A Year in Review: Farming, Entrepreneurship, and Whiskey

Barn Talk

Tork and Sawyer Whisler

Business

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Welcome to Barn Talk! In today's episode we dive into a range of interesting topics. We kick things off by discussing political strategies aimed at stirring up chaos around elections and the surprising resilience of certain political figures. The conversation then shifts to President Biden’s controversial pardons. On a lighter note, Sawyer and Tork reflect on the successful year at their venture, Farmer Grade, and share personal stories about entrepreneurship, business challenges, and surprising victories. You'll also hear their candid thoughts on societal trends, like their humorous critique of people with blue hair, and a nostalgic trip down memory lane with a retro cereal gift and a playful gift exchange story. Our hosts also tackle more serious subjects like governmental transparency, media distrust, and the influential presence of figures like Elon Musk. They round out the episode with a "Whiskey Minute" segment, sampling Penelope bourbon, and share their impressions and ratings. Amidst all these discussions, Tork and Sawyer provide a market update, ponder future plans, and express gratitude towards their listeners. They close with heartfelt holiday greetings and a reminder to support their direct-to-consumer meat business, Farmer Grade, which underpins the podcast. So, grab your favorite beverage, sit back, and enjoy a mix of insightful analysis, personal anecdotes, and a sprinkle of humor on "Barn Talk!" Use code BARNTALK for 10% OFF your next order https://farmergrade.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST ➱ https://bit.ly/3a7r3nR SUBSCRIBE TO THIS’LL DO FARM ➱ https://bit.ly/2X8g45c LISTEN ON: SPOTIFY ➱ https://open.spotify.com/show/3icVr4KWq4eUDl7Oy60YMY APPLE ➱ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/barn-talk/id1574395049 Follow Behind The Scenes👇🏻 ● This’ll Do Farm Instagram ➱ https://bit.ly/30KPBNk ● Barn Talk TikTok ➱ https://bit.ly/3qciekS ● Sawyer’s Instagram ➱ https://bit.ly/3BtX0n4 ● Tork’s Instagram ➱ https://bit.ly/3LGZJxS 00:00 Share, review, or comment to support Barn Talk. 05:47 Ukrainian grain flooding market depresses prices. 10:47 Federal ruling expected for self-driving standard. 16:40 Iowa Corn Growers advocate for farmers' profitability. 25:51 Bill failed multiple times; compromise reached. 31:39 Confused about potential holographic conspiracy over NJ. 36:57 Leader might pardon death row; church audit overdue. 40:19 Trump supported across demographics, people wanted change. 46:15 Rethinking priorities changed my life path. 51:15 Lifelong fan enduring team's repeated playoff failures. 54:36 Manure separation project progressing, building planned soon. 01:02:38 Struggling to delegate and work on business. 01:04:59 Trying a new four-grain 80-proof bourbon. 01:09:47 New team members might enhance scheduling, organization. ------------------------------- ⚠NO FINANCIAL ADVICE / DISCLAIMER⚠ The Information discussed and shared on Barn Talk is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, or success for any particular purpose. The Information contained in or provided from or through this podcast is not intended to be and does not constitute financial advice, investment advice, trading advice, or any other advice. The Information on this pod... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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
0:04.9	farms. Farms are different in type, in size, and even in name.
0:26.5	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. I apologize if I sound like shit. I'm getting sick. Well,
0:31.3	I kind of already am sick. So bear with me. If I sound congested, just got a lot of mucus running. Oh, thanks for sharing that. Yeah,
0:40.7	just picture the mucus running down my throat. That's what's going on. I've been taking
0:46.0	Sudafed, so hopefully that clears me out pretty good and alleviate some of this. But it's just
0:51.5	that time of year where people are getting sick and,
0:55.0	but shit's still got to get done. And this podcast is one of those things. So before we get into
1:01.2	the nitty gritty of all the hot topics we're going to talk about today, you guys know the drill.
1:06.5	Share the show if you get any value. If it makes you relate to us on something, if you laugh,
1:12.3	if you learn something, all that we ask is you share it out with the people that you know.
1:16.4	The more that you guys do that, the more of this show grows. The more guests we can get on,
1:20.9	the more episodes we can make. Another thing you can do to help out Barn Talk is you can
1:25.3	leave a review on Spotify or Apple. The more that you
1:28.4	guys do that, the more it gives our show a lot of credibility. And the more credibility we have,
1:34.6	the more guests we can get on, the more guests we get to come to Southeast Iowa to share their
1:40.7	thoughts. So we appreciate every single one of you that had been doing that.
1:45.7	You can also leave your comments on Spotify now. And also we have YouTube too. So we love hearing
1:52.7	from you guys, whether you have questions, whether you just want to let us know what you think
1:56.5	of the podcast, don't hesitate to reach out and let us know how you think, how you feel.
2:03.1	Last thing you can do to support us here on Barn Talk and our family farm is support
2:07.6	our direct-to-consumer meat business. Farmergrade, farmergrade.com. We had a really great holiday season.
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