Farm4Profit Podcast

Inter-Family Communication Who is Elaine Froese?Certified professional speaker, certified coach, and author with 40+ years of professional speaking, working with farm families, and farm partnersHer expertise is to discuss what she calls the undiscussabull ™Award-winning author - written 5 books over the past 25 years sharing her passion to share simple, practical, and actionable tools with farm families Communication and Decision Making Moving to the Next Generation Listener Question:  An episode idea I have, farming with your family. I farm with my grandpa, my dad (Major decision maker), and myself. My wife quit her job this January and is helping on the farm. My dad has a hard time giving up control, and have been struggling with that. Any help or resources you have would be great!Is it as simple as making a plan?Stop the procrastination now → change is a good process, ask for help in making the changes needs in preserving a happy farm family legacyWhat are the steps you suggest in making a new plan? Who should be involved? How do we help farm dads let go of control and stop “micromanaging”Does it sometimes stem from fear? What are farm dads afraid of? The Father Factor in FarmingHow have fathers influenced their son/daughters beliefs & attitudes in their farm career?How can families honor and recognize their dad?How are young farmers supposed to be heard?Listener Question:  I’m a 7th generation farmer in central Virginia. We run a commercial cow calf and custom feeding operation currently. My question is do you all have an episode or could you incorporate into one, family farm salaries? It is a hard topic to discuss and I was just curious of y’all’s input.Recent newsletter about hiring for the position not for family?The theory of fitting a salary and job description together and having the most qualified member, possibly family, fill that role.Who gets to do what on the farm?Does family blood line guarantee you a farm job?Who is deciding how much each individual gets paid? What are the guidelines for confidentiality and openness as the same time?HR Department in Corporate WorldWhen to have the discussion on who gets to be an owner of the farm assets and when?Who gets the final say on who does or gets what?How to deal with hiring/training for new employees on farms?Back to the original question, to you what does it mean to “Embrace the Fight on Your Farm”How do you stop conflict on the farm? (or should you not stop conflict?)How to decrease the anxiety over the uncertainty of your future?Talk with yourself firstVisit a quiet place that gives you and your spouse joy and energyTalk to each of your adult children privately along with their partners or spousesSet a date for a family meeting Do what you promised you would doCelebrate your new mindset Then What? Listener Question:  And lastly what are some different, creative ways in which the future upcoming generations in the family farm have “bought out” their dad or grandparent (or whoever) that are exiting the farm operation?Maybe list off a couple of examples & hint at a deeper dive in succession planning episode for the future?What did we miss?Knowing what you know now, what advice would you give yourself or others at 18? Summary and Challenge Want Farm4Profit Merch?  Custom order your favorite items today!https://farmfocused.com/farm-4profit/ Don’t forget to like the podcast on all platforms and leave a review where ever you listen! Website: www.Farm4Profit.comShareable episode link: https://intro-to-farm4profit.simplecast.comEmail address: Farm4profitllc@gmail.comCall/Text: 515.207.9640Subscribe to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSR8c1BrCjNDDI_Acku5XqwFollow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farm4profitllc Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Farm4ProfitLLC/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

@kayleneballesteros  John Deere Catch UpWhere are they from, what do they farm, how did they get into farmingHow’s the family - do they farm with family?Two boys - Trey and Cade (look young) Iowa born and raisedGraduated from UNI in 2010 w/ B.A. in Public Relations - 2012 graduated with Masters in Marketing/Marketing Management 2010 - John Deere - now Product Marketing Manager, Digital Solutions (since Aug. 2022)Before within John Deere: Product Marketing Manager - See and SprayProduct Manager - 4 Series SPrayersSales Content CoachPlatform Content CoordinatorRecruitingJDPS and Factory CommunicationsWhat is she doing down here at Commodity Classic?What are some passions of hers outside of work?Youth Rodeo SportsLeon Youth Rodeo? Host a youth based rodeo - family centered entertainmentOffers events from stick horse race to bull riding What is something she has always wanted to do?What does she enjoy most about working for Deere? If you were an animal, what do you think you would be?If you could make anything bigger on your body what would it be? Would you rather: Always be under-dressed or overdressed Always 30 minutes early or 10 minutes lateBe hungry or thirstyLounge by the pool or on the beachMargarita blended or on the rocks Never use social media again or never watch another movie ever again   What’s next for them?What can our listeners do to help?What can we do to help? What does success look like to them?  