Tough choices, tighter margins, and wheat in the middle. In this episode of Wheat’s on Your Mind, Aaron Harries sits down with Tanner Ehmke, Lead Economist for Grains and Oilseeds at CoBank, to unpack what’s really driving the decisions farmers are making this fall. From sky-high input costs to struggling grain prices, farmers are asking: Which crop loses the least money right now? Tanner brings both sharp economic insight and firsthand farming experience to the table as he breaks down the current market pressures. The conversation covers it all—why wheat acres could dip, how exports to Mexico are one of the few bright spots, and what’s happening with fertilizer prices and tariffs. Tanner also explains how the financial health of agricultural operations is shifting rapidly, what the numbers reveal about Chapter 12 filings, and why farm credit lenders are becoming cautious. It’s an honest, practical look at the state of grain farming, told in plain terms for those making the decisions every day.