Farm4Profit Podcast
381 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 219 ratingsOur mission is to provide farms and operators an independent and unbiased outlet for information related to increasing the profitability of their farming operation. We will be providing farms and operators of all sizes and experience levels access to the latest trends, projections, and the tools necessary to increase farming profitability. We will take each episode to deliver latest news, what's working for active farms, and a topic of focus each episode. Remember, if you aren't farming for profit you won't be farming for long.
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What Financially Savvy Farmers are Doing Different, Tanner Winterhof, F4P - 2019
January 19, 2020 22:58 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBPodcast Co-Host Tanner Winterhof steps in front of the microphone at the 2019 Farm4Profit Conference to share with attendees the actions and practices financially savvy farmers have in common. Listen as Tanner discusses ways to increase revenue, put assets to work, and create a more profitably farm.
Jason Mauck - Constant Canopy F4P-2019
January 19, 2020 22:54 - 57 minutes - 53 MBJason Mauck of Constant Canopy shared with the 2019 Farm4Profit Conference attendees updates from the trials and projects he has been experimenting with. Jason discusses intercropping, relay cropping, bio-char, alternative consistencies of manure and more!
Commodities and Markets Discussion with Paul Mussman F4P-2019
January 19, 2020 22:29 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBPaul Mussman the President of Ag West Commodities generously shared with the 2019 Farm4Profit Conference attendees his take on the commodity market. He reported what was observed in 2019 and shed some light on where things may be heading in 2020.
Equipment and Land Sales Update, Scott Steffes F4P-2019
January 19, 2020 21:44 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBThe President of Steffes Group, Scott Steffes, joined the 2019 Farm4Profit Conference attendees to share data and results from 2019 as it relates to equipment and land sales. Scott focuses in on the right times of the year to sell, what holds value, and where we may be headed next.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture's Opening Comments F4P-2019
January 19, 2020 21:39 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBIowa Secretary of Agriculture, Mike Naig, joins the 2019 Farm4Profit Conference to share with the attendees a status report of the political environment. Mike talks about all things from trade agreements, flood recovery, ethanol, and more!
What Could Growing Hemp Do For Your Profitability?
January 13, 2020 13:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBUnderstanding The Hemp Industry and It’s Effects on Profit. Introduction Subscribe, Rate, Review, Follow, Share Text 515.207.9640 / E-mail [email protected] Answer questions What’s working for Ag – listener or farmer feedback - Tim Couser, Central Iowa Commodity groups, video messaging, staying in shape. It’s not a waste of time if you uncover something valuable-What could hemp do for the industry and your farm. Please introduce yourself, your background with hemp, and your co...
Top 10 Gifts for Tech Savvy Farmers
December 16, 2019 13:00 - 10 minutes - 9.58 MBSuccessful Farming 10 Trendy Tech Gifts for Farmers X-CAP RECHARGEABLE LIGHTED HAT This one-size-fits-most knit hat is designed to keep you warm while the four LEDs with 120 lumens of light help guide you in the dark. Simply push the light in to turn it on. Choose from three different intensity levels to get just the right amount of light. The X-Cap’s rechargeable lithium-ion battery lasts for four hours on a full charge and easily charges via USB. When the light is in the hat, a cover o...
Tax Planning Tips to Keep More Profit
December 10, 2019 04:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBPlease rate, review, and share our podcast! What’s happening Farm4Profit Conference was 12/6/19 61% of our attendees filled out an event survey rated the conference 4.58 out of 5 stars Thanks for a great event Great speakers Speakers were very practical and relatable Lots of good info This needs to be better advertised, more farmers need to attend this meeting and thank you to the sponsors for putting it on Needed Pepsi instead of Coke Please make the speakers repeat all question...
