Fryar Center Podcasts

Trey Morris, owner of Morris Crop Marketing LLC, discusses farmer marketing strategies. Trey is a crop marketing expert, and his company provides crop marketing services focused on the Delta.

Jason Wheeler and Roger Gattis discuss their thoughts with Andy McKenzie on farmer marketing strategies.

John Anderson and Aaron Smith (University of Tennessee) discuss the crop market situation and outlook along with seasonal market risk factors.

Hunter Biram joins John Anderson to discuss what producers need to know about prevented planting coverage in crop insurance products.

John Anderson and Aaron Smith (University of Tennessee Associate Professor and Extension Specialist) discuss factors affecting corn, soybean, and cotton markets this summer and look ahead to risk management challenges as harvest time approaches.

John Anderson and Andy McKenzie talk about information in government reports that change market expectations and drive futures prices. Andy discusses some of his most recent research on the topic, which investigates if large export sales of US grains to China impact futures prices.

Andrew McKenzie, Trey Malone, and Aleks Schaefer discuss about research on public policy impacts on agricultural risks.

Andrew McKenzie, John Anderson, and Jason Wheeler discuss the fundamentals of grain marketing, including the role of grain elevators in the grain supply chain.

John Anderson, Andrew McKenzie, and Hunter Biram discuss crop insurance issues including current price guarantees on Arkansas row crops and rate adjustments on RMA-designated higher-risk areas.

Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness Department faculty members with the University of Arkansas System, Jada Thompson and John Anderson, discuss the ongoing highly-pathogenic avian influenza outbreak and its impact on egg prices.

John Anderson, Andy McKenzie, James Mitchell, and Hunter Biram review the major events and issues affecting markets for Arkansas commodities in 2022 and look ahead to prospects for 2023,

John Anderson and Andy McKenzie are joined by Rachel Barry, risk management specialist with Dairy Farmers of America and alumnae of the agricultural economics and agribusiness department, to discuss risk management tools and challenges in the dairy sector.

James McWard talks about his grain merchandising career experiences with Viserion Grain, LLC. In particular he discusses the marketing challenges brought about by the record low 2022 water levels on the Mississippi River.

John Anderson and Andy McKenzie discuss current research on a variety of commodity and risk management topics with Joe Janzen.

John Anderson, Andy McKenzie, and Hunter Biram discuss the impact of reduced Mississippi River barge traffic on Arkansas grain markets.

Director of the Fryar Center John Anderson sat down with Assistant Professor and Extension Agricultural Economist Hunter Biram to discuss a relatively new crop insurance product on the market — margin protection insurance for rice.

John Anderson and James Mitchell discuss the impact of the 2022 drought on the U.S. cattle herd and how it is likely to affect the cattle market in coming years.