Welcome to a Farm4Profit episode Remind people to hit SUBSCRIBE – REMEMBER TO LEAVE REVIEWS The listener review today is brought to you by DeereText – 402.443.xxxxAs much as you guys dig on Nebraska, can we atleast get a shoutout about beating Iowa in football? Ya know beings we mutually hate the hawkeyes?!?! LOLGo subscribe to YOUTUBE!!!Play Legacy Farmer Segment – Back by popular demand from listenersLand Sales Updates Episode - General QuestionsFirst let’s start by comparing last year to this year.  Have there been more or less sales in 2022 than 2021?What do you think covid has done to the land market?What will mid term elections do to each market?Overall do you feel the current market and recent sales are stronger or weaker than a year ago?What is not selling well right now?Who have the sellers been?Who have the buyers been?What’s your favorite part about what you do?When you reflect on successful sales.  Is there something sellers have been doing that has really been working? or set their sale apart from the rest?How about flipping the script.  What is your best advice for a buyerDo you have a prediction for 2023?Who have you met that you most enjoyed because of your profession?What is a common trait or characteristic that you have seen among the most successful people you know?Anything else you’d like our listeners to know?Reminder to share CONTACT INFO and say thank youSummaryChallengeClosing  

Welcome to a Farm4Fun episode Remind people to hit SUBSCRIBE – REMEMBER TO LEAVE REVIEWS Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by John Deere            Emailed - ReedHuge fan of the podcast! So glad Tony Reed mentioned it. I am a custom applicator who puts 800 to 1000 hrs in a machine every year. Love how the podcast keeps me thinking as I’m trying to buy my own ground and hog barns. Trying to grow the family farm. Keep up the awesome work. Reed from Gilboa OH 515.207.9640 – let us know why you listen to Farm4Profit***Legacy Farmer commercialIt’s important to secure the financial future of your family farm operation.We are extremely excited to partner up with Legacy Farmer  to help you do just that for your family. He and his team have a proven strategy that leverages a powerful community of people going through the same experiences as you are combined with 1 on 1 support to meet your specific needs.  Jace and his team are already working with over 300 family farms and yours should be next.  Visit www.legacyfarmer.org and apply to secure your family Legacy for generations to come.” @oobreefarms.  132k on tiktok.  74k insta.  8k youtube (4 mil views)     -   Oobree MartensFrom West TexasGrew up there?Farm with Family?Cotton & PeanutsOnly those two crops? – milo?Loves flying dronesDrone of choiceFlying tricksGoggles?PeanutsPlanted the same as corn?Round up ready peanuts? Are they Organic?Irrigated or dryland?Planted on beds?Naturally mature or have to spray them?Can you grow them in Iowa?What do his peanuts get used for? PB & J?How do they get harvested?No-til? – still uses moldboard plowCottonPart of a coop?What’s it get used for?Good crop? Good weather?Has a truck with a ton of miles on itHobbiesWhat’s the best advice you’ve ever been given?

Welcome to a Farm4Profit episodeRemind people to hit SUBSCRIBE – REMEMBER TO LEAVE REVIEWS Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by DeereYouTube – Dave CarrollGreat Podcast, very enjoyable!Go subscribe to YOUTUBE!!!NEW Legacy Farmer Segment – Play clip and react #12 – (2nd to LAST ONE) What's Working in Ag SegmentSmart Agri Labs is a privately-owned agtech company based in Des Moines, USA with a mission to increase row crop farm profitability by leveraging underutilized farm data. Their first offering, Smart Seed Selector, is an AI-powered platform that helps US corn/soybean growers and ag advisors choose seed products that reduce weather risk and increase yields by 6-8 bu/acre over traditional approaches.Smart Corn Hybrids Selector (smartagrilabs.com)  Jason Brown Tony Reed sent us a list of things that he has heard and believes to be true, but we are going to bust them all today Myths to Bust:EnvironmentalTiling leads to more soil erosion – Compared to surface runoff, tiling moves water quite slowly. The maximum capacity of tile systems is in the range of a half-inch of drainage per day. Concerns about swollen ditches and streams are legitimate, but as I look at data collected over the last century, the underground tile portion of drainage systems is a very small contributor during high flow periods. Keep in mind that streams and ditches carry both tile water and surface runoff, and that high flows generally occur over relatively short periods of time — right after larger rains that cause significant overland surface runoff. Many older tile systems also convey surface runoff that gathers in low spots with open inlets. Modern tiling practices usually result in systems with fewer open inlets.Tile contributes to a higher rate of flooding or more often floodingTiling contributes to water quality problems.This is an issue of trade-offs. Tile water does contain nutrients and sediment. There is a large body of research showing that tile drainage reduces surface runoff, resulting in less sediment transport. There is a corresponding reduction in phosphorus losses, though not quite as large due to the presence of a very small amount of dissolved phosphorus contained in tile water.  Tile drainage also contains nitrates. The key to determining the net effect of tiling lies in understanding how much sediment and phosphorus are reduced relative to the increase in nitrates. In my experience, in most situations the tradeoff is positive, especially considering that people need to eat, and farmers are becoming increasingly aware of this concern and are working ever harder at improving their nitrogen application practices. Solutions beyond the field are also happening, such as denitrification in wetlands and drainage ditches.Tiling is unregulated – Tiling is one of the most highly regulated activities affecting farmers. Several federal, state and local agencies have regulatory authority under various federal, state and local laws, rules and ordinances allowing review of drainage projects. Some drainage activities require permits, while others are simply reviewed and either approved or denied. It is common for as many as seven regulators to review a proposed drainage project to insure compliance with all rules.    PhysicalTiling is bad for soil health. Healthy soils contain both water and oxygen. Many of the most productive soils in the Midwest are not able to drain naturally, starving the microorganisms in the soil of oxygen. This, in turn, affects nutrient cycling in the soil and can reduce crop productivity, which is important in returning organic matter to the soil to continue the cycle. Improved drainage contributes to improved soil health.Once tile is in it can’t be removed or cleaned outI don’t have an outlet so I can’t install tile– What options are available if no clear outlet?The tile/pipe designed and sold today is only meant to last 10 yearsI have sandy soils so there is no benefit to tileThere are no conferences or educational opportunities to learn about conservation and drainageHighlight all the educational opportunities Anything else you’d like to add?What’s the best advice you have ever been given? SummaryChallenge

Welcome to a Farm4Fun episode Remind people to hit SUBSCRIBE – REMEMBER TO LEAVE REVIEWS Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by John Deere            TikTok – Collin MierI’ve listened to about 200 of your podcasts and enjoy everyone. Glad you bring in businesses in to see what works across the nation. – let us know why you listen to Farm4ProfitThe Farmer Grayce       57.5k on twitter.  327k on tiktok.   58.4 subs on YouTube. 242k on instagram Kentucky- 8th generation farmerHow much of her family is involved?What do they raise?Mom or dad’s side of the family?What’s her favorite job on the farm?Least favorite?What get’s the most views?Doesn’t know how to drive a semi ……Mack TruckMassey CombineIH 5488Teal dodgeWhat’s her next hair color going to be?Blonde, teal, green, pink, purple, black, etc….How did the relationship start with Gavin?Which social did she start first?Why? What’s her goals?What’s the hardest part about managing all the platformsWhat opportunities has it provided?College drop – outWhat was her major?Any Regrets? Newlywed game….. Why is bacon called bacon and cookies are called cookies while we bake cookies and cook bacon?If two vegans are arguing is it still called a “Beef”?When we yawn do deaf people think we are screaming?Can’t offend anyone because this is a podcast…..o wait we are on YouTube now!!!! Shit…. What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given?

Welcome to a Farm4Profit episodeRemind people to hit SUBSCRIBE – REMEMBER TO LEAVE REVIEWS Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by DeereYouTube – Jeanan KeefeA great group of guys and a lot of fun to watchGo subscribe to YOUTUBE!!! NEW Legacy Farmer Segment – Play clip and react #11 – (2nd to LAST ONE)Taxes  Why is it important to have a tax planning meeting before the end of the year? When you sit down with a new client or perspective client how does that first meeting usually go? After you have worked with clients for a while what are ways you or other accountants can bring value year after year?What are some updates for the 2022 tax year?Standard mileage rate. The business standard mileage rate from January 1, 2022, to June 30, 2022, is 58.5 cents per business mile. The business standard mileage rate from July 1, 2022, to December 31, 2022, is 62.5 cents per business mile.Increased section 179 expense deduction dollar limits. The maximum amount you can elect to deduct for most section 179 property you placed in service in 2022 is $1,080,000. This limit is reduced by the amount by which the cost of the property placed in service during the tax year exceeds $2,700,000. Also, the maximum section 179 expense deduction for sport utility vehicles placed in service in tax years beginning in 2022 is $27,000.Maximum net earnings. The maximum net self-employment earnings subject to the social security part (12.4%) of the self-employment tax is $147,000 for 2022, up from $142,800 for 2021. There is no maximum limit on earnings subject to the Medicare part (2.9%) or, if applicable, the Additional Medicare Tax (0.9%). See chapter 12.Benefits of RecordkeepingEveryone in business, including farmers, must keep appropriate records. Recordkeeping will help you do the following.Monitor the progress of your farming business.Prepare your financial statements.Identify source of receipts.Keep track of deductible expenses.Prepare your tax returns.Support items reported on tax returns.Anything in effect from last year that is still key information?What do you see your top tier of clients doing that you believe got them there or keeps them there?  Both financially and on their farms in general.What are some questions our listeners should have prepared for their meetings with their tax preparers? If a farm operation or farmer is reaching 3-5 years from wanting to retire, what advice would you give to begin working on that plan?Are there any other points you’d like to share with our listeners?What’s the best advice you have ever been given?

