Barn Talk Q&A: What Every Young Farmer Needs to Know: Life Lessons and Practical Advice

Barn Talk

Tork and Sawyer Whisler

Business

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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In this episode, Tork and Sawyer open up the barn doors for another no-holds-barred Q&A, tackling questions submitted by you, the listeners. They kick things off with a quick update on the family farm—think muddy fields, stuck trucks, and the ongoing dance with unpredictable Iowa weather. After a rundown of the current ag markets and a few laughs over late-night pig loading adventures, the guys dive deep into skills every young person should develop, the importance of communication, and how staying curious and willing to learn has fueled their journey on and off the farm. Tech, AI, and the changing landscape of farm life are in the spotlight, sparking conversation about adapting to new tools and the impact of digital distraction. Tork and Sawyer get candid about the struggles of focus, the challenge of saying no, and the reality of balancing busy farm life with personal growth—all while sharing a few sips of a special Kentucky bourbon. Tune in for practical advice, some family banter, and plenty of real talk about farming, tech, and finding your way in a world that’s always changing. Whether you’re here for the ag market insights, life lessons, or a good laugh, this episode has something for every Barn Talk listener. Use code BARNTALK for 10% OFF your next order https://farmergrade.com/ Learn More About Our New Project👇🏻 https://livestockwaterandenergy.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 for Growth" 09:34 Embrace AI: Future Essentials 15:08 Never Stop Learning 18:02 "Finding Solutions on the Fly" 22:49 "The Power of Delayed Gratification" 26:38 On-Call Life: Unpredictable Journeys 32:17 AI's Transformative Impact on Efficiency 39:56 AI and Media Career Path 43:48 Hog Futures: Hope for Higher Rates? 50:18 Digital Overuse Frustration 54:24 Overcoming Procrastination: Finishing Tasks 59:10 "Boondocks Bourbon Unveiled" 01:04:57 "Show Appreciation and Review Request" ------------------------------- ⚠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 podcast and provided from or through our content is general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented on this podcast without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional, professional broker or financial advisory. Understand that you are using any and all Information available on or through this website at your own risk. RISK STATEMENT– The trading of Bitcoins, alternative cryptocurrencies, NFTs, individual stocks, etc. has... 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 farms.
0:05.6	Farms are different in type, in size, and even in name.
0:38.0	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. You guys submitted your questions and we're going to get them answered on the show today. So before we get into it, though, you guys know the drill. If you get any value from the show,
0:42.5	share it out with the people that you know. The more that you guys do that, the more that this show grows. And we found that the best way to grow podcast is through word of mouth. So whether we made
0:48.6	you laugh, whether you're related to us on something, if you learn something, just share it.
0:52.6	That's all that we ask ask another thing you can do to
0:54.7	help us out here at barn talk is leave a review on spotify or apple the more that you guys do that
1:00.0	the more it gives our show credibility the more credible we are the better guests we can have on
1:05.6	the show and the more episodes we can make and we also just love hearing from you guys overall just
1:10.5	your thoughts what you think of the episode we just love hearing from you guys. Overall, just your thoughts, what you think
1:12.0	of the episode. We just love seeing what you guys think. So we appreciate every single one of you that
1:16.4	do that. Last thing you can do to support us here on our family farm and support us here at Barn Talk.
1:22.2	It support our direct-to-consumer meat business, Farmer Grade. You can always use code barn talk to save 10% off your next order
1:28.5	and we are going to be running a memorial day sale it's going to be one of the biggest sales the
1:32.4	entire year for us uh we're going to have some pretty cool stuff happening on farmer grade so be
1:37.3	looking out for that but how are you today i am bright-eyed bushy-tailed are we gonna i see
1:43.5	we got some whiskey sitting on our little table here.
1:46.2	Our good friends, our good friends from LWE brought us a bottle of boondocks, and we're
1:53.1	going to try that out.
1:54.2	Looks pretty appetizing.
1:56.3	It's got good color.
1:57.7	Yeah, it does.
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