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Garth Gatson is 33 years old and doesn’t own an acre of ground. He raises cattle for a living anyway, on his family’s place in Missouri, buying heifer calves and selling them as pairs into the biggest cattle market anybody alive has ever seen. And this summer, while walking his pastures, he wrote the book on how we got here. It’s called Abel’s Rally, it’s named after the first stockman in the Bible, and it took him about 100 days from idea to Amazon. ABEL’S RALLY ➱ Search “Abel’s Rally” on Amazon. It’s A-B-E-L, E before the L. Leave him a review, there are two on there right now and our audience can fix that today. We got into why cattle tripled and why that didn’t make every rancher rich. Garth’s argument is that cows worth twice as much is equity, and equity doesn’t pay the light bill, the sale barn check does. He walked us through the cycle from the 2014 crash to the 2025 run, when feeder steers went up $3 a day for almost 300 days, $800 a head without gaining a pound. He says this country is losing 3 acres of pasture every minute, and he triple checked the math. Then we got into how he thinks. His mission statement is conscientiously creating and capturing value in cattle, and his line is that creating value without capturing it is charity, and capturing it without creating any is fraud. He writes an annual letter for his cattle business like Warren Buffett, he defines enough as a speed instead of a point, and he doesn’t use AI at all, because Johnny Cash and John Henry already explained what happens when something has all the power and none of the soul. Also in this one: screwworm and why the border closed, the Cain and Abel feud that’s still going between farmers and ranchers, burning tallgrass prairie at K-State, his summer at Rock Hills Ranch, the compound interest math on growing a herd, what he wants his four kids to inherit that isn’t land, and his advice for the 25 year old with no ground who wants in. CHAPTERS 0:00 Welcome and harvest wrap 2:56 Thanking the truckers who saved harvest 6:55 Why Tork spilled so much corn 9:34 Meet Garth Gatson 12:13 Why the book is called Abel's Rally 13:19 How the cattle cycle works 20:27 Why prices got this high 26:28 Screwworm and the Mexican border 29:04 Where are we in the cycle 34:50 Who won the most this cycle 39:26 How Garth got started in cattle 47:04 Why you can't count on 20 percent every year 49:39 Staying flexible without spreading too thin 55:01 Creating value and capturing value 1:00:46 Cash flow, scale, and why ranches run out of money 1:04:32 Work, life, and when a man loves a farm 1:18:14 Compound interest on the farm 1:27:52 How Garth learns 1:32:44 The annual letter 1:38:23 Writing a book in 100 days 1:54:20 Who the book is for 1:58:51 Selling steers two days after the peak 2:00:41 Cattle worth more than nickels 2:06:13 Garth's mission statement and what is enough 2:13:51 Raising kids and what to pass down 2:21:57 Advice for young cattle producers 2:26:49 Tip of the Hat: the local sale barn 2:31:44 Where to find Garth Sign up for the free weekly newsletter: joinbarntalk.com Follow Barn Talk YouTube: youtube.com/@barntalk Instagram: instagram.com/barntalkshow TikTok: tiktok.com/@barntalk Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3icVr4KWq4eUDl7Oy60YMY Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/barn-talk/id1574395049 #EP224

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. liked Christian Koch's grandpa's no-sugar beef jerky so much he bought into the company. Grandpa never wanted to sell it, so Christian found the recipe in his mom's family cookbook and built the business himself, from a 12 tray dehydrator to 210 convenience stores.

Christian chased music for 13 or 14 years before it ended. Getting USDA approved took 17 months, and his first food safety plan was a PowerPoint. At his first farmers market he brought 50 bags that took 3 weeks to make and sold out, and 9 out of 10 people who tried it bought it. When Dale talked it up on his podcast, close to 1,000 orders hit a guy who could make 25 bags a week. It took 3 or 4 months to fill them, and Christian called almost every customer himself.

Then we got into what farm kids hear all the time: you had a head start. His dad, his brother and Dale are all partners, and Christian doesn't dodge it. He says the help is real and the goal is to turn around and help the next person start a business. We also got into why there's no work-life balance when you're building something, and what he learned from a dad who left Hollywood and never worked for anyone again.

Also in this one: the new barn studio, why big jerky brands load the bag with sugar, the 90s comedy act with the same name and the call from their manager, pitching Dale when he barely looked at the numbers, a co-packer in Chattanooga, and new flavors with Grandpa this Thanksgiving.

"Don't be afraid to fail. You have to put yourself out there. If you don't, you'll never see that one win."

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 New barn studio, couch and all

04:16 Catch us in Kearney and Las Vegas

05:57 Grandpa's jerky came in the mail

07:50 No sugar, and why big brands add it

09:48 How jerky took over the gas station

11:11 Fake meat blew up in their face

12:53 The day music ended and jerky started

16:20 Bad at being an employee

17:09 Jim's Jerky in Mom's cookbook

18:15 Same name as the prank call guys

21:41 Chasing music from age 12

25:30 Nashville at 19, back in 2017

27:24 What music taught him about business

28:48 The USDA nightmare begins

32:58 His food safety plan was a PowerPoint

34:20 17 months of rent and zero sales

36:05 Working 8 farmers markets a week

37:50 9 out of 10 who tried it bought it

38:54 No blueprint, so pick up the phone

41:31 25 bags a week on a 12 tray dehydrator

42:47 How the jerky got to Dale Jr

43:50 1,000 orders he couldn't fill

46:15 Pitching Dale with no numbers

48:59 How Blake knew Dale from NASCAR

49:59 Telling Grandpa about Dale Jr

51:43 Scaling 3 pounds of beef to 3,000

53:39 Learning to manage people

55:30 Is it easier to start a business now?

58:57 Four partners, one day-to-day guy

1:00:29 You had a head start

1:04:28 Makers and takers

1:07:00 No balance when you're building

1:10:11 210 Refuel stores and a co-packer

1:12:15 New flavors with Grandpa

1:14:01 Dale's late model and Amazon Prime

1:18:43 What he's building it for

1:19:47 Advice to 19 year old Christian

1:20:34 What Dad learned leaving Hollywood

1:24:09 Tip of the Hat

1:25:17 Where to find Jerky Boys

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Neil Koch walked away from a good job 4 miles from his house at almost 50 to go full time on YouTube. His channel, Dig Drive DIY, sits at 348,000 subscribers, and it started with videos of a backhoe he was trying to sell on Craigslist. He drove 6 hours from northeast Indiana to tell us the whole story.

