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Barn Talk

Tork and Sawyer Whisler

Business

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2026

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Welcome to Barn Talk, where what happens in the barn doesn’t always stay in the barn. Today, we’re joined by none other than Cavin Malloy better known online as Stone Cold Cavin—the southeast Iowa farmer who’s been making big waves on TikTok with his razor-sharp wit and no-bullshit take on rural life. In this episode, Cavin Malloy shares hilarious behind-the-scenes stories from his family farm, his jump into content creation, and why sarcasm just hits different in ag communities. We’ll dig into everything from creative excuses to skip unwanted events, farmer “algebra,” and the legendary power of Midwest burn piles, to navigating the real challenges young farmers face today. Plus, we’ll raise a Coors Light and talk about everything from square baling to bus rides, wrestling moves, and dealing with the infamous Iowa cyclists. Grab a drink and settle in this episode is packed with laughs, insights, and the grit that defines rural America. 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://www.joinbarntalk.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👇🏻 ● Barn Talk Instagram ➱ https://www.instagram.com/barntalkshow ● Barn Talk TikTok ➱ https://bit.ly/3qciekS ● Sawyer’s Instagram ➱ https://bit.ly/3BtX0n4 ● Tork’s Instagram ➱ https://bit.ly/3LGZJxS ● Sawyer’s X ➱ https://x.com/SawyerWhisler ● Tork’s X ➱ https://x.com/TorkWhisler 00:00 Supporting Barn Talk podcast 09:39 Harvest time challenges 11:21 Dealing with non-stop farming 16:38 Iowa farmers and nutrient reduction 21:22 Simple plan for a great podcast 31:01 Paying for convenience in youth sports 33:59 Noticing the shed's condition 37:13 Getting value at sponsored events 42:44 Teenage beer-stealing adventures 49:52 School bus memories 55:03 Farming practices and feed systems 59:54 Letting the wrong pig out 01:06:12 Rural community changes 01:10:49 Opportunities for new farmers 01:16:37 Agriculture and Farmer Challenges 01:24:04 Driving past fertilizer tanks 01:27:59 Funny mix-up on Facebook account ------------------------------- ⚠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.
0:26.3	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 one hell of a guest episode. Got a great
0:31.8	southern Iowa, southern east, southeast Iowa farm. We're coming to the barn today to strap some stuff onto us. I think
0:39.5	it's going to be a fun conversation, a great conversation with a lot of value. And all that we ask is if
0:45.1	you get any value that you shared out with the people that you know, the more that you guys do that,
0:49.4	the more that you help us out here at Barn Talk, grow the show, grow our impact. And it's kind of
0:53.9	the ticket to admission to watch or listen grow the show, grow our impact. And it's kind of the ticket to
0:54.4	admission to watch or listen to the show. Another thing you can do to help us out here at Barn
0:59.8	talk is you can leave our view on Spotify or Apple. The more you guys do that, the more credible
1:05.0	you make our show, which in turn allows us to have a great guest like we're having today.
1:09.8	Come to the barn to have more conversations
1:11.9	with us. Last thing you can do if you want to help us out here at Barn Talk is you can sign up for
1:17.6	our weekly newsletter, join BarnTalk.com. We're putting out weekly content, basically everything
1:23.7	going on in rural America, agriculture, the trades, you know, anything that affects
1:29.7	rural America, we're talking about it on there. And we just want to give value there as much
1:33.6	as we can. And if we get to 10,000 subscribers on that email list, we want to throw a live event
1:39.6	right here at the barn with you guys, drink some bourbon, drink some bushlight, have some great
1:44.7	speakers come, and that's the goal. So we're working towards it. How are you doing today, Kingpin?
1:50.8	I'm doing great. Great weather. If it was one more day of this great weather, we wouldn't be
1:56.3	having this because we'd all be in the field planting. There's some guys out there that are running in
2:01.3	southeast Iowa. If you got heavily drained soils, you could probably run, but it's pretty iffy.
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