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What happens when a farm manager gives AI years of real production and financial data and asks it to challenge the assumptions behind major decisions? Joe Dykhuis joins the Purdue Commercial AgCast to share what AI found, what surprised him, and where he sees it fitting into farm management.
If you’ve followed Purdue’s Crop Basis Tool or the Center’s monthly basis updates, you’ve probably already heard from Josh Strine. After completing his PhD at Purdue, Josh is staying with the Center for Commercial Agriculture as a postdoc, where he’ll continue working on extension tools and research involving farm markets, technology and agricultural finance. In this episode, Josh talks about his path from growing up on a corn and soybean farm in central Ohio to agricultural economics and Purdue. He also explains what he hopes to explore next.
Farm equipment markets are constantly changing, but what can auction data tell us about where agriculture is headed? In this episode of the Purdue Commercial AgCast, hosts Chad Fiechter and Todd Kuethe are joined by Andy Campbell, co-founder of TractorZoom, to discuss how data is reshaping equipment markets and the decisions farmers make every day.
AgCast relaunches with Episode 1 featuring a deep dive into phosphate fertilizer, global supply chains, and what tightening input markets may mean for farm profitability and fertilizer decisions heading toward 2027.
Farm profitability and cash flow are not the same thing — and many operations are feeling the pressure. In this episode of the Commercial AgCast, John Maman of Nutrien Financial discusses operating lines, financing strategies, input decisions, and how strong farms maintain flexibility during tighter margins.
Farmer sentiment declined in April—the pressure on the farm economy is intensifying. In this episode of the Purdue Commercial AgCast, Joana Colussi and Michael Langemeier break down the April 2026 Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. We go beyond the report to unpack what’s happening behind the data—why costs are rising, how it’s affecting break-even prices and investment decisions, and where ag economists see the farm economy heading into 2026/27.
Rice farming in the Delta reveals how water, wildlife, and profitability intersect. This final episode explores groundwater challenges, duck habitat value, and how farmers are adapting systems for long-term sustainability.
Lessons From the Delta continues — this time from the edge of a 120-acre on-farm reservoir. In Part 7 of the Purdue Commercial AgCast mini-series, Chad Fiechter and Todd Kuethe visit a rice farm in Arkansas to understand how farmers are managing water, labor, and costs in ways that look very different from the Midwest.
In this episode of the Purdue Commercial AgCast, Joana Colussi and Michael Langemeier break down the March 2026 Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Despite rising input costs and global uncertainty tied to geopolitical conflict, farmer sentiment moved higher—driven in part by stronger crop prices and government payments.
Rice farming in the Mississippi Delta offers a look at how farms operate under tighter labor, water, and capital constraints. In this episode, farmers share insights that translate beyond rice—highlighting how production intensity shapes equipment decisions, timing, and risk management in ways Midwestern producers can apply.