Shawn Ryan

Well, I got a little question for you before we get going that doesn't really relate to what we're talking to, but I just want to knock it out.

The USDA says the average U.S.

farmer is 58.1 years old.

And in Iowa, the average producer is 57.6.

Vice's tractor hacking coverage on farmers fighting repair restrictions went viral with a related Vice YouTube video surfacing at about 13 million views.

I had no idea people were that concerned about this.

This sounds like I had a conversation about this exact thing with Secretary Driscoll about right to repair for our military.

i didn't even know this was going on in the farming communities here's some here's some points producers under 35 nationally 296 480. nine percent of all producers that's not that's not good just context for the audience that's that's the up and coming generation yeah iowa producers under 35 15 782

The FTC sued Deere in 2025 over repair restriction allegations, and Reuters reported a judge let that antitrust suit proceed.

Deere has denied any wrongdoing.

What do you say to the next generation of farmers watching their parents work 16-hour days to buy farm equipment, and they still feel like they don't control what they actually own?

Are you dealing with this on your farm?

A hundred thousand farms?

It's like... What is farm consolidation?

You know... Is that buying a bunch of family farms and putting them together at some big conglomerate?

So it's primarily... Holy shit.

It's all chemicals.

Damn.

No kidding.

That's the question of the fucking day, man.