From corn and soybean planting decisions to the wheat market outlook, we look at what the latest WASDE report means for commodity markets, hear a trader’s perspective on wheat market conditions and discuss how this year’s field results and input costs are influencing farmers’ decisions for 2027.

This week’s agriculture news also covers rising input costs and what they could mean for 2027 farm budgets. We report on a major beef packing plant preparing to restore a second processing shift through a long-term cattle supply agreement, USDA changes to federal grazing permits, revisions to dairy grant matching requirements and the latest farm bill discussions.

We begin with a new program providing up to $17,500 to youth organizations with innovative ideas in agriculture, food systems, sustainability, ag technology and rural communities. Hannah Walker, community investment manager with Farm Credit Mid-America, joins us to discuss the Youth in Ag Innovators program and the projects it aims to support.

We also take a closer look at the wheat market with commodity trader Wilson Ogg of Ardent Mills. We discuss the need for exports, the influence of global trade, tight usable stocks following a once-in-a-generation low yield for a wheat variety and what current market sentiment could mean for producers heading into 2027.

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