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Barn Talk

Tork and Sawyer Whisler

Business

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Welcome to Barn Talk! In today’s episode we kick things off with a deep dive into the crucial role of farms in our everyday lives, as well as some insight into the challenges and successes Sawyer and Tork have been facing on their own farm. Next, we’ll tackle the ever-changing landscape of the commodities market, providing both a snapshot of the latest numbers and our own predictions for the future. Throughout the episode, you'll hear about our goals for 2025, exciting new projects on the farm, and reflections from Tork's recent trip to FarmCon in Kansas City. They also delve into some broader discussions about financial strategies, diversification, and investment opportunities in both traditional and emerging markets such as Bitcoin. Towards the end, you'll get a taste of their personal lives, including Super Bowl predictions and what’s on the menu for their game day party. Finally, stay tuned for a sneak peek of upcoming episodes featuring compelling guests and new team members who will help take Barn Talk to the next level. 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 "Barn Talk: Share & Grow" 09:45 Market Update: USDA Report Criticized 14:52 Corn Market Strategy & Outlook 17:49 South American Crop Disadvantages US Beans 24:25 "Deceptive Terrorist Training Camps" 26:52 "CEO Perception vs. Reality" 35:51 Positive Political Newsletter Gathering 38:56 Unexpected Encounter with Laura Farms 43:21 Agriculture Consolidation and Diversification Challenges 49:34 Farm: Enduring Asset Value 56:02 Bitcoin's Promising Future 58:59 Generational Shifts in Stock Investment 01:08:13 Farm Project 2025 on YouTube 01:09:48 Embracing Coaching for Success 01:17:23 Guest Strategy 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 Bitc... 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.
0:38.8	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 hot topics episode. We've got a list of topics here that we want to get through that are going to be steaming because they're so damn hot got some farmmen we got some current events going on but before we get into all that you guys know the drill
0:44.7	if you get any value from the show if we made you laugh if we related to us on something if you
0:50.2	learn something all that we ask is you just share the show with the people that you know.
0:54.7	The more that you guys do that, the more that this show can grow, the more episodes we can make,
0:59.6	the more guests we can get on, and it's just a win-win for everybody.
1:03.1	Another thing you can do to help us out here at Barn Talk is you can leave a review on Spotify or Apple.
1:08.7	The more you guys do that, the more credibility it gives our show
1:11.8	so we can recruit better guests to come to Southeast Iowa
1:14.7	and sit in the barn with us.
1:16.3	Last thing you can do to help out our family farm
1:18.8	and here at Barn Talk is support our direct-to-consumer-business
1:23.1	farmergrade, farmergrade.com.
1:26.3	We are running a special this week on New York Strips,
1:29.6	dry-age New York strips, 21 day.
1:32.4	So they're 20% off.
1:34.0	We usually run a cut of the week every single week.
1:36.2	So take advantage if you're in some,
1:38.2	you're in need for some New York strips.
1:42.3	It's getting nippley, you know, it's December, or it's January now, it's New Year.
1:48.2	And, you know, December wasn't too bad, November wasn't too bad, but it seems like the last two
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