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Welcome to a Farm4Profit episodeRemind people to hit SUBSCRIBE – REMEMBER TO LEAVE REVIEWS Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by Sukup ManufacturingAdd Lib Sukup CommercialApple Podcasts – Preston Grazer CaveYou guys can train anything from bad dogs to stubborn farmers. LOL Love this podcast and you guys. Keep it up!515.207.9640 – let us know why you listen to Farm4Profit NEW Legacy Farmer Segment – Play clip and react #10 –  Nick Stellern – Service Manager at Integrity Builders & Supply – he’s been with Integrity for 10 years. Rehab TV shows are all the rage…..Time to turn it to agricultureRemind us who is Integrity Builders & Supply? You’re an Iowa company – we see a lot of your new construction projects. Do you also you do more than just build new barns for farmers-When someone is driving thru the countryside – and we’re looking at all of these hog buildings. Are they the same on the inside? (talking about the different types of barns Integrity works on finishing barns – sow units – pig nurseries – cattle barns – turkey buildings)What can be different?Does this change the contract amount for the owner?A lot of hog buildings throughout Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota that have been in production for 10 -20 years. Producers are updating contracts. Let’s talk about remodeling livestock barns to update technology and components. How little or how much do you do for pork producers at Integrity?How do you know how much needs replaced? Remodeling gating – feed lines – curtains – controllers – rebuilding end walls – new roofs Can do you this in phases?What kind of costs could a listener be looking at?  - per space cost?What about a building that has been affected by a natural disaster?Hog buildings are unfortunately no different than houses and catastrophes happen – fires – storms – do you help farmers get them thru natural disasters/What are the benefits of working with a company that has a construction department – full service team – parts warehouse for livestock farmers –?Being with Integrity for 10 years – what are the changes in the pork industry you’ve seen to help keep pigs healthy and living comfortably?How far do you guys go to work on hog buildings?Winter is coming here in the Midwest – as a guy in barns almost every day – what do you want farmers checking or doing right now on their hog buildings?What’s the best advice you have ever been given?SummaryChallenge

Welcome to a Farm4Fun episode Remind people to hit SUBSCRIBE – REMEMBER TO LEAVE REVIEWS Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by Sukup TikTok ZombieBeast1976Love your podcast, listen to you guys at work. Really love the farm4fun with the different beers you try. 515.207.9640 – let us know why you listen to Farm4Profit***Legacy Farmer commercialIt’s important to secure the financial future of your family farm operation. We are extremely excited to partner up with Legacy Farmer  to help you do just that for your family. He and his team have a proven strategy that leverages a powerful community of people going through the same experiences as you are combined with 1 on 1 support to meet your specific needs.  Jace and his team are already working with over 300 family farms and yours should be next.  Visit www.legacyfarmer.org and apply to secure your family Legacy for generations to come.” Hay4Days – Tim or Jim -– tiktok 19,600Dumas/Stinnett Texas – North of Amarillo – Texas Pan HandleAre you a farmer?Does he farm with family? – have a family?The Hay – Baling business            Run terragators both Big “A” style and floater style – Why? Who’s idea? Do it yourself? What did it cost?            Bale large squares and even larger round bales (9x9) – how do you move them? Custom netwrap? Weight?Does the single front tire cause issues while baling?            Bale grinding business tooHow many bales in a year?            Hard to find help?            How far do you travel?            Do you mow/cut also?                        What’s the Vogel custom built swather?                        What all crops do they handle? Weather in their area this year?Why get started on Tiktok? – has it helped with any business?Are they on other platforms? Start – Bench – Cut from the teamIn the cab (hot lunch, cold drink, shop rags)Weather (wind, heat, humidity)Nice meal (Steak, Pork Chop, Stuffed Chicken Breast)Utensil (knife, fork, spoon) What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given?

Welcome to a Farm4Profit episodeRemind people to hit SUBSCRIBE – REMEMBER TO LEAVE REVIEWS Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by Sukup Manufacturing Sukup CommercialEmail – AnthonyGentlemen,Grateful for your episode on the scarcity vs. abundance mindset. I’ve shared this with many farmers, colleagues and family. Powerful message.Keep up the solid work,515.207.9640 – let us know why you listen to Farm4Profit NEW Legacy Farmer Segment https://www.kloberdanzconsulting.com/ 

Airing 11/17/22Welcome to a Farm4Fun episode Remind people to hit SUBSCRIBE – REMEMBER TO LEAVE REVIEWS Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by Sukup Facebook - MarkListened to your podcast for a long time.  This one (scarcity mindset) was different and especially hit home. Well done, keep it up!515.207.9640 – let us know why you listen to Farm4Profit***Legacy Farmer commercialIt’s important to secure the financial future of your family farm operation.We are extremely excited to partner up with Legacy Farmer  to help you do just that for your family. He and his team have a proven strategy that leverages a powerful community of people going through the same experiences as you are combined with 1 on 1 support to meet your specific needs.  Jace and his team are already working with over 300 family farms and yours should be next.  Visit www.legacyfarmer.org and apply to secure your family Legacy for generations to come.” Emma – Ag With Emma.   101.1k on tiktok.  16.3k YouTube subs.    95k Instagram.  7.6k facebook. 12.4k twitterWho is she? What’s her tie to Ag? – the Acre GalWhere she is from?Job experiences – farm tours – cool places she has been – nexatWhat’s next? Her desire to grow her social media platformsWhich social platform did you get started on first?Which ones are your favorite?Any weird or crazy interactions from social media? Creepers?What is your “game” or “goal”on tiktok? Why are people so mean to each other?            Have you found more that are pleasant? What makes you angry? – pet peeveWhat makes you happy?What is one of the most memorable conversations you have ever had?If you were invisible for a day, what would you do? What are your hobbies?Do you unpack right after returning from a trip or no?Do you call it supper or dinner?What is a girly thing that you actually like?What is a manly thing that you actually like?Is there something that interests you, but no one else seems to care about it?What do you want to know about us? Would you ratherWould you rather time-travel 10 years into the future or 100 year into the past?Would you rather lose your hearing or vision?Would you rather be able to speak any language fluently or speak with animals?Would you rather have your boss or your parents look through the photos on your phone? What’s the best advice you have every been given?

ABOUT KELLY GARRETTFor as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a farmer. When I graduatedfrom high school I went to Iowa State. I wasn’t sure if there would be room for me on the farm. College lasted 3 semesters. I didn’t like being indoors tied to a book. So I worked building houses, then for a commercial insulation company until Spring of 1998, I got my chance to farm. Being invited to be part of a community like XtremeAg is an honor for me. I think the other members represent some of the best farmers from around the country, and I am truly humbled to be part of this. XtremeAg to me is real farmers sharing and collaborating their experiences with others in an honest and unbiased environment. 1. Top iowa yield champion multiple years               early beans               products to use               tactics               nutridrip               what else?2. His new farm to table beef                Where did this idea come from               How do you have time to take on more things               What have you learned along the way3. Extreme ag                What do you gain the most from this group?               Why is it important to work with peers like this?               Is this for everybody?4. Trucking business/plant food               How did you get into this               What opportunities has this provided you?5. Sukup bins               Does he have any?               Testimonial?Maybe mention his health journey too?               Why is it important to focus on personal health               What are some of his key focuses? What do you like doing in your spare time?How would someone get your special attention?What's your biggest pet peeve?

Welcome to a Farm4Fun episode Remind people to hit SUBSCRIBE – REMEMBER TO LEAVE REVIEWS Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by Sukup Text – 507.621Listened to the podcast with Pastor Ashley and the scarcity mindset while soil sampling. I thoroughly enjoyed this different perspective from the podcast and made me really have a chance to think and absorb the information. Truly enjoyed this different angle of the pod and would enjoy more of these in the future. Thank you!515.207.9640 – let us know why you listen to Farm4Profit***Legacy Farmer commercialIt’s important to secure the financial future of your family farm operation. We are extremely excited to partner up with Legacy Farmer  to help you do just that for your family. He and his team have a proven strategy that leverages a powerful community of people going through the same experiences as you are combined with 1 on 1 support to meet your specific needs.  Jace and his team are already working with over 300 family farms and yours should be next.  Visit www.legacyfarmer.org and apply to secure your family Legacy for generations to come.” UPPY – tiktok 32,200Reminder of where he is fromWhat’s new?Closed the retail business….why?Back farming full time – remind us what crops?Is this what you’ll be doing in 5 years?What season of the year is it now?What is with all this flooding? How was your trip to the US this summer? – jaegers, indy car, deere tour, BurkhartWhen is the next trip?Is traveling getting easier?Has inflation his AUS also?What do Aussies say about us Americans? – What about the Russia/Ukrain deal What makes you angry? – pet peeveWhat makes you happy?What is one of the most memorable conversations you have ever had?If you were invisible for a day, what would you do? Start – Bench – Cutcell phonelaptoptvketchupmustardmayorumwhiskeyvodkapoptealemonadefriesonion ringscheese curds What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given?

Matt Koch brings 16-years of dedicated experience In 2022, Matt Koch joined the executive team at Sukup Manufacturing Co as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Matt is a third-generation family member who is passionate about the Sukup brand and will strive to align measurable goals with data driven decisions. Marketing – Branding – Self PromotionAs the former Director of IT & Product Integration Matt will be tasked with helping shape the company’s brand in today’s ever-changing market.What is a major career experience you’ve had that helped provide the most perspective when it comes to branding?I am a big believer in data driven decisions and measurable goals are highly important. Marketing is a mixture of art and science; I believe being able to quantify, measure and pull meaning from disaggregated data is important. That information, and the ability to communicate and understand it, is where the real magic happens.”A lot of our listeners are trying to market their own farm as a brand or even themselves as a personal brand or influencer.  How do you suggest people find the right mixture of “Art & Science”?Matt has experience in many different capacities at SukupDo you feel there is value in having done every job “on the way up” to provide perspective when focusing brand development?Matt will ensure that the company’s mission statement, products, values, and services positively connect with employees, dealers and the end-customer.Do you feel it’s important for our listeners to have a mission statement?No matter their personal brand or size of farm?Do you think any part of being a former athlete has helped with perspective or understanding?Teamwork?Where do you see the future of brand development or messaging headed?PlatformsInfluencersCommercialsSustainabilityWhat do you do to tackle the tasks each day knowing that each day will be different?How do you get things done quickly when relying on other people? Do you have any tricks that have helped you become better at thinking further ahead? Tips that we have gathered from other guestsBuild some distance between you and your farm or business to gain perspective.so you're working on your business -- not in it.Think about the items out of your control that might affect youMaybe you can have control over those items or influenceAct before you are 100% sureGet to a good feeling point and use certainty with speed to deliverDon’t assume you know what others needDon’t be afraid to ask for feedback or insightLearn how to interoperate validation and also criticismAdaptabilityAll leaders, whether male or female, need to be confident, creative, and persevering, but above all else, they need to be adaptable. Every work environment and job position will need to be able to weather these changes and wield them to their advantage.  Anything else you’d like to share with our listeners? What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given? SummaryChallenge About Sukup Manufacturing Co.Sukup Manufacturing co. is the world’s largest family-owned and operated manufacturer of grain storage, drying and handling equipment, and steel structures. The company is headquartered in America’s heartland – Sheffield, Iowa – and covers one million square feet of office, manufacturing and warehouse space. The company employs more than 600 people, making it one of the largest employers in North Central Iowa. Three generations of the family are active in the business. 

