Farmers Are CEOs — Most Just Don’t Run Their Farm Like One Yet
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What insights does Lance Weaver share about agricultural lending?
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Hey, Corey, remember that time you tried to get me to eat alligator?
Why did Lance Weaver leave his banking career?
Yeah, at Buzzard Billy's in Des Moines. Yeah, that's right.
That's where it was. It's a great place to go, especially if you're going to be at the Casey Center or the Iowa Events Center or one of these farm shows, trade shows that are hitting up Des Moines, because it's just right across the street. Yeah, we know we've got a lot of listeners that are probably going to one of the farm shows or maybe even, heck, state wrestling, state basketball, all the events that are going on down there, even Whitetail Classic. Great cocktails. Yeah, I was going to say one of the best burgers. You never miss when you go to Buzzard Billy's. Walk across the street and let them know that Farm for Profits is here. 70% of the world's food comes from the United States of America.
What red flags should farmers look for in financial statements?
Overnight, we can change the course of any economy by how much we let in and how much we take out. And so the true frontline heroes in the United States are the American farmer. We must protect them by protecting them. We protect our borders.
Ladies and gentlemen, farmers, ranchers, and distinguished guests, thank you for listening to the Farm for Profit podcast, where we discuss the latest ideas, methods, trends, and techniques available to help your farm achieve higher levels of farm profitability. Remember, if you aren't farming for profit, you won't be farming for long.
Hey listeners, welcome back to the Farm for Profit podcast. This is Tanner. This is Corey. We're excited to be here, 2026, to put an emphasis on helping your operation be more profitable, run better, be more sustainable in our terms, and have a little fun while we're doing it. Yeah. How was your January, Tanner? My January was freezing. Absolutely cold. I have no idea what my January looked like. This will really test us. This is a couple months recorded, a couple months ahead of time. I know. It's still going to be valuable. It's part of that strategic plan of being able to help you listeners prepare for your 2026 in the best way possible.
How can farmers align their financials with their business goals?
In the past, we've done some TikTok clips that are motivational and provide a little bit of a coaching insight to be able to help you be better and motivates you to consider yourself better. some of the best producers in the country. Cause we know farm for profit listeners are. Yeah. And we're taking a different approach this year. We're going to actually get some real coaching. Are we? Well, I hope. Right. I mean, that's kind of the point. Yeah. But, We appreciate the feedback. These are ideas that come from you. Connect at farmforprofit.com. So that's C-O-N-N-E-C-T at farm with the number for profit.com is a way to email us. You can send us a text or leave us a voicemail 515-207-9640. Corey loves it when you leave us five star reviews on Apple podcasts.
That's all there is. It's not five stars.
What misconceptions do farmers have about bank renewals?
Don't do it. But interaction from you is who we are. And that's another one of those focuses as we reflect on our own side of content here that it's going to continue to drive that way and help us all do better. Yep. An excited 26 coming here and got the first month down almost. And I can't wait to see what the next 11 months, but we've got a guy here. He's the director of coaching, but I'm going to call it. He's the coach of coaching. Yeah. The coach of coaches. The coach of coaches. So if those can't do, they coach. What happens if you're coaching coaches? I don't know. Maybe they become a professor at a university.
I don't know.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What insights does Lance Weaver share about agricultural lending?
0:00–0:34
2
Why did Lance Weaver leave his banking career?
0:34–1:06
3
What red flags should farmers look for in financial statements?
1:06–2:34
4
How can farmers align their financials with their business goals?
2:34–3:27
5
What misconceptions do farmers have about bank renewals?
3:27–4:18
6
How can farmers adopt a CEO mindset for their operations?
4:18–5:12
7
What unique approach does Legacy Farmer take to support producers?
5:12–6:30
8
What challenges do farmers face in today's credit environment?
6:30–56:55
Speakers
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