The Sweet Smell of Success: Inside America's Manure Equipment Industry
Barn Talk
Tork and Sawyer Whisler
4.6 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 22 December 2025
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Welcome back to Barn Talk! In this episode, Tork and Sawyer dive deep into the world of manure and yes, there’s a whole lot more to it than you might think. Joined by guests John and Mark from Stutsman’s, a leading AG retailer in southeast Iowa, the crew explores the evolution of manure handling, from the early days of hauling with simple vacuum tanks to today’s high-tech dragline systems moving thousands of gallons every minute. You'll hear how innovation, customer service, and company culture have driven Stutsman's growth, and get a firsthand look at how manure management is changing farm practices—and the value of manure as “liquid gold” for today’s farmers. Whether you’re a farm kid with your own tales from the barn, or just curious about agriculture’s dirty little secrets, this episode is packed with practical wisdom and some good laughs. Plus, get the latest ag market updates and find out how technology and teamwork keep Midwest farms running strong.
So grab a cup of coffee (or maybe a free pop from the Stutzman’s store), and settle in for an episode that’s as informative as it is entertaining. Let’s get started!
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00:00 Corn Market Outlook and Trends
06:36 "Market Update and Insights"
13:57 "Iowa Corn Farmers United"
20:03 "Childhood Memories of Farm Life"
27:13 Evolving Business and Industry Trends
31:58 Farm Irrigation Evolution
33:34 "Racing to 1,200 Gallons"
39:06 "Manure: A Valuable Farm Asset"
48:40 Marketing Evolution in Modern Sales
51:55 "Service Key Amid Industry Consolidation"
54:48 Expanding Reach Through Quality Equipment
01:01:30 Adapting Solutions for Farmers
01:05:45 "Thanks for Joining & Sharing"
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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 |
| 0:04.3 | raised on farms. Farms are different in type, in size, and even in name. |
| 0:55.0 | 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 great guest episode. We got two great guests coming to the show today to strap some knowledge on us and all things manure. Before we get into it, you guys know the drill. If you get any value from the show, all that we ask is you 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 our show, more episodes we can make. It's kind of the ticket to admission to watch or listen to the show. Another thing you can do to help us out here at Barn Talk is you can leave a review on Spotify or Apple. The more you guys do |
| 1:00.8 | that, the more credible you make our show so we can have more outstanding guests come to the |
| 1:05.6 | barn and want to have a great conversation with us. So we appreciate all of you that leave reviews |
| 1:10.7 | or share the show. We love hearing your feedback and seeing how we can improve the show and just your overall thoughts on what we do here at Barn Talk. So thank you, thank you, thank you to all that do that. Really excited about today's episode. I think it's going to be good for, it's going to be, I think it's going to be a little niche for some farmers. And if you deal with manure or you're curious about the manure world, |
| 1:31.2 | there's going to be a lot to get from this one. But how are the markets looking? We haven't |
| 1:36.9 | done a market update in a while. And blah. They're looking blah. Markets are blah. I mean, |
| 1:42.0 | corn's up a penny. Beans are down a little bit. South American weather is kind of driving that market and Chinese exports. If the Chinese are buying, the bean market gets a little steam on it. And if they aren't, and we get a little rain in South America, they hit the skids. The corn, you know, that report came out last week and pretty much left the yield the same. |
| 2:09.9 | They changed the ending stocks a little bit. |
| 2:12.7 | They left feed use the same. |
| 2:14.8 | It really is going to come back. |
| 2:16.1 | It's going to come down to whether exports stay on |
| 2:18.6 | the track they're on. And the one thing that I feel like at some point is going to have to get |
| 2:24.8 | reconciled is the world ending stocks on corn. If you look at the trend, it just keeps moving down. |
| 2:31.6 | But I don't know how that's going to affect us. And you would like to think |
| 2:36.3 | that there's going to be some acres that are going to go back to beans next year because guys |
| 2:41.3 | just aren't going to plant corn on corn on corn. I mean, some people will, but some of those acres |
| 2:46.8 | are going to have to go back to something else. So I don't know. I think there's more |
| 2:50.8 | upside for the corn than the bean market. Corn for December, 437. Last I looked at it's up a penny, |
| 2:58.0 | so that'd be 438. March is 4372. And October corn, 460. I forgot to write down the local |
| 3:06.9 | bids, but right now the basis is right about 40 cents, |
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