Greg Gunthorp joins Vance Crowe to talk about the 70 horses killed with tainted feed, the dustup on X regarding Pivot Bio trying to get their technology listed in the Farm bill and Pilgrim’s Pride settling their lawsuit after years of fighting. Gunthorp is an artisanal producer and processor on a regenerative farm in North East Indiana.The Gunthorp family has raised pigs on pasture for at least four generations. Pivot Bio under fire for its role in the 2024 Farm Bill Pilgrim’s Pride in $100-Mill...
Sep 06, 2024•31 min•Ep. 384
Will Wisner is an experienced Executive Director with an extensive history of working in the non-profit organization management industry. He is the head of the Grunt Style Foundation, a national nonprofit organization committed to providing life changing resources and experiences for service members, Veterans, and their families. John Launius is a seasoned executive with a diverse background in government, education, technology, media, marketing, and health and wellness. He is the head of Shihan...
Sep 03, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 383
Tyne Morgan joins the Ag Tribes Report (ATR) with Vance Crowe to follow up on the Canadian Rail Strike, discuss the lease prices solar companies are offering farmland in Illinois, discuss the latest with the John Deere moving jobs to Mexico and have a conversation about consumer perceptions about why food prices are going up. Tyne Morgan, host of the US Farm Report - a leading agricultural television show, airs weekly on Saturday. Tyne just returned from the Pro Farmer Crop Tour, so we hope she ...
Aug 30, 2024•36 min•Ep. 382
Today we're going to do an As the Crowe Flies episode. This is where I talk about something that I'm seeing going on in the world that I simply want to have a monologue about. In this episode of the podcast I discuss the dangers of internet mobs and how quickly they can spiral out of control, potentially harming both the guilty and innocent. There is a rising use of the term "demons" to describe people, which is concerning, as it can dehumanize others and justify harmful actions against them. I ...
Aug 27, 2024•22 min•Ep. 381
Ag Tribes Report, where Vance Crowe brings on a co-host to represent the perspectives of one of the many ag tribes that collectively make up US Agriculture. This week Vance is joined by Tanner Winterhof, the co-host of Farm 4 Profit, the wildly successful ag podcast that features farmers and travels to some of the most interesting places to broadcast from. The Ag Tribes Report is sponsored by FarmTest.ag Link to The Stock Cropper Website: https://thestockcropper.com/ Link to Eventbrite to sign u...
Aug 23, 2024•30 min•Ep. 380
Dave Helland returns to the podcast. He is the owner of Helland Construction, a mountain climber, and a prolific hunter. This conversation was perhaps one of the most wide ranging podcasts I've ever done. We talk on our internal dialogue, mountain climbing, what it is like taking an animal's life, custom built homes, whether we can trust the information we are paying attention to, raising children, and more. 0:00 - Intro 3:19 - How are high end homes doing right now? 9:24 - Lies have become more...
Aug 20, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 379
Zack Smith joins ATR to discuss the USDA Crop Report, the Harris campaign’s proposal to put price controls on food, the signals that farmer suicides are increasing and to talk about the price of land if you were to be buying it with Bitcoin. Zack Smith is the founder of the Stock Cropper livestock system which is strip intercropping that consisted of alternating strips of corn and annual pasture. The pasture strips were to be grazed by multiple species of livestock and be contained away from the...
Aug 16, 2024•33 min•Ep. 378
Baroness Claire Fox returns to the podcast today. Long time listeners know that I invite Claire on whenever I want to know what's going on with either Free Speech or the UK. It just so happens this week that that is all in chaos right now. We cover questions like: Are there race riots going on in the UK? Are there two tiered police systems? What's going on with the government clampdown on social media? This fascinating conversation may blow your mind, and you'll see me be humbled when my underst...
Aug 13, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 377
Dwayne Faber is a Tillamook dairy farmer and comedian in the Pacific Northwest. Faber is a prolific investor and forward leaning expert in the dairy industry. Faber joined Vance Crowe on the Ag Tribes report to discuss the recent polls suggesting that farmers are positive about the future of ag, the latest news on the size of the American Dairy herd with so many heifers being bred to beef cattle, the latest on the milk pricing battles being fought by the American Farm Bureau over the Federal Mil...
Aug 09, 2024•31 min•Ep. 376
On this episode of the Vance Crowe Podcast we have Jack Millikan (hey that's me). He is the producer of the VCP and runs his own business doing the same for many other podcasts. He is also a charismatic college dropout that at one point in time, almost came to work for Legacy Interviews. We talk about what it is like to be a fit 25 year old starting his own business, the messaging young men and women are being told about relationships, Bitcoin, and whether young people are thinking about the fut...
