Farm4Profit Podcast

What would happen to your operation if a key employee left, technology failed, or an unexpected health event took you out of the cab tomorrow? Most farmers have a plan for crops, markets and day-to-day operations. But what about labor shortages, technology failures, health events, succession planning or other disruptions that can impact the future of the farm? That's where Farm Risk Ready comes in.

With harvest underway and farmers already thinking about next year's crop, now is the time to get financially prepared. Tanner sits down with Erin from FBN Finance for a What's Working in Ag segment focused on what lenders are looking for in today's agricultural economy. From the five C's of credit to preparing financial statements, comparing loan offers and knowing when to approach your banker, this conversation provides practical advice for farmers looking to strengthen their financial position heading into 2027.

Two ag podcasts collide at the 2026 Farm Progress Show as the Farm4Profit crew welcomes Logan and Bobby Lee, hosts of Talk Dirt To Me. The first cousins share their Tennessee farming backgrounds, how a row-crop farmer and veterinarian ended up behind the microphones together, and what they've learned after nearly five years and more than 250 episodes of talking agriculture, current events and whatever else happens to come up. talk dirty to me

What happens when a fifth-generation Idaho potato farmer decides the way businesses move money is too slow and expensive? The Farm4Profit crew sits down with Cody Holmes of Spud Pay to unpack stablecoins, blockchain and financial technology in a way farmers can understand—and explain why Spud Pay is very different from the meme coin that initially caught Corey's attention. spud coin done

Corey sits down with longtime friend and Maya Corn Heads owner Rick Nelson to talk about how Maya came to the United States and why its corn head design has changed surprisingly little over the past decade. From longer row units and lower operating speeds to annual maintenance and a unique down-corn system, Rick explains the design decisions aimed at keeping more corn in the combine and keeping farmers moving during harvest.

Iowa Dairy Farmer Dan Venteicher returns to Farm4Fun from the 2026 Iowa State Fair to talk dairy technology, building an audience of more than 2.5 million followers, and the realities of running a 200-cow family dairy. But the conversation takes a deeply personal turn as Dan shares the story of accidentally running over his father with a planter—and the remarkable recovery and perspective that followed.

Farmers are conditioned to solve problems—but what happens when the problem feels impossible to solve? Sam Goldberg, creator of Perfect Sundays, and Easton Kuboushek, co-founder of Project Farm Dog, join Farm4Profit for a powerful conversation about legacy, isolation, addiction, suicide, storytelling, and creating better ways for farmers to get help before they reach a crisis.

Having potassium in the soil doesn't necessarily mean your crop can access it when it needs it most. Dr. John Murphy and Ben from AgXplore join Farm4Profit to explain potassium demand, plant availability, stress management, application timing, and why late-season potassium could be an overlooked opportunity for both corn and soybeans.

AI might transform agriculture, but that doesn’t mean every new tool is going to make farmers money. Dr. Karen Hildebrand, founder of the global agriculture practice at Amazon Web Services and a fourth-generation farmer herself, joins Farm4Profit to cut through the AI hype and talk about where technology can actually create value on the farm.