The Future of Farming: Is Corn and Soybeans Really Sustainable?
Barn Talk
This'll Do Farm
4.6 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 2 March 2025
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to Barn Talk! Today, we dive deep into a Q&A session packed with insightful discussions on various topics, from the challenges and dynamics of farming operations to market updates and future ventures. We tackle questions on the evolving agriculture landscape, innovative farming ideas, market potential of diversified products, and the value of legacy in farming. From exploring the potential of carbon credits to the rising interest in traditional farming practices, this episode is filled with perspectives that are as refreshing as they are thought-provoking. Whether you're a long-time listener or a first-time guest to the farm barn, this episode offers a rich tapestry of ideas and advice that aim to navigate the complexities of modern agriculture. So sit back, share this podcast with someone who loves farming just as much as you do, and let's dive into the barn!
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00:00 Grow Our Show: Share & Review
05:56 Corn and Bean Price Fluctuations
11:34 Interest Rates and Future Predictions
20:56 Transitioning Family Farming Challenges
22:05 Hog Industry Time Management Issues
29:53 Manure Management and Application Strategies
33:16 Hybrid Supply Chain Strategy
42:41 "Controlling Destiny in Farming"
46:26 European Swine Industry Concerns
49:48 US vs. Abroad: Food Ingredient Differences
57:17 Brand Loyalty Influenced by Geography
01:04:55 "Farmer Grade: Trust in Quality"
01:08:54 Nostalgic Farming and Legacy Questions
01:11:17 Generational Farming Reflections
01:18:07 Post-COVID Consumer Awareness Shift
01:21:28 Barn Upgrades & Guest Planning
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| 0:00.0 | All of the food we eat and much of the clothing we wear comes from plants and animals that are raised on farms. |
| 0:05.6 | Farms are different in type, in size, and even in name. |
| 0:38.4 | Welcome to Barn Talk. What happens at the barn stays in the barn, but not today. We're going to let it all out for you guys. Today is going to be a Q&A episode. Haven't had a Q&A in a while, but we got a boatload of questions that we got to get through. But before we get into it, you guys know the drill. |
| 0:41.8 | If you get any value from the show, share it out with the people that you know. |
| 0:45.7 | The more that you guys do that, the more of the show grows, the more guests we can get on, |
| 0:46.9 | the more episodes we can make. |
| 0:50.5 | There's a lot of ways you can find value in the show. |
| 0:54.2 | If we made you laugh, if you related to us on something if you learned something all we ask is you just share it it's kind of the ticket to admission to watch or listen to the show |
| 0:58.1 | another thing you can do to help support barn talk is leave a review on spotify or apple the more |
| 1:04.0 | that you guys do that the more it makes our show credible uh and the more credible we are the more |
| 1:10.1 | guests we come the more guests we can have on more guests we come, the more guests we can have |
| 1:12.6 | on the show to come to Southeast Iowa to have a great conversation with us. Not incredible, |
| 1:17.0 | just credible. Yep, just credible. We got to work on becoming incredible on our own. Yeah, we're not |
| 1:21.5 | quite there yet. But we would appreciate you to help us at least seem credible. Yeah, that would be |
| 1:26.6 | a big help because, I mean, |
| 1:28.5 | Spotify and Apple reviews are a really great way to measure how successful a podcast show is. |
| 1:34.3 | So we appreciate every single one of you that do that. Last thing you can do to support our |
| 1:40.6 | barn talk is to support our direct-to-consumer meat business, farmergrade. |
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| 1:55.9 | Just got done with the largest week in Farmer Grade history this week. |
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