Closing Market Report

Todd Gleason is a farm broadcaster located on the Urbana Champaign campus of the University of Illinois. He works for University of Illinois Extension and with Illinois Public Media.
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CMR FAC | Ag Policy Objectives and Prospects

- Jonathan Coppess, University of Illinois  
- Brad Stotler, Illinois Corn Growers Association  
- KJ Johnson, IL Fertilizer and Chemical Association  

From the Land Grant University in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois this is a special edition of the Closing Market...
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CMR FAC | BioManufacturing and the Future of Ag

Ismael Nieves, General Manager, Primient iPROOF  
Vijay Singh, IBRL University of Illinois 

From the Land Grant University in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois this is a special edition of the Closing Market Report. Presentations from the 2025 Farm Assets Conference;...
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CMR FAC | Signs Point to a Bullish Biofuels Policy

Scott Irwin, Agricultural Economist - University of Illinois

University of Illinois Agricultural Economist Scott Irwin's full presentation made during the December 2025 Farm Assets Conference.
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CMR FAC | Trade, Transportation, and the Global Grain Markets

Jim Tarman, Illinois Corn Growers Association
Mark Wilson, U.S. Grains and BioProducts Council
Collin Watters, Illinois Corn Growers Association

From the Land Grant University in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois this is a special edition of the Closing Market Report. Presentations from...
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CMR FAC | Crop Budgets and Farm Management

Nick Paulson, Agricultural Economist - University of Illinios

University of Illinois Agricultural Economist Nick Paulson's full presentation made during the December 2025 Farm Assets Conference.
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CMR FAC | Livestock Outlook and Risk Management

Brittney Goodrich, Agricultural Economist - University of Illinois

University of Illinois Agricultural Economist Brittney Goodrich's full presentation made during the December 2025 Farm Assets Conference.
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CMR FAC | Grains Outllook

Joe Janzen, Agricultural Economist - University of Illinois

University of Illinois Agricultural Economist Joe Janzen's full presentation made during the December 2025 Farm Assets Conference.
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CMR | Christmas Special

- My Santa is Joe Ertl
- Twas the Night Before Christmas

Dec 23 | Closing Market Report

- Naomi Blohm, TotalFarmMarketing.com
- Wyffels Partners with Farm Rescue
- The 45Z $0.32/bu of Corn is Real
- Don Day, DayWeather.com
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Dec 22 | Closing Market Report

- Curt Kimmel, AgMarket.net
- NAFB Elevator Pitch | Mosaic
- Chad Hart, Iowa State University
- Mark Russo, EverStream.ai
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