The Real State of Farming in 2026

Barn Talk

Tork and Sawyer Whisler

Business

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2026

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Welcome to a special on-the-road edition of "Barn Talk," where Tork and Sawyer bring their honest, down-to-earth conversation about farming to a live audience in Buffalo Center, Iowa. In this episode, you'll hear about their multi-generational journey, the tough realities facing modern agriculture—from razor-thin profitability and labor shortages to the challenge of passing on the farm—and how they've used social media and creative business ideas to adapt and succeed. The hosts share candid stories from their own experiences, spotlighting both the hardships and the opportunities that come with farming today. They also dig into the importance of family, resilience, and leaving a legacy—all with a generous dose of humor and straightforward advice. If you care about what it takes to keep farming alive and thriving, this is the episode for you. Join Tork and Sawyer for a lively, practical, and heartfelt discussion that’s about more than just agriculture—it’s about family, community, and never giving up. 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: Wisdom & Community" 06:00 "Barn Talk Origin Explained" 14:32 "This’ll Do Farm Journey" 19:37 Corn and Bean Market Outlook 24:48 Crude Oil, Cattle, and Imports 30:01 "Declining Influence of Midwest Farmers" 36:06 Farmland and Real Estate Outlook 38:50 "Pride in Farming's Purpose" 48:08 "Decline of Brand Loyalty" 49:09 Breaking Brand Loyalty 58:16 "Building Family Farms Together" 01:02:06 Generational Legacy and Humility 01:08:51 Nitrogen System Private Investment Details 01:12:13 DVI Site 01:16:14 "This'll Do Farm Origins" ------------------------------- ⚠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 financial or professional advice. 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.
0:38.0	Hey, welcome to Barn Talk. What happens at the barn stays at the barn, but not today. It's too stinking cold, so we had to move. We had to take her on the road. So get ready because this is going to be a barn talk on the road edition.
0:43.7	It's about eight degrees in southeast Iowa and the wind's blowing and the heat couldn't keep up.
0:57.6	So we decided that we were going to share with you an episode that we did here just a couple of days ago in Buffalo Center, Iowa, courtesy of the Central States Agency, we spoke to a group of their customers and potential customers, and we got done with that episode, and we were like,
1:03.5	you know, this is pretty good, and very relevant, and we thought, we're just going to put it out.
1:10.2	So today's episode is going to look a
1:13.4	little bit different because it was recorded live there uh at the site and it's going to sound a
1:19.9	little different because uh we were wearing lapel mics but the audio might be a little bit glitchy
1:25.7	but uh bear with us and we're going to clean it up, and I think it'll be good.
1:30.1	One last thing before we get into it, we are going to do a few live events this year.
1:36.7	If you or your company have an event coming up and you think that Sawyer and I might have something relevant to say. Let us know. Get reach out to us at
1:47.4	barn talk show at gmail.com and we'd be happy to talk with you. We're not going to do a lot of them,
1:53.6	but we're going to do a few. So hope you like this episode. Now let her rip. Welcome to Barn Talk. What happens at the barn stays in the
2:03.3	barn, but not tonight. This is our first ever on the road edition. So we're homebodies. And like I
2:10.3	said, we shoot our podcast in a barn on our farm, my grandpa built. So literally, that's why we call
2:16.8	it Barn Talk. But are we live?
2:19.2	We're live. We're live. Yeah. We're giving her, we're giving her to go tonight. That's what I usually
2:23.6	say. I say, we're going to hit her hard tonight. But, you know, the main objective tonight for us is
2:30.8	we really just want to make sure you guys get something valuable. Something we
2:34.8	like to always say on the show is if you get any value from the show, share it out with the
2:39.4	people that you know, because we want to try to, you know, grow this show, do more of this
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