Working to Keep Uncle Sam Out of Your Pocket - Tax Planning Tips
December 10, 2019 04:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBPlease rate, review, and share our podcast! What’s happening Farm4Profit Conference was 12/6/19 61% of our attendees filled out an event survey rated the conference 4.58 out of 5 stars Thanks for a great event Great speakers Speakers were very practical and relatable Lots of good info This needs to be better advertised, more farmers need to attend this meeting and thank you to the sponsors for putting it on Needed Pepsi instead of Coke Please make the speakers repeat all question...
5 Tax Tips Every Farmer Should Know from Credit Karma
December 02, 2019 13:00 - 6 minutes - 5.91 MB5 tax tips every farmer should know Credit Karma Tax® 1. Know whether your farming activity counts Who does the IRS consider a farmer? If you grow veggies in your backyard garden on the side and sell them at a roadside farm stand, does that qualify you as a farmer? The IRS says you’re a farmer if you “cultivate, operate or manage a farm for profit, either as an owner or a tenant.” Farms include plantations, ranches, ranges, orchards and groves, and you can raise livestock, fish or poult...
How to Get the Best ROI From Conference Season
November 25, 2019 13:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBGetting the most out of conferences and webinars Introduction Subscribe, Rate, Review, Follow, Share Text 515.207.9640 / E-mail [email protected] Answer questions What are health care options available for farmers and farming families? What’s working for Ag – listener or farmer feedback It’s not a waste of time if you uncover something valuable? It starts with a mentality. If you start your day or anticipate the learning session to be a waste of your time you might as well ju...
Top List of Songs About Farming
November 18, 2019 13:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBTake a screenshot of your favorite farming song and share it with us. @farm4profitllc or [email protected] https://theboot.com/top-country-songs-about-farming/ 10"She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" Kenny Chesney Land-lovin' lyrics: "She thinks my tractor's sexy / It really turns her on / She's always starin' at me / While I'm chuggin' along." Chesney has clearly found the woman who's right for him: She's into farmer's tans, loves John Deere tractors and appreciates well-tilled soil. ...
Understanding ARC and PLC w/ Dr. Steve Johnson
November 11, 2019 13:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBWhat to understand about the 2018 Farm Bill? (Dr. Steve Johnson) Introduction What’s happening [email protected] Text 515.207.9640 Helpful Links https://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/info/farmbill.html https://agrilifeextension.tamu.edu/solutions/farm-bill-decision-aid-tool/ https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2019/10/choosing-between-arc-co-and-plc.html 2018 Farm Bill Updates Introduce the guest. Steve Johnson a Farm Management Specialist with Iowa State University Extensi...
Sharing Marketing Insights for More Farm Profit
November 04, 2019 13:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBMarketing your products for more sales tools & tips Introduction www.farm4profit.com [email protected] text to 515.207.9640 What do you have to learn about becoming a better marketer? Introduce the guest. Jed Moon with Ag West Commodities www.goagwest.com What are we seeing happen in the markets right now? (remember we are 4 weeks out) When you sit down in a meeting with a new client or potential client how does that start off? How important is a marketing plan to the prof...
11 Tips on How to Stay Awake Naturally
October 28, 2019 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBhttps://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/features/natural-tips-sleepiness 11 Tips on How to Stay Awake Naturally By Camille Peri With more and more of us getting less and less sleep, it’s tempting to reach for a Red Bull, Coffee or Bang when we feel sleepy in the field. But consuming caffeine to combat sleepiness can lead to a vicious cycle. How can you stay awake naturally? Try some of these 11 jitter-free tips to take the edge off sleepiness. 1. Get Up and Move Around to Feel Awake Cal...
Latest in Ag Technology with Chad Colby
October 21, 2019 12:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBThe Latest in Fall Tillage/Harvest Technology (Guest-Chad Colby) Introduction Conference Update 12/6/2019 Register now! https://www.farm4profit.com/registration.html Submit questions and topic suggestions www.farm4profit.com [email protected] @Farm4Profit on Twitter What’s working for Ag – Being Agile What could put profit back into every acre for you starting this fall? @TheChadColby www.colbyagtech.com https://www.farm4profit.com/registration.html Autonomous grain cart...