Four guests in studio with us from the North American Conservation & Drainage Expo. Four great stories that were weren't expecting to uncover. Listen in and then of course get your tickets to join us in January!

Mitchell HoraThe 7th generation Iowa farmer, Mitchell founded Continuum Ag in 2015 to help farmers quantify and improve their soil health. The company's TopSoil Tool helps farmers garner agronomic insights and profit from environmental outcomes, like carbon sequestration. Since launching TopSoil in 2020, Continuum Ag has amassed a footprint of 36 states and 14 countries and one of the largest private soil health databases. The market efforts have expanded via the more than 350 TopSoil Network Consultants. What is Continuum Ag?Continuum Ag was started as an agricultural consulting company, with its agronomists supporting their farmers through services such as soil sampling and fertility recommendations. Today, Continuum Ag operates by deploying its soil health-focused RightWay program on farms across the Midwest with a footprint throughout the country and as far away as South Africa.  What is Ecosystem Service Market Consulting?Corporations, non-profits, farmers, and more all need an understanding of emerging ecosystem service markets.  Our listeners listen to us to be entertained but also to learn how their farms can improve profitability.  What do you guys do to help improve yield and profitability?We offer an array of services to get you started on the right foot with regenerative, sustainable ag that will boost your yield and boost your profits. What are some key ways to begin improving Profitability?As agronomists and farmers ourselves, our initial goal is to drive instant farm profits. With soil health data and unbiased recommendations, the TopSoil Tool helps farmers start their crop production system on the right foot. Users can create custom recommendation algorithms, factor in soil biology, and assess opportunities to improve regenerative farm management. Tell us more about the TopSoil Tool Data ManagementReview test results, organic carbon, biological activity, and plant-available nutrients.Live TrackingTrack your GPS location and toggle field parameters for optimal decisions.Interactive FeaturesDrop pins, create scouting reports and track as-applied data while in the field.Farmer-Owned DataData is owned by the farmer, we help to create ROI. How are you saving more than $112.42 per acre on fertilizer? (Amount from his website)Our RightWay soil sampling helps farmers avoid overapplying (and wasting money on) environmentally-unfriendly fertilizer that is never used by the plant. What is your recommended soil sampling method?Our RightWay Program replaces the current grid soil sampling system with an up-to-date detailed analysis that improves on-farm fertility management. Using data layers of soil type, slope, elevation, and crop suitability rating, we run an in-field variability analysis on your farm to form 10-acre zones. From these zones, we take a representative sample and send it to a lab where we’ve teamed up with the world’s leading soil scientists for Haney Testing.A lot of the talks that you give and content that you produce is focused on regenerative farming practices.  As part of your role and your company do you help others with their farming practices?Step-by-step regenerative ag guidance.What is the Regen Roadmap?A detailed custom-made document with your prescription for how to implement regen ag to ensure best practices field by field. Do you help create customized prescriptions?When regenerative practices are incorrectly implemented, this often results in lost yield and lost profits for farmers. The Regen Roadmap gives you expert agronomic advice on practice changes to give you confidence in executing regenerative ag for better yield and better profits field by field. What is the process to getting started?Fill out your farmer profile on TopSoil.Meeting with your customer success representative to understand objectives.Delivery of Regen Roadmap, detailing recommended practices.Monthly check-in from your customer success representative – continually updating profile.Annual review to highlight value and plan next season. What’s the latest insight you can provide us on the carbon credit market place? If listeners haven’t signed up for a program yet, what suggestions do you have for them? What do you think the future holds for carbon credits and farming practices? What is the best advice you have every been given? SummarizeChallenge   

Q Connealy@QConnealy19 Twitter 12.8k on Instagram 4.4k @qconnealy on tiktok 83.6kWhere do you farm?What Crops?Livestock?How has the weather treated you this year?What is the family farming dynamic? Dad & UnclesMarried – kidsHows the future going to change over?Alum?What degree?trends on tiktokWhy join tiktok?Wake boarding Always dancingWhat is an AgMotivator?What’s the future hold? – What do you want to be when you grow up?Any time for other Hobbies or collections?What Drives Q? What keeps him fresh?Clay & Wing ShooterWhat’s one of the biggest challenges you have overcome?          Would you ratherWould you rather beat Iowa or win the Big 10?Would you rather only be able live and farm in Iowa or be a banker in Nebraska?Would you rather only be allowed to grow cotton in Nebraska or raise corn in Iowa?Would you rather be completely invisible for one day or be able to fly for one day?Would you rather walk barefoot in a public restroom or barefoot in a hog confinement?Do you know what the “N” on Nebraska football helmet stands for?Knowledge.How do you tell if a girl in Nebraska is a virgin?She can outrun her brothers...What does Iowa corn and Iowa football have in common?They’re both better that what Nebraska has to offer.What do you call a seagull in Nebraska?Lost.Omaha sounds like a yoga teacher who just got yesterday’s jokeBreaking news: Nebraska abolishes the death penalty after legislature determines living in Nebraska is punishment enoughBest ag SWAG gift you have ever been given or gave away?New Year New QuestionWhat is the best advice you have been given?

Welcome to a Farm4Profit episodeRemind people to hit SUBSCRIBE – REMEMBER TO LEAVE REVIEWS Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by Ag Leader Spraying crops is one of the most demanding jobs on the farm. It’s time sensitive. It requires precision. It needs RightSpot - Ag Leader’s latest in trusted application technology. RightSpot’s nozzle-by-nozzle control allows you to maximize the effectiveness of your inputs with the right droplet size and coverage to give the crop what it needs while minimizing wasted product and time. Level up your spraying operation. Ag Leader it. Contact your local Ag Leader dealer or visit agleader.com for more information.Play Old Lady Voicemail Review……..Text 515.207.9640Play Legacy Farmer Clip #5Ag Technology – SMS & Cloud base computing – Data & Data ManagementEastern Sales Manager – Luke JamesLuke James is a Sales Manager (North America) at Ag Leader Technology based in Ames, Iowa. Previously, Luke was an Agronomic and Business Management consultant at James FarmsWhat’s Luke’s tie to agricultureWhere is Luke’s family farm?What do they farm?How are they using their data?"The agriculture industry is utilizing data more than ever before," says Brian Luck, a biological systems engineering professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "Data is gathered on the soil within fields, the plants growing on fields, the weather occurring during growing season, and the machinery used in fields."What good is all the data being collected if you don’t know how to use it or read it?What types of things can farmers easily do with the technology available today?Farmers can then visualize their fields on the map and pinpoint exact areas that need more fertilizer or water. By providing decision support and automation, these cloud-based solutions help solve agricultural problems and increase the efficiency and productivity of farms.All this data sounds like a big job to store and organize.  How do we do this? How to collect it?This plethora of information can be uploaded to the cloud, which provides enough storage, speed, and computing power to analyze the collected data and package it in a form useful to farmers. "Timely processing of data allows producers to take action within a growing season and correct problems before they become detrimental to yield,"Ag Leader’s newCloud-based Platform, AgFiniti®, puts information at the growers’ fingertips by providing tools to manage, access and share their valuable field data for use in making profit-driven management decisions on the farm. Ag Leader built their software from the ground up & is one of the most versatile software’s on the market.What is the cloud?Why the cloud?There are many benefits to cloud-based services on the farm. connectivity and accessibility of storage the cloud can provide. Having access to your farm data anytime right from your phone or connecting all of your displays across your operation so each one has all the latest maps and info are good examples. If you’re working with trusted advisors, like an agronomist, to generate custom prescriptions, it’s helpful to have it sent right to your in-cab display. What types of people do farmers share their data with?Guidance lines, prescriptions, as-applied maps and more can be sent and received wirelessly from field to office and shared with trusted advisors such as dealers, co-ops or farm managers.Combine to grain cart to truck driver to manager to agronomists to etc…..How do you know my data is safe?Read the terms of use and privacy policies. We’ve always been transparent about our data privacy policy and terms of use.What if I’m not ready for the cloud?If that’s you, SMS Software can help you analyze data collected from just about any brand of display on your farm. You can choose for your data to ONLY live on your desktop.What does SMS mean? Or stand for?If we are going to look at cloud base communications what types of limitations are there?"The current limitation for the adoption of cloud computing services is rural internet speeds," says Luck. "Imagine having gigabytes of image data that takes hours — if not days — to get uploaded to the cloud due to slow internet speeds."Takes me sometimes forever to load a podcast video file to the cloudHow do I know my information is safe?Sometimes the world of “big data” gets a bad rap. Especially when it comes to data privacy. Some companies in the spotlight recently haven’t done themselves any favors by not being completely transparent.In today’s climate, many farmers are concerned about companies using files stored, prescriptions created and other farm data that is in the cloud for analysis of their operation which can then be used against them when it’s time to make a purchase decision.What also makes AgFiniti different from other solutions on the market is our stance on data privacy. We know growers value their privacy and that’s why with AgFiniti the data is 100% theirs,”Does it take a lot of new technology to start capturing and analyzing data like we are describing?Ag Leader® Integra or Versa™ display users simply need to purchase an Ag Leader USB Wi-Fi Adapter and a license to access a wireless internet network in the cab through any hotspot of their choice, including: smartphone, tablet, MiFi device or office Wi-Fi network.What’s this going to cost our listeners?“AgFiniti is an affordable and reliable solution for wireless connectivity in the field because it allows users the flexibility to choose the best wireless service carrier in their local area and hotspot device,” states Luke James, Software Sales Manager.What are some extra benefits?Additionally, AgFiniti Remote Support allows dealers or farm managers to connect to the user’s display in the field for viewing and trouble-shooting from another location to help resolve issues faster and reduce downtime.What types of Ag leader products allow the farmer to collect data?Year Round FunctionalitySplit Screen CapabilityRow by Row mapping from planterYield SummariesMaps & StatsDoes the display matter?Incommand 800 benefitsAgFiniti is now available to order through Ag Leader dealers. For more information or to locate a dealer, visit agleader.com.SummaryChallengeClosing

Nick Hansen Where is he fromWhat does he farmCrops, Hay, CattleHow has the growing season treated him in 2022?Does he farm with family?Is the family about to get bigger?How did he meet his fiancé?When is the wedding?Are we all invited?Who is she?INSERT Marriage advice (ON BOTTOM OF PAGE)Did he always want to be a farmer?Growing up with siblings?What happened to his eye?Did he get tired of Tanner’s school always beating his school?Tanner is much cooler now right?Why tiktok?Northern Chill Water – is it really that good?What does the future hold?How is the home remodeling going?What is something hard he went through that he had to overcome?Would you RatherWould you rather have to play Nebraska and lose each year or never win a conference championship?Would you rather only be able live and farm in Nebraska or be a banker in Iowa?Would you rather only be allowed to grow peppers in Iowa or be able to raise corn in NE?Would you rather never be stuck in traffic again or never get another cold?Would you rather be completely invisible for one day or be able to fly for one day?Would you rather have super sensitive taste buds or super sensitive hearing?Best ag SWAG gift you have ever been given or gave away?New QuestionWhat is the best advice you have been given?Marriage adviceNever leave the house without saying goodbye.Keep your spouse’s secrets—no matter how small.When bringing up a complaint or criticism, start with a compliment first.Split the household chores evenly.Change things up to avoid boredom.Don’t ever stop going on dates.But make certain topics off-limits during date night.Don’t try to change your spouse.Understand that love changes over time—and embrace that change.Leave little love notes around the house for your spouse to find.And spend some quality time apart, too.Remember to thank your spouse, even for the little things.