Want Farm4Profit Merch?  Custom order your favorite items today!https://farmfocused.com/farm-4profit/ Don’t forget to like the podcast on all platforms and leave a review where ever you listen! Website: www.Farm4Profit.comShareable episode link: https://intro-to-farm4profit.simplecast.comEmail address: Farm4profitllc@gmail.comCall/Text: 515.207.9640Subscribe to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSR8c1BrCjNDDI_Acku5XqwFollow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farm4profitllc Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Farm4ProfitLLC/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Redstar and Agronomy 2024 ConversationBio~Ryan & Kristin Mullenhoff / OwnersRyan and Kristin were born and raised on farms near Leigh, NE, in 2004, they started a small seed corn and soybean business. They welcomed their only child, a son Jackson Charles in May of 2005. Over the next couple of years, they quickly found this "short-term" opportunity to become their forever future. In 2010, they added fertilizer and a list of other services prompting them to change their name to Ryan Mullenhoff Sales, LLC. Over the next couple years their fertilizer sales thrived and in 2018 they developed and branded their own line of low-salt starters called REDSTAR Fertilizer. They expanded in to other states. To better reflect their company, Ryan and Kristin officially changed their name to REDSTAR, LLC in 2020. After realizing the success of REDSTAR Fertilizer, Ryan and Kristin expanded their branded line to include Biologicals, Seed Treatments, Amino Acids, Adjuvants and more.In 2023 they introduced a third division of REDSTAR called REDSTAR Branded.  Main Talking PointsThe Early Days of REDSTAR (formally Ryan Mullenhoff Seeds)How did you initially get startedWhat were some of the biggest challengesWhat did your operation and team look like back in those daysREDSTAR FERTILIZERWhere did the idea of low-salt starter fertilizer come from? Did you solve a problem?How did adding fertilizer affect your businessWhat made you decide to build and produce your own line of branded fertilizerWhat makes your fertilizer uniqueCompany GrowthWhat kind of growth has your company seen, and what challenges or opportunities has it brought to your businessFor listeners looking to grow their farm or business what do you have for advice?Let’s Talk about the REDWhy REDSTAR, why the RED FertilizerWhat makes RED so much better and what’s behind all the REDWhat make REDSTAR Different than other Ag DealershipsWhat are some things that you do that set REDSTAR ApartRyan and KristinTell me what it's been like working together for the last 19 years?How do you handle disagreements?How do you manage work and family lifeHow have you grown in your ability to communicate effectively?What have been your biggest accomplishments since you started this companyHow have you customers attacked the rising input costs going into the 2023 growing season?What do you see being the biggest agronomic challenge facing growers this year?Weather, Disease, Insects, Fungicide availabilityWhat has the adoption rate been with your client base for using biologicals?Where do you see input prices going next year?What are some key things our listeners can do now to focus on maximizing the potential of this year’s crop?How many of your growers use cover crops?What else did we miss?Summary and challengeKnowing what you know now, what advice would you give yourself or others at 18? Share contact information Want Farm4Profit Merch?  Custom order your favorite items today!https://farmfocused.com/farm-4profit/ Don’t forget to like the podcast on all platforms and leave a review where ever you listen! Website: www.Farm4Profit.comShareable episode link: https://intro-to-farm4profit.simplecast.comEmail address: Farm4profitllc@gmail.comCall/Text: 515.207.9640Subscribe to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSR8c1BrCjNDDI_Acku5XqwFollow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farm4profitllc Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Farm4ProfitLLC/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

