Farming the Countryside with Andrew McCrea

Nov 13 2024 100 ep. 25 mins 50
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A farmer-to-farmer conversation focusing on best practices to boost yields. We’ll find out what’s working – and what’s not – in fields across farm country.

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FTC Episode 326: Strategies To Protect Your Cash Position in Tight Times

Nov 13 2024 25 mins  
The strategy for crop farmers in 2025 may not be how to make a profit, but rather how to lose less money? What can we do to protect the cash and assets we have? What are some of the costs that we can reduce and are there preferred tactics to implement in our current market situation?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FTC Episode 325: Tax Strategies To Implement Before Year-End

Nov 06 2024 25 mins  
Paul Neiffer provides some of the tax strategies we need to keep in mind before year-end. Learn what things can we do to benefit our personal and business bottom line both now and for the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FTC Episode 324: A Presidential Election When the Polls Were Wrong

Oct 30 2024 25 mins  
The presidential election is upon us and most consider the outcome to be a toss-up. In a moment I’ll take you to a time when the outcome of the race was considered wrapped up and the public awoke to find a very different outcome. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FTC Episode 323: Finding Treasure in Your Small Town – Rethinking Economic Development

Oct 22 2024 25 mins  
Many of us live in rural and agricultural America and the success of our small towns ultimately spells the success of our schools, local businesses and civic organizations. But what do you do to help a town that seems to be vanishing, taking all of those important pieces of the community with it? I’ll take you to a place that perhaps looks at economic development a little differe

FTC Episode 322: Building the Equipment of the Future – The Soil Sisters

Oct 17 2024 25 mins  
How will equipment change to meet the demands of farming in the future? Two young researchers based in Illinois known as the “Soil Sisters” are helping shape those changes and supplying farmers with the data they need to stay ahead on their operations. We’ll meet them and their important research. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FTC Episode 321: Future Trends in Agriculture and the New Farm Bill

Oct 10 2024 25 mins  
Jason Clay is back and brings with him many thought provoking ideas that can have an impact locally and globally. We discuss the push to grow more with less and how we get there. We discuss everything from school bonds vs. food bonds to potential changes in the farm bill of the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FTC Episode 320: What is the Future for Cattle Grazing?

Oct 01 2024 25 mins  
Many acres of pasture ground have been converted to row crops. Is there a future for grazing cattle? What could you do to make those pastures more profitable so that raising livestock makes sense? We explore technology that helps ranchers better evaluate the decisions they make and how to get more out of the acres that are grazed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FTC Episode 319: You Don’t Need Hay to Run Cattle. But How?

Sep 25 2024 25 mins  
Most cattle producers put up hay to feed during the year, but do you really need to do so? Eric Bailey says there’s a better way to feed cattle that can increase profitability and better utilize forages. We discuss the changes we should consider to run a more efficient operation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FTC Episode 318: Making Sure You Get to Sell All You Grow

Sep 19 2024 25 mins  
Crop margins are tight and every bushel counts. How do you make sure you get every kernel possible out of the field? We talk about pro harvest tips that will help us get the maximum out of our fields. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FTC Episode 317: Is Now the Time to Make a Machinery Deal?

Sep 10 2024 25 mins  
Higher interest rates and lower commodity prices have put pressure on machinery prices. So is the time to make a deal? Machinery Pete is tracking the data and he says this may be the sweet spot to make a trade. We discuss what segments of the market are falling the fastest and where prices remain strong. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.