Welcome to a Farm4Profit episode Remind people to hit SUBSCRIBE – REMEMBER TO LEAVE REVIEWS Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by Geringhoff.  Head of the class no matter the crop@RileyTGarrett - Instagram : Keep up the good work515.207.9640 – let us know why you listen to Farm4ProfitLegacy Farmer – Featured ToolTopic – Scarcity MindsetGuest - Ashley Lentz grew up right here in Ankeny, Iowa. Ashley graduated in 2016 with a BS in psychology from the University of Iowa, where she met her husband, Tyler. Ashley began seminary at Bethel University pursuing her MDiv degree. Ashley graduated in May 2020 and was ordained as a Lutheran pastor in October 2020.In her free time, Ashley enjoys travelling, reading, being outside, and spending time with her family and friends. Ashley and Tyler have a beautiful English Setter, Scout, and a large black and white cat, Gus. Ashley is passionate about teaching others and is here today to help us understand the scarcity mindset.What is a “Scarcity Mindset”?A scarcity mindset is when you are so obsessed with a lack of something — usually time or money — that you can't seem to focus on anything else, no matter how hard you try.Why is it important to be recording a conversation today for farmers and business owners to learn about a scarcity mindset?What is the opposite of a scarcity mindset?How is a culture of scarcity effecting the world right now?Brene Brown Quote “ You can tell a culture is deeply in scarcity when the conversation at a cultural level revolves around what should I be afraid of right now and whose fault is it?”How does the scarcity mindset work?The LoopFear, Anxiety, Poor ChoicesHow does an abundance mindset work?The LoopGratitude, Peace of Mind, Wise Choices, Positive OutcomesHosts Self reflectionWhat does scarcity look like to an auctioneer?Banker, Farmers, Pastor, Podcast hostsFlip it…..what could or should an abundant mindset look like in those situations?Let’s take action….What can we do to begin shifting our mindset? From Scarcity to Abundant?1.) Focus on what you have. ...2.) Surround yourself with people that have an abundance mindset. ...3.) Create win-win situations. ...4.) Incorporate gratitude into your daily life. ...5.) Train your mind to recognize the possibilitiesWhy is Pastor Ashley so passionate about this topic?Share scripture to support the abundant mindsetDid we miss anything? Anything else you’d like to share with our listeners?Advice for people to connect with or share your contact information.What is the best advice you have every been given?Summary/ClosingChallenge

YOU can now text or leave us a voicemail – 515.207.9640 Amanda Nigg @farmfitmomma Graduated from University of Wyoming – Health Promotion            Then Weber State University – Radiation TherapyWork History in the medical fieldNow works in Supplemental Insurance INSERT AG CAREERS COMMERCIALMet her husband on a blind dateHusband’s 5th generation farmPassion to serve the Ag communityFarm Fit Community   PhysicallyMentallyLife is 10% what happens to you and 90% what you do with it2020 lost their home to a fire@farmwifeguru Instagram post – Stop minimizing who you are and what you do to make others feel more comfortable. Take pride in being you and let what you do be enough.Connected to RFD TV?Any time for other Hobbies or collections?Best ag SWAG gift you have ever been given or gave away?Coolest guest or person you have ever met?Do you guys have any good stories of Screw Ups around the farm or gym?New Year New QuestionWhat is the best advice you have been given?What do you wish we would have asked you?

Welcome to a Farm4Profit episodeRemind people to hit SUBSCRIBE – REMEMBER TO LEAVE REVIEWS Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by Ag Leader Right Spot30th AnniversaryCart AceTikTok @CountryCollins2020Great podcast, I listen to it when I’m doing my morning chores in the chicken houses515.207.9640 – let us know why you listen to Farm4ProfitNEW Legacy Farmer Segment #3 – Play clip and reactAgVisor Pro Whats working in AgShare these with people to show the value AGvisorPRO brings.   Spend less time searching for answers. Ask your question on the AGvisorPRO app and move faster and more confidently in decision-making.   Save money by making the right decisions more often with the expert input you receive on the AGvisorPRO app.   Compare points of view on an issue with answers from multiple experts on the AGvisorPRO app.   Expand your network. Find the expertise you didn't know you were missing with access to hundreds of specialized experts on the AGvisorPRO app.   Ask questions anonymously to one of the best networks in agriculture on the AGvisorPRO app.   With AGvisorPRO, farmers get answers now, not later.   Expertise through the AGvisorPRO app is less biased because we sell knowledge, not crop inputs.   We help farmers make better decisions with the trusted advice they find on the AGvisorPRO app.   Request a consultation, and experts in the network will respond with quotes to accomplish more specific bodies of work!   Access more in-depth professional resources from our expert network with consultation and quote requests. Balance4Ward episode – Profitability in Livestock (Cattle)BALANCE4WARD Episode Layout, Talking PointsGuests introduce themselves Who are we? Who do we focus to help?Cattle feeding management company, focused on helping and creating more opportunities for the mid-market cattlemenStriving to build a better beef supply chain, for operations looking to get moreUniqueness about us, we have 3 businesses within our companyB4W feeders, Cattle Business Systems, Custom SolutionsWhy are we creditable/our approach?We do it, we have skin in the game tooTotally transparent on what we are doing in our own operationLet’s be the best at capturing the most profit per head and not focused on how many cattle can we feed at a timeCattle Business SystemsWhat is it? Our consultative services is a BIG part of our company. We help with overall operational decision making. Learning when and how to take risk in the cattle market. Lots of different tools out there, learning when and how to use each one is the problem. What lever can we pull at any given time in the marketGroup of experts/team assembled to help you out, we understand you wear a many different hats, that’s what makes you unique, so how can we assist and bolt onto your operation? 18 month windows, we’ve studied what the industry wealth earners are all doingStaying in cash-to-cash markets is capping our overall opportunity per year, we need to vary our inventory better to take advantage on when the market is low and sell more when the market IS HIGH.Corn correlation, managing inventories better, let’s separate these as 2 businesses Contact us for more information. What are the next steps in learning more about us and what we have to offer?

Welcome to the Farmer’s Life!  Brian Scott 10,300 Instagram. 16,500 Twitter. 102,000 Facebook. 9,500 YouTube SubscribersI raise corn, soybeans, popcorn and wheat on an Indiana farm with my dad and grandpa.  Married? Kids?Where at in Indiana?proud Purdue Ag Alumni with a Bachelor’s degree in Soil and Crop Management.  Our newest venture is cover croppingHas a blog Sponsored by Precision (any others?)  What led him to start his blog, facebook, youtube etc…..?What opportunities has it provided that he wouldn’t otherwise have gotten?Do you get a lot of questions from people outside of AGHow have you bridged the “gap” between ag and consumers?Any advice for others looking to grow a presence as such?Who are some of the favorite people you’ve ever met?What do people misunderstand about you most?What’s the best compliment you’ve ever gotten?What’s an “insult” you’ve received that you’re proud of?If you won $10 million tomorrow, what would you spend it on?What’s the biggest challenge you’re facing right now and how are you tackling it? Having grandpas John Deere 45 combine in the same field as an X9? 55+ years of combine evolution

Guest Robert Moore w/ Acre Trader:o He is the Investment Manager for Row Crops; I work with a team to source, structure, and fund deals onacretrader.com. I see my role primarily as a translator between farmers and investors as our investmentmandate is focused around finding opportunities that are a clear, long term win for both the farmer andoperator.  What is AcreTrader?o platform connecting operators to investorso crowdsourcing structure we give retail investors access to the asset class at a fractional cost Who can invest through AcreTrader?o a minimum investment may be between $5 - 50k rather than the millions it takes to buy a whole farm.o At present we have over 100,000 registered users on the site and about $350m in AUM across row cropoperations, permanent crop operations, and timber, most of which has been funded in the past 18months.  Why has this concept been so popular?o The vast majority of the deals funded on our platform are brought to us by operators. So when a farmer has a piece of property they want to begin farming (or continue farming if alandlord is selling out from under them) but aren't in a position to buy in full, investors step in tofill the purchase price. o Alongside a rapidly growing global population and demand for food, farmland offers a truly diversifiedinvestment opportunity with attractive long-term returns.  How does the ROI compare to other investment classes?o Stocks, Bonds, Gold, Etc…. o Speed, Expertise, Flexibility Where do you guys do business at?o We are currently active in 18 states, though are able to work nationwide and plan to continue expansionas operator need dictates.   Farm4Profit…..that’s what our listeners care about. How does this help?o There are lots of options for farmers to seek capital; the advantage of ours puts the financial risk on theinvestor It’s a transparent/democratic model, centered around the operator.o Farmers can expand their operation or just simply raise capitalo We also have an expanding list of deal structures raising improvement budget for tile/land improvement offering farmers opportunities to be partial owners sale/leasebacks  Is finding an investor partner something that is hard to do?o AcreTrader manages all the investors so the farmer can focus exclusively on farming the ground. What works “well” with Acre Trader?o What doesn’t work “well” with Acre Trader? Did we miss anything? What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given? Summary Closing

