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F4F w/ Tork Whisler - "This'll Do Farm"

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Thursday 14th September 2023

@barntalk                     Instagram: 15.3k    TikTok: 186.2k   YouTube: 88k

@thislldofarm               Instagram: 25.4k    TikTok: 161.3k    YouTube: 51.3k

@thislldo_tork              Instagram: 1.4k   @sawyerwhisler         Instagram: 1.5k     

 

www.johndeere.com

www.agleader.com

www.sukup.com

 

  • Catch Up
  • Where are they from, what do they farm, how did they get into farming
  • How’s the family - do they farm with family?
  • Tork and Sawyer Whisner (father-son duo)
  • Our vision is to promote agriculture in a positive light, while also showcasing who we are as people outside the tractor.
  • Podcast - BarnTalk       
  • started in 2021  interview style format
  • Wide range of topics and stories that educate, inspire, and make you laugh out loud - from ag business to investing in cryptocurrency 
  • How did they start? What motivated them? How did they build up to where they are today?
  • What audience are you trying to reach? 
  • What is your studio set-up? Are you actually in a barn? 
  • With negative comments, how do you respond? Do you receive many? 
  • How has the podcast impacted your father-son relationship? 
  • Tork
  • 5th Generation farmer in SE IA
  • Youngest of 3 boys - both live 800 miles away - one generation between his father and him 
  • Grew up raising hogs but left farm once they sold hogs
  • “98 convinced them they were sticking with the hogs 
  • Worked for construction companies for hogs → became salesman 
  • 7 years ago started working for Eichelberger Farms 
  • Then came back to the farm 3 years ago → now has 3 hog buildings 
  • This’ll Do Farm 
  • How are you advocating for agriculture? How does “This’ll do” show that?
  • What responses from producers are you hearing back? Is This’ll Do and/or BarnTalk making a difference? Where do you see it? 
  • Who can access this online course? What are the next steps to getting involved? 
  • 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?

 

Word association - Take the word we share and say the first thing thing that comes to mind connecting it to agriculture

  • Sofa                                         Morning                                    Bus
  • Coat                                         Neighbor                                  Freedom
  • Soft                                          Students                                   Egg      
  • March                                       Boat                                         Telephone
  • Heart                                        Whiskey                                   Hog      

 

  • What’s next for them? What can our listeners do to help?

What do you enjoy most about being a farmer or what do you like most about farmers?



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