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Neil was a farmhand at 14 on a culti-mulcher, then worked weekends on a 700 sow farrow to feeder operation. After that came three 10 year careers. He ran heavy equipment out of high school, spent about 10 years fitting some of the first hydraulic auto steer systems on tractors, then 10 more as an agronomist.

Years later, a clip of his buddy Jack side loading a dozer racked up 7 or 8 million views and had him monetized before he ever made a video on purpose. He has now posted 250 or 260 Sunday videos in a row without missing one.

Then we got into why people actually watch. Neil says it’s a look at rural, blue collar, middle class life that mainstream TV quit showing, and foreign viewers tell him all the time they’re glad this America still exists. We also got into the hard parts: young people with no house to get started in, farmhouses getting leveled when ground sells, and 10 bad comments that outweigh 1,000 good ones.

Also in this one: the backyard swimming pond that hit trending, why he heats with firewood when he has propane, small towns getting coffee shops and butcher shops back, a professor pitching Google in 1999, what he tells his 15 year old daughters, and running a John Deere scraper again after 20 years.

“I finally decided I’m going to be an idiot if I don’t. Like, what am I waiting on?”

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Hog sheds gone after 138 haul truck loads

03:44 Remembering Jonesy, trucker extraordinaire

05:16 Who Neil Koch is and why he drove 6 hours

08:09 Farmhand at 14 on a culti-mulcher

10:07 Weekends on a 700 sow farrow to feeder farm

11:45 No Google, no YouTube, just figure it out

14:07 Why kids are afraid to drive now

16:19 Dirt work in summer, hauling milk in winter

20:29 FFA kid, drummer, no idea what was next

22:38 Iowa Corn and the Farm Bill fight

23:45 A teaching degree he never used

28:33 Vinyl graphics and the first websites

31:18 Fitting the first hydraulic auto steer

34:00 Learning agronomy from scratch

37:35 She called him out of the blue

40:23 The kid who always had a camcorder

42:45 A phone video with 7 or 8 million views

44:21 Monetized before he ever tried

47:51 Why vinyl and VHS are cool again

55:24 Everybody ate fried bologna

59:05 348,000 subscribers and going full time

1:02:49 Buying a bulldozer for the channel

1:05:39 The backyard pond that hit trending

1:08:24 Walking away at almost 50 to bet on himself

1:11:24 Why people say this America still exists

1:17:29 No houses left for kids to start in

1:21:23 Small towns are getting their shops back

1:23:39 Who’s left to wire an outlet?

1:28:48 I live in New York but want a dump truck

1:33:52 Why he still heats with firewood

1:36:08 10 bad comments beat 1,000 good ones

1:37:36 He hit 100,000 and found no finish line

1:42:47 Ambition is a blessing and a curse

1:48:22 What he’s teaching his daughters

1:51:13 Advice to 20 year old Neil

1:54:24 Tip of the Hat

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Corn is over $5 and beans are near $13, and a lot of farmers still won't make any more money than they did at $4.50 corn. Every time the grain price goes up, something takes it back, and the front half of this Hot Topics episode is about what's doing the taking.

Diesel is $6.13 in Iowa. One Illinois farmer spent $1,000 filling a single semi. Anhydrous is close to $1,000 a ton, up 25% from a year ago. Refineries over there are putting out about 60% of the diesel they did before the Iran war, so more oil doesn't mean cheaper diesel. The White House is letting dyed diesel run on the road for the rest of the year with the federal tax deferred, about $640 million of relief by USDA's count. Deferred, not forgiven.

Then the bigger point. Farming spent decades specializing, and that bill is coming due. We don't think 10,000 acres is big enough to win on scale anymore, and at that size you're a CEO, not a farmer. For everybody else the answer is diversity: livestock back on the ground, manure in place of high priced nitrogen, shared equipment. And China cut tariffs on corn, wheat, meat and dairy but kept 10% on soybeans, so bean marketing is about politics now, with Brazil getting better every year.

Also in this one: 17,000 fewer cattle through the packing plants in one week, why immigration reform keeps dying with no middle left in politics, a Kentucky family turning down $26 million for 900 acres, 70 to 80 trucks showing up to pull a sick neighbor's beets, and a 2,598 pound pumpkin.

Maybe that's why we don't just grow corn and soybeans on every acre. Maybe we need to diversify.

What's taking the $5 back on your operation this fall? Drop it in the comments and we read them.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Hot Topics before the pigs get chored

02:35 Why Tork came in fiery this morning

05:25 Tearing out Grandpa's 1970s hog barns

08:16 Market Update presented by Conterra Ag

10:30 $5 corn that pays no better than $4.50

11:28 The red diesel order and $640 million

14:46 Presented by AcreEdge Soil NXT

15:25 Diesel hauls everything you buy

18:43 We've hit the end of specialization

19:27 10,000 acres doesn't catch it anymore

21:43 Put livestock back on the land

23:02 No money behind you? Don't start in grain

23:34 The answer to high priced nitrogen

26:04 Red diesel vs green diesel, explained

29:31 Deferred, not forgiven. Who pays?

31:31 17,000 fewer cattle processed in a week

33:54 Why ag needs immigration reform

36:32 The death of the middle in politics

41:56 Packing plants were always the starter job

44:50 The post World War II order is ending

51:43 Why we want Peter Zeihan at the barn

52:55 China cut tariffs on everything but beans

54:05 Bean marketing is about politics now

57:27 Why Brazil worries every young farmer

1:00:20 100 year old locks and dams

1:02:44 Data centers are coming for farmland

1:04:40 $26 million for 900 acres, and they said no

1:08:59 Why Tork says they get built anyway

1:10:39 Great Grandpa would call me an idiot

1:15:56 Take the principles, not the assets

1:16:34 The good: College GameDay in Iowa City

1:17:52 70 to 80 trucks show up for Bill Cotton

1:18:41 The 2,598 pound pumpkin

1:23:09 Big plans for 2027

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You can't out-yield your way to profit anymore, so Will Cannon is chasing margin with 2 or 3 bucks an acre of homemade compost instead of $40 an acre of bugs in a jug. Two Iowa corn farmers came to the barn this week: Will, an Iowa Corn Growers director from near Prairie City, and Paul Gieselman, president of the Iowa Corn Promotion Board, from near Morning Sun.