Chuck Weldon Pork Producer, Professional Hunterborn and raised in Gallatin, Missouri, where he lives today with his beautiful wife, Becky and step-daughter, Hannah. Chuck farms approximately 3000 acres of corn and soybeans with his father Jim. Chuck is also a contract pork producer with the capacity to house6,800 head of hogs.What’s Chuck doing up here at the Farm Progress Show?What’s it like being friends with Justin Danger Nunley?Hanging out with Rascal FlattsWhy is personal health (cross fit) such a focus of his?began hunting at a young age with his dad. Growing up whitetails where the furthest thing from Chuck’s mind. Quail was his passion,In 2006, Steve killed a buck on Missouri’s opening day of gun season and decided that he would film Chuck for the rest of the season and well, the rest is history! In 2010, Chuck and Steve were chosen to film for Drury Outdoors Dream Season 8: Workin’ Man and after making friendships that will last a lifetime, The Whitetail Fix was born!Who is Steve?Deer management is a passion of Chuck’sfood plotmoving cameras filling feeders Chuck enjoys spending time at the lake with his family and friends.Would you Rather4. Would you rather have a giant tongue or giant feet?5. Would you rather eat rotten eggs or drink sour milk?1. Would you rather tell a lie for a good reason or tell the truth for a bad reason?31. Would you rather be a detective or a pilot?14. Would you rather walk barefoot in a public restroom or barefoot in a hog Confinement?Best ag SWAG gift you have ever been given or gave away?New Year New QuestionWhat is the best advice you have been given? 

General QuestionsFirst let’s start by comparing last year to this year.  Have there been more or less sales in 2022 than 2021?What do you think covid has done to the equipment market? What will the mid-term elections possibly do to each market?Overall do you feel the current market and recent sales are stronger or weaker than a year ago?What about new equipment?  Who have the sellers been?Who have the buyers been?What’s your favorite part about what you do?When you reflect on successful sales.  Is there something sellers have been doing that has really been working? or set their sale apart from the rest?How about flipping the script.  What is your best advice for a buyerDo you have a prediction for 2023?Anything else you’d like our listeners to know?Reminder to share CONTACT INFO and say thank youSummaryChallengeClosing 

Laura Farms. Laura & Grant WilsonRow crop farm, cow/calf herd, and pig operation. Follow along as we learn how to farm...together!Laura is a fifth generation farmer.part of a 2,000 acre irrigated row crop farming operation that also raises pigs and has a 150 head cow-calf herd. commercial white corn, yellow corn, soybeans plant cover crops like cereal rye/turnips husband Grant and my two adorable puppies: Baxter and Cooper. We love dirt biking, camping, and wakeboarding at the lake.Met on the CRC Canada travel camp trip in July of 2016. Got engaged on August 14, 2020. Married on December 19, 2020!Laura’s father, Cale Carlson is also a farmer and YouTuber, he has a YouTube channel by name, LEAAD Farms.Laura has four younger siblings namely, Adam, David, Ethan and Amanda.From Sweden to USA-Laura’s great-great-grandparents migrated from Sweden to the United States in 1910.they settled on a land in Nebraska and started farming with a couple of John Deere tractors and likewise, Carlson farms was established in 1910.over the years, Carlson farms greatly expanded to over 2000 acres irrigated farming.after returning from Vietnam as a Seabee started a hog operation which in the late 1980s expanded to cattle herds.At 13, Laura started her own cow herd.Business Administration and Management, General.Newlywed Game Questions

Introduce guestWho is RYSE Aero Tech? What is new and exciting at Ryse?RYSE Aero Technologies Announces The Debut Of The ‘RYSE RECON,’ An Ultralight eVTOL Vehicle.The RYSE RECON Reimagines The Future of Advanced Aerial Mobility For The Agricultural and Rural Sectors What is an eVTOL?RYSE RECON, the company’s first electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) platform. Where do you see the RECON being used in agriculture and rural America?Rugged use agriculture, ranching, vineyard, and any place where it would otherwise be difficult to reachVenturing into untapped markets, such as agronomy, land surveying, agriculture, vineyards, and other rural sectors. What sets this vehicle apart from others?Our team has been hard at work designing the most reliable and safest eVTOL vehicle in the ultralight class● Up to a 25-mile range● Up to 63 MPH top speed per Part 103 specifications● The ability to operate on both land and water● Ability to be easily mass-produced, while maintaining low-cost maintenance● Operation within the specifications of 14 CFR, Part 103● Six independent propulsion systems with independent, removable batteries● Fits into a standard parking spaceLightweight and easy to transportCost-effective with little maintenanceIs this available now for our listeners?  When can they get one?Slated to be delivered to customers in January 2023,  Can anyone operate one of these?The patent-pending removable battery and vehicle operation systems were designed to be operated by an individual with minimal training, featuring advanced artificial intelligence and simple control systems. For more information on RYSE, and to watch our RECON launch videos, go to www.RYSEAeroTech.com.  

CORRELL, Minn. – Chet Larson is a little shy - Larson Farms 333,000 subs on YouTube & growing.The 26-year-old farmer in west central Minnesota Larson FarmsChet is a fifth-generation farmer at Larson Farmsestablished in 1918. He farms with his grandpa, Merlyn; his uncle, Randy; and his dad, Doug; as well as their loyal farm employees. They grow corn and soybeans and are trying edible beans this year. Chet has been farming for 10 years, renting his first farm when he was 17.How did your involvement in social media start? In 2019, a friend of Chet’s suggested he start posting on Instagram.“I said, ‘I don’t want to do that. Instagram is for girls Another young farmer on social media, Cole The Cornstar, reached out to Chet and recommended he try making videos for YouTube. Who is their audience?Viewers are about 93 percent men and 7 percent women. Chet thinks most of the women watching are the moms of kids watching the videos.He strives to present “family entertainment.”RIP Nicole Larson, Chet’s wife, was diagnosed with a quick growing form of cancer in 2020. She fought hard but lived only 7 months. Nicole passed away on May 27, 2021.Nicole saw the value of social media, and had her own successful YouTubeNicole’s Untold Gold. Who and what gets put on YouTube?Chet’s best friend, The Big Swede, His dad, who goes by “Dougo” in the videos, is warming up to the camera, too. “I generally don’t hide any of the bad – the breakdowns, my personal screwups, breaking stuff, the employees. They know the camera is coming if they are stuck or broke something. That’s part of the farming aspect we show.”Partner/work with Farm RescueHow long have they worked together?What capacity?EXTRA QuestionsWhat’s your favorite childhood memory?If you could have coffee with any historical figure, who would you choose?What occupation (other than your own) would you like to try?What’s one question you wish I’d asked you, and how would you have answered?What’s the best advice you have ever been given?

Welcome to a Farm4Profit episode Remind people to hit SUBSCRIBE – REMEMBER TO LEAVE REVIEWS Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by Geringhoff.  Head of the class no matter the cropText 819.647.xxxxJonathan from Quebec – Been listening for over a year now.  Love your podcast. There is always something I can learn to help improve my family’s operation.515.207.9640 – let us know why you listen to Farm4ProfitElaine Froese - Canada’s farm whisperer.She’s your go-to expert for farm families who want better communication and conflict resolution to secure a successful farm transition. As a professional speaker, it’s my passion to share simple, practical and actionable tools with farm families so they can talk about tough issues and get traction in their farm transition.Lauren McAuley Lundt – the Iowa Farmers WifeHas been working on a passion project to put together an event to help farming families get professional help when it comes to family conflicts, communication barriers, and more. What is farming’s “In-Law Factor”Who are “In-Laws”What types of things do In-laws face when they marry into a farming family that other couples don’t experience?What are some similarities?What about unspoken rules or quirks?We’ve touched on it before…..communication is keyHow do you discuss the “UnDiscussaBULL”Why is it important to figure out what the NEEDS and WANTS are of the family?How many members of the family should know these?What are common farm family issues when it comes to in lawsWhen conflict arises with an Out-Law what are some suggestions on how to address it?Do the mother and father in-laws have specific roles in addressing these concerns?What can Farm dads do to earn trust & respect to ask for what they need?What can farm moms do to have a voice and step away from conflict resolution?Are things different when you are talking in-laws of different genders?Daughter in-law vs son in-lawEtc…..Listener Question – What can you as an in-law do to help navigate the family into starting transition planning conversations when you know there aren’t any.  Even if you won’t be involved in them, but you know they need to happen.What are families that have successfully integrated in-laws doing that others aren’t?Remind us about what you mean when you say “Strong Families Celebrate”What resources are available for those looking to help?What’s the best advice you have every been given?SummaryChallengeReminder to share contact information

Pre-Roll Commercial – Geringhoff – head of the class no matter the cropWelcome to a Farm4Fun episode Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by ………… 309.256-xxxx area code textIt’s “wash your sister sauce” on episode 200 lol . You guys are doing a great job, enjoy listening to you guys every week. YOU can now text or leave us a voicemail – 515.207.9640 Ryan & Jordan Siemen @ryansiemen TikTok 50.2k Instagram 1.3k YouTube Five Star Dairy Boys – Jordan is younger Who is he? Where is he from? What’s their family look like?Who is mom and dad’s favoriteMichiganDairyCrops?Married? Dating?Does each kid have their own role?DronesFly mavic Air 2’sChallenger EquipmentAgvocateWhat does that mean to her?Has your farm seen benefits from TikTok?Why did you join?How do you have time to make all these videos?Any time for other Hobbies or collections?What does the future hold?Do, Marry, Send to RussiaSelena Gomez, Kendall Jenner, Mila KunisDo every day, not ever do again, hire someone else to do itShower, wash your clothes, cut your hairCook, clean, mow the yardChop Silage, Feed Cows, Haul ManureWhat’s your favorite thing to do on a windy day?Least fav thing?New Year New QuestionWhat is the best advice you have been given?What do you wish we would have asked you?

Cael Carlson & Snark join us at the Farm Progress Show to talk about the future of grain marketing with GFY.AG. GFY stands for Go Farm Yourself and is working to empower the farmer to make better marketing decisions with data.