Top 12 Snack Options for the Field
October 14, 2019 12:00 - 7 minutes - 6.85 MBhttps://www.snacknation.com/blog/guide/healthy-snacks/ The 12 Top Rated Snacks Directly from SnackNation Customers: Coconut Chips – Kettle Cooked Chips Sheila G’s Brownie Brittle Justin’s Butter Squeeze – Chocolate Hazelnut and Almond Butter Sahale Snacks Mango Tango Almond Mix – Trail Mix Honey Gram Cracker Sticks Fruit Snacks Popcorn or Kettle Corn Dried Fruit or Real Fruit IQ Bars or Cliff Bars – Granola Bars Pickles Yogurt or Apple sauce Squeezes Carrots and celery with Pean...
More Profit from a Positive Mindset
October 07, 2019 12:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBPlease Like, Share, Review What’s working for Ag – listener or farmer feedback Contribute through www.farm4profit.com or [email protected] Featuring Joel Lange – Lange Farms . https://www.facebook.com/lange.farms http://www.smart-ag.com/ for automated grain cart info https://constantcanopy.com/ for Jason Mauck - KeyNote Speaker How much effect does having a positive outlook on life have on farm profitability? A technique I learned that can help with developing a new habit I l...
Profit More from a Positive Mindset
October 07, 2019 12:00 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MBPlease Like, Share, Review What’s working for Ag – listener or farmer feedback Contribute through www.farm4profit.com or [email protected] Featuring Joel Lange – Lange Farms . https://www.facebook.com/lange.farms http://www.smart-ag.com/ for automated grain cart info https://constantcanopy.com/ for Jason Mauck - KeyNote Speaker How much effect does having a positive outlook on life have on farm profitability? A technique I learned that can help with developing a new habit I l...
11 Field Friendly Meal Ideas
September 30, 2019 12:00 - 7 minutes - 6.8 MBField Friendly Meals – 11 Tractor Friendly Ideas www.thisfarmgirlcooks.com Deanne Frieders Field friendly meals – what’s that you say? Today I’m sharing meal ideas to serve our farmers when they’re working in the field. Sometimes we eat outside, sometimes we pile in the Suburban tots in tow, and other times it’s a pass and go meal. Even if you’re not a farm family, these are some healthy, easy to prepare recipes! A field friendly meal has a few requirements, in my opinion. Fork fri...
Time Management and Delegation
September 23, 2019 12:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBTime Management - delegation Introduction Reminders: Like, rate, review, share Send to questions [email protected] Register for the conference Remember to go out and nominate your farm or someone else’s farm for the Farm Business Award – application at www.farm4profit.com What’s working for Ag – Sean Blomgren – Blomgren Seed Boone County dealer since 1989 carrying Monsanto Hybrids – Dekalb and Asgrow Self Introduction Talking about USC Seed Treating Solutions High quality ...
8 Ways to Increase Farm Profitability
September 16, 2019 12:00 - 9 minutes - 8.89 MB8 Ways to Increase Farm Profitability December 5, 2016 Nick Horob Farm Finance<https://www.harvestprofit.com/blog/tags/farm-finance#categories> As we’ve mentioned numerous times, we like to talk about actionable ideas that you can implement in your operation. Here’s a list of eight things that you can do to strengthen your operation for 2017 and beyond. 8 - Meet With Your Local Grain Merchandisers Most grain merchandisers I know are a wealth of local market knowledge. Most are willing...
Making Small Changes Can Have a Big Result
September 09, 2019 12:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBThe laws of small changes Introduction What’s happening Reminders: Like, rate, review, share Send to [email protected] Register for the conference Jason Mauck of Constant Canopy - Keynotes What’s working for Ag – listener or farmer feedback (Nathan Anderson) Networking: Building, maintaining, and utilizing human networks. Creating friends of the farm rather than enemies Having those around you that you can ask for help, borrower equipment, trade services (grain bin moving s...
