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Closing Market Report
Established 1985 The Closing Market Report airs weekdays at 2:06pm central on WILL AM580, Urbana. University of Illinois Extension Farm Broadcaster Todd Gleason hosts the program. Each day he asks commodity analysts about the trade in Chicago, delves deep into the global growing regions weather, and talks with ag economists, entomologists, agronomists, and others involved in agriculture at the farm and industry level. website: willag.org twitter: @commodityweek
Episodes
Closing Market ReportSep 03 | Closing Market Report
- Greg Johnson, TGM TotalGrainMarketing.com - Allendale Releases its Farmer Yield Survey Results - Drew Lerner, Frost / Freeze Worries this Weekend ★ Support…
Closing Market ReportSep 02 | Closing Market Report
- Naomi Blohm, TotalFarmMarketing.com - Orr Beef Research Center Field Day Sep 10 - Ed Usset, University of Minnesota - Don Day, DayWeather.com ★ Support this…
Closing Market ReportSep 01 | Closing Market Report
- Caleb Ragland, President American Soybean Association - Scott Metzger, VP American Soybean Association - Steve Censky, CEO American Soybean Association ★…
Closing Market ReportAug 29 | Closing Market Report
- Mike Zuzolo, GlobalCommResearch.com - Giovani Preza Fontes, University of Illinois - Eric Snodgrass, NutrienAgSolutions.com ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportAug 28 | Closing Market Report
- Luke Worrel, The Price of Illinois Farmland - John Jones, The Corn and Soybean Finish - Scott Irwin, Bullish on Soybean Oil ★ Support this podcast ★

Closing Market ReportAug 26 | Closing Market Report
- Collin Watters, Illinois Corn Growers Association - Mark Wilson, Chair United States Grains and BioProducts Council ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportAug 25 | Closing Market Report
- Curt Kimmel, AgMarket.net - Travis Burke - ILLINOIS Extension @fps25 - Mark Russo, Everstream.ai ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportAug 22 | Closing Market Report
- Mike Zuzolo, GlobalCommResearch.com - Lane Akre, Pro Farm National Yield Estimates - Eric Snodgrass, NutrienAgSolutions.com ★ Support this podcast ★

Closing Market ReportAug 21 | Closing Market Report
- Matt Bennett, AgMarket.net - Oliver Sloup, BluelineFutures.com - Sherman Newline, RMCommodities.com - Mike Tannura, Tstorm.net ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportPro Farm Crop Tour Thursday Scouting Reports
Pro Farmer Crop Tours scouts report in from Iowa and Minnesota. - Oliver Sloup, Blueline Futures - Sherman Newlin, Zaner Ag Hedge ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportAug 20 | Closing Market Report
- Greg Johnson, TGM TotalGrainMarketing.com - Oliver Sloup, BluelineFutures.com - Sherman Newlin, RMCommodities.com - Drew Lerner, WorldWeather.cc ★ Support…
Closing Market ReportPro Farmer Crop Tour Wednesday Scouting Reports
Pro Farmer Crop Tours scouts report in from Illinois and Nebraska - Oliver Sloup, Blueline Futures - Ted Seifried, Zaner Ag Hedge ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportAug 19 | Closing Market Report
- Naomi Blohm, TotalFarmMarketing.com - Oliver Sloup, BluelineFutures.com - Ted Seifried, ZanerAgHedge.com - Don Day, DayWeather.com ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportPro Farmer Crop Tour Tuesday Scouting Reports
Pro Farmer Crop Tours scouts report in from Indiana and South Dakota - Oliver Sloup, Blueline Futures - Ted Seifried, Zaner Ag Hedge ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportAug 18 | Closing Market Report
- Curt Kimmel, AgMarket.net - U of IL Extension Director Announced - 1989 (2025) Crop Tour How To - #pftour25 Scouting Reports ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportPro Farmer Crop Tour Monday Scouting Reports
Pro Farmer Crop Tours scouts report in from Indiana and South Dakota - Oliver Sloup, Blueline Futures - Sherman Newlin, RMC a division of Zaner Ag Hedge ★…
Closing Market Report1989 (2025) Crop Tour How To