Pre-Roll Commercial – Geringhoff – head of the class no matter the cropWelcome to a Farm4Fun episode Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by ………… 605.215-xxxx area code text(from stephanie nash show) a couple not so famous artists I like are Corb Lund and Sierra Ferrell.  Might be worth a listen, keep up the good work! YOU can now text or leave us a voicemail – 515.207.9640 Andrea Severtson Flemming @thatfitagvocate TikTok 26.7k Instagram 34.3k  Who is she? Where is she from? What’s her family look like?Owner of Simply EmpoweredAthletic wear + comfy casual boutiquewww.thatfitagvocate.com5th generation farmer from SW MNCow calf & FeedlotCrops?Married?AgvocateWhat does that mean to her?Has your business seen benefits from TikTok?Why did you join?Any time for other Hobbies or collections?What does the future hold?Do, Marry, Send to RussiaDavid Beckham, Paul Rudd, Robert PattinsonTom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Chris HemsworthLISTEN ON REPEAT, GET TO SEE LIVE, ALL THEIR MUSIC IS GONE FOREVERShania Twain, Reba, Faith HillJonas Brothers, Justin Bieber, Ed SheeranTaylor Swift, Adele, Britney SpearsWhat was/is your favorite board game?What is the sexiest animal Alive?Ugliest animal alive?New Year New QuestionWhat is the best advice you have been given?

Pre-Roll Commercial – Geringhoff – head of the class no matter the cropWelcome to a Farm4Profit episodeShare their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by Ag Leader Precision Farming Technology Designed To Help You Plan, Plant, Apply & Harvest. Make Your Operation Efficient And Profitable As Possible With Our Technology.  608-574-xxxx area code voicemail YOU can now text or leave us a voicemail – 515.207.9640 Cartace by Ag LeaderWhat is CartAce?Turning drivers into skilled grain cart operatorsA grain cart operator arguably has the most critical job in the operation, CartACE keeps the combine and the operation moving smoothly without costly delays or mistakes. Now almost anyone can fill this critical role. How does CartAce work?When it’s time to unload, the grain cart engages with press of button and automatically steers on a line directly under the combine’s auger. Autosteer takes over steering to assist operator with accurately unloading on the go.What do you do when the combine is done dumping?Is this a fully autonomous grain cart?No this program assists the grain cart operatorSimply get close to the combine and engage steering. Guidance line is automatically created using the logged combine data allowing grain cart to steer on combine path for easier unloading.Can you run this program with multiple grain carts and combines?All Machines and Vehicles ConnectedSupport for multiple combines working together, combine displays match sharing information live progress and share with connected vehicles.What other benefits are there when using this program?Live Map and Location Track combine’s progress with a live map of harvested portion of the field from the display in the grain cart and on iPad from anywhere. Know when and where to be to operate efficiently.Live Grain Tank CounterNo more guessing where the combine is or watching for that amber flashing light. Know exactly when and where to meet the combine to unload.Does this program connect with anything that allows me to watch progress while I’m not in the field?See Harvest Progress From Anywhere – make informed decisions on the goDownload our AgFiniti app and sync your tablet or phone with your Ag Leader devices to view data from home or while you’re on the road.Live maps on the goTracking the combineSyncs wirelesslyAnything that we missed?What exciting new projects is AgLeader working on to help farmers be more efficient?

Pre-Roll Commercial – TBDWelcome to a Farm4Fun episode Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by Geringhoff – head of the class no matter the crop ……….(Add LIB)Text from 660.342.xxxBo Ridgeway @FarmerMechanic on TikTok – Love Listening to the show on my drive to and from work when they come out. You guys definetly helped me look at different perspectives to help my small farming operation. YOU can now text or leave us a voicemail – 515.207.9640 Zach Haase@ZJHaase on Instagram @zach_haase on tiktok 123kSouth East Colorado FarmerPossible BTOWheat, cattle, any other crops?What kind of cowsWhat kind of cropsWhat is the family farming dynamic? Brother & sisterHas a girlfriend of 3 years – met at community collegeHas been wild boar huntingWhat’s it like farming where weed is legal?How has the weather treated you this year?What’s the future hold? – What do you want to be when you grow up?Any time for other Hobbies or collections?Played basketball, football, ran trackWhat’s your favorite part about trade shows?DO/Marry/Kill variation – Eat at every meal/Cook-Make each day/be Allergic ToTacos, Pizza, PastaCake, Cookies, PieSnickers, Twix, M&M’sPotatoes, Sweet Corn, Green BeansJennifer Lawrence, Megan Fox, Anna KendrickBest ag SWAG gift you have ever been given or gave away?New Year New QuestionWhat is the best advice you have been given?

Welcome to a Farm4Profit episode Remind people to hit SUBSCRIBE – REMEMBER TO LEAVE REVIEWS Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by Geringhoff.  Head of the class no matter the cropTwitter message Anonymous : Listened to the two Shows with Elaine while baling hay.  You could hear the Hayes boys squirming, I know I would.  Thanks for bringing it up!515.207.9640 – let us know why you listen to Farm4ProfitNative Microbials - Purpose built microbial solutions for your animal, from your animal.Lisa Marotz, PhDMicrobiome Scientist, Native MicrobialsLisa obtained her PhD in Biomedical Sciences from UC San Diego in 2020. During her graduate research she developed novel protocols and computational tools to elucidate complex microbial communities through next-generations sequencing which led to more than 20 peer-reviewed publications. After graduating she spent a year as a postdoctoral fellow where she focused on scaling up rapid qPCR testing at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and identify the microbial communities co-associated with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Lisa joined Native Microbials in early 2021 where she designs and analyses both commercial and academic studies to validate novel dairy cow endomicrobials.Who is Native Microbials founded in 2015 with a simple mandate to extend proprietary technical advancements in genomics, microbiology, and bioinformatics into Animal Health and Nutrition. now have a global team of scientists, technicians, and commercial support personnel that works tirelessly to ensure our world's animals can receive the best microbes earth has to offerWe have talked with BW Fusion about microbes in crop production, but Why use microbials in livestock?Microbes that are native to animals are safer, more sustainable, and vastly superior influencers of the environmental phenomena happening in animals than anything humanity has already discovered or designed.What is an endomicrobial?What ways can microbials be delivered to animals or livestock?Feed, water, what else?What animals can microbials work for??How can feeding microbials to livestock increase profitability?What types of things can microbials achieve in livestock?DairyBeefPoultrySwineEquinePetsHow do you go about discovering what is going to work for each animal?Decode the Interactions (what research is done to figure out what works)The Native Microbials Technology Platform transforms the analysis of microbial communities with a unique identification of microbial strains that are the most efficacious for desired mechanisms of commercial, health, environmental, and societal value.Biomass (how do we track the amount needed and not “overdose”)Microbial populations and systems are not static—they are dynamic and constantly responding to changes in their environment. The number of cells in a microbial community can change significantly over time for any multitude of reasons within different microbe Why does this matter?At Native Microbials we have pioneered the incorporation of absolute cell counts into microbial community analysis to measure the overall system more directly and how it shifts in response to random or induced perturbations.Activity Layers (What is really working in these combinations)Although microbial communities are incredibly diverse, only a portion of the community members will be active at any given time. this is done through the activation and deactivation of specific metabolic processes. Delivery (How do we get the microbial to our livestock)Moist feed rations, containing free radicals and endogenous bioburden and feed sanitation practices such as steam pelleting, can all negatively impact viability of a novel microbial solution. Mixing procedures on-farm or in your animals feed can also be a challenge. Native Microbials partners with many farms and industries to understand and incorporate the details of these on-farm challenges into the engineering of our microbial solutions through product formulations, specific and customized administration protocols, and value-added services like mixing studies thus enabling our customers to extract maximum value out of the products What is the best advice you have every been given? SummaryChallenge 

Pre-Roll Commercial – TBDWelcome to a Farm4Fun episode Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by Geringhoff – head of the class no matter the crop ……….(Add LIB)Text from 260.564.xxxAs I listen to the newest Farm4Fun episode I was wondering if you could talk about on tips for foliar feeding at higher pressure and lower volumes. Thanks guys, keep up the great work! YOU can now text or leave us a voicemail – 515.207.9640 Zach Haase@lanegorrell10 on Instagram 12.7k @lagorrell on tiktok 373.1kOK State AlumWhat degree?CattleWhat kind of cowsFishingHunting (duck)Working outPeople just follow him for his muscles?Maybe it’s the power of his mustacheShowed pigsWheat, any other crops?YEEYEEDance trends on tiktokAlways dancingWhat is the family farming dynamic? Brother & sisterSingle?How has the weather treated you this year?What’s the future hold? – What do you want to be when you grow up?Any time for other Hobbies or collections?Played basketball, baseball, football, ran trackDO/Marry/Kill variation – Have in your house, can never see again, your neighbor has 100’sCat, dog, parrotCow, pig, horseAnts, spiders, snakesBankers, IRS Agent, Jehovahs WitnessesNatalie Portman, Michelle Pfeiffer, scarlet johansen        Best ag SWAG gift you have ever been given or gave away?New Year New QuestionWhat is the best advice you have been given?

https://secureservercdn.net/192.169.220.85/d3o.151.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Iowa-Utilities-Board-Informational-Meeting-Presentation-1.pdf Probably want to start at least with a little bit of background about myself and my ties to ag/ethanol.Explain what the project is and technically how it work from the ethanol plant to the sequestration siteWhy ethanol plants are looking at this technology (a lot of CO2 and very pure quality) (also drive to net zero goals- this gets them halfway there)Distinguish our “carbon management platform” from the stagnant pipelines of the pastSo how does it all make sense financially:So what does this all mean for a farmer…Other ideas we may want to address if there is time:

Pre-Roll Commercial – TBDWelcome to a Farm4Fun episode Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by Geringhoff – head of the class no matter the crop ……….(Add LIB)Apple Podcasts ReviewNC Hay Maker – Hey guys love the show.  Lots of time in the tractor and semi during hay season and I have binge listened to a bunch of the episodes Keep up the good work, cheers! YOU can now text or leave us a voicemail – 515.207.9640 Dwayne Faber@dfaber84 Twitter 42.6k followers Dairy Farmer, Speaker, Once made 6 free throws in a row (twitter bio)Washington, USADwayne and his wife and three daughters own and operate two dairy farms in Western Washington where they milk 1800 cows.  Managing cows, people and finances provide a unique insight into the many challenges of today’s business climate. “Make them laugh and help them learn”What kind of cowsWhat kind of cropsTwitter OGTwitter has grown to the point where I can have a voice to journalists, politicians, some really intelligent people, and also a large group of tractor driving people too. This platform gave me the opportunity to become a speaker at different events, and I found that being on a stage and connecting with people’s brains and funny bone is a thrill unlike any other.Does he consider himself an AgVocate?What’s in Dwayne’s Brain?I’ve never been much in the self-promotion game, although it’s my belief that we are all in sales. Whether it’s a date or trying to convince the mechanic that we are semi-intelligent on vehicles and a flywheel bearing replacement is a bill that should be pawned onto the next sucker.How has the weather treated you this year?What’s the future hold?Any time for other Hobbies or collections?Who are some of your favorite Twitter follows?DO/Marry/Kill variation – Invest IN/ Be CEO of/ Shut their business downAGCO, John Deere, Case NHAnheuser-Busch, MillerCoors, and Pabst Brewing CompanyCargill, ADM, CHS IncBayer, Syngenta, BASFIllinois, California, FloridaThe Mosaic Company, Yara International ASA, NutrienBest ag SWAG gift you have ever been given or gave away?New Year New QuestionWhat is the best advice you have been given?

