Who says you can't do a little backyard marketing? Ben is joined with Ian Kessler this week on Market Talk. Ian is a Sales Agronomist with Sound Agriculture. Ben and Ian talk about what we are seeing in the fields now, in early crop development, and what we need to see moving forward for an improved crop look. 

Greg speaks with Mark Brusberg. Mark serves as the Chief Meteorologist of USDA’s agricultural weather and assessments group, a component of the World Agricultural Outlook Board. Mark helped shed light on his role as Chief Meteorologist within the USDA and spoke about his work with other government agencies to bring us weather maps, such as the drought monitor that we look at every day.

Fed sentiment after the 5/3 FOMC meeting will likely determine market direction in May. 

Greg introduces Ben on to Market Talk. Ben is a young broker with Allendale and talks about what it's like diving into the commodity world after graduating from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Market Talk, Mike Lung talks with Lee Waters, VP of Crop Insurance at Farm Credit Illinois on this weeks podcast. We get the lowdown on new plant dates, the 2018 farm bill, and livestock revenue insurance. 

The next two weeks promises lots of volatility but maybe not a lot of clarity.

If the dollar has topped, is hyperinflation the next stage to worry about?

What are we watching as we look out toward the end the the year?

Is there a pivot incoming for the Fed's plan to battle inflation?

Markets position for the end of month and quarter