Aug 06, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 375
Jerod McDaniel, a cattle rancher from the panhandle of Oklahoma joins Vance Crowe to co-host the Ag Tribes Report. Jerod is the former host of Ag Uncensored one of the biggest podcasts in all of agriculture, discussing some of the most controversial subjects. Jerod joins Vance to talk about the state of the Ag economy, the pushback on mandatory electronic ear tags, the dramatic changes to the Bureau of Land Management’s rule making ability, the pushback of Idaho farmers on the state’s water curt...
Aug 02, 2024•32 min•Ep. 374
This episode was previously recorded in 2019. In remembrance of Pete G. Scotese and the impact that he had on so many, I am releasing this again so that if you haven't seen it before, you can get to know one of the most influential people in my life. We talk about the lessons learned from 100 years of living. Pete was raised as an orphan, became a celebrated war hero in WWII, came home to go to the Wharton School of Business, became a traveling salesman, was promoted to the CEO of the Boston Sto...
Jul 30, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 373
Rupert Williams joins host Vance Crowe to discuss how the Trump presidency could result in government handouts for farmers to compensate for a tariff war, the role the Texas Farm Bureau is playing in the question: should foreigners from places like China be able to buy Texas farmland, and what is going on with the carbon pipeline in South Dakota. Williams is the CEO of Go Farm Yourself a ‘value prediction’ tool on forward commodity prices providing farmers an unbiased, data driven, machine learn...
Jul 26, 2024•32 min•Ep. 372
Kristi is a writer and mom with a unique perspective on the world. We first met when I was the director of Millennial Engagement for Monsanto. She was working for a dairy checkoff program while also being a dietitian and college professor. Kristi has always been supportive and inspirational, helping many, including myself, to push the envelope and take our careers to new heights. She recently left her job to explore new opportunities and started a Substack called "Noticing," which is a must-read...
Jul 23, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 371
Zach Johnson is the Millennial Farmer with a massive following on YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. He joins Vance Crowe for the Ag Tribes report on Thursday July 18, 2024. Today the duo talks about: 5 Reasons Fertilizer Prices Are High Right Now: https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/crop-production/5-reasons-fertilizer-prices-are-high-right-now Corn CAN'T RALLY on Friendly Report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMcq6plGr1s Social media law may break right to repair free: https://blog.ericgoldman.o...
Jul 19, 2024•31 min•Ep. 370
On this episode of the podcast we have Gretchen Kingma. Gretchen is an occupational therapist who turned into a real estate agent. She specializes in something that is relevant to probably every single podcast listener out there which is how do you help your parents or yourself get ready to live in a home that you want to go the distance in, maybe age gracefully, or even live out your final days? Gretchen's Website: https://empoweredhomes.com/ Gretchen's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theh...
Jul 16, 2024•54 min•Ep. 369
The first Ag Tribes Report- a weekly live streamed podcast designed to talk about what is going on in the ag world, which is comprised of many different tribes focused on different parts of farming and ranching. On the first episode of the Ag Tribes Report host Vance Crowe welcomes Corey Hillebo of the Farm 4 Profit Podcast to guest co-host. On today’s show Vance and Corey discuss: 1. John Deere becomes focus of campaign to expose DEI implemented throughout corporation Robby Starbuck Tweet: http...
Jul 12, 2024•34 min•Ep. 368
Nick Cizek is a physicist and founder of Farm Test. FarmTest is a field trial design and execution service makes it easy to test which of your fields which management practices perform best. Their field trial analysis service makes it easy to understand how your fields respond. Vance and Nick started their own companies at the same time, and discuss the pains of trying to grow something when you didn't know the path. Nick talks about how he came up with a company that is now allowing farmers and...
Jul 09, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 367
In this episode, data scientist and long time friend Rob Long returns to discuss a wide range of topics including the decline of RSS feeds and the rise of podcasts, the potential of Bitcoin as a decentralized currency, and its impact on traditional financial systems. They explore the proposal of a Texas Stock Exchange and its competition with the NYSE, states' rights in the face of perceived federal overreach, and Rob Long's list of 100 books, covering poetry and children's literature. The conve...
Jul 03, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 366
Jack Spirko is the host of "The Survival Podcast." Spirko believes that all humans are at their core survivalists as they all seek to survive. Modern Survivalism differs from the conventional concept of survivalism in that it does not turn away from modern technology, rather it simply seeks to create redundancies for when technology fails. Spirko has recorded more than 3,000 episodes on all aspects of self-sufficiency, self-reliance, independence and personal liberty. During this podcast he spea...
