Meet Jed Welder, retired Army Ranger who returned to Michigan to farm. Jed considers himself a small farmer, and works with 33 different land owners to raise 1,500 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat and oats. Listen in as he discusses:

• The best office he’s ever sat in
• Transitioning from the Army to farming
• Raising kids on a farm and fitness regimens on the farm
• Putting plants first before social events
• Giving directions in farm country
• The differences between isolation on a farm and being in a military unit
• Setting goals to be efficient, doing more with what he has
• On balancing community goals of sportsmen and farmers
• Building relationships with people around you
• The speed limit and farmers’ sense of urgency

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