SharkFarmer Podcast

What is your opinion on a farm store that is unmanned and uses the honor system for payment? Listen as I talk with Chelsey Leavitt from Utah 

How valuable are opportunities for today's youth to participate in livestock shows? Listen as I talk with Victor Guerra of La Muneca Cattle Company

Do farmers make better inventors? Have you ever invented anything? Listen as I talk with Jeremy Matuszewski of Thunderstruck AG

Do you do any form of agri-tourism? Listen as I talk with Kaylee Heap from Heap's Giant Pumpkin Farm

What's the best in beef? Tri-tip or Brisket   Listen as I talk with Utah rancher and restaurant owner Ralph Perkins 

Will success, in future agriculture, require you to cut out the "middle man" Listen as I talk with Benton England, of South Texas, about his polled Brahman cattle

How do you define a farmer? Here is a story of a first generation garlic farmer that started from scratch... It's going to be their full time gig

How dose a company like John Deere preserve it's history? Listen as I talk with Neil Dahlstrom, author of Tractor Wars

Will spaying with drones replace ground rigs? Listen as I talk with Chad Gripp from Sweetwater Technologies

What does MAHA mean for agriculture?  We hear from @CropLifeAmerica CEO  Alex  Dunn And Iowa farmer Ben Riensche

What farm groups (commodity groups, Farm Bureau, ect...) have you been part of? Do you feel you made a difference? Do you think it helped you as a farmer/rancher?

Does your farm have sufficient cybersecurity? Did you know that Russia hacked Ukrainian planters? Listen as I talk with Chris Sherman from TechSupport.farm

After losing her Dad in a farm accident, Dana Brooks went to D.C. to try to help farmers.... But she eventually used a story of her Mom's Chihuahua to get a job as the  president and CEO for the Pet Food Institute... this one has it all 

How hard is it for farmers and ranchers to get financing in 2025? Is there an option if your bank denies you? Listen as I talk with Ashley Arrington @AshleyLArring

Has a military deployment ever interfered with your farm or ranch? Listen as I talk with Seth & Amanda Van Steenwyk of Iowa

Do dairy farms have to go big to survive? The Marcoot Family started a creamery and no longer have liquid milk to sell. ....Also the best Smoked Gouda I have ever tasted 

Have you ever gone to another country to learn about agriculture? If so... what country?   Listen as I talk with Susan Graham & Adam Loker about SIU trip to Costa Rica 

Farmers are pretty reserved, not many feel comfortable talking about going through Chapter 12. But, Jacob and Brooke Belicek from Texas feel it's important 

When he was at his lowest, George Ferguson's mom told him to go volunteer... It led to amazing success 

Imagine being a wife who continues the farm after her husband takes his own life... Listen to the incredible story of Theresia Gillie

Can a smaller family owned ag retailer compete with the big boys? Listen as I talk with Bonnie & Galen Scheresky of North Dakota 

Has farming damaged your hearing? Do you hear ringing in your ears? Listen as I talk with Audiologist Sharyce Baartman 

What would make you walk away from your farm/ranch? Listen as I talk with former South African farmer Gavin Jones

Where did you learn Parliamentary Procedure? Listen as I talk with Minnesota 4-H Extension Instructor Nicole Kudrle 

Has an FFA Advisor/Ag Teacher made a difference in your life? Listen as I talk with Josh Bondy from Paris, Missouri