Will has run cover crops on 100 percent of his acres for about 18 years. He has seen 0 to 10 bushels back from his compost, and 50 on one tough spot. Paul got out of hogs in 1998, farmed on his dad's money for 10 years, and went out on his own in 2008. Today he runs just under 1,000 acres and 25 British White Park cows. And Japan is now the number 2 buyer of American corn, behind only Mexico.

Then Paul said the hard part out loud. He has watched a lot of his equity drain away, and if either of his boys came home today there would not be room for them. He doesn't figure he'll be the one doing the consolidating. He figures he's the one getting consolidated. Will sees the other side: the biggest handoff of farm assets in peacetime history, and real opportunity 5 to 7 years out for young guys who stay patient.

Also in this one: the wettest fall either of them can remember, why cattle belong back on row crop ground, the USDA fertilizer hearing in Ogden, E15 in NASCAR, Brazil's 90 million acres it hasn't farmed yet, and what the checkoff actually pays for.

Put it on just enough acres that it's a little painful, so you pay attention to it, but not so many it hurts you long term.

What are you trying on 40 or 80 acres next year? Drop it in the comments and we read them.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Two guests and a harvest stuck in the rain

05:02 Out of hogs in 1998, farming on Dad's money

06:19 2008, buying the gear and going out alone

10:53 Why he runs British White Park cattle

13:18 A teacher's son goes full time farming

14:25 The bachelor farmer who handed over his acres

19:12 See us at Gateway Farm Expo and HayCon

20:58 A homemade strip-till bar for a couple grand

24:08 No paid-off land, but no ghosts either

27:01 Try it on enough acres that it hurts a little

29:34 You can't out-yield your way to profit

34:01 Do cover crops actually pay?

39:34 The resident hippie's homemade compost tea

41:57 $3 an acre vs $40 of bugs in a jug

45:25 Putting cattle back on row crop ground

48:23 $4.75 a day for hay out west vs stalks here

53:53 Stuck in the first 2 acres of harvest

58:22 How two farmers ended up on the Corn boards

1:03:13 Checkoff vs Corn Growers, who does what

1:05:53 Ethanol was Granddad's, bio-based is yours

1:08:20 Did the ethanol boom encourage bad habits?

1:11:10 Japan is now our number 2 corn buyer

1:14:43 Why buyers in Asia want to meet the farmer

1:22:12 NASCAR, E15, and the Cy-Hawk game

1:27:47 Mexico's GMO fight began in his machine shed

1:34:26 Most farmers just haven't been asked

1:36:24 Corn Growers is like going to church

1:40:28 Equity draining and no room for the kids

1:44:59 Fertilizer, the DOJ, and phosphate duties

1:48:13 Biggest farm wealth handoff in peacetime

1:50:00 What farmers want vs what they need

1:54:29 Brazil's 90 million acres it hasn't farmed

2:00:46 Tip of the Hat

2:05:58 How to join Iowa Corn

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Tork's dad lived to 99, flew fighters, practiced law, and paid for a farm. In July 2018 he fell down the basement stairs, and Tork brought him home to die in the same house he was born in. No guest this week. Sawyer and Tork each picked three days that changed their lives, and this is all six. Tork sat up alone that night giving the hospice doses every few hours, and his dad passed around 5:30 in the morning. The first year he went to the gravesite about once a month, by himself, and bawled most times. He felt guilty grieving a man who had lived to 99. Sawyer was 12 when he rolled a four wheeler at 60 miles an hour, ruptured his spleen, and spent seven days at the University of Iowa. In 2001 Tork was out of hogs, setting trusses on a 2,400 head finisher near Wayland, when a phone call changed his whole life. The part most farm guys never say out loud is what comes after. When your dad goes, nobody is coming to save you. Every field and bin site has a memory. You don't want to be the generation that screws it up. And now Tork is tearing out the hog buildings his dad put everything into, and he feels guilty about it. Also in this one: how to know she's the one, the 10 percent days in a marriage, why it gets easier to quit the second time, 380 yards of concrete and a trip to Texas Roadhouse, the boss who taught Tork to stack equity, and the Market Update with copper near a record. Some may be bigger, but this'll do. What day changed your life? Drop it in the comments and we read them. JOIN THE BARN TALK NEWSLETTER & GET LIVE EVENT ACCESS: We're on a mission to get 10,000 subscribers, and once we do, we're hosting a live event at the barn! Sign up to get exclusive access to tickets and details.👇🏻 Help us get there: https://www.joinbarntalk.com THIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ● Conterra Ag ➱ https://www.conterraag.com ● Propane Farm Research Program ➱ https://propane.com/farmfunding TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Just Dad and I, and prayers for Dougo Larson 03:14 Breaking outside the ag echo chamber 04:30 7 inches of rain in 10 days, harvest on hold 06:14 Market Update presented by Conterra Ag 10:48 The fuel price trend is not your friend 11:51 We need term limits, whatever side you're on 12:40 Three days each that changed our lives 13:51 See us at Gateway Farm Expo and HayCon 14:47 12 years old, a four wheeler, and 60 mph 17:12 A ruptured spleen and internal bleeding 20:59 The nurse who tapped the doctor's shoulder 22:32 "Four wheeler injury? He'll be all right" 26:24 July 11, 2018, the day my dad died at 99 28:52 Bringing him home to the house he was born in 32:38 What they don't tell you in the brochure 33:47 Nobody's coming to save you now 35:59 Every field and bin site has a memory 37:43 Guilt over tearing out Dad's hog buildings 38:37 How a farmer is supposed to grieve 42:28 Great American Farmer at the funeral 44:21 Some may be bigger, but this'll do 45:06 Why I can't pick the greatest day of my life 49:22 Summer of 1991, the first "I love you" 53:13 How to know she's the one: make her mad 56:18 The 10 percent days in a marriage 59:29 Why it's easier to quit the second time 1:00:26 Trajectory days vs grind days 1:04:40 The first Shopify notifications 1:07:24 380 yards of concrete and Texas Roadhouse 1:10:19 A phone call on a hog barn roof in 2001 1:13:03 The crazy guy who took that job 1:15:55 The boss who saw opportunity in risk 1:22:23 What day changed your life? SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST ➱ https://bit.ly/3a7r3nR SUBSCRIBE TO THIS'LL DO FARM ➱ https://bit.ly/2X8g45c LISTEN ON: SPOTIFY ➱ https://open.spotify.com/show/3icVr4KWq4eUDl7Oy60YMY APPLE ➱ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/barn-talk/id1574395049 FOLLOW BEHIND THE SCENES 👇🏻 ● Barn Talk Instagram ➱ https://www.instagram.com/barntalkshow ● Barn Talk TikTok ➱ https://bit.ly/3qciekS ● Sawyer's Instagram ➱ https://bit.ly/3BtX0n4 ● Tork's Instagram ➱ https://bit.ly/3LGZJxS ● Sawyer's X ➱ https://x.com/SawyerWhisler ● Tork's X ➱ https://x.com/TorkWhisler ------------------------------- ⚠NO FINANCIAL ADVICE / DISCLAIMER⚠ Barn Talk is for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, with no warranty of accuracy or completeness. Nothing here is financial, investment, or trading advice, and none of it is specific to you. Do your own due diligence and consult a licensed professional before making any financial decision. Trading stocks, crypto, and NFTs carries real risk and is not suitable for everyone. You use this information at your own risk. #BarnTalk #perc #gateway #haycon

