Arkansas’s poultry industry, where prolonged outages and freezing conditions led to major production disruptions. They walk through the difference between damage estimates and economic impact, highlighting over $200 million in structural losses alongside additional losses tied to bird mortality and reduced production. The conversation also explores how these losses ripple through labor income, jobs, and... | 17m 34s | ||||||
| 3/23/26 | Episode 80 - Row-Crop Markets in Transition: Supply, Demand, and Pricing Opportunities | Rising input costs are creating new challenges for producers as fertilizer and fuel markets respond to global conflict and supply chain uncertainty. In this episode, Hunter Biram and Ryan Loy are joined by Grant Gardner (University of Kentucky) to discuss how these shifts are impacting crop margins, input availability, and decision-making. They cover potential acreage shifts between corn and soybeans, the role of energy markets in commodity prices, and how these dynamics are influencing deman... | 23m 07s | ||||||
| 3/16/26 | Episode 79 - 2026 Farm Budget Implications of the Conflict in the Persian Gulf | Join Hunter Biram and Breana Watkins as they discuss how rising fuel and fertilizer prices linked to conflict in the Persian Gulf are reshaping crop profitability heading into the 2026 season. Updated University of Arkansas enterprise budgets show tighter margins across several major crops as higher diesel and nitrogen costs increase production expenses. While soybean returns appear stronger in some scenarios, factors such as yield expectations, soil type, equipment needs, and rental agreemen... | 20m 31s | ||||||
| 1/26/26 | Episode 78 - Developing a Crop Marketing Plan in 2026 | Hunter Biram is joined by Will Maples of Mississippi State University to discuss building a disciplined crop marketing plan for 2026. They emphasize using breakeven costs to set realistic price targets, spreading sales to manage risk, and documenting marketing decisions to reduce emotion and improve long-run performance. The conversation also highlights how marketing plans should work alongside crop insurance and Farm Bill programs to support proactive, rather than forced, marketing decisions... | 23m 05s | ||||||
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| 1/19/26 | Episode 77 - How could insured farmers adjust to the Expanding Access to Risk Protection (EARP) rule from USDA? | In this episode, Hunter Biram and special guest Francis Tsiboe explore how USDA’s new Expanding Access to Risk Protection (EARP) rule will reshape prevented planting insurance starting in the 2027 crop year. With the elimination of the prevented planting buy-up option, producers who want to maintain similar levels of protection will now have to increase their overall coverage levels, which will raise premiums and expand exposure to other types of losses. Drawing on recent analysis from the Ag... | 27m 32s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 | Episode 76 - Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Payments and Implications for Arkansas Farmers | Hunter Biram and Ryan Loy walk through the newly finalized Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) payment rates and estimate Arkansas producers will receive about $347 million in total support. They discuss how the per-acre rates for key crops compare to earlier expectations, what the FBA does (and doesn’t) do for breakeven prices across different land tenure arrangements, and how payment limits could affect farms with heavy rice or cotton acreage. They also highlight updated tools including the Arka... | 26m 04s | ||||||
| 12/29/25 | Episode 75 - Jennifer James | Hunter Biram and Ryan Loy are joined by Jennifer James, a fourth-generation rice and soybean farmer from Newport, Arkansas, part owner of H&J Land Company, and host of the Field Good Life podcast. Jennifer shares her path back to the family’s Century Farm and discusses the realities of operating a diversified row crop operation in today’s economic environment. | 33m 13s | ||||||
| 12/22/25 | Episode 74 - The National Cotton Profit & Loss Tool | Hunter Biram and Ryan Loy discuss the launch of the National Cotton Profit & Loss Tool, a free, web-based budgeting and planning resource designed to help cotton producers evaluate profitability, breakeven points, and financial risk. Ryan outlines how the tool pairs county-level yield expectations with customizable enterprise budgets, enabling producers to run detailed what-if scenarios and build cost structures that reflect their own operations. The episode also highlights how the tool c... | 21m 20s | ||||||
| 12/15/25 | Episode 73 - December 2025 WASDE Lowers Rice Price by 9% and the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program is Announced | Hunter Biram and Scott Stiles discuss the December 2025 WASDE report, noting the most significant price reductions in rice and cotton markets. Long-grain rice prices declined 9%, while cotton fell to around $0.60 per pound, driven by sluggish export demand, higher yields, and rising ending stocks. The episode also covers corn and soybean markets, where corn exports were revised upward and ending stocks lowered, though farm price projections for both crops remained unchanged. Hunter and Scott ... | 30m 57s | ||||||
| 11/26/25 | Episode 72 - Senator John Boozman | In this episode, we sit down with U.S. Senator John Boozman to discuss the major federal policy issues shaping American agriculture. We cover how Congress has approached farm policy this year, including reconciliation packages, appropriations work, and efforts to advance USDA nominees. Senator Boozman also shares insight on the state of farm economic assistance, the rollout of recent disaster and commodity support programs, and how trade and new markets fit into long-term farm profitability. | 24m 14s | ||||||