@farmerjohnson620    Instagram 2.5k tiktok 24k. youtube 2.9k Subscribers.  Catch up           Where are they from, what do they farm, how did they get into farmingHow’s the family – do they farm with family?Kids? = 2What are they up to today?What have the seen that excites them?What do they want to make sure they see before they leave?Farms in southern OhioStahl Farms?All Red Equipment4 Quad tracks5 combinesKinze carts planters & PeterbiltsMost people’s dream farm line upWhat crops?What kind of drone does he fly?What the favorite job on the farm?Least FavoriteIs Ohio even in the Midwest?What’s wrong with Iowa?What’s something that happened on the farm as a kid that changed you forever?How has social media changed their life?Why do it?How would she start it over differently?Which is their favorite platform?If you were an animal, what do you think you would be?Right now, who inspires you?If you could make anything bigger on your body what would it be? Stump the guestWhat would happen if Pinocchio said “My nose will grow now”?If you hate haters then doesn’t that make you a hater and therefore hate yourself?Who taught the first teacher?.......Why does your nose run but your feet smell?How did we decide Feb only gets 28 days and some months have 31…couldn’t we balance that?If revenge is a dish best served cold and revenge is sweet, does that make revenge ice cream?   What’s next for them?What can our listeners do to help?What can we do to help? What does success look like to them? Want Farm4Profit Merch?  Custom order your favorite items today!https://farmfocused.com/farm-4profit/ Don’t forget to like the podcast on all platforms and leave a review where ever you listen! Website: www.Farm4Profit.comShareable episode link: https://intro-to-farm4profit.simplecast.comEmail address: Farm4profitllc@gmail.comCall/Text: 515.207.9640Subscribe to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSR8c1BrCjNDDI_Acku5XqwFollow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farm4profitllc Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Farm4ProfitLLC/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Flex Lease InsuranceGuest:Guest Bio Who is Common Ground IO?What are their offerings?Who is Hudson Crop?History, Mission, VisionHudson is a market-leading specialty insurer that offers a wide range of property and casualty insurance products to corporations, professional firms, and individuals through retailers, wholesalers and program administratorsHow did this partnership come about?Flex lease insurance How it works:If…Commodity prices rally after you have contracted grain, orCommodity prices fall after your Flex Lease Agreement is negotiated based on current market rates and you didn’t contract your grian hoping for a price increase later in the seasonAnd…Your Flex Lease Agreement has a bonus clause that you must pay more to your landlord in rent due to higher revenuesThen…Flex Lease Insurance covers the difference from the agreed upon rental rates in your agreement and the new rental rate whether due to a bonus or a commodity price fluctuationHow has progress come?What impact will this project have on ethanol production in the midwestWhy is it such a focus now?How will this help farmers?Advantages of flex leasesThe actual rent paid adjusts automatically as yields or prices fluctuateThe avoidance of committing to a fixed rent amount at a time when many production and market variables remain unknown Risks are shared between the owner and the tenant, as are profit opportunitiesOperator - some level of risk protection should costs rise or revenue disappointLandowners are paid in cash - they do not have to be involved in decisions about crop inputs or grain marketing Landowner - an opportunity to benefit financially from higher yields and favorable commodity pricesHow are the producers getting paid? How are flex leases more beneficial/different than other leases? DisadvantagesLandowner - a flex lease can increase their exposure to risk (compared to a fixed cash lease agreement)Operator - higher revenue from increased yields and/or prices is shared with ownerBoth parties - flex leasing greatly increases the contract’s complexityOther QuestionsHow are you marketing this to producers to bring them in? Is there more risk doing a flex lease?What other means are suggested in adopting to reduce the risk? With a flexible lease, how is the payment for rent in advance determined? Does it change the final payment that depends on the actual prices and yields?Determining PriceExpected revenue trigger = expected county yield * projected price * trigger election To establish a trigger, the producer may elect the following deductible options: 110%, 115%, 120%, and 125%Final revenue = Final county yield * harvest price What date is used when the crop may be sold laterAre forward contract prices included? What are you most excited for in the future?Flex LeaseWhat challenges may the flex lease face ahead?What can we and our listeners do to help?What did we miss?What does success look like to you?Summary and Challenge Want Farm4Profit Merch?  Custom order your favorite items today!https://farmfocused.com/farm-4profit/ Don’t forget to like the podcast on all platforms and leave a review where ever you listen! Website: www.Farm4Profit.comShareable episode link: https://intro-to-farm4profit.simplecast.comEmail address: Farm4profitllc@gmail.comCall/Text: 515.207.9640Subscribe to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSR8c1BrCjNDDI_Acku5XqwFollow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farm4profitllc Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Farm4ProfitLLC/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

