Top Producer Podcast

Top Producer Podcast is hosted by Paul Neiffer, CPA and Top Producer columnist. He’s a go-to adviser to farmers across the country and is joined by business-minded farmers and ag experts to discuss top trends in farm management, tax issues, policy implications and more.

Last refreshed: July 18th, 2025 at 7:53 AM ⓘ

Follow this podcast in the Metacast mobile app to refresh it and see new episodes.

Follow on

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

RSS

Podcasts are better in Metacast mobile app

Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more

Episodes

Episode 114: Jeff Bushey

In today's podcast, Paul has a conversation with Jeff Bushey. Jeff is both a CPA and a farmer in the "thumb" of Michigan. We discuss some of the unique aspects of growing sugar beets and dry eatable beans. We also review his role as a CPA and his more than 25 year history with the Farm Financial Standards Council. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 19, 2023•38 min

Episode 113: Arianne Chavez

In today's podcast, Paul has a conversation with Arianne Chavez of AgriVision Farm Management. Ari is a CPA in charge of accounting for several dairies. We discuss the process of doing accrual basis farm financial statements and the issues that dairies are having with low prices. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 12, 2023•29 min

Episode 112: Owen Thompson

In today's podcast, Paul has a conversation with Owen Thompson of Compeer. We discuss his background and current role at Compeer. We also review how Compeer came into existence and even have a discussion on ice fishing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 05, 2023•37 min

Episode 111: Pauline Van Nurden

In today's podcast, Paul has a conversation with Pauline Van Nurden of the Minnesota Center for Farm Financial Management. We discuss how the center helps farmers with their financial management and the benchmarking data that is available to farmers under the FINBIN database. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 29, 2023•33 min

Episode 110: Paul Pittman

In today's podcast, Paul has a conversation with Paul Pittman of Farmland Partners, Inc. Paul is the founder of Farmland Partners which is one of two publicly traded real estate investment trusts that only invest in farmland and related assets. In the podcast, we discuss how Paul decided to form Farmland Partners, the long-term trend in land values and other related topics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Aug 15, 2023•46 min

Episdoe 109: Paul Neiffer

In today's podcast, Paul provides a webinar on why social security may be a good investment for farmers. Too many farmers view social security taxes as something that should be avoided, while we believe it should be optimized. In the podcast, Paul reviews how it is calculated and some of the rates of returns. It may surprise you how good the returns might be. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 08, 2023•31 min

Episode 108: Wally Thomas

In today's podcast, Paul has a conversation with Wally Thomas of Morsen Services, Inc. based in Owatonna, Minnesota. Wally provides farm financial for real estate purchases and consulting related to succession planning and other consulting services. We also discuss that more farmland owners are selling land on a contract and with high interest rates that trend may continue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 01, 2023•39 min

Episode 107: Legacy Farmland Trust

In today's podcast, Paul has a conversation with three members of the Legacy Farmland Trust. This trust was recently formed to allow farmers who may not have the next generation to farm the land but want to keep the land in trust for their family and multiple generations. It also allows the family to diversify their farmland holdings without a tax cost. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 19, 2023•37 min

Episode 106: Murray Wise

In today's podcast, Paul has a conversation with Murray Wise of Murray Wise & Associates. We did an original podcast with Murray about two years ago and in the meantime Murray had sold his company to Farmland Partners, Inc. a publicly traded REIT. Murray and I also have discussion on what is keeping farmland values high and part of it is investors rolling out of commercial real estate into farmland but most of it is still farmers with cash. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

Jul 17, 2023•27 min

Episode 105: Mark Foley

In today's podcast, Paul has a conversation with Mark Foley of Acre Trader. Mark is in charge of their forest land acquisitions and management. Forest land and farmland investment have similar returns and long-term holds. Mark reviews how they determine whether an acquisition makes sense or not. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 04, 2023•40 min

← Prev

Hosted on Omny Studio

For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android