# Former Traders Reveal How Grain Merchants Really Think

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Podcast: [Farm4Profit Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/farm4profit-podcast-88385)
Published: 2026-08-17T05:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

What separates the best grain marketers from everyone else? This week, Mike Rolfsen and Jeff Kazin of Agris Academy return to Farm4Profit to share the merchandising skills they learned during decades at Cargill—and why they believe education, not predictions, is the biggest competitive advantage a farmer can have. From basis, storage, negotiations, and hedging to grain marketing psychology and risk management, this episode is packed with practical lessons every producer can use.

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