Safety and Health Episodes
Every Ag View Pitch conversation on safety and health — summaries, key takeaways, and full transcripts.
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 573
The most important piece of equipment on your farm, part two: health equals wealth
Dr. Kurt House and Chris Barron on farmer health: 150 minutes of exercise a week, 80 ounces of water a day, better sleep, and cab hearing loss.
Episode 559
PGA championships, World Series rings, and the Navy SEAL coached them to it
Navy SEAL Jason Kuhn on mental toughness, meaningful purpose, and freeing yourself from outcomes you cannot control in a low margin farm year.
Jan 2023
75 Hard for the farmer: not the faint of heart
Four farmers who ran 75 Hard through harvest on the gallon of water, the night walks, the books they read, and what discipline did for their decisions.
Sep 2022
Road ready: Semis and farm equipment DOT discussion
An Iowa DOT officer covers covered farm vehicle paperwork, the 26,001 pound CDL line, 28,000 pound grain cart axles and what puts a truck out of service.
Sep 2022
Safe and efficient harvest communication
Chris Barron's pre-harvest meeting agenda: phone roster, speed limits, seat belts, DOT training, assigned roles, and a post-harvest scorecard.
Jul 2022
The most important piece of equipment on the farm
Gym owner Chris Dunne and Chris Barron cover farmer health basics: safety, 20 to 60 minutes of exercise 3 to 5 times a week, sleep, and nutrition.
Aug 2021
Defining growth: a process, not a pill
Chris Barron walks through 8 factors that define growth on a farm: why, relationships, goals, leadership, education, risk, health, and reflection.
Rewind
Spooky look back at 2019 (10-22-2019)
Mark Belter reports 0% harvested near Fargo after a 5-inch snow, corn projected at 25 to 28% moisture on December 1, and drying options running short.
Apr 2020
Special edition: Sunday night market outlook
Duane Lowry on why grain quality outranks any marketing decision, how to lock new crop basis early, and what to do when everyone is bearish at once.
Apr 2020
Talking safety with Pioneer
Grain entrapments rose 27% in 2019 to 38 cases. Traci Rodemeyer of Corteva on bin entry, rescue tube donations, and keeping kids safe during planting.
Apr 2020
Farm health series #3: Nutrition
Chris Barron's five nutrition principles for farmers: water, fewer simple carbs after 4 p.m., eating every two hours, portion size, and knowing yourself.
Apr 2020
2020: More kids on the farm than any time in modern ag history
Chris Barron and Shay Foulk on keeping kids safe when school closures put more children around the farm: ground rules, walkthroughs, and liability.
Mar 2020
Farm health series #2: Working out
Chris Barron and Shay Foulk on fitting three to five workouts a week around planting and harvest, building the habit, and measuring progress.
Mar 2020
Farm health series #1: sleep
Chris Barron and Shay Foulk on sleep: adults need over 7 hours, teens 10, plus wind-down routines, dark rooms, and cutting screens before bed.
Mar 2020
Learning when to put the work away as farmer veterans and veteran farmers
Shay Foulk, an Army Ranger turned farm consultant, names why veterans cannot stop working and gives daily habits that make stepping away stick.
Mar 2020
Farm flood health threats; 2019 lessons learned
AgriSafe experts on flood recovery: well testing and chlorination steps, flooded grain rules, PPE use, and the mental health timeline after a flood.
Mar 2020
Market fear; is it justified? Sunday night market outlook
Duane Lenz separates panic from fact, reads the corn-soybean ratio as an acreage signal, and argues for marketing tools that keep upside open.
Nov 2019
Important CDL, insurance, and safety information
Nicole Gentz on the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse starting January 6, why OSHA exemptions are a trap, and how to audit your farm insurance.
Nov 2019
Farm emergency response planning: How to
A former Army Ranger shows farmers how to map hazards, brief fire and EMS crews, and grid-mark field entrances so responders find you fast in an emergency.
Oct 2019
Harvest series: North Dakota, what a mess
North Dakota farmer Mark Belter reports zero acres harvested by late October, corn projected at 25 to 28 percent moisture on December 1, and drying costs.
Sep 2019
Silo the film: A grain entrapment story
Producer Sam Goldberg on Silo, a 75-minute film about a grain entrapment, and why 80 percent of US firefighters answering the call are volunteers.
May 2019
From the heart of Indiana
Indiana agronomist Brad Downing on running prevent plant numbers, switching hybrid maturities before June 15, and checking on growers who are struggling.
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