From Racetracks to Ranchlands: Taylor Moyer on Reinventing Agriculture and Agritourism

Barn Talk

Tork and Sawyer Whisler

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4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2025

⏱️ 126 minutes

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Welcome to Barn Talk! In today's episode we sit down with the multifaceted Taylor Moyer. Taylor's journey spans from his roots in agriculture to the high-octane world of NASCAR and back to farming and ranching. In this episode, Taylor shares his insights on balancing family care with personal excitement, the invaluable lessons learned from mentors like Richie Parker, and his reflections on slowing down and appreciating life's stages. He also delves into the economic and strategic facets of farming, emphasizing the importance of profitability and innovative agritourism. From his transformative career shifts to embracing new business models, Taylor's story is a testament to the power of belief, perseverance, and community support. Tune in for an inspiring discussion filled with practical advice, entrepreneurial spirit, and heartfelt anecdotes. Whether you’re a farmer, entrepreneur, or just a fan of compelling stories, this episode is packed with valuable takeaways. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the conversation! 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 Help grow Barn Talk by sharing and reviewing. 11:39 Bootlegging propelled family business during prohibition. 28:07 Worked in sync with the race car crew. 40:15 Farm lifestyle, Paleo Diet, transformative weight loss. 49:40 Early financial lessons from parents shaped adulthood. 58:29 Visited Black Mountain Ranch, wanted to work. 01:10:57 Custom grazing, backgrounding cattle, flexible enterprises. 01:17:27 Discovering Land Trust for agritourism monetization solution. 01:24:39 Farmers value connections, seeking appreciation and friendships. 01:41:31 Owner expanded poultry operation to retain workers. 01:47:39 Develop a cattle producer network for climate adaptation. 01:59:16 Accountability and support foster courage for change. 02:04:21 Consider timing; opportunities may arise unexpectedly. ------------------------------- ⚠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. ... 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.
0:05.7	Farms are different in type, in size, and even in name.
0:37.6	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 another special guest episode. This fella, he's lived through some shit now. So it's going to be a fun one. I think there's going to be a lot of fun stories to tell, a lot of value to be dropped on you guys. So if you do get any value from this episode, all that
0:43.4	we ask is you share it out with the people that you know. The more that you guys do that,
0:47.3	the more of this show can grow, the more guests we can get on, the more episodes we can make. There's a lot of ways to get value. If you learned something, if you laughed at something, and if you related to us on something, all we ask is
0:58.5	you share it. Another thing you can do to help out Barn Talk is you can leave a review on
1:03.2	Spotify or Apple. We love hearing from you guys. And all those reviews help our show have more credibility to get more guests on the show
1:13.2	and recruit people to come to Southeast Iowa to get on Barn Talk.
1:16.3	So we appreciate every single one of you guys that do leave reviews.
1:20.2	Also, you can let us know your thoughts about the show on YouTube, on our video podcasts,
1:25.2	and then on Spotify as well.
1:26.7	You can comment, leave your suggestions or leave your questions or just beauty tips.
1:31.6	Beauty tips.
1:32.6	Leave your thoughts, whatever, whatever suits you.
1:36.0	Just let us know how you think about the episode.
1:38.7	Last thing you can do to support our family farm and us here at Barn Talk is you can support our direct-to-consumer
1:47.1	meat business, Farmergrade.farmergrade.com. Direct-to-consumer meat business, we started back a year
1:54.8	and a half ago and we offer all kinds of meat, pasture-raised chicken, American Wagyu, dry-aged beef, pork that we
2:02.9	raise on our farm.
2:04.0	You can always use code Barn Talk to save 10% off your next order.
2:09.4	Yeah.
2:09.8	If you're, tis the season, if you're looking to get somebody something, you better hurry
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