I’m back from a trip to Indiana and Becknology Days – a premiere field day with a lot for all farmers to see, do and learn. One of the most popular tour stops was Jim Love and his variety of drones. I call the segment Drones for Dummies because Jim takes his expert knowledge to help those of us that need help. Plus we discuss organics versus conventional crops and explore the opportunities and challenges based on the latest field research. 

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You’re going to enjoy Willie Cowan. He’s lived most of his life around Ft.Pierre, South Dakota. He began his career at Ft. Pierre livestock in the early 1960s and in those years he’s traveled to many, many ranches and now works with the third and fourth generations of cattle producers. You’ll be interested in what he says has changed, what hasn’t and some of his unique experiences

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Steve Pitstick not only farms in northern Illinois, but has served on many state and national commodity boards during his career in agriculture. We talk about the current farm economy and whether we are beginning to relive farming’s boom and bust of the 1970s and 80s. Plus we discuss the lucrative offers from solar companies being made to farmers and marketing strategies for your crop. 

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The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act could impact those in agriculture in many ways. Paul Neiffer is our guest and we discuss many facets of the recent legislation.  Will the bill hold promise or pitfalls, or both for farmers?

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Kelly Garrett has achieved some of the biggest crop yields in the nation. Learn some of the successes and challenges he and the XtremeAg team are encountering. Plus, we take a look at labor options in agriculture, including some of Kelly’s experience getting farm help from South Africa. 

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We’ve heard for many years that we need to tell our farm’s story and share the story of agriculture. But is that really true? Plenty of us probably sell crops and livestock and don’t think much about sharing what we do. Is technology and consumer demand changing that though? 

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Rex Brod is our guest and we talk about interest rates, marketing, estate concerns and short and long-term planning. What should be on our minds to do, and not to do? Learn from Rex’s four decades in the ag lending market to see what has worked well and what turned out to be some terrible mistakes.

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Steve Olson farms in the Texas panhandle. Conditions continue to be dry – now in the third year of a drought that has had big impacts both locally and nationally. Steve shares how the drought has changed farming now and how operations there are adapting to survive.   

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Dean Sponheim sometimes gets odd looks from his neighbors. He farms some of the best soil in north central Iowa, but the methods he uses are different that many in his area. Learn why what he does has him speaking to many groups across the nation and has applications to just about anywhere you may farm. 

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Justin Mills is a rancher in northeastern Wyoming and the host of the Working Ranch Radio Show and podcast. That role has him talking to ranchers throughout the nation and we get his thoughts on what he is hearing in cattle country and where the beef industry may be headed. 

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