Jun 26, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 365
Clint Fischer is a South Dakota attorney with a focus on family farm operations. He is focused on helping ag people with farm business solutions, succession planning, and estate planning. He is the founder of Braintrust Ag, an online peer group and resource center where he provides the tools he uses on a daily basis to help with his operations. Today we talk about succession planning in the ag world, the intricacies of family dynamics, especially around inheritance, and how can people break into...
Jun 19, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 364
Rick Holton is a General Partner at FINTOP Capital. With extensive experience in venture capital, he has served as a General Partner across the Tech, Life Sciences, and FinTech sectors. Rick plays an active role on the boards of several companies, including Arch Design, BridgeFT, CoverCress, Denim Social, SmartX, and Transactly. Beyond his professional endeavors, Rick is civically engaged, contributing to the Olin Alumni Board and serving on the boards of Concordance Academy and YPO St. Louis. W...
Jun 12, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 363
Mark Reardon returns. Longtime listeners of the podcast know that Mark Reardon is perhaps the most recognized voice in the entire Saint Louis region. He runs a drivetime daily news show that covers topics all over the spectrum, both about Saint Louis and national stories. Today we talk about what's going on in the city of Saint Louis, both in terms of crime, but also some of the other issues that have hit the national stage, like the trans gender clinic that is going on in Wash U. Connect with u...
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 362
Jason Mauck returns. For new viewers, he is a farmer and the CEO of Constant Canopy, a company that brings together innovation from agriculture, energy, and technology to create products to feed, power, and sustain our finite natural resources for generations to come. In this episode, we talk in depth about "polycropping." Specifically the potential benefits and pitfalls in this system. We also talk about succession and how future generations are setup for success or failure. X: @jasonmauck1 Con...
May 29, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 361
Jessie Jarvis is a western fashionista and owner of, "Of the West." She is a mom, a wife, and a highly motivated individual that has unique insight into how to connect the Ag world to much needed workers. Vance Crowe sits down with Jessie to discuss the evolution of parenting, the benefits and challenges of being into fashion, and how Jessie started her company, "Of the West", a platform for connecting both employers and employees to each other within the ag world. Mentioned: - Building a Brand ...
May 22, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 360
Bob Gelfond is the CEO of MQS Management, an early investor in Amazon, a currency trader and a libertarian actively engaged in the justice movement. Vance Crowe sits down with Bob to discuss the Libertarian movement, the federal reserve, currency trading, investing in Amazon and nanotechnology. Connect with us! ============================= IG: ➡︎ https://www.instagram.com/legacy_interviews/ =========================== How To Work With Us: =========================== Want to do a Legacy Intervie...
May 15, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 359
Joscha Bach is a cognitive scientist and artificial intelligence researcher. Joscha has an exceptional ability to articulate how the human mind works. He comes on the show to talk about the deeper metaphors within the Bible. Specifically, how the story of Abraham sacrificing his son Isaac, and God sacrificing Jesus, have an even more profound connection than many may realize. The discussion continues about how human cognition works and the value of emotions to guide a person towards taking impor...
May 08, 2024•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 358
Jeremy Lakosh comes on to talk about the state of Eureka College, located in the town Vance grew up in. This college is in critical condition due to several lapses in judgement from the leaders of the school. Jeremy breaks down what is going on, and potential solutions to this issue. We also dive into the economy, specifically U.S. treasuries and the buyback program that will be coming online in the near future. Connect with us! ============================= IG: ➡︎ / legacy_interviews ==========...
May 01, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 357
Tim Durbin is a good friend, extraordinary note-taker, prolific thinker, and somebody that captures ideas from all around the world. In this episode we talk about the most valuable thing you own being your attention, the impact Vance's mentor Pete had on him, the potential risks of taking too many notes, raising children in a smartphone era, and the misunderstanding of the rural communities in America. Connect with us! ============================= IG: ➡︎ / legacy_interviews ====================...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 356
Chris Bennett returns to the podcast. He is a writer for Farm Journal that has been on the show several times. Despite this, we have not delved into his mysterious and shrouded past. One of the things I always rely on for Chris is a cold, objective look at the way the government is interacting with its people, particularly in rural America. Today we talk about Chris' parents being missionaries in southeast Arkansas and eventually moving to Jordan of all places. We also talk about some of the big...
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 355