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**Farm4Profit Podcast**

Our mission is to provide farms and operators an independent and unbiased outlet for information related to increasing the profitability of their farming operation. We will be providing farms and operators of all sizes and experience levels access to the latest trends, projections, and the tools necessary to increase farming profitability. We will take each episode to deliver latest news, what’s working for active farms, and a topic of focus each episode. Remember, if you aren’t farming for profit you won’t be farming for long.

Latest Episodes:

Beginning Farmers Road to Success w/ Gavin Spoor and Ethan Clarke Oct 02, 2023

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Beginning Farmer Advice and Story Episode

When do you remember deciding you wanted to be a farmer?
How did you decide to become a farmer?
What inspired you to start your own farm instead of working on another one?
Did you have any prior experience or background in farming?
What were the initial challenges you faced when starting your farm?
How did you acquire your land for farming?
How did you start to acquire equipment for farming?
What were your first purchases?
Do you still have them?
If you started over again would they be your first purchases?
What investments did you make in technology or automation to improve efficiency?
Did you do this right away or were they upgrades?
What crops or livestock did you choose to focus on and why?
How did you learn about the best farming practices for your chosen crops or livestock?
Did you face any financial hurdles in the beginning, and how did you overcome them?
Did you have to work another job before starting your farm?
Did you use loan products? Private, conventional, government?
Did you receive any support or guidance from agricultural organizations or programs?
In your first few years, Did you face any weather-related challenges, and how did you adapt to them?
How did you market and sell your farm products when you first started?
Any marketing advisors help?
Did you establish any partnerships or collaborations to enhance your farm's success?
How did you build relationships with suppliers, buyers, or other farmers in your area?
How did you get neighbors to not see you as “competition”?
How did you handle competition from other farmers or agricultural businesses?
What role did networking and community involvement play in your farm's growth?
What marketing strategies have you found to be successful in promoting your farm or crops?
What were some of the most valuable lessons you learned during the early years of your farm?
How did you balance your work-life responsibilities as a first-generation farmer?
Is there really a balance in the beginning?
Do you really just have to work hard?
Did you have any mentors or role models in the farming industry?
Have you diversified your farm's offerings over time, and why?
What were the key factors that contributed to your farm's success?
Looking back could you have done something different to have success sooner?
Have you faced any setbacks or failures, and how did you recover from them?
What are your future plans or goals for your farm?
How do you measure the financial success and profitability of your farm?
What advice would you give to someone considering starting their own farm today?

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F4F- Tractor Time with Tim - Super Charged Compact Tractors Sep 28, 2023

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLFndeI09kfxpjP9hdLkNrg

Tractor Time with Tim YouTube Channel

Sponsors for the episode today are:

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Fueling Farming Success Sep 25, 2023

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www.agleader.com

www.steinbauer.us

www.johndeere.com

Farm Progress Show 2023

Mike Newland

Mike Newland and I’m the director of agriculture business development for the Propane Education & Research Council, or PERC as you might know us.
PERC is an organization that is funded by the propane industry to provide training and education on the safe use of propane in a variety of markets, including agriculture. We also work with partners to develop new propane technologies and initiatives. One of those partnerships is with Sukup Manufacturing.

Explore Mike’s career and hobbies….

What is Propane?
How is Propane formed?
What is propane made of?
Why is it called LP?
What’s the difference between propane and natural gas?
How long has propane been around?
How long will it be around – will we run out?
Where does propane come into play for agriculture?
Reliability: Not only does your equipment have to be reliable, but the energy used to power it must be too. There are many reasons our customers choose propane to power their equipment but the reliability of the energy source itself is certainly a key reason too.
Environmental Benefits: There is a lot of talk about clean energy and “electrifying everything” to curb emissions. While we at PERC are all about propane, we know that it will take a variety of energy sources working together to achieve sustainability and decarbonization goals.

Versatility: So many uses for propane, but Let’s talk about some of those lesser-known applications or the other ways propane can be used.
Agriculture(organic), Transportation, Home Use, others?
Cost savings: (True Farm4Profit Value) Producers face very high costs for all farm inputs including energy.
How has LP varied in cost compared to alternative energy sources?
What are ways listeners can save by using propane?
The Grain Drying Calculator allows users to simply input their average expected yield to determine the propane gallons needed to dry their crops by a specific moisture percentage. By planning and filling tanks before the hustle of harvest and winter seasons, you can make sure you have the energy you need—when you need it. And even save more in the process with those early tank fill programs
Address any potential concerns or misconceptions related to propane use in farming
Are there safety measures and regulations associated with using propane in agricultural settings?
Do you have any insights into how farmers and agribusinesses can make informed decisions about integrating propane into their operations.
Talk about the potential for innovation and advancements in propane-related technologies for agriculture.
Discuss ongoing research, development, and partnerships that PERC is involved in to further promote sustainable propane use.
What about for PERC—what’s big in 2024?
Soil Steaming, Power Generation, Irrigation
What is the role of education and outreach in raising awareness about the benefits of propane in agriculture?
What did we miss – anything extra to cover?
Summary
Challenge

