Top Producer Podcast

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100

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Aug 2026

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EN-US

About the show

Top Producer Podcast is hosted by Paul Neiffer, CPA and Top Producer columnist. He’s a go-to adviser to farmers across the country and is joined by business-minded farmers and ag experts to discuss top trends in farm management, tax issues, policy implications and more.

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September 8, 202646 min

Top Producer Podcast: David Stelzer, Azure Standard

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with David Stelzer of Azure Standard. David's father pivoted to organic back in the 1970s and David has been able to expand the farm operation to over 5,000 acres in Oregon, however, their team sells over 12,000 products that are shipped to over 4,000 locations in the US to consumers. We also discuss some of the trends in organic farmer and the returns. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

September 1, 202629 min

Top Producer Podcast: Q&A with Paul Neiffer

Paul does a Q&A session based on 8 questions that he has received from listeners of the podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August 25, 202628 min

Top Producer Podcast: Emily Berrier, Farm Family Insurance

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Emily Berrier of Farm Family Insurance. Emily is the chief underwriter for the company and we discuss some of the issues and trends that farmers face in dealing with risk management and mitigation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August 18, 202624 min

Top Producer Podcast: Grant Fitzgerald, Farmers National

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Grant Fitzgerald of Farmers National based in Omaha, Nebraska. The company offers a vertically integrated solutions for farm landowners. We dive into how the third generation of owners requires different solutions than the second generation and how farm management differs for various types of owners. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August 11, 202632 min

Top Producer Podcast: Jim Rothermich, Iowa Appraisals

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Jim Rothermich of Iowa Appraisals on the land price trends in Iowa over the last six months. Even with all of the turmoil in the farm sector, the average price per CSR2 in Iowa is actually up a $1 from December 2025 with increased volume. It appears that it may be even stronger going into the last half of the year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August 4, 202616 min

Top Producer Podcast: 2026 ARC and PLC payments

In today's podcast Paul does solo podcast on the projected 2026 ARC and PLC payments for 8 crops including corn, soybeans and wheat. We know that for 2025 to be paid starting October 2026 you will automatically be paid the higher of ARC-CO or PLC. We have final MYA prices for wheat, barley and oats. I dig into some the key details for each crop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July 28, 202648 min

Top Producer Podcast: Joe Peiffer, Iowa Attorney

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Joe Peiffer, an attorney in Iowa that handles a lot of debt restructuring for farmers and was actively involved in the development of Chapter 12 bankruptcy that helps farmers mitigate their tax exposure. He is seeing more challenges for row crop farmer, and we dig into the details for all of the various chapters in the bankruptcy code. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July 21, 202636 min

Top Producer Podcast : Wes Davis, Meridian Ag Advisors

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Wes Davis of Meridian Ag Advisors. Wes is an Ag economist who works with a variety of clients to research farm related items. We discuss some of the key "black swans" that Ag is facing, the overall ag economy, thoughts on Farm Bill 2.0 and other related items. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July 14, 202634 min

Top Producer Podcast: Tyler Davis, Saunders Real Estate

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Tyler Davis of Saunders Real Estate located in Lakeland, Florida. Florida ag has seen a rapid shift from citrus to other crops or development which has created interesting succession issues for these farm families. Tyler and I discuss some of the options that these farmers have implemented in their succession. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July 7, 202636 min

Top Producer Podcast: Nick Tsiolis, Farmers Keeper

In today's podcast Paul has a conversation with Nick Tsiolis of Farmers Keeper. Nick and his team provide risk management services to thousands of corn, soybean and wheat farmers from farmers with 150 acres to those with 90,000+ acres. Nick is passionate about farmers understanding their profitability and how to manage the risk to maintain that profitability. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.