Life as the Jamaican Farmer - Raising Kids, Crops, and a Community
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What challenges does a next-generation farmer face in Iowa?
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Hey, Corey, remember that time you tried to get me to eat alligator? 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.
They're in their little tiny world, and they never get out of it, especially social media. If you only click on Farm for Profit stuff, you don't know that there's other podcasts.
Oh, this is it. That's it.
That's all there is. And people don't realize there's different views. On Facebook, I have friends with very different views. Oh, yeah. And I try to interact with all of them, so I continue to see that because the world's a varied place. Thank you. Thank you.
Why did Nels start sharing his farm life on social media?
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I am fired up because I am powered by Steinbauer. You sound about 25% better. More efficient. I will get more done on this. 25% better. I can get more done on less beer. More. Yeah, maybe. Kind of. Is that my fuel for Farm for Fun episode? There you go. But no, thank you, listeners. Welcome back. Appreciate you, as always. Got a big favor to ask of you in 2026. It's the year of the subscription. Is that what the Chinese calendar says? No. Yeah. Not asking you to go cancel all your unwanted subscriptions and make sure that you're not getting dinged for those on a monthly basis. We need you to subscribe on YouTube. Whether you watch YouTube or not, we need you to go out there and subscribe.
Yeah. Rachel brought that up, I think. We did not go up that much last year. We were happy for what we did, but it's not because we weren't doing anything bad. We have good content on there. A lot of people listened. A lot of people interacted.
How do farmers connect with non-farmers through simple updates?
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It's just one way for you, if you enjoy this content, to say thank you. And if you have subscribed, we appreciate that greatly. Excited to have a Farm for Fun episode to kick off Kind of the end of the first month here as we roll into 2026.
And this is just getting into gear for us. February is going to be nuts. And I'm excited for it.
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Why do I feel like I'm carrying you? I need a Steinbauer. You're almost freezing me out over here. Ooh, that didn't sound very crisp. Today on the Farm for Fun show, we are heading to Jamaica. Jamaica, Mom.
Ooh, that sounds warm.
Yes, this man is a longtime friend of the podcast, a farmer, volunteer, firefighter, heavily involved in the community and Iowa corn.
What is it like raising kids who help on the farm?
Please welcome from Jamaica, Iowa, Mr. Nels Leo, a.k.a.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What challenges does a next-generation farmer face in Iowa?
0:00–2:04
2
Why did Nels start sharing his farm life on social media?
2:04–3:11
3
How do farmers connect with non-farmers through simple updates?
3:11–4:27
4
What is it like raising kids who help on the farm?
4:27–5:30
5
What lessons did Nels learn from the I-LEAD program?
5:30–6:41
6
Why is community involvement important in rural America?
6:41–7:38
7
How do field fires impact farming operations?
7:38–8:49
8
What does Nels believe is the real side of agriculture?
8:49–1:13:19
Speakers
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