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He grew up with kiddie pools in the attic catching roof leaks and frost forming on the inside of his bedroom wall, and today 1.33 million people watch him drag dead cars out of Iowa fence rows. Kevin Brown runs Junkyard Digs out of Ames, two hours up the road from the barn, and this one is mostly about what being broke actually builds.

The house sagged corner to corner and the ceiling collapsed while the family was gone for a weekend. Four of them lived in one room of an office building in town, no walls, three beds, for three years of his high school life. His dad pulled his entire 401k to put up a shell so they could finish the inside themselves. He paid for Iowa State by joining the National Guard as a Chinook mechanic, deployed to Kuwait and Iraq, and built the channel from a cot on government internet. He came home with 130,000 subscribers and two paychecks.

His rule is the part worth sitting with. He would not quit engineering school until the channel paid double an engineer's starting salary. He says the first time in his life he felt safe was the day the math cleared, not the day the subscribers did.

The farming is the cheapest operation in this state. Four and a half acres, a John Deere 620 with three gallons of gas in the oil pan, a $500 planter, and a 6600 combine he bought for $2,200 and drove home. He put $212 into inputs one year and sold the crop for $2,000.

Also in this one: only 3 percent of channels ever crack 100,000 subscribers, a million Shorts views that paid $412, copper at a record and the wire in your grain bin, and why his dad said the 1980s sucked while his buddy's dad called them the best years of his life.

His advice at the end sounds exactly like his dad: do not put your hands in your pockets. Learn to work hard and you will not fail in life.

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04:25 800 shirts in three weeks for a stranger's roof

