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almost immediately, who has been involved for the last seven, eight weeks, said, hey, I woke up last night, about midnight, I woke up my wife and I said, I don't know if I can do this anymore. That's pretty heavy stuff. And do you mean farming? Do you mean life in general? Like, how can we help you? How can we support you as a group? And mind you, there was 13, 14 people on this call.

almost immediately, who has been involved for the last seven, eight weeks, said, hey, I woke up last night, about midnight, I woke up my wife and I said, I don't know if I can do this anymore. That's pretty heavy stuff. And do you mean farming? Do you mean life in general? Like, how can we help you? How can we support you as a group? And mind you, there was 13, 14 people on this call.

almost immediately, who has been involved for the last seven, eight weeks, said, hey, I woke up last night, about midnight, I woke up my wife and I said, I don't know if I can do this anymore. That's pretty heavy stuff. And do you mean farming? Do you mean life in general? Like, how can we help you? How can we support you as a group? And mind you, there was 13, 14 people on this call.

And he said, I just, the numbers aren't looking good. He says, I just didn't know what the heck to do. I needed to get on this call this morning to hear from other people who have similar issues, similar concerns, but also who are there to have a support network, a support system. And so we talked through that. And as a group, there were people who were contributing to that.

And he said, I just, the numbers aren't looking good. He says, I just didn't know what the heck to do. I needed to get on this call this morning to hear from other people who have similar issues, similar concerns, but also who are there to have a support network, a support system. And so we talked through that. And as a group, there were people who were contributing to that.

And he said, I just, the numbers aren't looking good. He says, I just didn't know what the heck to do. I needed to get on this call this morning to hear from other people who have similar issues, similar concerns, but also who are there to have a support network, a support system. And so we talked through that. And as a group, there were people who were contributing to that.

And okay, fast forward two hours after this group call happened, and I got an email from somebody who has been on every single one of our Zoom calls, but has never turned on his camera, has never said a word in any of our gatherings. And he emailed me and he said, hey, that was exactly what I needed to hear this morning. I'm so thankful I was part of that group this morning.

And okay, fast forward two hours after this group call happened, and I got an email from somebody who has been on every single one of our Zoom calls, but has never turned on his camera, has never said a word in any of our gatherings. And he emailed me and he said, hey, that was exactly what I needed to hear this morning. I'm so thankful I was part of that group this morning.

And okay, fast forward two hours after this group call happened, and I got an email from somebody who has been on every single one of our Zoom calls, but has never turned on his camera, has never said a word in any of our gatherings. And he emailed me and he said, hey, that was exactly what I needed to hear this morning. I'm so thankful I was part of that group this morning.

I know that you didn't prepare anything in advance. And I was going down a very dark path. So thank you. And it's like, oh, those things just kind of hit you, right? Right. And so we spend this podcast talking about farm business and transitions and what are we doing as an industry to facilitate some of these things.

I know that you didn't prepare anything in advance. And I was going down a very dark path. So thank you. And it's like, oh, those things just kind of hit you, right? Right. And so we spend this podcast talking about farm business and transitions and what are we doing as an industry to facilitate some of these things.

I know that you didn't prepare anything in advance. And I was going down a very dark path. So thank you. And it's like, oh, those things just kind of hit you, right? Right. And so we spend this podcast talking about farm business and transitions and what are we doing as an industry to facilitate some of these things.

Honestly, a lot of what Brain Trust Egg ultimately is, is let's talk about things that matter with trusted people who are there to support you, not chastise you.

Honestly, a lot of what Brain Trust Egg ultimately is, is let's talk about things that matter with trusted people who are there to support you, not chastise you.

Honestly, a lot of what Brain Trust Egg ultimately is, is let's talk about things that matter with trusted people who are there to support you, not chastise you.

So anyway, I wanted to share that, Tanner, since you had mentioned, you know, some of those other issues that are plaguing agriculture today.

So anyway, I wanted to share that, Tanner, since you had mentioned, you know, some of those other issues that are plaguing agriculture today.

So anyway, I wanted to share that, Tanner, since you had mentioned, you know, some of those other issues that are plaguing agriculture today.

Yep. Well, and I recognize that I just threw a wet blanket on our discussion, you know, bringing that up. But the reason I bring that up is, is just the importance of, you know, it's something where, yeah, we can have disagreements on, are we going to be no-till, strip-till, conventional-till? Are we going to have disagreements on, do we cover crop?

Yep. Well, and I recognize that I just threw a wet blanket on our discussion, you know, bringing that up. But the reason I bring that up is, is just the importance of, you know, it's something where, yeah, we can have disagreements on, are we going to be no-till, strip-till, conventional-till? Are we going to have disagreements on, do we cover crop?