Five things I want to talk about today:   1/  This article:https://www.progressivedairycanada.com/topics/management/hang-your-business-plan-above-the-toilet  2/  The importance of having a BHAG written on the side of your shed.     3/  Walk before you run.  The importance of learning to listen to each other first prior to talking big picture.  The importance of focusing on short term goals.  What I do in the first 90 days prior to doing strategic planning:   A/  Get families better managing their time.  (see postcards picture):  B/  Getting families learning to problem solve together. C/  Get families to learn to listen/respect each other.   4/  What you tell yourself everyday.  The importance of writing out goals on the blackboard.   5/  Writing down what you struggle with the most, inside your wallet.  

Welcome to a Farm4Fun episode Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by Geringhoff – head of the class no matter the crop ……….(Add LIB)Text Review608.751.xxxx.  Thank you guys for the extra episode a week. It’s the best thing since sliced bread.Helps my 3rd shift milking go by a little quicker two nights a week now. YOU can now text or leave us a voicemail – 515.207.9640 @kaitlynthornton Instagram 23.8k @katyjthornton02 257.5k TikTok Meet Kaitlyn Thornton, a 4th generational farmer, born and raised on her family’s ranch in Tonasket, Washington. The family farm started with 100 acres in the Tonasket area by her Great Grandfather, Roy. The farm eventually went to the wayside until Kaitlyn’s father shared the same passion as Roy and picked up where he left off. Buying back the family’s land piece by piece, the farm grew from just 27 acres to over 440 operational acres.Our orchard is 30 minutes from the Canadian border in Tonasket.She also manages the TikTok account for SugarBee apples, a proprietary variety that the family happens to farm as well. She has a passion for connecting consumers to their food source and helping consumers understand what it really takes to run a farm and how to choose a great eating apple. Kaitlyn has also started a business of her own. What started as a challenge in High School to see if she could sell 20 boxes of apricots on Facebook, has now grown to a full-blown business, Kait’s Crates. The first year she sold over 400 boxes of fruit, 500 the following year, and over 1,000 the year after. With the power of social media, everywhere. She has now earned the name “Apple Queen” in the Tonasket areaWashington State University class of 2023YEEYEE ApparalWhat kind of apples do they have?Is it only apples?What kind of equipment does he run?Does she farm with family?Do you irrigate? which type?How has the weather treated you this year?What’s the future hold?Any time for other Hobbies or collections?really interested in engines so last summer I started hanging around a diesel shop with big semi-trucks used for transportation. I learned a lot about mechanics but I also got to spend time with the truckers who hauled the fruit, so it was fascinating to hear about that side of the business as well.Best ag SWAG gift you have ever been given or gave away?New Year New QuestionWhat is the best advice you have been given?What do you wish we would have asked you?

Welcome to a Farm4Profit episode Remind people to hit SUBSCRIBE – REMEMBER TO LEAVE REVIEWS Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by Geringhoff.  Head of the class no matter the cropText 712.xxx.xxxx Matt from Sioux County Iowa – really enjoy the podcast.  They are super entertaining and have lots of great info especially to an 18 year old like me. Keep up the great work.515.207.9640 – let us know why you listen to Farm4Profit5 ways to ruin your family farm                                    https://www.legacyfarmer.org/aboutJace Young, our Founder and CEO, is a Western Kansas Farm Kid and Ex-Ag Banker turned Entrepreneur focused on helping American Farmers and Ranchers build an organized, structured, and profitable operation that they can one day pass onto their children and grandchildren.  As an Ag Loan Officer where he realized that very few Farmers had the financial organization, structure, and systems in place that would help their farms survive and thrive for generations to come. Today, he works to help Farmers streamline the entire financial side of their operation so that they leave behind a profitable and sustainable Farm OperationWe are going to explore five common pitfalls family farm owners and operators make when running the farm, and if these five pitfalls go unchecked, the farm will certainly be on the path to failure.What do you tell someone who says they can’t ever get away on vacation?#1 – MicromanagingWhy is this such a big deal?What can we do to do less of it? (provide clear expectations)#2 – Be CentralizedWhat does this even mean?What is the opposite?#3 – Zero trainingIs this just for employees?Can you train the people and vendors you work with? – communication and expectationsWhat about family or spouses?How do you train someone to answer they own questions or solve their own problems?Don’t bring me a problem, bring me a solutionAllow them to make mistakes#4 – No mission statement or core valuesDo we really need this on a farm?  Banks have it, but really for a farm?Why is this important?How does this effect hiring?#5 – Be SelfishNow this seems backwards…….why? how?What happens when you don’t do all 5 of these things?What happens if you’re only unable to not do a couple of them?What are you top clients doing better than anyone else?What is Legacy Farmer?What trainings do you offer, programs do you have, and other resources are available?What’s the best advice you have every been given?SummaryChallengeReminder to share contact information

Pre-Roll Commercial – TBDWelcome to a Farm4Fun episode Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by Geringhoff – head of the class no matter the crop ……….(Add LIB)Apple Podcasts ReviewCody.s14 – Found your podcast and listened to it from the first episode. Really enjoy the change of pace from profit to fun. Look forward to new episodes every week. YOU can now text or leave us a voicemail – 515.207.9640 @Texas_Cotton_Farmer TikTok 110k followersCotton Farmer from Southern Panhandle of Texas What crops does he farm?What kind of equipment does he run?Does he farm with family?Has he always farmed?  Did he go to college?What does it mean to farm on beds? Why?Do you irrigate? which type?How has the weather treated you this year?Pick cotton or strip cotton?What is the #CottonCartelSoil Vs Dirt DebateEver played farm sim?Thoughts on all the big companies leaving California and Illinois to move operations to Texas?Prairie state top 5 tractorsWhat’s the future hold?Any time for other Hobbies or collections?Best ag SWAG gift you have ever been given or gave away?Do you guys have any good stories of Screw Ups around the farm or gym?New Year New QuestionWhat is the best advice you have been given?What do you wish we would have asked you?

Pre-Roll Commercial – TBDWelcome to a Farm4Profit episode Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by Geringhoff – head of the class no matter the crop(Add LIB)812.257.xxxx TextYou Guys Rock! You’re are the best podcast in Huxley! YOU can now text or leave us a voicemail – 515.207.9640Chace Barber - CEO Edison MotorsChace is a truck driver with 14 years of experience.He ran his own trucking company started 5 years ago after university with a 1969 Kenworth. The trucking side of the company was shut down so that Chace & Eric could move to BC and focus on solar equipment manufacturing, production & installation.Chace is co-founder of SEI, a solar installation company that designs & manufactures it’s own racking systems. The company manufactures several products for Finning.Who is Chace Barber?What is Edison Motors?These trucks are built and designed by truckers and mechanics for truckers and mechanics to be able to service. Edison Motors was started by truckers, for truckers. These are going to work hard but be easy to work on we want them to look great, be fun to drive, and last forever. Diesel locomotive style hybrid - electric drive powertrain build for the logging/vocational industryA diesel generator and batteries working together to power electric drives Better fuel mileage, lower maintenance costs, more power. NO MORE UGLY ELECTRIC TRUCKSWe’re manufacturing trucks for the logging and vocational industry Other team members?How are you going to accomplish a locomotive style semi tractor?Step 1 - 1962 LW-923 Proof of ConceptWe are currently building a proof of concept truck using a 1962 Kenworth. This will have a 3306 CAT diesel generator charging a battery bank, running a frame mounted electric drive motor into a traditional set of 46,000 rear endsStep 2 - Prototypewith lessons learned from the 1962 proof of concept we will build the Edison truckThis truck will integrate multiple electric drive motors. From lessons learned from our proof of concept, we will scale from one motor to e-axles (subject to part availability). This fully built prototype will be made with the same parts used in the retrofit kitsStep 3 - Retrofit kitOnce all the kinks are ironed out and prototype is hard tested, we plan to offer the complete parts package to retrofit any classic truck - We believe it’s better to recycle an old truck then make something brand new.This will allow Edison Motors to start scaling up manufacturing without having to jump fully into building a new truck from the very start.Step 4 - Edison LocomotiveThis is where we start building Edison branded trucks. These are purpose build logging and vocational trucks, custom ordered to the specifications of the end user. How is this project being funded?There are currently 1590 Investors and Edison has raised over $389,000 to fund the building of the electric truck.If this project is successful, what does it mean for the future of the industry?What is the timeline of the project?Any other questions we should be asking you about this? Podcast – Blue Collar Interviews with Jordan Willey and Chace Barber. Interviewing guys and gals from the blue-collar work force. Any other hobbies? What is the best advice you have ever been given? Summary Challenge 

Pre-Roll Commercial – Geringhoff – head of the class no matter the cropWelcome to a Farm4Fun episode Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by ………… 443-252-xxx area code text YOU can now text or leave us a voicemail – 515.207.9640 Stephanie Nash @stephanienashmusic. Creator of the “Life of a Farmer” - YouTube Who is she? Where is she from? What’s her family look like?Singer Songwriter from Nashville, TN4th generation farmer from Central CaliforniaWhen I left for college, I stopped writing music, I focused on agriculture, traveling and being an advocate for the farming community. The year I turned 20 my family decided to move to middle Tennessee and keep pursuing our love for the Dairy industry.Farms during the day and sings at nightHer music is inspired by 90’s CountryAgvocateHas been on the news for interviews a lot!!!!Be curious about what it’s like in NashvilleGarth Brooks documentary reflectionLife of a Farmer BrandYouTube“Time Changes – Life of a Farmer” seriesMerch“Save Family Farms”Has your music business seen benefits from TikTok?Any time for other Hobbies or collections?Best ag SWAG gift you have ever been given or gave away?Coolest guest or person you have ever met?Do you guys have any good stories of Screw Ups around the farm or gym?New Year New QuestionWhat is the best advice you have been given?What do you wish we would have asked you?

