Farm Bankruptcies Are Up 70% and Nobody Is Talking About It

Barn Talk

Tork and Sawyer Whisler

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4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2026

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Welcome to another episode of Barn Talk! In this Hot Topics edition, Sawyer and Tork open up about what's happening in rural America and beyond.They kick things off by reflecting on an exciting month filled with outstanding guests and conversations, and they offer heartfelt thanks to listeners for making it all possible. Today's episode covers some of the biggest issues impacting farmers and rural communities: rising farm bankruptcies, major changes in the ag markets, and mounting financial pressures faced by producers. Sawyer and Tork discuss the struggles of rural hospitals under federal budget cuts, share first-hand perspectives on input costs, and question whether the government or politicians have any real solutions for the challenges ahead. But there’s plenty of optimism, too. The hosts explore how innovation and technology—like AI, robotics, and the upcoming public offering of SpaceX are beginning to reshape the world. They share practical advice on adapting to change, insights into market trends, and examples of the unwavering American work ethic they see all around them. If you want to stay informed, inspired, and connected to the pulse of rural America, this episode is packed with eye-opening updates, personal reflections, and plenty of straight talk from the barn. JOIN THE BARN TALK NEWSLETTER & GET LIVE EVENT ACCESS: We're on a mission to get 10,000 subscribers, and once we do, we're hosting a live event at the barn! Sign up to get exclusive access to tickets and details.👇🏻 Help us get there: https://www.joinbarntalk.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST ➱ https://bit.ly/3a7r3nR SUBSCRIBE TO THIS’LL DO FARM ➱ https://bit.ly/2X8g45c LISTEN ON: SPOTIFY ➱ https://open.spotify.com/show/3icVr4KWq4eUDl7Oy60YMY APPLE ➱ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/barn-talk/id1574395049 Follow Behind The Scenes👇🏻 ● Barn Talk Instagram ➱ https://www.instagram.com/barntalkshow ● Barn Talk TikTok ➱ https://bit.ly/3qciekS ● Sawyer’s Instagram ➱ https://bit.ly/3BtX0n4 ● Tork’s Instagram ➱ https://bit.ly/3LGZJxS ● Sawyer’s X ➱ https://x.com/SawyerWhisler ● Tork’s X ➱ https://x.com/TorkWhisler 00:00 Thanking listeners for their support 08:57 Discussing Iran's deal proposal 14:27 Discussing farm credit non-performing loans 21:12 Expanding farmland and environmental impact 23:18 Comparing farming now and the 80s 30:22 Impact of hospital closures 33:11 Community fundraising for local hospital 43:18 China's economic challenges and chip development 44:17 Current geopolitical tensions and impacts 52:22 Tesla robot factory transition 59:41 Reflecting on recent Star Wars movies 01:04:49 Growth of Cursor's AI platform 01:06:09 Building rapid, efficient data centers 01:11:49 Discussing innovation and entrepreneurship 01:17:13 Learning AI with Dan Martel 01:25:18 Importance of reading and grounding 01:27:04 Balancing self-improvement and self-care 01:34:15 Embracing personal responsibility 01:38:09 Suggesting guests for Barn Talk ------------------------------- ⚠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 potential rewards, and it also has potential risks involved. Trading may not be suitable for all people. Anyone wishing to invest should seek his or her own independent financial or professional advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Some follow the noise.
0:03.0	Bloomberg follows the money, whether it's the funds fueling AI or crypto's trillion-dollar swings.
0:09.0	There's a money side to every story.
0:11.4	Get the money side of the story.
0:13.5	Subscribe now at Bloomberg.com.
0:18.1	All of the food we eat and much of the clothing we wear comes from plants and animals that are raised on farms.
0:24.1	Farms are different in type, in size, and even in name.
0:57.9	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 Barn Talk hot topics episode. Man, the month of May has been awesome at Barn Talk. don't know about you guys but for us personally we have had a hell of a lot of fun recently this month with the guests that we've had coming to
1:03.0	the barn and this is the first time we've been able to sit down and actually shoot a hot topics and
1:07.5	talk about what's going on in rural amer, the world, just give you guys our
1:11.8	perspective on things. But I just want to say before we get into the nitty gritty of the show,
1:17.4	thank you to every single one of you that supports this show on a weekly basis, whenever you
1:23.0	can sit down and listen to us, whether you see our shorts and like them or comment there,
1:27.4	whether you're following us on, you know, YouTube and watching there, whether you see our shorts and like them or comment there, whether you're
1:28.0	following us on, you know, YouTube and watching there, or you're listening on Spotify or Apple.
1:33.1	Like, we, I feel like we've really taken a step this year and we're going to continue to take
1:39.4	a step this year. And it's because of you guys and the caliber of guests that we're landing on the show just
1:45.3	continually gets better and better and better and I just can't say thank you enough to you guys
1:51.5	for that because without you this would not the show would not be where it is and we would not be
1:56.7	having the success that we're having and we just just want to continue to bring on more and more
2:03.0	awesome guests that can deliver as much value to you as we possibly can land. They can possibly
2:10.1	land to you guys. So you guys know the drill. Before we get into the show, if you get any value
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