@farmer_beas            Instagram: 3.2k    TikTok: 74.0k    Tyler Beasley Catch UpWhere are they from, what do they farm, how did they get into farmingDoes he farm with family?What are they up to today?What they see that excites them?What do they want to make sure they see before they leave Farmhand in Southern Indiana Rudolph Farms?Did he grow up on a farm?Massey Ferguson Equipment Favorite tractor? 3120t Massey Ferguson?“The ghost’Did they really get a “New to him”, Fendt class 8 combine What crops?Soybean, corn, wheat? More? Just got his own farm ground this year starting out with nothing What have been some obstacles? Where does he see it going? Future goals?Did he start a YouTube? What’s his favorite part of the job?Least favoriteMullet hair style When did it start and why?What ever happened to beers in the shop podcast?How has social media changed his life?Why do it? His goal: to show that farming is more than just tractors, gps, and watching this grow midday planting snacksWhat is his favorite? How would he start it over differently?Which is their favorite platform?If you were an animal, what do you think you would be?If you could make anything bigger on your body what would it be? Would you ratherLose your sight or lose your memoryHave a full phone battery or full gas tankDrink from a toilet or pee in a litter boxLive in a treehouse or in a cave Cut the mullet or never farm again Fortune or fame  What’s next for them?What can our listeners do to help?What can we do to help? What does success look like to them?  Want Farm4Profit Merch?  Custom order your favorite items today!https://farmfocused.com/farm-4profit/ Don’t forget to like the podcast on all platforms and leave a review where ever you listen! Website: www.Farm4Profit.comShareable episode link: https://intro-to-farm4profit.simplecast.comEmail address: Farm4profitllc@gmail.comCall/Text: 515.207.9640Subscribe to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSR8c1BrCjNDDI_Acku5XqwFollow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farm4profitllc Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Farm4ProfitLLC/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Kellie Livernois is the Director of Farm Success at Bushel, she works closely with customers to understand their needs and provide guidance on how to leverage Bushel's software to drive efficiency on farm and in their agribusiness. She came to Bushel with the FarmLogs acquisition in 2021. In 2016, Kellie joined FarmLogs, as a Customer Success Manager and over the years, Livernois took on increasingly senior roles at FarmLogs, eventually being named VP of Customer Success and Marketing. Livernois holds a Bachelor's degree in Communications from Western Michigan University. Want Farm4Profit Merch?  Custom order your favorite items today!https://farmfocused.com/farm-4profit/ Don’t forget to like the podcast on all platforms and leave a review where ever you listen! Website: www.Farm4Profit.comShareable episode link: https://intro-to-farm4profit.simplecast.comEmail address: Farm4profitllc@gmail.comCall/Text: 515.207.9640Subscribe to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSR8c1BrCjNDDI_Acku5XqwFollow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farm4profitllc Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Farm4ProfitLLC/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

@the_ethan_clarke    Instagram 15.2k tiktok 3.4k. youtube 22.7k Subscribers.  Catch up           Where are they from, what do they farm, how did they get into farmingHow’s the family – do they farm with family?Kids?How did he get started?Any advice for others getting started?How did he decide what pieces of equipment to buy first?What are they up to today?What have the seen that excites them?What do they want to make sure they see before they leave?Bad luck fall?Getting stuck, ruining cornheads….Sure gets stuck alotWhat’s the deal with tipping things over?Truck and trailerAugerWhat else?Poulty farming – litter haulingWhat the favorite job on the farm?Least FavoriteHow has social media changed their life?Why do it?How would she start it over differently?Which is their favorite platform?If you were an animal, what do you think you would be?Right now, who inspires you?If you could make anything on your body bigger what would it be? Stump the guestHow many holes does a straw have?Are hot dogs a “sandwich”?Is water actually wet?Should cereal be considered a soup?Is learning from your mistakes better than succeeding on the first try?What would the world be like if you couldn’t introduce yourself using your profession?  