Why Farmers' Books Are Lying to Them w/Jesse Bounds

Barn Talk

Tork and Sawyer Whisler

Business

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2026

⏱️ 125 minutes

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Welcome to Barn Talk! Today, we're excited to welcome back Jesse Bounds, a hay export entrepreneur and coach whose last episode quickly became a listener favorite. Join Tork, Sawyer, and Jesse Bounds as they unpack the big challenges facing agriculture—from razor-thin profit margins and financial troubleshooting, to the disruptive impacts of technology and AI. Jesse shares his journey building a business from scratch, lessons learned through tough years, and why community and coaching are game-changers right now. The conversation hits on survival strategies in Ag, the realities of succession planning, and the importance of balancing hustle with personal wellbeing. Packed with honest stories, actionable advice, and a look at the future of farming, this episode is a must-listen for anyone in the business or looking to level up. Tune in, share the show, and enjoy another deep dive in the barn! 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 Farm Challenges and Uncertain Future 11:08 "Inaccuracies in Financial Statements" 21:15 "Cutting Costs to Boost Profit" 32:00 Farmers, Technology, Trades Impact 42:21 Adapting in Business Challenges 58:22 "Entrepreneurial Friendships Across Industries" 01:10:44 "Bail Count Tracker Origin Story" 01:21:19 "Learn AI, Solve Business Problems" 01:26:45 "Embracing AI and Opportunity" 01:37:54 "Planning for Family Legacy" 01:53:55 Men and Emotional Vulnerability 01:59:15 "Reflect, Quit, Plan Ahead" ------------------------------- ⚠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 types, in size, and even in names.
0:39.2	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. Got a fantastic guest coming out from West to come have a great chat with us here in the barn today. But before we get into it,
0:44.6	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 you help the show grow,
0:49.4	we found the best way to grow podcasts is organically through word of mouth. And it's kind of the
0:54.1	ticket to admission to watch or listen to the show mouth. And it's kind of the ticket to
0:54.5	admission to watch or listen to the show. I think there's going to be a lot of value out of this one
0:58.9	today. So please share the show. Another thing you can do to help us out here at Barn Talk is you
1:04.1	can leave a review on Spotify or Apple. It gives our show a lot of credibility. And the more credible we are, the more guests we can have come on the show, the more episodes we can make. And it's our show a lot of credibility and the more credible we are the more guests we can have come on the show the more episodes we can make and it's kind of a win-win for everybody so we appreciate all you that either share the show or leave reviews we love you guys we appreciate all the support that we get from you guys and feel free to comment what you think on episodes whether you're listening on Spotify or watching on YouTube we love hearing from you guys. And feel free to comment what you think on episodes, whether you're listening
1:27.8	on Spotify or watching on YouTube. We love hearing from you guys and your feedback. So it's going to
1:34.4	be a really good one today. I'm amped up. How are you? I am. I'm excited. Always a good
1:40.4	conversation. And just it's, we said it it many times the greatest thing that we have found
1:48.5	from doing this podcast is the people that we've met and today's guest is no exception uh i did want to
1:55.9	let you all know that along those lines we love meeting you guys and we love interacting with people,
2:02.6	meeting new people.
2:04.0	So one thing that we've decided that we were going to do this year is we're taking the show
2:09.1	on the road a little bit.
2:10.4	So we're actually going to be in Buffalo Center, Iowa on the 28th of January.
2:17.1	The Central States Agency is having their annual event up there.
2:21.9	And they called 15 people and 14 others said no. And then we said, okay, we'll go do it. So good guys up there.
2:31.5	And we're going to be up there for their event and just talk about probably
2:35.3	conversation a lot like we're having today. So anyway, I just wanted to let you know that.
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