13:22 Sponsor break, Propane Farm Research Program

14:16 Kiddie pools in the attic, frost inside the walls

16:08 Four people, one room, three years

16:35 What being broke gave him that money never could

21:27 The Guard paid for college, so he fixed Chinooks

25:12 Building a channel on Army internet in Iraq

27:00 Home with 130,000 subs and two paychecks

30:47 Sponsor break, AcreEdge Soil NXT

33:15 No quitting until it paid double an engineer

35:13 His wife's 45 minute video got a million views

41:15 Get it running and drive it home, no trailer

58:26 Make it run, make it move, make it safe

1:04:19 The Junkyard Digs farming operation, laid out

1:07:15 A $2,200 combine with no reverser

1:12:45 $212 in, $2,000 out, most profitable farmer around

1:18:06 The part of being a creator nobody sees

1:25:11 Only 3 percent of channels ever crack 100,000

1:27:59 A million Shorts views paid $412

1:34:18 Can you build a whole life in rural America now

1:35:40 Nobody should ever move to Iowa, and he means it

1:40:46 What is actually killing small towns

1:55:12 His dad said the 80s sucked, his buddy's dad loved them

2:02:55 If 1995 did not get the hog guys, 1998 did

2:05:53 Is AI actually coming for the trades

2:12:17 25 CRT TVs, 15 VCRs, and 300 VHS tapes

2:16:26 The first time in his life he felt safe

2:21:47 Do not put your hands in your pockets

2:22:10 Tip of the Hat

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He stacked every FSA beginning farmer loan he could get, went from about 100 cows to 550 in roughly a year, and when the balance sheet finally settled he was positive by $278. That is the number this whole episode hangs on. Luke and Natalie Kovarik run Kovarik Cattle Co., a first generation Angus seedstock operation out of Ord, Nebraska, selling around 100 bulls a year in a January sale that started at 30. Luke was a town kid with 160 acres and a dental school plan. Natalie is fourth generation Hereford out of Montana, and today she works four jobs off the ranch, including marketing and equity in Red Ants Pants. Almost everything they earn away from the cows exists to pay for the cows. The middle of this one is the direct to consumer beef autopsy, twelve straight minutes on why selling your own beef is so much harder than the internet makes it look, why she dreaded Sunday nights, and what happened to the freezer inventory. Then the influencing pivot, why she stepped back from putting her family online, and what she does with the audience now. Also in this one: custom AI and backgrounding somebody else's calves to make equipment payments, $5,000 of blackjack money wired for embryos, reading bull catalogs like a swimsuit edition, meeting at her family's bull sale, lab grown meat and consumer trust, putting cattle back on grain farms and the pasture that rural towns already lost, hiring and keeping good help, bricking their kids' phones and putting a landline back in the house, twelve landlords and not one under 68, and why they are not building this ranch for their kids. His line on who the ranch is for: no, we're doing it for us. What should we dig into next week? Put it in the comments. JOIN THE BARN TALK NEWSLETTER & GET LIVE EVENT ACCESS: We're on a mission to get 10,000 subscribers, and once we do, we're hosting a live event at the barn! Sign up to get exclusive access to tickets and details.👇🏻 Help us get there: https://www.joinbarntalk.com THIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: ● Propane Farm Research Program ➱ propane.com/farmfunding ● Iowa Corn Growers ➱ iowacorn.org TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Cold open and guest introduction 04:29 A local airport, and a pilot's license he never finished 06:19 The operation, and the four jobs Natalie works 09:22 What subsidizes what, and blackjack money wired for embryos 11:21 Montana, fourth generation Hereford, how Natalie grew up 15:11 Sponsor break, Propane Farm Research Program 15:40 A town kid, 160 acres, dental school, and $278 in the bank 19:49 Custom AI, Genex, and a master's that paid for cows 23:46 First cows in '14, and bull catalogs like a swimsuit edition 26:57 They met at her family's bull sale 32:49 Market outlook, consumer trust, lab grown, Beyond Meat 42:35 Putting cattle back on grain farms, and the pasture we lost 50:01 Calving date, and developing two year old bulls 54:25 Sponsor break, Iowa Corn Growers 55:22 From 30 bulls to 100, growing the herd 59:07 Finding Duncan and Mitch, and keeping them 1:02:24 A bull sale as an event, social media as the marketing 1:06:45 If the podcast tripled, more cows or more time 1:08:14 The direct to consumer beef autopsy 1:19:56 Retiring from influencing, and craving privacy 1:27:00 Working with a spouse and a father 1:32:26 Bricking phones, landlines, parenting in the phone era 1:43:24 Twelve landlords, not one under 68 1:53:23 How the household actually runs 2:00:29 We're not building this ranch for our kids 2:05:39 Why the industry is still worth it 2:10:39 Tip of the Hat SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST ➱ https://bit.ly/3a7r3nR SUBSCRIBE TO THIS'LL DO FARM ➱ https://bit.ly/2X8g45c LISTEN ON: SPOTIFY ➱ https://open.spotify.com/show/3icVr4KWq4eUDl7Oy60YMY APPLE ➱ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/barn-talk/id1574395049 FOLLOW BEHIND THE SCENES 👇🏻 ● Barn Talk Instagram ➱ https://www.instagram.com/barntalkshow ● Barn Talk TikTok ➱ https://bit.ly/3qciekS ● Sawyer's Instagram ➱ https://bit.ly/3BtX0n4 ● Tork's Instagram ➱ https://bit.ly/3LGZJxS ● Sawyer's X ➱ https://x.com/SawyerWhisler ● Tork's X ➱ https://x.com/TorkWhisler ⚠NO FINANCIAL ADVICE / DISCLAIMER⚠ Barn Talk is for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, with no warranty of accuracy or completeness. Nothing here is financial, investment, or trading advice, and none of it is specific to you. Do your own due diligence and consult a licensed professional before making any financial decision. Trading stocks, crypto, and NFTs carries real risk and is not suitable for everyone. You use this information at your own risk. #BarnTalk #perc #iowacorn

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Forty companies own 70 percent of the hogs in this country. Fewer than 100 plants slaughter 99.7 percent of them. Small farms running their own processing account for 0.3 percent of the pork on shelves, 2 percent of the beef. So when a menu names a farm, the math says it almost never is one.

Greg Gunthorp is a fourth generation pastured hog farmer in Indiana, 400 sows on 275 acres, with a USDA-inspected plant on his own farm and pork sold by name at Rick Bayless restaurants, including inside Disney. In 1998 hogs were bringing 8 cents a pound minus trucking. He maxed his credit cards, pulled pennies out of his daughter's piggy bank for a school field trip, and drove a pig packed in ice in the back of his wife's Suzuki Swift into Chicago, where Wine Spectator had just named the restaurant he was selling to the best in the world.

Then the big packers noticed. He calls it winning a few battles and losing the war, shadow brands priced 25 to 40 percent over commodity, selling the same conventional product the independent farmers built their name on. Until January of 2026, foreign meat repackaged here could legally say Product of USA on the label.

Also in this one: why farmers get 14 cents of every food dollar, the JBS bribery scandal and the 97 day pause on Brazilian imports, why he ranks solar grazing above his own kill floor, why 70 percent of the lamb sold in America is imported, and the same four point reform pitch that landed the same way with a MAHA crowd and an antitrust crowd.

His line on what these farms actually export: the topsoil and the kids.

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00:00 Cold open and guest introduction
04:45 In '94 his dad said the little guy was done
05:29 40 companies own 70 percent of America's hogs
06:20 600 acres, woven wire fence, hogs on pasture
10:14 172 dollars an acre, and a 17,000 dollar silo that same year
12:07 A home equity loan, a foreclosure notice, a piggy bank
14:01 1988, an exchange trip, sheep farms selling straight to restaurants
16:24 Sponsor break, Propane Farm Research Program
17:04 Purdue, 1994, buying the family sow herd
20:01 8 cent hogs, and nobody was cheap enough to survive
22:21 A cold call to a chef who never answers
25:30 A hog packed in ice in a Suzuki Swift to Chicago
27:06 The best restaurant in the world, by accident
28:17 Rick Bayless becomes his biggest customer
32:01 Why he had to own the processing himself
43:41 Built the plant, maxed the cards, went all in
44:31 Farm to table dies, the big guys copy the label
45:36 0.3 percent of pork, 2 percent of beef
52:02 Box primals with somebody else's label on them
58:38 A pallet of pig rectums bound for Thailand
1:02:19 What greenwashing actually costs a shopper
1:04:01 Product of USA meant nothing for over a decade
1:15:09 JBS bribed up to 2,100 officials, then paused 97 days
1:19:06 Argentina's beef, antibiotics, and a 25 percent discount
1:23:00 Same four reforms, a MAHA crowd and an antitrust crowd
1:26:07 275 acres, 15 employees, a USDA plant on the farm
1:29:58 Two thousand ewes and a bet on solar grazing
1:34:46 Why 70 percent of American lamb is imported
1:37:42 Ranking every enterprise, slaughter dead last
1:47:06 How to actually fight the USDA and win
1:56:12 Farmers get 14 cents of the food dollar
2:01:11 Term limits, campaign finance, a balanced budget
2:04:21 Born on third base, cheering the home run
2:11:23 Delegating, risk, and farming with his son
2:23:54 Topsoil and kids, what we really export
2:28:19 Tip of the Hat

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A rancher outside Kansas City put collars on 30 cows and went from moving them every two days to every four or five days on the same ground, at the same cow condition. That is double the carrying capacity overnight, and we spent most of this episode on how virtual fencing works and what it costs.

