Straight Talk with NDFB

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Lunchtime Conversations! Listen to our hosts talk about what's on their mind:  Time Management!

Emmery and Ezra visit about tools they are using to manage their time better to prioritize the important things in life.

Time Management tools
Emmery’s time management tool the Everbook (She made her own–but this was the inspiration!)

Ezra’s time management tool for social media: Business Suite

Movie referenced in our conversation: Netflix’s The Social Dilemma

For 11 Years, the Soviet Union Had No Weekends: The experiment of a 'continuous week' was shift work, on a colossal scale. And it failed.

Have any feedback or ideas for lunchtime conversations? Email Emmery at [email protected] or DM Straight Talk with NDFB on Instagram

 30 x 30 is a plan by environmentalists to protect 30% of America’s land and oceans by 2030. Growing up on a large cow-calf operation in Nevada, our guest Margaret Byfield recounts the federal interference on her family’s ranch. After fighting in courts for 27 years, she and her family founded a property rights organization which eventually merged with another into  American Stewards of Liberty, with the purpose of protecting private property rights.

In this episode we talk about:

• What is behind 30 x 30
• Programs and ways the government is competing with private landowners
• What you can do to protect your property 

Join us as we talk about the drive to shift policy, moving America from private property principles to one controlled by the administrative state.

Fight 30 by 30
How to fight the 30 x 30 program

Ask your local governments to pass a resolution opposing 30 x 30

American Stewards of Liberty

Get in touch with Margeret Byfield

For those interested, articles pushing 30 x 30 referenced in the episode:
InProgress spelling out the 30x30 agenda for the United States

New Mexico Governor is already pushing 30x30 on the state

The Biden Administration’s 30 x 30 push: America the Beautiful

The program is being advanced by the Biden Administration through Executive Order 14008, “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Aboard,” signed January 27, 2021.  )

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Thoughts or input for our hosts? Email Emmery at [email protected]

 Want to add value to your family's operation? On this Valentine's Day, join Emmery and Ezra as they visit with Maartje (van Bedaf) Murphy, founder of Duchessa Gelato. Maartje shares why her family immigrated from the Netherlands to settle in North Dakota. She talks about how her passion for cows, family, and the Netherlands inspired her to begin Duchessa Gelato.

Maartje shares her strategies for success in diversifying agriculture and starting a small business. Maartje works with her family's dairy in Carrington, N.D., and has recently opened Cows and Co Creamery producing artisan gelato, authentic gouda cheese, and cheddar cheese curds all made with their farm fresh milk.

Maartje was featured on Forbes 30 under 30  in 2021.

Order gelato and cheese here!

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In episode six of Straight Talk with NDFB, we interview North Dakota’s own Dr. Gerald Stokka, Livestock Stewardship Director at NDSU. Dr. Stokka shares his wealth of knowledge as a researcher, teacher, and small-town veterinarian. 

In this episode we talk about:

• A “systems” approach to raising cattle
• Optimizing profitability
• How to stop ranching in crisis mode
  
  

Dr. Jerry Stokka works one-on-one with ranchers to optimize herd health, productivity, and livestock stewardship. During our conversation, Dr. Stokka shared his interest in working with young producers. If you are interested in visiting more with Dr. Stokka, you can find him at https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/ag-home/directory/gerald-stokka

You can also contact him by phone or email.
Phone: 701-231-5082
Email: [email protected]

Have a question or suggestion for our hosts? You can contact Emmery and Ezra here: [email protected]

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In episode 5, Emmery and Ezra visit with Tom Dosdall, licensed StoneX broker with decades of experience in ag commodity trading. We chat about:

• What futures and options are
• Why the Chicago Board of Trade was started
• How to manage inputs and break evens
• Four principles for trading success

Check out special StoneX discounts for NDFB members here.

• Know-Risk™ Crop Marketing-Market Intelligence
• Access to Events and Education
• Futures/OTC Trades

More info  on how to get 10 free trades each year

Interested in a one-on-one conversation with Tom? 

• Email: [email protected]
• Call : 312-651-4686

More about Tom:
Tom Dosdall specializes in working with both producers and end users in agriculture, to better manage price risk and opportunity for the commodities they buy or sell. As a Series 3 licensed futures and options broker with over a decade of experience, Tom has focused expertise in the corn, soybeans, wheat, cattle, dairy, and lean hog markets.

More about StoneX:
StoneX is a leading international brokerage firm that specializes in underserved mid-market clients in the food chain and agriculture industries. As a Fortune 500 company with over 30,000 customers, StoneX provides Farm Bureau members expert guidance, insights, and data solutions to make educated risk management and crop marketing decisions for their farm business.

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In this episode, we visit with Nick Horob, creator of Harvest Profit, a software tool focused on making it easier for farmers to track farm costs, profit, grain marketing positions and inventory. 

Founded by Nick in 2015, Harvest Profit was recently acquired by John Deere. Nick is a North Dakota farm kid who left to pursue business in Minneapolis. After the crop price boom in 2012, Nick came home to find many farmers had no idea what marketing strategy to pursue.  Nick's passion to help farmers better use and understand their farm data drove him to develop the software. 

In this episode we discuss:

• The ins and outs of Harvest Profit
• Breaking the cycle of letting the bank manage your operation
• Three strategies to get your finances in order 

Resources for our Straight Talk Listeners
FREE 14-Day trial of Harvest Profit
Support from Harvest Profit experts
More Free spreadsheets, webinars and tools from Harvest Profit

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Are you stuck working "in" your farm and not "on" it? Is your ranch serving you or are you serving your ranch? For the last 40 years, EMyth has been helping business owners transform their businesses to avoid burnout or failure. You don't want to miss this special episode with Tricia Huebner, VP and Head of Coaching at EMyth. Tricia shares her entrepreneurial insights from two decades of coaching. 

If you are interested in coming back to the farm, taking over the farm, or simply setting your farm up for success to live a life you enjoy -- listen in! In this episode you will learn: 

• The myth of the "Entrepreneur"
• The role of the technician, manager, and entrepreneur 
• How to create a 3-year vision for your operation 
• Create systems for your farm or ranch so you can live the life you want to live

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Special resources for our Straight Talk Listeners!

The EMyth Revisited: Chapter 1

Free 1-hour EMyth coaching session

Build systems for your business

Blog: How to stop feeling overwhelmed and get control of your business

Time Management Handbook

More Free EMyth resources

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In this first episode of season 3 of Straight Talk, Emmery and her new cohost, brother Ezra Grotberg, talk about working with family and some of the potential pitfalls family relationships can fall into and strategies for success. They share how family can be your farm’s greatest asset.