The Future of Farming: Is Corn and Soybeans Really Sustainable?

Barn Talk

Tork and Sawyer Whisler

Business

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Welcome to Barn Talk! Today, we dive deep into a Q&A session packed with insightful discussions on various topics, from the challenges and dynamics of farming operations to market updates and future ventures. We tackle questions on the evolving agriculture landscape, innovative farming ideas, market potential of diversified products, and the value of legacy in farming. From exploring the potential of carbon credits to the rising interest in traditional farming practices, this episode is filled with perspectives that are as refreshing as they are thought-provoking. Whether you're a long-time listener or a first-time guest to the farm barn, this episode offers a rich tapestry of ideas and advice that aim to navigate the complexities of modern agriculture. So sit back, share this podcast with someone who loves farming just as much as you do, and let's dive into the barn! 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 Grow Our Show: Share & Review 05:56 Corn and Bean Price Fluctuations 11:34 Interest Rates and Future Predictions 20:56 Transitioning Family Farming Challenges 22:05 Hog Industry Time Management Issues 29:53 Manure Management and Application Strategies 33:16 Hybrid Supply Chain Strategy 42:41 "Controlling Destiny in Farming" 46:26 European Swine Industry Concerns 49:48 US vs. Abroad: Food Ingredient Differences 57:17 Brand Loyalty Influenced by Geography 01:04:55 "Farmer Grade: Trust in Quality" 01:08:54 Nostalgic Farming and Legacy Questions 01:11:17 Generational Farming Reflections 01:18:07 Post-COVID Consumer Awareness Shift 01:21:28 Barn Upgrades & Guest Planning ------------------------------- ⚠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 in... 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.
0:38.4	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 Q&A episode. Haven't had a Q&A in a while, but we got a boatload of questions that we got to get through. But before we get into it, you guys know the drill.
0:41.8	If you get any value from the show, share it out with the people that you know.
0:45.7	The more that you guys do that, the more of the show grows, the more guests we can get on,
0:46.9	the more episodes we can make.
0:50.5	There's a lot of ways you can find value in the show.
0:54.2	If we made you laugh, if you related to us on something if you learned something all we ask is you just share it it's kind of the ticket to admission to watch or listen to the show
0:58.1	another thing you can do to help support barn talk is leave a review on spotify or apple the more
1:04.0	that you guys do that the more it makes our show credible uh and the more credible we are the more
1:10.1	guests we come the more guests we can have on more guests we come, the more guests we can have
1:12.6	on the show to come to Southeast Iowa to have a great conversation with us. Not incredible,
1:17.0	just credible. Yep, just credible. We got to work on becoming incredible on our own. Yeah, we're not
1:21.5	quite there yet. But we would appreciate you to help us at least seem credible. Yeah, that would be
1:26.6	a big help because, I mean,
1:28.5	Spotify and Apple reviews are a really great way to measure how successful a podcast show is.
1:34.3	So we appreciate every single one of you that do that. Last thing you can do to support our
1:40.6	barn talk is to support our direct-to-consumer meat business, farmergrade.
1:45.0	Farmergrade.com.
1:47.3	You can always use code barn talk to save 10% off your order.
1:53.3	And we got a bunch of new products on the site.
1:55.9	Just got done with the largest week in Farmer Grade history this week.
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