Ranked #1
Ep 50: 7 Sources of Off Farm Income
Ep 50: 7 Sources of Off Farm Income
Let’s set the stage: you’re a farmer with a can-do attitude, but unfortunately you’re on the brink of having to give up ... Read more
29 Nov 2016
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42mins
Ranked #2
EP 13- The #1 Farm Management Challenge
EP 13- The #1 Farm Management Challenge
How do farmers manage and organize all of their data into an actionable format? That’s the million dollar question. What... Read more
16 Feb 2016
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16mins
Ranked #3
Ep 38: 5 Key Steps To Run Your Farm Like A Fortune 500 Company
Ep 38: 5 Key Steps To Run Your Farm Like A Fortune 500 Company
Something like 90% of businesses fail within the first two years. The main reasons? Structure, strategy, and accountabil... Read more
30 Aug 2016
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17mins
Ranked #4
EP 15: 6 Ways To Show Dad You Have What It Takes To Farm
EP 15: 6 Ways To Show Dad You Have What It Takes To Farm
Scott knows what it’s like to take over a farming operation from his dad. And no, it’s not easy. If you’re trying to pro... Read more
28 Mar 2016
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20mins
Ranked #5
Ep 51: US Special Forces Army Ranger to Rancher: Reinventing Ranching With Wagyu Beef
Ep 51: US Special Forces Army Ranger to Rancher: Reinventing Ranching With Wagyu Beef
Patrick Montgomery went from U.S. Special Forces Army Ranger to cattle rancher in the span of a few short months. His st... Read more
6 Dec 2016
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28mins
Ranked #6
EP 26: 7 Things I Learned From Warren Buffett That Can Be Applied to Farming
EP 26: 7 Things I Learned From Warren Buffett That Can Be Applied to Farming
This year I attended the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, which means I heard six hours of Q & A with Warren Buffe... Read more
7 Jun 2016
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16mins
Ranked #7
EP 11- 5 Tips for Cash Crop Selection
EP 11- 5 Tips for Cash Crop Selection
We’re at a low point in the cycle of agriculture. Commodity prices are low, and margins are razor thin. So we need to st... Read more
19 Jan 2016
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11mins
Ranked #8
Ep 54: 3 Simple Income Tax Management Strategies
Ep 54: 3 Simple Income Tax Management Strategies
Income tax is a huge cost on any farming operation, because as farmers we can't depreciate land purchases. Since tax sea... Read more
27 Dec 2016
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6mins
Ranked #9
EP 16: 10 Strategies to Manage and Motivate Farm Employees
EP 16: 10 Strategies to Manage and Motivate Farm Employees
The default training system of many farmers is to throw an employee in a tractor and tell them to go. But that doesn’t m... Read more
1 Apr 2016
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26mins
Ranked #10
EP 17: Overwhelmed with Debt: 6 Must-Do Steps to Ease the Burden
EP 17: Overwhelmed with Debt: 6 Must-Do Steps to Ease the Burden
During the boom years of farming, many operations bought lots of equipment and built shops. Now, in these tough times, p... Read more
5 Apr 2016
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9mins
Ranked #11
Ep 46: Financial Principles of Ancient Babylon (Part 1): The 7 Cures For A Lean Purse
Ep 46: Financial Principles of Ancient Babylon (Part 1): The 7 Cures For A Lean Purse
The Richest Man in Babylon is one of my favorite books of all time. It’s so good, I read it twice in one weekend. Babylo... Read more
1 Nov 2016
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10mins
Ranked #12
EP 30: 3 Ways to Print Money With Grain Bins
EP 30: 3 Ways to Print Money With Grain Bins
Farmers have mixed perspectives on grain bins. So many bins have actually cost farmers money, allowing them to make bad ... Read more
8 Jul 2016
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11mins
Ranked #13
Ep 33: 6 Paths to Strategic Farm Growth in 2016
Ep 33: 6 Paths to Strategic Farm Growth in 2016
If you’re in farming for the money . . . it’s gonna be a tough life for ya. However, there is a lot of money to be made ... Read more
26 Jul 2016
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14mins
Ranked #14
Ep 32: Top 3 Grain Marketing Mistakes
Ep 32: Top 3 Grain Marketing Mistakes
The hardest part of farming by far is navigating the grain markets and making grain sales. At the end of the day, "Bulls... Read more
19 Jul 2016
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10mins
Ranked #15
Ep 52: Real Estate Valuation Strategy for Farmland - Cap Rate
Ep 52: Real Estate Valuation Strategy for Farmland - Cap Rate
It’s always a challenge to value real estate, especially when it comes to farmland. After reading Paul Moore's book The ... Read more
13 Dec 2016
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9mins
Ranked #16
Ep 31: 5 Ways to Preserve Working Capital
Ep 31: 5 Ways to Preserve Working Capital
Capital is the lifeblood of business. A business can't grow without access to capital through debt and equity. Most farm... Read more
12 Jul 2016
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10mins
Ranked #17
EP 21: 5 Strategies for Conquering the Grain Markets
EP 21: 5 Strategies for Conquering the Grain Markets
Swinging for the fences in the grain markets and striking out can result in bankruptcy. We have all heard of the neighbo... Read more
26 Apr 2016
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10mins
Ranked #18
Ep 37: 7 Reasons You Should Kiss Your American Soil - Ukraine Farming
Ep 37: 7 Reasons You Should Kiss Your American Soil - Ukraine Farming
A few months ago Scott spent five days in Ukraine—a spur-of-the-moment trip. He visited a company called Agro-Soyuz in e... Read more
23 Aug 2016
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19mins
Ranked #19
EP 28: Goal Tree Strategy for a Successful Farm Business
EP 28: Goal Tree Strategy for a Successful Farm Business
Last week we went over how to set smart goals. This week we will build what I like to call goal trees in order to build ... Read more
29 Jun 2016
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10mins
Ranked #20
Ep 44: 7 Strategies to Farm Like Famed Investor John Templeton
Ep 44: 7 Strategies to Farm Like Famed Investor John Templeton
John Templeton is one of the most famed investors of all time. This is a guy who in 1939 bought $100 worth of all stocks... Read more
11 Oct 2016
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14mins