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Talk Dirt To Me is the no-filter podcast where two working farmers pull back the curtain on real American agriculture. Hosts Logan Hanks and Dr. Bobby Lee Hanks share boots-on-the-ground insight from running a full-time corn and soybean operation and a working cattle herd. Each week they dive into the business and lifestyle of modern farming. Row crops, beef cattle, agronomy, equipment, ag policy, markets, and rural grit with unfiltered stories, lessons learned, and interviews with farmers, ranchers, and ag industry leaders shaping the future of food, products, and fiber.
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- 1 weeks ago1h 22m
Ep. 262: DRY AS HELL & SCARED TO DEATH! | Halloween Special
It's Halloween week on Talk Dirt To Me, and things get weird in a hurry! Logan kicks things off with the joys of getting older and the kind of random back pain that'll make a grown man question his existence. Bobby Lee offers to shoot a laser into his back at the veterinary clinic, which somehow turns into a conversation about Bobby Lee's suspicious enthusiasm for euthanizing animals. Don't worry, we're kidding. Mostly. From there, we get into some actual farming talk. Logan breaks down his ongoing trackhoe fiasco, the absolutely outrageous cost of heavy equipment repairs, and the million-dollar question: When do you quit fixing an old machine and just buy another one? Bobby Lee also discusses the historic drought gripping our area, where it's officially dry as a popcorn fart. Then it's time for our HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! We're counting down our Top 3 Horror Movies of All Time, which proves difficult for Logan, who could've easily made a Top 20 list, and Bobby Lee, who apparently has only seen three scary movies in his entire life. Next, we play Tennessee Hauntings: REAL or MADE UP? Logan reads some bizarre, creepy tales from across Tennessee, and they have to figure out which ones are actual folklore and which are complete bullshit. We also get into unexplained experiences on the farm, whether we believe in ghosts and the supernatural, and what might really be lurking out there after dark. We wrap things up with our Made in USA segment and one final question that'll make you think: Would you rather know the exact DAY you're going to die or the WAY you're going to die? Before we sign off, we've got one serious message: GET OUT AND VOTE! Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd. Brave men and women have fought and died defending the freedoms we enjoy as Americans, including our right to participate in our democracy. If you haven't voted yet, please, for the love of God, exercise that right. We also discuss Tennessee's Amendment Number 2 and urge Tennesseans to vote YES on it. If you're new around here, we're Logan and Bobby Lee Hanks, first cousins, farmers, and the hosts of Talk Dirt To Me. We talk agriculture, real life, and whatever else comes to mind. Nothing is off limits, and we guarantee we'll have a good time doing it. Happy Halloween from The Lethal Weapon of Ag Podcasts! Go check out Helena! Where inovation never stops! https://helenaagri.com/ Go check out Agzaga! It is the ultimate online farm store. American owned and operated. Go check out their site and get what you need. Be sure to use the code TalkDirt20 to get $20 off your order of $50 or more! Visit them at: https://agzaga.com Get your FerAppease here! https://feraah.com/pages/ferappease-mbas Check out Y-Tex and all their awesome products here! https://www.y-tex.com/ 👉 Listen now, hit subscribe, and leave Logan and Bobby Lee a 5-star review to keep the dirt talk rolling every week! Follow us on social media: Talk Dirt to Me Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkdirtpodcast/ Bobby Lee: Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=hurricane%20creek%20farms Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/hurricanecreekfarm/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/c/HurricaneCreekFarms Logan: Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/LHFarmsTN Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/lo.hanks/
- 2 weeks ago1h 19m
Ep. 261: Broken Headers, $8 BILLION & Starting From NOTHING!