You'd be hard pressed NOT to know about the Pro Farmer Crop Tour taking place across the Midwest this week. It has roots with the Illinois Corn Growers and the…
Closing Market ReportAug 15 | Closing Market Report
- Mike Zuzolo, GlobalCommResearch.com - Eric Snodgrass, NutrienAgSolutions.com ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportAug 14 | Closing Market Report
- Curt Kimmel, AgMarket.net - EPA Deals with DEF - Joana Colussi, University of Illinois - Mike Tannura, Tstorm.net ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportAug 13 | Closing Market Report
- Greg Johnson, TotalGrainMarketing.com - Kenneth Hartman, Jr., NCGA.com - Drew Lerner, WorldWeather.cc ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportAug 12 | Closing Market Report
- Mike Zuzolo, GlobalCommResearch.com - Jennifer Tirey, Illinois Pork Producers Association - Charles Isbell, Chancellor University of Illinois - Don Day…
Closing Market ReportAug 11 | Closing Market Report
- Curt Kimmel, AgMarket.net - Frayne Olson, NDSU Ag Econ - Mark Russo, EverStream.ai ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportAug 08 | Closing Market Report
- Mike Zuzolo, GlobalCommResearch.com - John Doggett, Renewable Fuels Turn 20 - IL 15th District U.S. Representative Mary Miller - Eric Snodgrass…
Closing Market ReportAug 07 | Closing Market Report
- Matt Bennett, AgMarket.net - WILLAg News Update - Mike Tannura, Tstorm.net ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportAug 06 | Closing Market Report
- Greg Johnson, TGM TotalGrainMarket.com - Germán Bollero, College of ACES on SNAP-Ed Cuts - Drew Lerner, WorldWeather.cc ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportAug 05 | Closing Market Report
- Naomi Blohm, TotalFarmMarketing.com - WILLAg News Update | Biofuels and SREs - Gary Schnitkey, Nitrogen Rates and Applications - Don Day, DayWeather.com ★…
Closing Market ReportAug 04 | Closing Market Report
- Curt Kimmel, AgMarket.net - Ed Usset, University of Minnesota - Mark Russo, EverStream.ai ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportAug 01 | Closing Market Report
- Mike Zuzolo, GlobalCommResearch.com - Crop Insurance Mission Creep - Eric Snodgrass, NutrienAgSolutions.com ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportJul 31 | Closing Market Report
- Matt Bennett, AgMarket.net - Andrew Larson, Illinois Soybean Association - Boris Camiletti, Red Crown Rot in Soybean - Mike Tannura, Tstorm.net ★ Support…
Closing Market ReportJul 30 | Closing Market Report
- Greg Johnson, TGM TotalGrainMarketing.com - David Lakeman, IDOA Cannabis & Hemp Div Mngr - Drew Lerner, WorldWeather.cc ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportJul 29 | Closing Market Report
- Naomi Blohm, TotalFarmMarketing.com - Dan O'Brien, Kansas State University Extension - Don Day, DayWeather.com ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportJul 28 | Closing Market Report
- Curt Kimmel, AgMarket.net - Chad Hart, Iowa State University - Mark Russo, EverStream.ai ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportJul 25 | Closing Market Report
- Mike Zuzolo, GlobalCommResearch.com - Eric Snodgrass, NutrienAgSolutions.com ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportJul 24 | Closing Market Report
- Matt Bennett, AgMarket.net - Austin Pearson, Midwest Regional Climate Center (your chance to earn $350) - Mike Tannura, Tstorm.net ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportJul 23 | Closing Market Report
Today's episode is an excerpt from the farmdoc webinar detailing how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act has changed crop insurance and farm programs. WATCH THE…
Closing Market ReportJul 22 | Closing Market Report
- Naomi Blohm, TotalFarmMarketing.com - Brad Zwilling, ILLINOIS FBFM - Don Day, DayWeather.com ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportJul 21 | Closing Market Report
