The combines are still running and the coffee shop is quiet—signs of a year that pushed farm families to their limits. We’re live at the University of Arkansas Research Rice Station with fourth-generation farmer Jennifer James, who lays out a simple but powerful framework for getting through a hard season: the four chambers of a farmer’s heart—family, resilience, sustainability, and work ethic. It’s a grounded look at what happens when markets sag, input costs climb, and the weather won’t play fair, and how growers steady themselves for the next pass.

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The field may be quiet after harvest, but the pressure is loud. We went live from the University of Arkansas Rice Research Station to talk plainly about where the farm economy is right now, why stress is spilling past the shop door, and how to build a support system that actually fits rural life. Therapist Mandy Young shares a frontline view from veteran care, civilian clinics, and church-based counseling, then introduces Tailgate Time—a practical, mobile way to bring mental health to shops, co-ops, and feed stores so folks can take a load off without the stigma. Precision ag trainer Hunter Young adds the dealership and technology angle, tracing how low commodity prices ripple into jobs, sales, and family routines—and how smarter tools can free up time to reconnect.

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A decade in the fields can teach you a lot about crops—and even more about people. We sit down with longtime crop consultant Chad Duckworth for a candid, ground-level look at what happens when record yields still end in red ink, prevented planting swallows acres, and a trusted scout decides it’s time to pivot. Chad opens up about his path from an internship at RiceTech to building Sentinel Consulting across rice and soybeans in northeast Arkansas, then making a tough, timely move to Rosens to help retailers and growers with adjuvants and custom seed treatments.

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This week's episode, we talk with Mardon Layne. He has farmed for over 40 years in southern Missouri and grows mostly cotton. He started farming with his father and is now a partner with his son.  This week's episode deals with the loss of a loved one to suicide.

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Storms at home don’t always start loud. Sometimes they begin with a look, a sigh, a missed cue—and suddenly you’re stuck in a loop of fear, shame, and blame that feels bigger than both of you. We sat down with licensed marriage and family counselor James Barham to unpack how unseen wounds of the heart can steer a marriage, why those wounds surface under stress, and how a grace-centered approach brings couples back to each other.

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When the fields flood and the numbers don’t pencil, peace can feel out of reach. We sit down with Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Mark Horton to get real about uncertainty—prices, labor, weather—and how faith and preparation can calm a storm that spreadsheets can’t. Mark brings 27 years of walking with farm families, plus a personal story of having his priorities flipped overnight that reshaped his outlook on work, worry, and trust.

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What if the map back to each other has been in front of us all along? We explore a clear, grace-filled path for couples who feel stuck in repeating arguments, growing distance, or the grind of long seasons in the field. With licensed marriage and family counselor James Barham, we unpack how the fear–shame cycle quietly reshapes communication and connection—and how small, intentional choices can reset a marriage toward trust, safety, and rest.

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When the bank asks for your house, what do you do? We sit down with Bill Shannon, who tells the unvarnished story of stepping away from a lifetime of farming and finding a different kind of harvest on the other side. From learning the clutch as a kid to managing large operations across Arkansas and Mississippi, Bill charts the highs of good years, the gut-punch of droughts and thin irrigation, and the quiet courage it took to hold his home instead of another operating note.

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Hard seasons on the farm don’t pause for your marriage—and that’s exactly why we brought in licensed marriage and family counselor James Barham to map out a simple, repeatable way to protect your bond when the pressure spikes. James grew up in the Delta, still lives the farm rhythm, and speaks to the real weight of long hours, money stress, isolation, and the quiet drift that sneaks in between chores and late-night repairs. What he offers is a clear, field-tested blueprint he calls the Way of Grace: a shift from fear and shame toward love and respect, anchored in faith and built on small, steady habits.  

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The current farm crisis threatens American food security and rural communities as global powers engage in economic warfare against US agriculture. Eddie Martin, President and CEO of Influence Media Network, explains how countries like China and Brazil are using government resources to create an unfair market that American farmers cannot compete in alone.

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