Harvest 2026 has finally reached an end, and what a complete circus it's been! What started out looking like a promising crop quickly went downhill as yields took a beating. And just when Logan thought he was about to cross the finish line, everything seemed to go to hell. TWO broken draper headers, having to borrow his dad's header just to finish, and somehow managing to run a nearly 12-FOOT piece of rebar into the combine with only 40 acres left to harvest! We also dive into the proposed $8 billion in farm relief and give our thoughts on government assistance. We've never been shy about our concerns with government payments, but with farmers getting hammered by rising fuel costs and shrinking margins, what other realistic options are there to provide immediate relief? We discuss why, despite our reservations, something has to give. Then we switch gears and get a little personal. After plenty of requests from listeners, we're finally sharing our origin stories! How did Logan and Bobby Lee get their starts in agriculture? Neither of us inherited a turnkey operation or started with deep pockets. We talk about building our own independent farming and cattle operations from practically nothing, utilizing USDA Beginning Farmer loans, and the struggles, and risks involved. From equipment disasters and the harsh realities of farming in 2026 to the stories of how we got here, this episode covers a little bit of everything. Go check out Helena! Where inovation never stops! https://helenaagri.com/ Go check out Agzaga! It is the ultimate online farm store. American owned and operated. Go check out their site and get what you need. Be sure to use the code TalkDirt20 to get $20 off your order of $50 or more! Visit them at: https://agzaga.com Get your FerAppease here! https://feraah.com/pages/ferappease-mbas Check out Y-Tex and all their awesome products here! https://www.y-tex.com/ 👉 Listen now, hit subscribe, and leave Logan and Bobby Lee a 5-star review to keep the dirt talk rolling every week! Follow us on social media: Talk Dirt to Me Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkdirtpodcast/ Bobby Lee: Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=hurricane%20creek%20farms Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/hurricanecreekfarm/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/c/HurricaneCreekFarms Logan: Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/LHFarmsTN Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/lo.hanks/
- 3 weeks ago1h 47m
Ep. 260: Who's Squeezing America's Farmers? USDA's Stephen Vaden Talks Competition & Costs
Why does it feel like everybody in agriculture is making money except the farmer? U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden joins Logan and Bobby Lee in studio for a straight-talking conversation about the issues hitting America's farmers hardest and what Washington is doing about them. A fellow West Tennessean with deep family farming roots, Vaden brings an inside perspective on the fight for more competition, lower input costs, and a stronger future for rural America. We dig into equipment manufacturer investigations, right to repair, dealer restrictions, and why farmers should have more control over the machines they own. Vaden also explains the push to bring new competitors into the fertilizer market and when he thinks that added supply could start making a difference. We cover mandatory country of origin labeling, the farm bill holdup, USDA reorganization, and a question we've all wrestled with: Are American farmers too good at growing crops? Plus, we talk biofuels, export markets, and how USDA comes up with the crop report numbers that can send commodity prices sideways. And because this is Talk Dirt To Me, we squeeze in our Top 3 books and a Made in USA conversation featuring American-grown cotton and a Tennessee pencil company. Big questions, candid answers, and plenty of laughs with one of the highest-ranking agriculture officials in the country. Go check out Helena! Where inovation never stops! https://helenaagri.com/ Go check out Agzaga! It is the ultimate online farm store. American owned and operated. Go check out their site and get what you need. Be sure to use the code TalkDirt20 to get $20 off your order of $50 or more! Visit them at: https://agzaga.com Get your FerAppease here! https://feraah.com/pages/ferappease-mbas Check out Y-Tex and all their awesome products here! https://www.y-tex.com/ 👉 Listen now, hit subscribe, and leave Logan and Bobby Lee a 5-star review to keep the dirt talk rolling every week! Follow us on social media: Talk Dirt to Me Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkdirtpodcast/ Bobby Lee: Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=hurricane%20creek%20farms Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/hurricanecreekfarm/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/c/HurricaneCreekFarms Logan: Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/LHFarmsTN Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/lo.hanks/
- 4 weeks ago1h 19m
Ep. 259: Who Really Owns American Agriculture?!
Who really owns American agriculture, and does it even matter? This week on Talk Dirt To Me, Logan and Bobby Lee dive into some major developments shaking up the agriculture industry. The USDA and FTC are taking a closer look at the farm equipment industry, while the DOJ and USDA are turning their attention to competition and pricing in the seed business. Are farmers finally getting some answers about the rising costs of doing business? We also discuss the Trump administration's temporary red diesel relief, allowing qualifying farmers to use dyed diesel on public highways, and what that could mean for producers battling high fuel costs. Then things get interesting. Did you know Bill Gates, through his investment interests, owns nearly 9% of John Deere? That discovery sends us down a rabbit hole about who actually owns America's agricultural equipment companies. We highlight some of the companies still under family ownership, including Kinze, Vermeer, Sukup, Priefert, and our partners at Y-TEX. But that leads to an even bigger question: What the hell actually qualifies as a family farm? Everybody claims to support family farms, but some of the biggest farming operations in America are still family-owned. So why do we celebrate family farms until they become successful enough to be considered "Big Ag"? Does size matter? Does ownership matter? Or should we judge agricultural businesses by how they operate rather than how big they've become? We're tackling all of it with our usual unfiltered opinions, plenty of laughs, and a healthy dose of common sense. Go check out Helena! Where inovation never stops! https://helenaagri.com/ Go check out Agzaga! It is the ultimate online farm store. American owned and operated. Go check out their site and get what you need. Be sure to use the code TalkDirt20 to get $20 off your order of $50 or more! Visit them at: https://agzaga.com Get your FerAppease here! https://feraah.com/pages/ferappease-mbas Check out Y-Tex and all their awesome products here! https://www.y-tex.com/ 👉 Listen now, hit subscribe, and leave Logan and Bobby Lee a 5-star review to keep the dirt talk rolling every week! Follow us on social media: Talk Dirt to Me Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkdirtpodcast/ Bobby Lee: Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=hurricane%20creek%20farms Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/hurricanecreekfarm/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/c/HurricaneCreekFarms Logan: Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/LHFarmsTN Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/lo.hanks/
- Oct 2, 20261h 19m
Ep. 258: Dr. Death Could've Done It Better!