What do you like most about farming or what do y

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F4F - The Modern Day Farm Chick & Whiskey Wednesday! Sep 21, 2023

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www.agleader.com

www.steinbauer.us

Annaliese Wegner @modfarmchick Instagram: 53k Email Subscribers: 4k Facebook: 134k

Catch Up
Where are they from, what do they farm, how did they get into farming
How’s the family - do they farm with family?
Wisconsin girl, dairy farmer, twin mom (Lane & Sage), & wife
What are they up to today?
What they see that excites them?
What do they want to make sure they see before they leave
Wisconsin Dairy Farmer
Born into dairy farming
Studied dairy science at University of Wisconsin - River Falls
Member of dairy club
Met her husband (Tom) through the club
Now:
Tom and Anneliese farm with his parents on Wegnerlann Dairy
In-laws established farm in 1986
Grown farm to milk 650 cows, 3 times/day, in double parallel parlor
Has your role on the farm ever changed?
Shares modern-day farm life on social media
Enjoys cooking, eating, drinking (Whiskey Wednesday), laughing, and hosting
Farm + Grow Co.
Started this business - she saw the consumer distance from agriculture
Communication focused on engaging fellow farmers to share their story
Why should farmers share their story? What has your role been through the company?
Farm + Grow Co. Programs
The Retreat:
Weekend of self-development
March 7-10, 2024 in the Wisconsin Dells
Goal: obtain tools to help you be the best version of yourself to serve your family, farm, and agriculture
The Event:
Gathering of 60+ other women (afternoon/dinner)
A peer-t0-peer mentoring group
Journaling and discussion
The Mastermind:
A virtual workbook and “session”
Teaching how to promote agriculture that works best for you
Audience Details
82% are female
Primarily ages 25-35
Is there anything unique you see with your audience?
How has social media changed his life?
Why do it?
How would he start it over differently?
Which is their favorite platform?
How do you deal with negative comments?
If you were an animal, what do you think you would be?
Right now, who inspires you?
If you could make anything bigger on your body what would it be?

Would you rather

Drink whiskey or tequila
Live in a ranch home or old farmhouse
Be wiping kids butts or spreading manure
Drink white milk or chocolate milk
Have meeting virtual or in-person
Be on the beach or in the mountains
Have a hotdog or a hamburger
Fourth of July Parties or New Years Parties

What’s next for them?
What can our listeners do to help?
What can we do to help?

What do you like most about being a farmer or what do you like most about farmers?

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Agris Academy: Educating the Ag Industry Sep 18, 2023

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AgrisAcademy-Founders Jeff Kazin and Mike Rohlfsen

www.steinbauer.us

www.agrisacademy.com

Jeff: spent 30 years in the grain trade. Tell us some of the craziest/interesting things you saw
HTA squeeze on corn during the early days of farmers and HTA- No illegal behavior 😊
Customer inspectors from buying countries
Dead rats
Found in a jail in Houston
a first gen farmer. Can you describe your operation and how your day job as a merchant/trading leader impacted it. (the tailgate comparison of cost with our local BTO and friend)
Mike: includes 20 years in the grain trade before moving to the ag start up side of the industry.
Cargills first employee in Ukraine. What type of things did you see as you arrived post communist rule.
How are things now in Ukraine?
not from a farming family. What was the draw into ag and trading?
What’s something wild you saw in the US trade
Still wild today?

Jeff& Mike What was the trade/series of trades you made the most money?

Agris Academy

Jeff and Mike founded AgrisAcademy. We have hundreds of brokers/advisors serving the ag industry. You make it clear your business is neither broker or advisor.
You focus on education
WHY? “You cant win”
“We see millions of dollars that should go from the market to farmers
Story- SE corn farmer
“the buyer/bully” Story of harvesting late corn in MN
Clients scattered across the US corn belt. Is there one thing in common they could do to improve their merchandising and marketing?
AgrisAcademy has three different practices.
Producer, industry partners, commercial
Banks -Seed companies - Peanut crushers- other consumers
Jeff: You guys are putting on a Masters Class in merchandising and risk management this fall. Why?
Comment from young lady post speaking engagement- “They don’t want to teach us these skills”
No platform available to learn at this level
Ability to share information to a broader group than our retained clients
Can you describe the Masters Class
10 weeks / 2x per week/ 2 hours instruction + 1 hr open interaction 40hours +, evening live class starting December, Office hours for 1-1 instruction, Recorded classes if unable to attend
How does a producer sign up for the class? How are you going to handle the amount of time needed?
Limit class size -Interactive teaching with live QA -Scheduled office hours
How can someone connect if they are an industry partner or a commercial looking for help?
Website / email
Micro consulting

If you could go back to yourself at age 18 – what advice would you give?

