Pete gives update on the red-hot farm equipment market and then welcomes guest John Phipps, former host of US Farm Report TV show and current eastern Illinois farmer and columnist/contributor to Farm Journal, Top Producer, AgWeb.com, to the podcast for a fun wide-ranging conversation including what to do about China, the supply chain issue, the issue of small rural farming communities pulling apart and what can be done, and a look into John’s Engineering roots and early days as a Nuclear Energy Officer on the USS Seahorse fast attack submarine.

• [:46] - Market update
• [10:20] - Intro of today’s guest
• [12:01] - Interview with John Phipps begins
• [16:33] - John’s engineering background
• [32:04] - The change of rural culture
• [44:40] - How to be optimistic about the future
• [1:02:05] - Flow of cash and inventory, online auctions
• [1:12:37] - Supply chain issues
• [1:15:47] - Thoughts on China
• [1:33:00] - Kurt Miller on 1973 John Deere 4430  
• [1:36:10] - Final words from Machinery Pete

Machinery Pete was founded in 1989 and has grown from its humble beginnings to a full-fledged marketplace for farming equipment. Greg Peterson, founder and host, has also released Machinery Pete content across platforms including YouTube with his long-running Machinery Pete TV show.

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