Communication Episodes
Every Ag View Pitch conversation on communication — summaries, key takeaways, and full transcripts.
Episode 782
Vance Crowe on Better Conversations, Family Business, and Hard Disagreements
Vance Crowe shows how to ask judgment-free questions, name emotions before they run a meeting, and use family stories to handle disagreement on the farm.
Episode 770
Succession with Johnny Klemme
Johnny Klemme and Shay Foulk on the $1.5 trillion of farmland changing hands, why succession takes 7 to 10 years, and how to start the hard conversation.
Episode 768
Better Landlord and Contract Management
Ron Dunker of Oaken explains how digital lease tracking stops missed renewals and payments, and keeps rented acres through the coming land transfer.
Episode 748
Dad's wisdom with Steve Hess: family governance, succession planning, and tough times lessons
Steve Hess on the five year rule for coming home to the farm, building family governance, and what the 1980s taught him about surviving thin margins.
Episode 747
Conference debrief 2026
The 2026 Ag View conference debrief: building an AI advisory board, steelmanning family arguments, and why you should bring three people next year.
Episode 744
Farm succession starts with better communication
Vance Crowe on asking how questions, handing the quiet sibling a marker, and switching the observer to stay level headed in farm transition talks.
Episode 739
Invest your time like it's money
Andy Caygeon Junkin shows farmers how to plan a week with a boot journal, pick three priorities, price each task by the hour, and track hours to cut resentment.
Episode 731
The brain of your business: why a farm office changes everything
The Toquam family moved bookwork out of the kitchen and into a $300,000 farm office. What changed in communication, efficiency, and vendor meetings.
Episode 728
How to build bulletproof farm partnerships with Andy Caygeon Junkin
Andy Junkin explains why farm partnerships fail, how weekly habit changes reset family conflict, and why better decisions lift farm profitability.
Oct 2025
Personal and professional goals with your spouse
Chris and Alissa Barron walk through the flip chart exercise they use to write out each other's personal and business goals and review them twice a month.
Sep 2025
Family Succession: Issues and Opportunities
Andy Junkin explains why 77% of family farms lack a succession plan and how monthly habit changes rebuild the trust that makes transition possible.
Aug 2025
The brain of your farm business
Why a dedicated farm office pays: Shay covers the $100,000 to $350,000 price tag, five reasons to build one, and the three reasons farms put it off.
Episode 702
American Family Farmland; new book
Johnny Klemme's book helps heirs name their values before the farm lands in their lap, bridge farming and non-farming heirs, and use worksheets to talk.
Episode 697
How to Start the Farm Transition Planning Conversation
Junior partner stuck waiting on a transition plan? Chris Barron and Shay Foulk share how to open the conversation, plus six free starter resources.
Episode 692
Friday rewind: strategic resource teams for your farm
Chris Barron and Shay Foulk cover 10 roles every farm needs on its strategic resource team, from lender and CPA to attorney and peer advisory board.
Episode 682
Friday rewind: Dad's wisdom part II, the retirement years with Dean Fehl, Iowa farmer
Dean Fehl retired in 2015 and explains the three phases of transition, why he started early, how hobbies filled his days and what he does on the farm.
Episode 672
Jeremy Doetch joins Ag View Solutions
Jeremy Doetch spent 20 years as an ag lender before joining Ag View Solutions. He explains working capital, bank questions farmers avoid, and hog barn ROI.
Episode 668
Dad's wisdom: Lessons from the farm and the ledger with Paul Neiffer
Paul Neiffer explains why splitting a farm is not failure, how to track deferred tax liability every year, and how 5% yearly gains compound over a decade.
Episode 665
Planting pace: will markets react?
Texas A&M economist Mark Welch shows how to price corn during planting season: run yield scenarios, set layered offers, and manage risk you control.
Episode 663
Farming, Family, and Mental Health
Researcher Josie Rudolphi shares farmer anxiety and depression data, warning signs to watch for, and practical boundaries between farm and family life.
Episode 640
Strive to thrive in 2025: navigating the financial hurdles
A farm CPA, a lender and a risk manager explain how to plan for tight 2025 margins: lock in a small loss, track debt service, talk to your banker early.
Episode 606
Professional Peer Group Opportunities
Two peer group members explain how 8-farm executive groups work: SWOT reviews, action items with accountability partners, and 4-year meeting structure.
Episode 584
Putting faith in your peer group
Shay Foulk and Ken Stewart explain how a faith-based peer group runs: monthly all-day meetings, 12 members, one-on-one coaching, no industry twice.
Episode 583
Lender communication
Joe Paulson and lender Jeremy Doetch on what to share with your banker, why to come with a plan, and getting in early when the year goes sideways.
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.
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