Summary/Closing

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F4F w/ Tork Whisler - "This'll Do Farm" Sep 14, 2023

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@barntalk Instagram: 15.3k TikTok: 186.2k YouTube: 88k

@thislldofarm Instagram: 25.4k TikTok: 161.3k YouTube: 51.3k

@thislldo_tork Instagram: 1.4k @sawyerwhisler Instagram: 1.5k

www.johndeere.com

www.agleader.com

www.sukup.com

Catch Up
Where are they from, what do they farm, how did they get into farming
How’s the family - do they farm with family?
Tork and Sawyer Whisner (father-son duo)
Our vision is to promote agriculture in a positive light, while also showcasing who we are as people outside the tractor.
Podcast - BarnTalk
started in 2021 interview style format
Wide range of topics and stories that educate, inspire, and make you laugh out loud - from ag business to investing in cryptocurrency
How did they start? What motivated them? How did they build up to where they are today?
What audience are you trying to reach?
What is your studio set-up? Are you actually in a barn?
With negative comments, how do you respond? Do you receive many?
How has the podcast impacted your father-son relationship?
Tork
5th Generation farmer in SE IA
Youngest of 3 boys - both live 800 miles away - one generation between his father and him
Grew up raising hogs but left farm once they sold hogs
“98 convinced them they were sticking with the hogs
Worked for construction companies for hogs → became salesman
7 years ago started working for Eichelberger Farms
Then came back to the farm 3 years ago → now has 3 hog buildings
This’ll Do Farm
How are you advocating for agriculture? How does “This’ll do” show that?
What responses from producers are you hearing back? Is This’ll Do and/or BarnTalk making a difference? Where do you see it?
Who can access this online course? What are the next steps to getting involved?
If you were an animal, what do you think you would be?
Right now, who inspires you?
If you could make anything bigger on your body what would it be?

Word association - Take the word we share and say the first thing thing that comes to mind connecting it to agriculture

Sofa Morning Bus
Coat Neighbor Freedom
Soft Students Egg
March Boat Telephone
Heart Whiskey Hog

What’s next for them? What can our listeners do to help?

What do you enjoy most about being a farmer or what do you like most about farmers?

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Thinking Ahead: The Key to Farm Success Sep 11, 2023

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Preventative maintenance with Emily Schmitt

As of February 2, 2021 - Emily Schmitt, a third-generation family member, was been promoted to Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel. She leads the legal, human resources, communications, strategic planning, and administrative functions of the company. Emily earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from Iowa State University in 2008, and went on to earn a Juris Doctorate from the University of Iowa College of Law with high honors in 2011. After graduating she began working for Sukup Manufacturing Co. in Sheffield, Iowa as corporate counsel.Schmitt is the granddaughter of founder Eugene Sukup and daughter of current president and CEO, Steve Sukup.As the only lawyer at Sukup — which employs more than 500 people — she plays a vital role providing legal counsel at all levels of the company.

When said out loud, what does preventative maintenance mean to you?
In your role, why is it important to be thinking ahead?
How far do you see yourself thinking ahead?
Does that change depending on the situation or time of year?
Emily Schmitt has fond memories of walking to the Sheffield, Iowa, office after school, playing good-natured pranks on staff members who felt like family.
How did growing up around the company help you gain perspective for the role you currently have?
Would you compare the childhood perspective you gained to that of a kid growing up on a farm?
TELL US ABOUT THE FAMILY MEMBERS INVOLVED AT SUKUP AND HOW YOU WORK TOGETHER.
I work with my husband on a daily basis. My two kids are known as the recycling directors. Before COVID, they would take a wagon around and fill it up with everybody’s recycling and collect some candy. My brother-in-law, my dad – oftentimes we work five days a week.
What is the key to keeping family and work tougher but separate? We have listeners that right in wanting the solution to not being mad or resentful at a parent or a sibling involved in the farm or business.
DID YOU ALWAYS KNOW YOU WANTED TO COME BACK TO THE COMPANY FOR YOUR CAREER?
What would you say to our listener who is currently in school or college or working off the farm that is trying to find their fit in the family business?
In your role as CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND GENERAL COUNSEL. Is this where you were able to have a real focus on the future of the company and what needs to get taken care of now for growth to happen in the future?
In 2019 Emily was named to the business record 40 under 40. One of the main reasons what the preventative maintenance she does with the Sukup Employees.
Giving employees purpose. Getting to know the employees further ingrains my dedication to them and the company.
An interesting fact about Schmitt: She created a jewelry line in high school, Gems by Em. She is using jewelry to help residents of Haiti.
What do you do to tackle the tasks each day knowing that each day will be different?
What is your key to prioritizing?
How does this help with stress and your mental health?
How do you get things done quickly when relying on other people?
Do you have any tricks that have helped you become better at thinking further ahead?
What do you think about the phrase “Don’t assume you know what others need”
Don’t be afraid to ask for feedback or insight
Perseverance
The business world is a highly unpredictable and stressful environment. It's all up to specific individuals and their ability to learn and reach their goals despite the uncertainty around them.