The collar runs $280 plus a subscription. Users report getting back 8 to 10 hours a week. The GPS is accurate to about 4 or 5 feet, which is roughly one fat cow in any direction. One challenger cow averaged 800 sound warnings a day for three weeks, about one every 30 seconds she was awake, while other cows in the same group got one a week. When a cow does get out, she is back inside 80 percent of the time within 5 to 10 minutes, because her friends are still there. There are around 6,000 of these collars in North America and they only started selling here in June.

Then we put the skeptic hat on. What happens to your herd if the company runs out of money. Who owns the data. Why he tells customers to never trust a virtual fence alone along a highway, because the liability is too big. And what happens to cattlemen when Silicon Valley decides cattle are a robotics problem.

Also in this one: an engineer who quit a VP title in Norway, visa on Monday and a plane on Friday, a farmhouse built in 1318 and the man who will not give it up, why so many farmers keep a town job for the insurance, and what a Norwegian thinks of American water, groceries, and youth sports.

Low profit is the one problem every farmer in every country has in common. The other is that not one of them thinks he owns the land.

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00:00 Fencing cattle without building any fence

04:00 A Norwegian engineer lands in Kansas

06:24 The engineer who got pulled into sales

07:43 Back from paternity leave to 30% cuts

08:57 The gala dinner that changed everything

12:35 The news story that started a company

14:05 Seven engineers, a prototype in 2 months

18:57 Propane Farm Research Program

19:28 Their US hire quit before he ever moved

21:20 Dying broke with a bank of good stories

23:10 Visa on Monday, gone by Friday

27:32 A float trip with people who bought nothing

33:48 Kruger Dunning and the Mountain of Stupidity

43:18 So what is virtual fencing, exactly

44:18 A sound first, then a shock she remembers

51:46 One cow tested it 800 times in a day

54:42 Splitting 100 acres into 5 acre paddocks

01:00:19 Carrying capacity doubled overnight

01:04:01 Cell service, GPS, and 4 feet of drift

01:10:20 Most escapees walk back in within 10 minutes

01:14:53 $280 a collar and 10 hours a week back

01:19:22 Never trust it alone along a highway

01:22:34 Every farmer, every country, same problem

01:33:21 A farmhouse that was built in 1318

01:34:24 When Silicon Valley calls cattle robotics

01:49:16 The Skeptic Block

01:50:03 What if the company runs out of money

01:52:10 Who actually owns your cattle data

01:55:14 Only 6,000 collars, and why pick them

02:10:05 Raising robust kids on purpose

02:13:40 Rapid Fire

02:16:16 Tip of the Hat

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Welcome back to Barn Talk! In today’s Hot Topics episode, the conversation focused on what’s really going on across the ag markets and beef industry. The discussion explored the effects of recent government moves to import more foreign beef, the ripple impact of packing plant closures, and what all of this means for ranchers, feedlots, and rural towns like ours. One concept discussed was how these short-term fixes and political decisions rarely touch the real, deep-rooted issues behind cattle shortages and rising grocery prices.

A key theme that emerged was the vulnerability of independent cattle producers as big packers consolidate and government policies seem more aimed at quick wins than long-term solutions. Several points were raised, including how these structural problems are leaving producers with less leverage, what needs to change to keep rural America strong, and why supporting local, independent food systems matters more than ever. If you care about the future of American beef and the backbone of rural life, this episode is a must-listen.

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00:00 Promoting the Barn Talk Newsletter

05:28 Ethanol production in Indiana

14:01 Attending a well-organized event

16:18 Value of Live Experiences

24:46 Impact of Guns N' Roses on music

26:52 Trump's foreign beef import plan

34:11 Impact of cattle prices on consumers

39:01 American agriculture and political influence

44:10 Supporting rural America through livestock

50:41 Consolidation of beef packers

55:26 Challenges in the cattle industry

01:02:35 Challenges in cattle industry

01:06:31 Sterile fly program update

01:14:03 Childhood memories of lamb chops

01:18:56 US-Canada trade tensions

01:21:01 US-Canada trade negotiations stall

01:30:55 Global debt crisis concerns

01:32:08 Concerns about future entitlements

01:37:58 Longtime friendship and staying connected

01:44:40 Thanking the audience and supporters

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Welcome back to Barn Talk! In this episode, Tork and Sawyer sit down for an open and honest conversation comparing their lives and mindsets at the age of 26. Tork reflects on his experiences coming up in the late 1990s from the financial pressures and risks of running a farm to weathering the collapse of the hog market. Sawyer, now 26 himself, shares what it's like navigating business, investing, and rural life in today's world, where information is everywhere and opportunity looks different than it did for his father.

Together, they explore generational shifts in work ethic, financial lessons, risk-taking, relationships, and the role of faith. Through personal stories and real-world examples, Tork and Sawyer highlight what’s stayed the same and what’s changed for young people trying to build a meaningful life in rural America. This episode is full of hard truths, honest reflections, and valuable advice for anyone thinking about their own journey no matter their age.

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00:00 Discussing Midwest corn crop outlook

18:24 Financing the First Property

30:49 Buying a Camaro as a teen

36:28 Discovering Business and Investing

49:08 Following in kids' footsteps

01:02:17 Family dynamic and generational gap

01:05:02 Childhood memories and adventures

01:18:15 Importance of delegating tasks

01:27:58 Transitioning to construction work

01:42:33 Surviving the hog market collapse

01:54:51 Father's tough love lesson

02:03:56 Importance of Communication in Relationships

02:08:30 Family and church discussions

02:23:14 Valuing old friends and partners

02:30:46 Audience poll and listener feedback

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Welcome back to Barn Talk! In this episode, Sawyer and Tork are diving headfirst into some of the hottest topics shaping our world right now, with a special focus on the rapid rise of AI and its ripple effects across farms, industry, and global markets. From skyrocketing energy demands and oil market turmoil to the explosive growth in AI infrastructure and the controversial spread of data centers across rural America we’re breaking down what all this means for everyday folks, blue-collar workers, and business owners alike.