What’s next for them?What can our listeners do to help?What can we do to help? What does success look like to them? Want Farm4Profit Merch?  Custom order your favorite items today!https://farmfocused.com/farm-4profit/ Don’t forget to like the podcast on all platforms and leave a review where ever you listen! Website: www.Farm4Profit.comShareable episode link: https://intro-to-farm4profit.simplecast.comEmail address: Farm4profitllc@gmail.comCall/Text: 515.207.9640Subscribe to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSR8c1BrCjNDDI_Acku5XqwFollow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farm4profitllc Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Farm4ProfitLLC/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Farm Raised CapitalGuest: Mike DowneyLike many, Mike was farm raised but his family farm was not large enough to support him joining it full time. He has a passion for farms and farmland, and has spent the last 20 plus years working in the agricultural industry consulting with farmers and landowners. 2018: he left a successful career in the farm management & real estate field to join Next Gen Ag Advocates as one of the founding ownersNext Gen: Mike specializes in helping family farms with their family farm transitions, estate and legacy planning, and they oversee a matching and mentoring program to connect young and aspiring farmers to retiring farmers without a successor.Farm Raised platform: to help others in the agricultural community create off-farm income, tax benefits, and build equity through investing together passively in proven, recession proof commercial real estate properties.Who is Farm Raised Capital?History, Mission, VisionIt’s essentially a platform for the Ag community to invest together passively to create off-farm income & diversify using alternative real estate investments How can an individual join this community? What are the incentives? With the platform, how are you making it user friendly to all individuals? Older generations?Why partner with Farm Raised Capital? What has the company done to get to where they are today? Farm Raised Capital platformHow has progress come since the beginning?What impact will this project have on buying farmland Why is it such a focus now?How will this help farmers?Real estate syndicationWhy are you seeing an increase in syndications?Why are we not seeing everyone investing in a syndication?What are the main risks with this type of investing?Future of investing together passivelyWhat is your goal long term? Leverage the equity from commercial real estate to support our goal in buying farmland Where do you see the growth going this year?Impact investingHow are you investing back into the community?Donate a portion of the profits to benefit young and aspiring farmers looking for opportunities to get into production agricultureWhat are you most excited for in the future?Farm Raised CapitalWhat challenges do you face ahead?How will these affect your timeline?What is at stake if this program fails?What can we and our listeners do to help?What did we miss?What does success look like to you?Summary and Challenge Want Farm4Profit Merch?  Custom order your favorite items today!https://farmfocused.com/farm-4profit/ Don’t forget to like the podcast on all platforms and leave a review where ever you listen! Website: www.Farm4Profit.comShareable episode link: https://intro-to-farm4profit.simplecast.comEmail address: Farm4profitllc@gmail.comCall/Text: 515.207.9640Subscribe to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSR8c1BrCjNDDI_Acku5XqwFollow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farm4profitllc Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Farm4ProfitLLC/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

@BushelsandBarrels – Ryan PeterWhere are they from?Tell us a little about your family….wife, kids…etc…Any Hobbies or collections?HuntingBoatingWhy are you starting a podcast?PoliticsCurrent EventsCounty issuesSportsHistoryJessicaGlobal WarmingOilStirring the potFlying – sold a planeOilGuitarSchool BoardMeteor or UFO sighting?How do you feel about 2nd chances….3rd chances etc…How did harvest go?Snakes and Frogs – Hates themWho is/was the coolest person you met along the way?What do the most successful people you know have in common?How do people follow you?  What social media platforms? Want Farm4Profit Merch?  Custom order your favorite items today!https://farmfocused.com/farm-4profit/ Don’t forget to like the podcast on all platforms and leave a review where ever you listen! Website: www.Farm4Profit.comShareable episode link: https://intro-to-farm4profit.simplecast.comEmail address: Farm4profitllc@gmail.comCall/Text: 515.207.9640Subscribe to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSR8c1BrCjNDDI_Acku5XqwFollow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@farm4profitllc Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Farm4ProfitLLC/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.