15 Ways to Make Your Farm More Profitable
September 02, 2019 20:15 - 9 minutes - 8.79 MBThis list is from INC.Com. Written by David Finkel a professional business coach. Here is a quick list of the simple things you can do to increase your company's gross and operating profit margins. Speed up your design cycle (Decision Making). This can allow you to accomplish more tasks in half the time, potentially increasing your profits over 30 percent. The faster you can make a decision the more efficient your team can become. Eliminate tasks and activities that don't add value t...
The Power of Knowing Your Breakeven
August 26, 2019 12:30 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBLandon Friesen @landon707 on Twitter • What is your cost of production? o This isn’t unique to farming. It is important in all types of businesses. Coors light has to know what they have in each 12 pack otherwise they won’t be around to make more. Just like in our introduction…..If you aren’t farming for profit you won’t be farming for long o If someone asked you break even how accurate will your answer be? Your number needs to be flexible and include all expenses supported by t...
11 Rules of a Successful Farm Business
August 19, 2019 12:00 - 9 minutes - 8.29 MBhttps://smallfarmnation.com/rules-for-starting-a-successful-farm-business/ Small Farm Nation – Get Growing They have a podcast and this list is from their 11 Farm Business Rules episode So, it seems that more and more people share the dream of running a sustainable family farm. Now, these guidelines, which they call 11 Business Rules for Starting/Running a Family Farm, Farm Rule #1 – Your Farm is a Business, Not a Hobby Most likely farming is in your DNA and you know it’s a farming bus...
Humble Learning - Be the Dumbest Person in the Room
August 12, 2019 12:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBTry to be the dumbest person in the room What’s working for Ag – listener or farmer feedback Storing Grain in grain bags with @steveconaway1 You can’t learn much from those you know more than. o It’s a challenging concept, it’s humbling, it’s scary, and it must happen! o In order to generate new ideas and bring new concepts back to the farm you must reach out of your comfort zone. Pairing new or different concepts with your years of experience could take your farm to the next le...
Forming Your Advisory Team
July 29, 2019 12:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBHow to form your advisory team. What’s working for Ag – listener or farmer feedback o [email protected] o @Farm4Profitllc on Twitter Taking prevent plant with Brian Sampson Forming an Advisory Team You don’t have to face crucial decisions alone. You can get a team of experts to help you with yourfarming decisions. Where do you start? Is an advisory team right for your farm? Could it become a board of directors? Which farms or operations are a fit for an advisory team? Man...
Planning & Budgeting
July 15, 2019 11:00 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBPlanning and budgeting – goal setting (Episode #2) Calving Story What’s working for Ag – listener or farmer feedback Cheap beer (focusing on family living expenses) costs from outside of farming expenses that still need to be carried by farm profitability Cutting the cable or using streaming entertainment services. monthly reoccurring charges for memberships/subscriptions that aren’t used any more Consulting with service providers for reduced rates, packages, or alternatives. (Energy...
Intro to Farm4Profit
June 28, 2019 01:40 - 6 minutes - 5.91 MBShow Notes Introduction episode Introducing who we are…. Founder, Partner, Organizers of the annual Farm4Profit Conference which in 2019 will be our 6th meeting. Our meeting started as a local and independently organized annual meeting providing farms and operators of all sizes and experience levels access to the latest trends, projections, and the tools necessary to increase farming profitability. The only thing that has changed is our reach for attendees. They are no traveling from hu...
Traits of Top Performing Farmers
June 28, 2019 01:40 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBWhat the Top Tier of farmers are doing (Episode #1) Share ways to contact us and encourage involvement – leave a recording Find us on twitter @Farm4ProfitLLC Individually on Twitter @IowaBankerman - Tanner @IowaLandGuy - David Send us an email [email protected] Connect through our website www.farm4profit.com Leave us a voicemail at 515.207.9640 Connect on Facebook @Farm4Profit Building an Instagram at Farm4Profit What’s working for Ag – listener or farmer feedback Early Pl...