Family Episodes
Every Ag View Pitch conversation on family — summaries, key takeaways, and full transcripts.
Episode 602
Dad's wisdom with Larry Gamble
Larry Gamble on buying his first 80 acres, handing the planter to his son, keeping landlords for decades, and the land he wishes he had bought sooner.
Episode 555
Transition planning: where to start
Mike Downey of NextGen Ag Advocates on starting with the end in mind, getting the whole family in one room, and planning non-family successions.
Episode 536
Payment in kind
Paul Neiffer explains payment in kind: no 15.3 percent payroll tax on commodity wages, paying kids under 18, and donating grain instead of cash to church.
Episode 521
Mail bag: next generation in cow calf and row crop operation
Two brothers near 60 want to hand off 2,000 acres and a cow-calf herd. Shay Foulk and Chris Barron map the vision, retirement budget, and entity split.
Rewind
Dad's wisdom rewind: On the farm with Jerry Meissner
Jerry Meissner on growing a 2,600-cow Wisconsin dairy with low equity, buying land at $1,200 an acre, and hiring help before he could afford it.
Episode 511
Dad's wisdom with Gary Monson in Colfax, Washington
Gary Monson on getting his first lease in 1978, splitting the ranch in 2007, the equipment he kept too long, and letting his sons make their own decisions.
Episode 482
The Captain Patrick in Jamaica show: tips for success in life and business
Captain Patrick, 23 years with one Jamaican employer, tells Chris and Alissa Barron how love, honesty, and teaching keep good employees from leaving.
Dec 2022
Retirement plans: a paradigm shift for farm operations and employee retention
Travis Martinek breaks down 401(k) versus SIMPLE IRA limits for 2023, the Roth option farms lose with a SIMPLE, and why plan fees deserve a hard look.
Oct 2022
Dream big
Hannah Foulk explains the dream manager role: a 100-dream list, categories, every-other-month check-ins, and how it cut turnover in the book's case study.
Aug 2022
Dad's wisdom from North Dakota with Del and Lloyd Gates
Lloyd Gates started farming in 1948 and his son Del in the late 1970s. They talk lender relationships, land debt and handing a seed business to grandsons.
Jun 2022
Flyover Whiskey
Joe Knobbe turns a farmer's own corn into six custom-labeled bottles of whiskey for $350, and explains why shipping laws still make it tricky.
May 2022
Retirement 101
Mike Finley walks through four retirement questions: yearly expenses, fixed income, portfolio size, and the 4% rule, plus 401k, SEP, and SIMPLE setup.
May 2022
Investing 101
Mike Finley shows farm families how to spot hidden advisor fees, why a 5.75% load costs you 6.11%, and how to hold a portfolio under 0.1% a year.
Apr 2022
Dad's wisdom with Moe Russell, author of Take the high road to personal accountability
Moe Russell shows how to bulletproof a farm balance sheet: working capital at 50% of annual expenses, equity above 50%, and debt held below 50%.
Mar 2022
Dad's wisdom with Denny Berger from Traer, Iowa
Iowa farmer Denny Berger on borrowing against each group of hogs, letting his son make his own calls, and why a farm needs written core values.
Mar 2022
Dad's wisdom with Scott Church: generations of wisdom
Scott Church went from 50 acres to 6,000 and is handing the farm to his son. He explains why he starts grandkids in the business meeting, not the shop.
Jul 2021
Witness Distillery: roots in ag
Rick Radliff left Pioneer after 23 years and now runs Witness Distillery with his wife and son, aging 5,500 gallons of spirits made from local grain.
Jul 2021
Dad's wisdom with Roger Patterson
Roger Patterson bought his first farm at 22 in 1971 on a 20-year contract, tiled his own ground, and handed decisions to his sons early enough to matter.
Jul 2021
Brothers in business: Chris and Terry Patterson
Iowa brothers Chris and Terry Patterson on splitting roles, farming the same acres from 2003 to 2020, selling hog sites in a 1031, and planning exit at 50.
Jul 2021
Dad's wisdom with Bill Northey
Former Iowa ag secretary Bill Northey on farming with his grandfather, earning an MBA on Saturdays, and why he was too cautious buying land early on.
Jul 2021
The boys are back in town: Totally unshucked
Chris Barron, his three sons and Shay Foulk talk about leaving home, deciding with partial information, and taking criticism from your own family.
Jun 2021
Dad's wisdom with Bruce Moody from Fremont, Indiana
Bruce Moody bought 1,000 Indiana acres from $250 to $1,500 an acre, then lost a partner overnight. What he wishes he had known about insurance.
May 2021
Dad's wisdom with John Kermicle, southeast Illinois
AgriGold brand lead John Kermicle on 35-plus years in seed, why he resisted selling soybeans too long, and how he handles agriculture's cycles.
Dec 2020
Dad's Wisdom with Mark Schaffer: Ohio farmer
Mark Schaffer built an excavating company and later a 9,000-acre Ohio farm. He explains why his father refused to hire him and how patience shaped both.
Dec 2020
Dad's wisdom with Ken Root
Farm broadcaster Ken Root on why most farm kids must find work elsewhere, why education decides the next generation, and how subsidies become entitlements.
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