We’ll explore the competition between tech giants like Google, Meta, and Tesla to build out AI capabilities, the bubble-or-boom debate in Silicon Valley, and how open-source AI models from China are shaking up the industry. Plus, we get into government regulation, AI’s escape from a “sandboxed” environment, and the tough questions facing rural communities as farmland goes up for sale to data center developers.

Whether you’re curious, concerned, or just wondering how all this new tech could disrupt your world, this episode is packed with straight talk, debate, and some practical advice you won’t want to miss. Pull up a chair—the barn doors are wide open!

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00:00 Growing the show through sharing

08:12 Impact of shipping disruptions

14:34 Oil production concerns and impacts

17:10 Rising oil prices and impact

24:29 Elon's data center expertise

26:49 Complaints about open source models

33:52 Big tech's competitive advantage

40:08 Changes in Local Government Elections

45:14 Debating technology's impact on culture

52:23 AI escapes containment sandbox

56:59 The promise and pitfalls of AI

01:03:10 AI replacing legal analysts

01:06:59 Challenges in the labor market

01:11:25 Embracing Ownership and Taking Risks

01:18:12 Discussing AI agents episode

01:20:47 Using agents for data analysis

01:26:10 Hoping for good crop conditions

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Welcome back to Barn Talk! In today’s episode, we’re diving deep into the world of barbecue, entrepreneurship, and rural revival with special guests Garren and Kelly Kirkman of John G’s Barbecue in Peachland, North Carolina. Hosts Sawyer and Tork sit down with the Kirkmans to uncover their incredible journey from humble beginnings in cattle farming and hospital work, through the all-night pop-ups and food truck hustle, to national recognition as one of the best barbecue joints in the country.

You’ll hear what it takes to master brisket, the power of community-driven business, and how to build resilience through every setback, including the pandemic. Along the way, we explore what it means to be a cornerstone business in rural America, how to elevate food quality above the industry norm, and why the American Dream is still alive and well, especially when there’s a little smoke in the air.

So grab a plate, settle in, and let’s head to the barn for stories of hard work, delicious barbecue, and the faith it takes to make good things happen.

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00:00 The show's audience support

10:52 Getting recognized by Texas Monthly

15:38 Iowa Corn Checkoff benefits

16:47 4th of July childhood memories

24:25 Grandma's brisket cooking attempt

31:28 Online debates and personal approach

37:06 Starting with a pop-up stand

42:08 Getting a food truck in 2018

48:26 Setting up the kitchen and food truck

49:46 Opening challenges with restaurant traffic

59:25 Offering à la carte barbecue

01:04:33 Managing Tuesday Invoice Orders

01:09:49 Pricing early catering jobs

01:14:41 Challenges for young cattle ranchers

01:16:17 Unexpected celebrity encounters

01:26:22 Supporting rural small town growth

01:28:19 Staying local in Peachland

01:36:17 Brisket cooking technique discussion

01:40:02 Building a consistent brand

01:45:31 Restaurant kitchen hood issues

01:49:50 Thanking Garren and Kelly

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Welcome back to Barn Talk! In this special episode, the conversation focused on uncovering the traits and habits that set successful people apart—especially those who've visited the barn as guests over the years. Instead of the usual hot topics, the discussion explored the common threads among high-achieving farmers, ranchers, entrepreneurs, and business owners, sharing lessons learned firsthand from memorable interviews and personal experiences. A key theme that emerged was the importance of going "all in," lifelong learning, resilience, humility, and staying true to your values of faith, family, and legacy. Tune in for an episode packed with insights and real stories aimed at inspiring anyone striving to carve their own path and live a life of meaning and purpose.

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00:00 Encouraging reviews and subscriptions

08:23 Oil market reactions to canal issues

13:47 Pfizer's role in cheese production

15:50 Discussing traits of successful guests

23:51 Importance of taking risks

28:45 Embracing diverse learning experiences

36:45 Focusing on priorities over quitting

40:05 Building success from failure

44:48 Embracing not knowing everything

51:25 Following your own path

56:13 Embracing contrarian thinking

01:03:09 Balancing personal and professional life

01:05:06 Balancing Work and Family Priorities

01:13:45 Life's constant problem-solving

01:19:44 Speaking at Iowa State Fair

01:20:17 Meeting us at state fairs

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Welcome back to Barn Talk! Today’s episode is all about Taylor Moyer, a guy who swapped the fast lane of NASCAR for the wide-open spaces of cattle ranching outside Charlotte, North Carolina. The conversation focused on Taylor’s wild ride from pit crews to pasture, where he’s doubled his ranch’s acreage, built his own family home, jumped into ag-tourism, dabbled in tech, gone viral on social media, and still found time to be a hands-on dad.

A key theme that emerged was Taylor’s willingness to shake up the status quo. The discussion explored how he made his dream of running a profitable ranch come true from scratch, why he doesn’t stress about "the way it’s always been done," and how he leans on new ideas like artificial intelligence to make things easier. Several points were raised about building great relationships, finding the right mentors, and being super intentional about why and how you do things especially when it comes to business and family.

If you’ve ever wondered how to carve your own path in agriculture, balance work and home, or just love a good story about reinventing yourself and making it stick, you’ll get plenty of laughs, encouragement, and real ideas from this episode. Taylor’s journey proves that with curiosity, hustle, and the right people around you, you can blaze your own trail and really enjoy the ride.

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00:00 Connecting Ag World and Society

20:29 Prioritizing family and values

28:34 Seasonal livestock migration strategy

35:14 Discussing AI and relationships in farming

51:24 Young ranchers calving first-time heifers

53:17 Managing cattle operations

01:06:10 Sell by marketing in agriculture

01:18:14 Improving cattle operations and market strategy

01:31:57 Using AI to simplify tasks

01:37:13 Using the master brief for systems

01:44:05 Tracking Rainfall and Grazing Data

02:03:20 Managing website and SEO tasks

02:14:32 Keeping in touch with people

02:16:07 Learning from Books and Podcasts

02:33:49 Understanding car downforce mechanics

02:36:09 Darn Tough Socks review

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Welcome back to Barn Talk! In today’s episode, the conversation focused on the incredible journey of Grey Zabel, who demonstrates that you can make it to the absolute peak of professional sports while remaining a farm kid at heart. From growing up in Pierre, South Dakota as a fifth-generation farmer to his college football career at North Dakota State and being picked 18th overall by the Seattle Seahawks, Grey’s story is both inspiring and down-to-earth. A key theme that emerged was the importance of faith, family, farming, and football, which Grey describes as the four pillars of his life. The discussion explored the challenges and triumphs of his rookie NFL season—including a Super Bowl win—his dedication to running Northland Farms, and the decision to invest in land rather than adopt a flashy lifestyle. Several points were raised, including the parallels between the hard work required in farming and the NFL, the pressures faced by young people in agriculture, and the enduring power of rural values. Whether you are a fan of football, farming, or stories of perseverance, you won’t want to miss this episode packed with heart and grit.