- Curt Kimmel, AgMarket.net - Ben Brown, University of Missouri - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Lutnick - Mark Russo, EverStream.ai ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportJul 18 | Closing Market Report
- Mike Zuzolo, GlobalCommResearch.com - WILLAg News Update - Eric Snodgrass, NutrienAgSolutions.com ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportJul 17 | Closing Market Report
- Matt Bennett, AgMarket.net - Giovani Preza Fontes, University of Illinois - Mike Tannura, Tstorm.net ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportJul 16 | Closing Market Report
- Greg Johnson, TotalGrainMarketing.com - CPB/USAID Funding Debate in the Senate - Drew Lerner, WorldWeather.cc ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportJul 15 | Closing Market Report
- Naomi Blohm, TotalFarmMarketing.com - Giovani Preza Fontes, UofIL Extension Agronomist - Dave Chatterton, SFarmMarketing.com - Don Day, DayWeather.com ★…
Closing Market ReportJul 14 | Closing Market Report
One Big Beautiful Farm Bill WEBINAR Tomorrow REGISTER willag.org (farmdoc team) - Curt Kimmel, AgMarket.net - Frayne Olson, NDSU Ag Economist - Mark Russo…
Closing Market ReportJul 11 | Closing Market Report
- Mila Marshall, Sierra Club of Chicago ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportJul 10 | Closing Market Report
Photosynthesis and the Soybean - Steve Long, Crop Scientist - University of Illinois ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportJul 09 | Closing Market Report
Trees, Prairies, Conservation, and the Farm with the Savanna Institute ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportJul 08 | Closing Market Report
Autonomous Agriculture and the Farm John Reid, Center for Digital Agriculture ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportJul 07 | Closing Market Report
- Curt Kimmel, AgMarket.net - Ed Usset, University of Minnesota - Mark Russo, EverStream.ai ★ Support this podcast ★

Closing Market ReportJul 03 | Closing Market Report
- Matt Bennett, AgMarket.net - Tar Spot & Agronomy Updates - Mike Tannura, Tstorm.net ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportJul 02 | Closing Market Report
- Greg Johnson, TGM, TotalGrainMarketing.com - One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes a Farm Bill - Drew Lerner, WorldWeather.cc ★ Support this podcast ★
Closing Market ReportOne Big Beautiful Bill Act includes a Farm Bill
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes a farm bill. If passed by Congress the legislation on the hill now would... - increase crop insurance Basic and…
Closing Market ReportJul 01 | Closing Market Report
- Naomi Blohm, TotalFarmMarketing.com - USDA Reports Crops and Livestock Reports - Cordonnier on Safrinha Corn in Brazil - Don Day, DayWeather.com ★ Support…
Closing Market ReportJun 30 | Closing Market Report
USDA Acreage and Grain Stocks thank you for your donation to willgive.org - Joe Janzen, University of Illinois - Curt Kimmel, AgMarket.net - Josh Linville…
Closing Market ReportJun 27 | Closing Market Report
Thank You for the Gift of Support - pledge at willgive.org - Mike Zuzolo, GlobalCommResearch.com - Eric Snodgrass, NutrienAgSolutions.com ★ Support this…
Closing Market ReportJun 26 | Closing Market Report
Pledge Today at WILLGive.org - Matt Bennett, AgMarket.net - WILLAg News Update - oh SNAP - 2024 ECO SCO Payment Estimated - Mike Tannura, Tstorm.net ★ Support…
Closing Market ReportJun 25 | Closing Market Report
DONATE TODAY @ WILLGive.org - Greg Johnson, TGM TotalGrainMarketing.com - Insect Pests to Watch for with Nick Seiter - Drew Lerner, WorldWeather.cc ★ Support…
Closing Market ReportJun 24 | Closing Market Report
- Naomi Blohm, TotalFarmMarketing.com - Dan O'Brien, Ag Energies - KSU Extension - Don Day, DayWeather.com Click here to view the episode transcript. ★ Support…
Closing Market ReportJun 23 | Closing Market Report
- Curt Kimmel, AgMarket.net - WILLAg Farm News Update - Grape Colaspis in Corn with Nick Seiter - Mark Russo, EverStream.ai ★ Support this podcast ★