Todd E. Gleason🎙🇺🇸

@JLinvilleFert #t=15m47s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">share.transistor.fm/s/04707286#t=1… Take a listen. This is cued to information on the fuel and fertilizer impacts of the war over the last few days.

The loss of Qatar/Saudi Arabia/Iran urea exports equates to roughly 81M acres of U.S. corn nitrogen being lost annually. - S.A./Qatar/Iran 2024 urea exports - 13.5M - U.S. corn acre average = 155 lbs/actual N - 1T urea (920 lbs/actual N) = 6 acres - 13.5M x 6 = 81M acres

1. The FAME biodiesel industry has had a tough go of it in recent years, buffeted by the boom in renewable diesel and uncertainty about RFS mandates. While this is true, the industry benefits from several tax credits and these should be taken into account when estimating the profitability of biodiesel production. That is the subject of my latest FDD: farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2026/03/biodie…

Mar 20 | Closing Market Report - Mike Zuzolo, GlobalCommResearch.com - The Iran Conflict, Fuel, and Fertilizers @ZEUSHOYO share.transistor.fm/s/04707286

@FullingSteve @DschaeferDaniel My father said exactly the same thing, electricity. Think about all that happened after that in the 1930s - tractors, hybrids, NPK, herbicides, insecticides, global exports… still electricity is what changed the farm for the better.

I was in Champaign for a deal that Orion Samuelson spoke at. After he was finished, I went out to the lobby and he was selling his book. I asked if he minded if I shook the hand of one of the most prominent voices in ag. I then asked, " what was the biggest positive change you can remember coming to your farm?" Without hesitation, he replied, " electricity." Something I had never lived without was a life changing event for him and his family.

Mar 19 | Commodity Week - Greg Johnson, TGM Total Grain Marketing - Seth Vander Weide, Logic Ag Marketing - Sherman Newlin, Risk Management Commodities Zaner Financial share.transistor.fm/s/dd56a6f6

Mar 18 | Closing Market Report - Matt Bennett, AgMarket.net - The Iran Conflict & U.S. Row Crop Returns - A Day in the Life of Bomber Crews - Mike Tannura, Tstorm.net share.transistor.fm/s/b76a0ae3

Mar 18 | Closing Market Report - Greg Johnson, TGM TotalGrainMarket.com - WILLAg.org News Update - Drew Lerner, WorldWeather.cc share.transistor.fm/s/ba20a341

Iran, Fertilizers, Fuel, and U.S. Acreage - READ MORE @farmdocDaily "Major shifts in acreages are unlikely, as the majority of inputs have been priced and ordered. Fuel for spring operations is in place on many farms. Most phosphorus and potash fertilizers have been applied. Spring and post-plant nitrogen will still need to be applied, but those inputs may already be priced on most situations." farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2026/03/the-ir…

For some context/clues around WH Ag event next week, invites went out in early March and include groups with no real connection to biofuels. Groups are being asked to bring some 20 farmers supportive of Trump's agenda, sources tell me.

Mar 17 | Closing Market Report @davechatterton @dayweather - Dave Chatterton, SFarmMarketing.com - The Passing of Orion Samuelson - Brazil's Soybean Expansion may Slow - Don Day, DayWeather.com share.transistor.fm/s/9cba00fe

Thanks to @commodityweek Todd Gleason for this Pic and opportunity to get interviewed by Orion Samuelson way back at Farm Progress Show. RIP Orion!!!

Here's a photo of WGN farm broadcaster Orion Samuelson from the @NAFB Archives. He served as the Association's president in 1965. The other picture shows WBBM Chicago Farm Broadcaster George Menard passing the gavel to Samuelson. Both are in the NAFB Hall of Fame.

Here's a 2019 photo of Orion Samuelson and the @farmdocdaily team (@ScottIrwinUI) from the 2019 Farm Progress Show.

Those of us lucky enough to be Orion's @NAFB colleagues are heartbroken today. I spent many a Farm Progress Show organizing the University of Illinois stage for Orion. He will always hold a special place at @UofIllinois, @ACESIllinois, @ILextension, @farmdocDaily and @Illinois4H. I'm glad to have spent some time with him over the years, and that I can call him friend. Remembering Orion Samuelson wgnradio.com/orion-samuelso…

Mar 16 | Closing Market Report @BenBrownMU @EverstreamAI - Ben Brown, University of Missouri - WILLAg News Update - Mark Russo, EverStream.ai share.transistor.fm/s/29087271

Mar 13 | Closing Market Report - Eric Snodgrass, Nutrien Ag Solutions - WILLAg News Update - ADAO Corn Panel Discussion share.transistor.fm/s/5fa17a1b

Mar 12 | Commodity Week All Day Ag Outlook Corn Panel  - Matt Bennett, @AgMarket_Net  - Curt Kimmel, @AgMarket_Net  - Brian Stark, AndersonsGrain.com  - Mike Zuzolo, GlobalCommResearch.com @ZEUSHOYO share.transistor.fm/s/2b5c073f

@GoddessofGrain Cancel if Close?

I know my answer and what I've seen, what about you guys?

Mar 12 | Closing Market Report @AgMarket_Net @TstormWeather @ILSoybean - Matt Bennett, AgMarket.net - Connor Sible, University of Illinois - Mike Tannura, Tstorm.net share.transistor.fm/s/cee40c71