Ep. 236: Rain, Record Cattle Prices & Cocaine Bear

About this episode

In this episode, the hosts discuss recent rainfall impacts on agriculture, record cattle prices, and share humorous anecdotes related to farming.

Sometimes you've got to laugh to keep from crying in agriculture, and that's exactly what we did in this episode of Talk Dirt To Me. After weeks of dry conditions and stress across farm country, we finally got a big rain in West Tennessee and break down what it means for crops, planting progress, and why no-till farming and cover crops may have absolutely saved the day during the heavy rainfall. We also lighten the mood with our Top 5 Fast Food Joints rankings, which quickly turns into the kind of debate only sleep-deprived farmers and cattlemen can have. On the livestock side, cattle prices continue smashing records and breaking through the glass ceiling with no signs of slowing down, and we discuss what's driving the market and whether producers can expect the rally to continue. Things really go off the rails when we talk about the Tennessee highway bee truck wreck that released millions of bees, which somehow leads us into the legendary story of Cocaine Bear in Georgia. And to wrap things up, Bobby Lee shares his famous "3 S's" method for dealing with predators and buzzards messing with cattle. If you enjoy farming talk, cattle markets, rural humor, cover crop discussion…

People in this episode

Host: Logan Hanks

Topics covered

• agriculture
• cattle prices
• no-till farming
• cover crops
• rural humor
• fast food rankings

Keywords

• agriculture
• cattle markets
• farming
• cover crops
• fast food
• Tennessee
• Cocaine Bear

Sponsors

Agzaga

Mentioned in this episode

Places: West Tennessee, Tennessee, Georgia

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