Zack Smith an Iowa farmer joined me to discuss his new production model called "stock cropping." We talk about the "ClusterCluck 5000" the implement he and his partner have invented to stock crop the fields they manage. This is an exciting piece of equipment they are seeking to scale up and bring to market. This practice has massive potential to change the ecological and financial landscape of farming.
For today's #MarketMonday episode, we are joined by Shawn Hackett. This week we are talking the effects of the derecho storm on the grain markets, corn prices in China and more.
County Fairs are a staple in the culture of many rural communities. Along with so many other events, these fairs look so much different due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, friend of the show Caroline Sicht (operator of The Farm Story website and podcast) joins us to speak about the impact county fairs have on our communities. We share a bit about the stress that we, and others in our same shoes, experienced in the lead up to the county fairs. We then share our own stories from the fair to show how they ended up a success. Caroline works so hard to make our Ag youth a priority and we are so proud to have her on the show to help her showcase that. Find Caroline's first episode with us on Episode 23. To find her online, check out https://www.tellyourfarmstory.com/
CEO and Founder of Ranchlands, Duke Phillips, came on the show today to give us more information about the ranch. We talked about their education opportunities, cattle raising and grazing and more.
Samuel Lefebvre, Sales Project Manager for Jyga Technologies, joins us all the way from Canada. Samuel sat in on the show today to discuss the science behind Jyga Technologies and their upcoming event, the Gestal Swin Summit.
Jeremy Miner, a technical agronomist covering South East Iowa, joined up in discussing the impact of the Derecho storm on the Midwest's crop conditions and what to expect moving forward.
Peter Miller, Founder of Farm Immersive, joined us on the podcast as we kicked off the week! Peter tells us about starting his blog, his favorite up and coming technology and more.
Allan Savory joined me once again to pick up our discussion from our previous episode. He made a statement that intrigued me about saving Western Ranching Culture. I wanted to understand what he thought about Western Ranching Culture, what has jeopardized it, and how we go about saving it.