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Barn Talk

How a $156,000 Nursing Home Bill Destroys Family Farms

Barn Talk

Tork and Sawyer Whisler

Business

4.91.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Barn Talk, hosts Sawyer and Tork sit down once again with their friend and neighbor David Zieser for a no-holds-barred conversation about all things farming and rural life. This time, they swap stories about last season’s harvest, share laughs over equipment mishaps, and dive into the technical side of strip-till methods and adapting to unpredictable weather. Beyond ag talk, they tackle hot topics like Iowa’s water quality, estate planning, the real costs of nursing homes, and what the future holds for family farms. With their trademark humor and honest perspectives, this episode is packed with practical wisdom, a few good jokes, and an authentic look at the ups and downs of life on the farm. 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://barntalk-newsletter.beehiiv.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 "Support Barn Talk: Share & Review" 08:38 "From Handpicked to Grain Cart" 15:40 Water Recycling Challenges 20:04 Semi Driver Hand Signal Variations 23:43 Fall Manure and Strip-Tilling 29:11 "No-Till Ground Management Strategies" 36:03 "Marketing Discipline Is Essential" 40:21 Optimal Nitrogen Timing for Corn 47:05 Iowa, Illinois, and Hog Production 51:10 "Voter Apathy in Primaries" 56:27 "Farming Growth and Shared Risk" 01:01:22 "Overbuilding Fueled by Land Sales" 01:07:33 "Iran, Oil, and Global Strategy" 01:13:00 Geopolitics: Israel, Russia, and Influence 01:19:14 "Farming Together: Value Each Other" 01:24:39 "The High Cost of Aging" 01:26:40 Retirement Costs and Legacy Planning 01:33:51 "Choosing Care for Loved Ones" 01:38:47 Lumberjack to Planter Transition ------------------------------- ⚠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 ... 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.

0:26.2

Welcome to Barn Talk. What happens at the barn stays in the barn, but not today.

0:32.5

We're going to let it all out for you guys. Today we got a damn good guest coming to the barn to have a great conversation with us.

0:38.6

He's been on the show two times before this one and we're just going to talk all things farming. Might get a little,

0:42.9

might get a little political, might talk about some current events going on in the world.

0:47.6

This one is going to be more of a conversation rather than an interview, which we try to do our best to make them all kind of conversations. But he's been on the show before. So you kind of

0:53.0

already know his story. But before we get into the nitty gritty, you guys know the drill. If you get any value from the show, share it out with the people that you know. The more that you guys do that, the more that this show grows, the more guests we can have on, the more episodes we can make. It's kind of the ticket to admission to watch or listen to the show.

1:11.9

And there's many ways you can get value. If we made you laugh, if you're related to us on

1:15.7

something, if you learned something, all we ask is just share it. Another thing you can do to help

1:20.2

us out here at Barn Talk is leave a review on Spotify or Apple. The more reviews get piled up

1:25.9

across Apple and Spotify, the more credible you make

1:29.1

our show. And in turn, we're able to turn that credibility and some more guests, more episodes,

1:35.9

and ultimately just better opportunities for the show and what we can do here at Barn Talk.

1:40.3

We're really trying to grow our impact this year and go all in on this thing. And so we really appreciate every single one of you that do either sharing the show or

1:48.7

leave an interview or ultimately just telling what you, telling us what you think about the show

1:53.0

because we love hearing from you guys. So those are the ways you can kind of help us out before

1:57.8

we get started. How are you doing, Big Dog? I'm good.

2:01.4

I'm fired up.

2:02.6

I'm feeling good.

2:03.8

Spring.

2:04.4

It's a little warmer out.

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