Anything else you’d like to share with our listeners?

What do you enjoy most about working with and for farmers?

Summary & Challenge

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Farm4Fun - Celebrating 100 Years of the John Deere Model "D" Sep 07, 2023

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Chris Boyens – manger of the Classic Green Collectors club

Hans Knutson (owner of display tractor)

Introduce the Classic Green Collectors Club as an organization dedicated to preserving and celebrating vintage John Deere tractors and equipment
Discuss the origins of the club, its mission, and its role in connecting enthusiasts

Origins and Development of the John Deere Model "D" Tractor

Introduce the John Deere Model "D" Tractor as a pivotal point in the company's history
Give us context of agricultural machinery in the early 20th century
Explore the factors that led to the development of the Model "D" Tractor
What’s the significance of the letter “D”

Technological Innovations and Features

Dive into the key technological innovations and design features of the Model "D" Tractor
What was cutting edge at the time?
Engine specifications, power output, and mechanical advancements
Big Horse?
How it contributed to increased efficiency and productivity for farmers
The Model "D" Tractor revolutionized farming practices at the time
What accompanied the “roll out” of the D?
Tillage tools, etc…

Cultural and Societal Implications

Was there ever societal impact of the Model "D" Tractor on rural communities
Did it influenced the way farmers worked, lived, and connected with one another
What were the tractor's role during wartime efforts and its contributions to food production

Legacy and Evolution

Explore the lasting legacy of the John Deere Model "D" Tractor in agricultural history
How subsequent tractor models built upon the innovations of the Model "D"
Highlight any collector or enthusiast communities that celebrate and preserve these tractors
What makes a tractor special or collectible?
How do those looking to collect learn about the process?
Preservation and Restoration
Talk about the efforts to preserve and restore Model "D" Tractors today
What about the one that is here at the FPS
Resources for listeners interested in learning more about restoration or acquiring their own Model "D"

What else did we miss?

Are there other models of JD tractors that played the same role?
What’s the next big anniversary coming up with Deere?

What do you enjoy most about farming or working with farmers?

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Innovations in Agronomy: Planning Ahead Sep 04, 2023

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John Deere Pre-Roll
Around the Room – why do you need a Farm4Profit conversation today?
As hosts what are you most looking forward to with this guest today?
Remind people to hit SUBSCRIBE – REMEMBER TO LEAVE REVIEWS
Especially on YouTube

Ryan Albers – Strategic Account Lead – Landus

Assessing Current Crop Performance and Soil Health
How do you evaluate the overall performance of the current corn and soybean crops at this stage?
What indicators or factors should farmers consider when assessing soil health during this time?
Analyzing Yield Potential and Nutrient Management
How can farmers estimate the yield potential of their corn and soybean crops?
What role does nutrient management play in maximizing yield potential?
What key nutrients should farmers focus on for corn and soybeans at this stage and how they plan for next year?
How can farmers determine the optimal fertilizer application rates for the next growing season?
Fertilizer Selection and Application Methods
What factors should farmers consider when selecting fertilizers for corn and soybeans?
Location, application, timing
How does Growers help with this?
What are the pros and cons of different fertilizer application methods (e.g., broadcast, side-dress)?
Are there any new or innovative fertilizer products or technologies worth considering?
Equipment and Infrastructure Considerations
Are there any equipment or infrastructure upgrades that farmers should consider to optimize fertilizer application efficiency?
On farm storage – offer any discounts?
What does the supply chain look like for next year?
Are there good prices to be available now?
How does Growers help with this?
What do you see your top tier of clients doing differently than that of others for early booking?
Planning for the Next Growing Season
How can farmers develop a comprehensive agronomic plan for the next corn and soybean growing year?
What are some best practices for tracking and monitoring agronomic decisions throughout the season?
Conclusion:
Recap of key points and takeaways from the interview.
Challenge
Thanking the guest agronomist/expert for their valuable insights & share contact information