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Barn Talk

Tork and Sawyer Whisler

Business

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Welcome back to Barn Talk! In today’s episode, Sawyer and Tork are opening up the barn doors and getting real with a good old-fashioned Q&A session. From farm life to local politics—and even makeup tips—nothing’s off the table. The guys kick things off with a lively market update, diving into the latest prices and trends for corn, beans, livestock, and more, before shifting gears to tackle your burning questions. You’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at the realities of running a family farm, supporting a direct-to-consumer meat business, and what makes their farm-to-table operation unique. Sawyer and Tork also take a hard look at the bureaucracy plaguing small-town America, candidly sharing a recent situation in their own community that left their heads shaking. Plus, find out just how many weaner pigs, fat hogs, and tons of feed you can fit on a semi, and why truckers are truly the backbone of American agriculture. If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to stick to your core values as a business owner, when to pivot or power through a tough idea, or the real story behind meat labeling and marketing in the U.S., this episode is for you. Sprinkle in some classic Barn Talk humor, relationship advice, and serious takes on AI’s impact on our lives, and you’ve got an episode that’s just as entertaining as it is thought-provoking. So pull up a seat, grab a cup of coffee—or maybe a ribeye—and join us for an episode full of honesty, laughs, and some straight talk from inside the barn. Shop Farmer Grade 👇🏻 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 "Barn Talk Growth & Call-Ins Coming" 09:25 "Lab-Grown Meat Skepticism" 13:56 Outsider Hired as City Administrator 19:29 Cherished Employee vs. Failing Administrator 24:28 Unexpected Reunion Humble Job Reveal 27:13 Transporting Wiener Pigs Explained 36:39 "Leadership Through Embodying Core Values" 40:40 Navigating Business Challenges at 25 43:31 Balancing Persistence and Adaptability 52:12 AI Development: Race or Restraint? 57:06 "Debate Over Meat Origin Labeling" 01:03:38 Disconnected Meat Production Perception 01:05:34 Misleading Farm-to-Table Claims ------------------------------- ⚠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... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:05.4	All of the food we eat and much of the clothing we wear comes from plants and animals that are raised on farms.
1:21.9	Farms are different in type, in size and even in name. Welcome to Barn Talk. What happens at the barn stays in the barn, but not today.
1:26.3	We're going to let it all out for you guys
1:28.4	today is going to be a q and a episode thank you to all that uh submit your questions and email them to
1:34.7	us at barn talk show at gmail.com that's where you can get you guys can send your questions in to
1:39.7	get them answered on the show we're working on getting a call-in feature. We're working on that.
1:45.0	We're trying to figure it out, but that's going to be coming soon, hopefully. So that'd be a
1:48.7	pretty fun thing to do. Some things that you can do to help us out here at Barn Talk to grow this
1:54.8	show is if you get any value from the show, please share it out with the people that you know.
1:59.2	The more that you guys do that, the more that this show grows. The more guests we can get on, the more episodes we can make.
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