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Ag Squawk | Davis Michaelsen | Chad Leman | How a Midwest Farm Grows By Hitting Singles

Ag Squawk | Davis Michaelsen | Chad Leman | How a Midwest Farm Grows By Hitting Singles

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<p><a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1848225/fan_mail/new" rel="nofollow">Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits.</a></p> <p>We track a sharp market turnaround, then sit down with Chad Leman to unpack how a Midwest corn, soybean, and hog operation survives by stacking small wins instead of chasing big swings. We talk through feed and marketing details, hard realities like PRRS and Prop 12, and what it takes to hand a farm to the next generation without breaking it.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>• grain and livestock market recap plus what today’s signals mean&nbsp;<br>• Leman Farms snapshot: crops, hog numbers, team structure&nbsp;<br>• why hogs fit the farm business even if you hate them&nbsp;<br>• feed grinding, ration tweaks, and why micron size matters&nbsp;<br>• the “base hit” farm marketing approach and risk control&nbsp;<br>• succession planning lessons: turn over responsibility early&nbsp;<br>• PRRS impacts on sows, pig flow, finances, and morale&nbsp;<br>• pork demand concerns and the taste vs leanness tradeoff&nbsp;<br>• Prop 12 and how one state can reshape market access&nbsp;<br>• crop conditions after flooding, heat, and rain swings&nbsp;<br>• fertilizer price uncertainty, manure value, and rotation decisions&nbsp;<br>May I direct you, beloved viewer, to agbol.com where you can dig deeper with Ag Bull Intel. Take your marketing by the horns.com or call 855-737 Farm. 855-737 Farm for the details.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Tommy's Premium Subscription: <a href="http://www.agbull.com/" rel="nofollow">www.agbull.com</a></p> <p>AgBull Audio and Video Links</p> <p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ag-bull/id1596548171" rel="nofollow">Apple Music</a></p> <p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2BXdVJVVm2H7tUwCA9MzZK?si=Zt2H4s24QYKf7mFMsXrMoQ&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=01601a77d2ab4f3f" rel="nofollow">Spotify</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@agbullmedia" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@agbullmedia" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a></p> <p><br><br><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>Futures Trading involves risk of loss and is not suitable for everyone. Past profits are not necessarily indicative of future results/profits.&nbsp;</p> <p><br><br></p>