| 11/24/25 | Episode 71 - November 2025 WASDE report is relatively quiet despite surprises in production and exports | Hunter Biram and Scott Stiles walk through the November 2025 WASDE, where small adjustments still led to very different price signals across major crops. Soybean and corn price projections inched higher, supported by tighter soybean ending stocks and strong corn export demand, while rice and cotton prices softened under the weight of large supplies. The episode also touches on factors to watch heading into 2026 including global demand and how South American weather could shape markets over th... | 24m 43s | ||||||
| 11/17/25 | Episode 70 - The 2025 Arkansas State Net Farm Income Projection is Adjusted $850 Million Downward in its Fall Revision | Arkansas’s 2025 net farm income was revised down by $850 million, and in this episode Hunter Biram and Ryan Loy break down what’s driving the shift. Wet spring conditions cut rice and soybean acres, delayed and smaller disaster payments pulled income even lower, and only modest livestock gains helped offset the decline. They also look ahead to 2026, where most crop margins remain negative, but updated safety-net provisions offer a bit more stability for soybeans, corn, and peanuts. | 19m 30s | ||||||
| 11/10/25 | Episode 69 - Developing a Market Plan in the Post-Harvest Window | With harvest wrapping up across much of the Midsouth, today’s episode looks at how pre-harvest marketing strategies can guide decision-making after the crop is in the bin. Ryan Loy is joined by Andrew McKenzie and Scott Stiles to discuss how to adapt pre-harvest marketing plans for the post-harvest window, factoring in storage costs, breakevens, and recent export-driven price moves in soybeans. | 24m 34s | ||||||
| 11/3/25 | Episode 68 - Prevented Planting: When (if ever) is it a good business decision to take the PP indemnity? | Join us for an in-depth discussion between Hunter Biram and Ryan Loy on prevented planting (PP) decisions in Arkansas rice production. Using simulated 2025 yield and price outcomes, they evaluate when PP could be financially preferable to planting. The episode also addresses second-crop soybean considerations and how the timing and scale of pre-plant costs can determine whether PP is a strategic choice or a costly one. | 23m 18s | ||||||
| 10/27/25 | Episode 67 - The State of the Arkansas Crop Economy in 2025 | For the third consecutive year, Arkansas crop producers are facing a hard reality — total cash expenses exceed total cash income. In this episode of Morning Coffee & Ag Markets, Hunter Biram, Ryan Loy, Scott Stiles, and Grant Beckwith sit down together to unpack what’s driving the financial stress on Arkansas farms. They discuss the key takeaways from the “Farm Gate Economics: Surviving the Cost-Price Squeeze” meeting, including fertilizer prices that refuse to drop and record global grai... | 19m 42s | ||||||
| 10/20/25 | Episode 66 - Optimizing PRF Insurance for Southern Forage Producers: Lessons from Arkansas | Interval timing matters more than you think when it comes to Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage (PRF) insurance. Hunter Biram and guest Walker Davis unpack new University of Arkansas research comparing dry, median, and wet counties to reveal how rainfall trends and interval selection shape profitability. They discuss interval-selection strategies—from Near Peak Forage Months to Historical Variation—and why these two outperform profit-max and basis-risk methods across most scenarios. With the Dece... | 20m 56s | ||||||
| 10/13/25 | Episode 65 - 2025/26 Rice Market Outlook | Historic April floods in the Mid-South forced widespread replanting, setting the stage for a volatile 2025 rice marketing year. Hunter Biram and Ryan Loy are joined by Alvaro Durand-Morat to unpack global market forces reshaping U.S. rice competitiveness. They discuss how India’s lifted export ban, record global harvests, and shifting import policies in key markets like the Philippines have driven prices down nearly 30% from last year. They also examine the quality challenges facing U.S. rice... | 19m 52s | ||||||
| 10/6/25 | Episode 64 - Estimating County-Level Farm Program Payments in The One Big Beautiful Bill Act | The One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 brings sweeping changes to the farm safety net. Ryan Loy and Hunter Biram break down what motivated Congress to expand Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Agricultural Risk Coverage–County (ARC-CO) programs, how those updates shift risk management across regions, and the modeling behind county-level payment estimates. They also unpack what the ongoing government shutdown could mean for the timing of program payments and farm operations this fall, and take a lo... | 18m 51s | ||||||
| 9/29/25 | Episode 63 - Short-Term Interest Rates and Identifying Financial Stress | The Fed cuts interest rates for the first time since 2024, easing short-term lending costs but offering little immediate relief for producers in a tough ag economy. Ryan Loy is joined by Erica Barnes Fields as they connect these market shifts to rising farm financial stress, drawing lessons from the 1980s crisis and outlining red flag warning signs and resources available to support farm families today. | 16m 27s | ||||||
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