Regenerative RanchingPre-Roll Commercial – Geringhoff – head of the class no matter the cropWelcome to a Farm4Profit episode Share their ideas at [email protected] listener review today is brought to you by AG LEADER Cab to cab. Season to season. There’s only one way to do it all on your farm: Ag Leader it. Ag Leader offers the complete package of year-round precision farming tools to help you steer it, plant it, apply it, harvest it, and manage it more efficiently and profitably. (Add LIB)402.883.xxxx Voicemail YOU can now text or leave us a voicemail – 515.207.9640 Featured Guest Brent WeissBackground, self introductionWhat does regenerative ranching ACUTALLY mean?Ranching in synch with nature to rebuild healthy ecosystems starting with the soilNot just a marketing buzzword2 types of people in regen:Interested in conservationInterested in increased profitsSoil Health – why is it important?Soil has been the downfall of ancient civilizationsFacing increased drought and climate challengesHealthy soils are more drought tolerantMASSIVE carbon sinksFertilizer, pesticides, etc. are just bandaids to the soilSoil microbes create a great growing environmentSoil health = increased nutrients, fertility, and water infiltrationRotational Grazing and Grazing SystemsMaximum impact, maximum restStocking rates in pounds/acre, not acre/headForage available vs forage consumedSubdivisions create longer rest periodsRoots stop growing for 11-17 days when 50+% of forage consumedIf roots cannot recover, eventually neither will the topEase of moving cattle and implementing systems with single strand electric wireForage managementGrass farmers using cattle as a means of harvesting crop and convert to usable productImportant to leave behind some leafy material (ideally ~50%)Solar panels for regrowthWithout solar panels, must steal carbohydrates from roots (recession)Armors the soilKeeps soil temps down (helping keep moisture in soil)Slows down rain to increase infiltration and decrease run offCattle ManagementCulling cattle that do not fit your system (they work for you)Defined calving and breeding seasons (45/60 plan)Allows you to match the growing season with peak lactation and when calves begin grazingIdeally a closed loop system, or even a closed herdBull selectionHeifer selectionUse consistent sources with similar goals to your operation   Biodiversity – different plants and animals play different rolesPollinators, birds spreading seed, dung beetles, other beneficial insectsLegume Nitrogen, Grass Roots, Forbs armorMesquite in desert countryMedicinal/Anthelmintic propertiesSecondary and tertiary compounds like tanins and alkaloidsMinimize Inputs/EpigeneticsIncreasing Revenue is not the only way to increase profitLess reliance on supplemental protein, mineral, dewormer/fly sprayCows that do not fit the system will come up open, wean small calves, or stand out in one way or anotherCULL THEMGradual decrease of eachPersonal Belief – Don’t skimp on vaccinationsCalves will go to feed lot and be exposed to A LOTImplementationWe need everyone to move in the right directionDo what you can in your environment/situationSubdivide pastures – ½ à ¼ à 1/8 etc…Move cattle more often between planting and harvestOnly supplement when forage quality is decreasedANY step is a step in the right directionWhat’s the best advice you’ve ever been given?SummaryChallenge

We dive deeper into the conversation with Grant and Spencer Hilbert this week. Learn more about their real life farming operation and just how they plan to continue to build their YouTube Channel!

Improving Your Farm Lease ContractA guide to understanding the business of farmland leasesImportance of LeasingMore than half of Iowa’s farmland is rented to tenant operators. The trend over the past several decades has been for more of Iowa’s farmland to be leased rather than operated by its owners. In many cases, retired farmers or their heirs wish to continue to own farms, but do not want to operate them. Leasing farmland involves a business agreement between the owner and the operator. Reasons for Farm LeasesLand is an expensive resource. A large capital investment is required to purchase enough land to provide the farm family an opportunity to earn a satisfactory living. Many individuals or institutions that own land are looking for someone to farm it to provide a return on their investment as well as maintain its productivity. Common Types of LeasesThe four most common types of leases used in Iowa are the fixed cash lease, the flexible cash lease, the crop share lease, and the custom farming contract. The common terms of these leases are described below.Fixed Cash LeaseUnder a fixed cash lease the tenant pays a given amount of cash rent per acre per year for the use of the farm resources. The tenant has a free rein in planning the crop and livestock production program on the farm unit, and receives all the crop and any associated USDA commodity program payments.Flexible Cash LeaseA variation of the fixed cash lease is a flexible lease, in which the actual rent to be paid depends on the actual yields attained and/or the selling prices available during the lease period. This ensures that the rent paid is in line with the profitability of the crops grown that year..Crop Share LeaseThe distinguishing characteristic of a crop share lease is that the owner receives a share of the crop and USDA payments as a return for the land resources used. The owner normally furnishes land and buildings and pays half of the costs of inputs such as fertilizer, seed, and pesticides when the crop is divided 50-50. Owners are usually responsible for drying, storing, and marketing their share of the crop, as well. The tenant usually furnishes all the labor, fuel, equipment, and the other half of the shared expenses. Custom Farming ContractUnder a custom farming contract the operator supplies all the labor and equipment needed to perform tillage, planting, pest control, harvesting and moving of crops to storage. The landowner pays all other expenses, and receives all the crop and any USDA payments. The custom operator receives a fixed payment per acre from the owner, or a fixed payment for each operation performed.Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Types of LeasesAll types of leases have advantages and disadvantages to each party. The tenant and owner should consider this before choosing the type of lease and the terms that should be incorporated in it.Fixed Cash LeaseAdvantages of a fixed cash lease:The lease is simple with relatively few chances for misunderstanding.The owner is relieved of making day-to-day operating decisions.The owner has very little financial risk.The tenant has maximum freedom in planning and developing the cropping and livestock programs.The tenant has fewer records to keep when multiple landlords are involved.Disadvantages and potential problems of the fixed cash lease:A fair cash rental rate may have to be renegotiated each year.Cash rents are likely to be too low in times of rising prices and increasing yields, and too high in times of low prices or low yields.Selling prices and production costs may be higher or lower than anticipated when the rental rate is set.Tenants are required to supply more operating capital.Tenants bear all the risk of production shortfalls.Flexible Cash LeaseAdvantages of a flexible cash lease:The amount of rent to pay increases or decreases automatically from year-to-year as prices and yields change.The need for the owner and tenant to renegotiate the rental rate each year is significantly reduced.Disadvantages and potential problems of the flexible cash lease:Both parties must agree on a formula for setting the cash rent each year or every few years.Both parties must agree on how to determine the prices and yields to include in the formula.There is uncertainty about how much the tenant will pay and the owner will receive each year.Crop Share LeaseAdvantages of a crop share lease:Risks associated with price and yield variations are shared.The owner is more involved in making decisions and marketing the grain during the year.Both parties share the benefits from adoption of yield-increasing technology, or unexpected high yields or prices.The owner receives more information about yields and inputs used each year.A second USDA payment limit is created.Disadvantages or potential problem areas of a crop share lease:The landlord and tenant must agree on how production expenses will be shared.Adjustments for sharing costs for storage and drying facilities, herbicides that reduce field work, or fertilizer and pesticide application may have to be made.The cropping plan to be followed and whether or not the farm participates in government programs must be agreed on.Added cash rent for the use of buildings and storage facilities may have to be negotiated.If the owner’s and tenant’s grain is stored in the same bin, marketing decisions have to be made jointly.The landowner may be considered a material participant, and farm income may be subject to self-employment taxation.Custom Farming ContractAdvantages of a custom farming contract:There is very little financial risk for the operator.The owner benefits from any unexpected high prices, yields or government program payments.Only one party is responsible for marketing grain and making production decisions.Agreements are usually fairly simple to negotiate.Disadvantages and potential problems of custom farming contracts:The owner bears all the risk of low yields or prices, or high input costs.The number and timing of field operations to be done each year may have to be modified, depending on weather conditions.The operator has to set priorities among the custom farmed land and other rented or owned land.The owner must communicate to the custom operator the cropping system, fertility program, and type of pest control to be used.Crop inputs such as seed, fertilizer and pesticides must be purchased and delivered in a timely manner.The landowner may be considered a material participant, and farm income could be subject to self-employment taxation.Financing ImprovementsThere are three ways to handle the costs of making permanent improvements to a farm property such as buildings, storage structures, conservation structures, fences, waterways, and drainage tile.The landlord provides the improvement as part of the rental agreement with an understanding that the rental rate will be increased as a result.The cost of the improvements is shared by the landlord and tenant in some form. If the improvement is constructed on the farm, the tenant may furnish labor and machinery for the job, and the owner may pay for materials. It is useful to negotiate a provision in the lease for the tenant to be reimbursed by the landlord for the undepreciated value of the improvements if the lease period ends before the useful life of the improvement is over.The entire cost of the improvements is paid by the tenant. As in Option 2, a provision for reimbursing the tenant for the undepreciated value of the investment is important.Setting the Length of LeaseMany farm leases are in effect for only one year at a time. In fact, in Iowa oral leases cannot be valid for more than one year. However, an Iowa State University survey showed that 41% of cash rent leases and 68% of crop share agreements had been in effect between the same parties for more than 10 years. The maximum fixed term for a lease contract in Iowa is 20 years, but leases can be routinely renewed if both parties agree.Multi-year leases provide owners and operators with an incentive to invest in long-term improvements to the land and maintain soil fertility and conservation structures. They also avoid the uncertainty of building new relationships frequently. Termination of a Farm LeaseA farm lease automatically continues from year to year unless either party gives a written notice of termination separate from the lease. In Iowa, a lease termination notice must be properly served in writing by September 1, prior to the end of the lease year. This applies to both cash and crop share leases, but not to custom farming agreements. SummaryA good lease is the first step toward a satisfactory operating relationship between a landlord and a tenant. Although it is difficult to develop a lease that will provide for all possible situations, the parties should try to anticipate areas where problems could arise and include provisions in the lease to handle them. Only the parties involved can determine what is fair to each and what the final agreement should be. Many factors influence a leasing agreement, and each contract should be modified to fit the individual situation. 

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