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13:59 Choosing Football over Baseball in College

20:58 Draft experience and relief

34:42 Rookie dinner experiences with the offensive line

51:26 Importance of family history in farming

01:01:45 Moving from hands-on work to management

01:06:49 Diversifying strategies in grain farming and livestock

01:13:04 Discussing the rising cost of land prices over decades

01:31:30 Discussing first class ticket networking

01:41:00 Hunting trip at the farm in December

01:52:05 Enjoying college football days

02:00:11 Trust and Faith in Farming Life

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Welcome back to Barn Talk! In today’s episode, we have an inspiring conversation with Rick Anglin, a fourth-generation dairy farmer from Arizona who made the bold decision to leave behind the conventional dairy business after 17 years and forge a new path for his family’s future. Rick tells the remarkable story of how he bet it all to start Fond du Lac Farms- a fully integrated raw milk operation where they raise the cows, bottle the milk, and deliver it directly to grocery shelves. We dive deep into the challenges of cutting out the middleman, the transition from commodity agriculture to building a premium, direct-to-consumer brand, the power of faith and family in weathering tough times, and what it takes to build a truly generational business. Whether you're in agriculture or just looking for real-world entrepreneurship lessons, get ready for an episode packed with practical wisdom on risk, resilience, and redefining success. Let’s get into it!

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00:00 Deciding to quit farming

12:06 Building a quality brand

27:49 Promoting success in cattle farming

39:31 Balancing faith and entrepreneurship

48:04 Early brainstorming and broke struggles

59:49 Discussing milk intolerance and ethnicity

01:05:57 Discussing diet and health choices

01:19:21 Choosing the right business partners

01:23:45 Raw milk's comeback during Covid

01:41:48 Family legacy and stewardship

01:47:54 Marriage advice and animal husbandry

01:55:29 Butterfat content in milk

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Welcome to Barn Talk! In today’s guest episode, we’re joined by Nicole Glenn an agronomist, content creator, and founder of the Farm Company, who’s earned a dedicated following by speaking honestly about agriculture, soil health, and her experiences as a young woman in the industry. Nicole grew up on her family's Kentucky farm, traveled all the way to Australia to farm and explore new perspectives, and has since transitioned from working with big ag companies to independent consulting focused on building soil health and farm resiliency.

In this wide-ranging conversation, Nicole opens up about her journey from tobacco fields to driving brand-new combines Down Under, why soil biology should matter to every farmer, and the practical steps toward more profitable and sustainable farming. We dig deep into the future of American agriculture, the role of women in the field, the rise of content creation in ag, and Nicole’s entrepreneurial vision for rural workwear and community.

Get ready for a real, optimistic, and sometimes disruptive discussion about the challenges and opportunities facing agriculture today full of firsthand perspective, practical advice, and a passion for keeping small farms healthy and thriving. Let’s get into it!

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00:00 Supporting Barn Talk podcast

08:31 Backpacking and Working in Australia

14:31 Work-life balance in Australia

18:48 Growing up in agriculture

25:41 Investing in soil health

27:04 Improving farm profitability strategies

36:18 Managing cover crops and soil health

42:17 Challenges with big agriculture companies

44:03 Rising costs and profit margins

48:41 Trusting salespeople for agricultural products

54:32 Importance of consulting in farming

59:58 Women in Agriculture Insights

01:06:47 Promoting localized food systems

01:10:50 Exploring crop diversification options

01:16:34 Scientific validation for holistic practices

01:23:04 Discussing SpaceX and future risks

01:30:36 Spotify's new verification feature

01:32:27 Importance of authentic content creators

01:37:36 Becoming a coffee snob

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Welcome to another episode of Barn Talk! In this Hot Topics edition, Sawyer and Tork open up about what's happening in rural America and beyond.They kick things off by reflecting on an exciting month filled with outstanding guests and conversations, and they offer heartfelt thanks to listeners for making it all possible.

Today's episode covers some of the biggest issues impacting farmers and rural communities: rising farm bankruptcies, major changes in the ag markets, and mounting financial pressures faced by producers. Sawyer and Tork discuss the struggles of rural hospitals under federal budget cuts, share first-hand perspectives on input costs, and question whether the government or politicians have any real solutions for the challenges ahead.

But there’s plenty of optimism, too. The hosts explore how innovation and technology—like AI, robotics, and the upcoming public offering of SpaceX are beginning to reshape the world. They share practical advice on adapting to change, insights into market trends, and examples of the unwavering American work ethic they see all around them.

If you want to stay informed, inspired, and connected to the pulse of rural America, this episode is packed with eye-opening updates, personal reflections, and plenty of straight talk from the barn.

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00:00 Thanking listeners for their support

08:57 Discussing Iran's deal proposal

14:27 Discussing farm credit non-performing loans

21:12 Expanding farmland and environmental impact

23:18 Comparing farming now and the 80s

30:22 Impact of hospital closures

33:11 Community fundraising for local hospital

43:18 China's economic challenges and chip development

44:17 Current geopolitical tensions and impacts

52:22 Tesla robot factory transition

59:41 Reflecting on recent Star Wars movies

01:04:49 Growth of Cursor's AI platform

01:06:09 Building rapid, efficient data centers

01:11:49 Discussing innovation and entrepreneurship

01:17:13 Learning AI with Dan Martel

01:25:18 Importance of reading and grounding

01:27:04 Balancing self-improvement and self-care

01:34:15 Embracing personal responsibility

01:38:09 Suggesting guests for Barn Talk

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