Episodes

The guys sit down with Blake Early, founder and CEO of Agrihound to discuss the peculiar particularities of the interactions between farmer and buyer. If you'd like to learn more about Blake, his company or his grain contract education platform, we invite you to check out his website at agrihound.com.

In this episode, we rebut the standard views of basis trading and convergence offered by academia. We also discuss the expansion of High-Frequency and Algorithmic Trading and what it means to us in the actual grain trading business. As usual, we refuse to take ourselves as seriously as anyone in the categories mentioned above.

Just when you thought you couldn't win anymore basis, along comes the idea of "Full Basis". Join us as we discuss the finer points of how merchandisers actually DO (and DON'T) capture grain margins in the world of reality.

What is the Ag industry's favorite four letter word? Here's a hint... it starts with an "F"... And it's probably not what you think!

This is part 2 of our conversation with Scott Hardy, Grain Industry veteran. Join us for more laughs and deep insights!

Our guest this week, Scott Hardy, an industry veteran. Coincidentally, he's the man who brought Jason and Roger into the grain industry! He shares some funny stories from his time in the industry, and brings us more than a few laughs!

Today's guest is Damian Mason, a businessman, agriculturist, and host of The Business of Agriculture Podcast. He was a guest speaker at White Commercial's 2019 Master Management Conference for grain elevators. He sits down with us to discuss marketing from the perspective of grain elevator business owner This episode is fast and fun! Subscribe to his podcast here: The Business of Agriculture Podcast Learn More about Damian Mason here: https://www.damianmason.com/

In this episode we're joined by long-time White Commercial basis nerd Phil Luce. Here we attempt to answer the BIG question: Who sets the basis? Listen in to find out!

The biggest tragedy in the grain business today. We delve into how the misuse of existing market signals costs everyone opportunity and forces folks to seek the grain marketing equivalent of Shan-gri-la.

A fun and light hearted discussion about quirks of grain merchandisers and how those we love have to accommodate us. Submitted by a broad range of grain merchandisers. Part 2 of 2.

A fun and light hearted discussion about quirks of grain merchandisers and how those we love have to accommodate us. Submitted by a broad range of grain merchandisers. Part 1 of 2.

Successful grain traders have a few key things in common. This episode explores one of those: Creating Meaningful relationships with their farmers. We discuss how originators have successfully created a point of difference from their competition and turned that into an effective and profitable origination program.

Possibly the most misused idea in the futures industry. We delve into both the concept and the reality of how the markets truly converge.

Separating the vital few from the trivial many. We take a closer look at what info out there actually impacts the day to day profitability of basis traders.

What happens when you combine sensationalism, national elections and mountains of soybeans in the great north? Nothing short of an event that causes folks on the coasts to double down on their pity for fly over country.

Disrupty McDisruptface, or, how things aren't always as they seem. In this episode we gently hash out the age old maxim "if it ain't broke, disrupt it...then it'll break".

Created by some of the greatest basis traders to ever walk this planet, these simple rules cut straight to the core of what successful grain merchandisers should be about. We discuss what each one means to us with some real life stories.

Successful grain traders have a few key things in common. This episode explores one of those: Identifying opportunity in your trade area and beyond. We discuss the subtle things that go along with this as well as share some real world examples of how merchandisers have done this successfully.

An introductory episode of The Elevator's Cut where Roger and Jason capture the big topics and challenges of the grain industry with humor, pragmatism, and simplicity. With a few decades of combined experience in the basis trading, brokerage, and farm marketing spheres, they use their experiences and knowledge of their area of the grain business to shed some light on what they can, and debunk some myths and exaggerations that exist in the grain industry