Well, this one got dark in a hurry. We kick things off with an update from the field and the absolute header fiasco that somehow ended with Logan running a 40-foot John Deere draper in the middle of soybean harvest. We break down what happened to the MacDon, the scramble to keep harvest moving, thoughts on the Deere versus MacDon, and just how much progress we've managed to make despite all the chaos. From there, we get into the Trump and Xi meeting, China buying American grain, and whether anything meaningful actually came out of it for U.S. farmers. Then things take a hard left. Tennessee just attempted to execute its first woman in more than 200 years... and she didn't die. Naturally, this leads to a lengthy discussion about lethal injection, what actually constitutes a "humane" execution, and why Bobby Lee, AKA Dr. Death, apparently wasn't consulted despite years of experience putting animals down. That conversation somehow inspires one of our darkest Top 3s yet: If you HAD to be executed, what are your Top 3 ways to go? From the guillotine to going out like a gladiator, things get ridiculous fast. We also welcome two new partners to the Talk Dirt To Me family, Y-Tex and FerAppease! Broken headers, harvest progress, China, failed executions, gladiators, and questionable medical expertise. Just another week on Talk Dirt To Me. Go check out Helena! Where inovation never stops! https://helenaagri.com/ Go check out Agzaga! It is the ultimate online farm store. American owned and operated. Go check out their site and get what you need. Be sure to use the code TalkDirt20 to get $20 off your order of $50 or more! Visit them at: https://agzaga.com Get your FerAppease here! https://feraah.com/pages/ferappease-mbas Check out Y-Tex and all their awesome products here! https://www.y-tex.com/ 👉 Listen now, hit subscribe, and leave Logan and Bobby Lee a 5-star review to keep the dirt talk rolling every week! Follow us on social media: Talk Dirt to Me Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkdirtpodcast/ Bobby Lee: Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=hurricane%20creek%20farms Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/hurricanecreekfarm/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/c/HurricaneCreekFarms Logan: Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/LHFarmsTN Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/lo.hanks/
- Sep 25, 20261h 42m
Ep. 257: Could We Actually Survive the Terminators?
Harvest is rolling, so we kick things off with a look at harvest progress across the country and what we're seeing in our own fields. We also get into corn and soybean prices, rising production costs, and whether today's commodity prices are actually enough to leave farmers with money in their pockets. From there, we talk about President Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, what renewed trade with China could mean for American agriculture, and somehow wander our way into government, politics, and the general state of the world. Then Top 3 sends the entire episode completely off the rails. The question: What weapons are you choosing when the Terminators show up? What follows is an increasingly ridiculous discussion about fighting robots, surviving an AI takeover, whether humanity actually stands a chance, and the slightly uncomfortable question underneath all the madness: Is an AI-driven future like this really as impossible as we'd like to think? We started with harvest and soybean prices. We ended up fighting Terminators. Just another episode of Talk Dirt To Me. Go check out Helena! Where inovation never stops! https://helenaagri.com/ Go check out Agzaga! It is the ultimate online farm store. American owned and operated. Go check out their site and get what you need. Be sure to use the code TalkDirt20 to get $20 off your order of $50 or more! Visit them at: https://agzaga.com 👉 Listen now, hit subscribe, and leave Logan and Bobby Lee a 5-star review to keep the dirt talk rolling every week! Follow us on social media: Talk Dirt to Me Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkdirtpodcast/ Bobby Lee: Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=hurricane%20creek%20farms Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/hurricanecreekfarm/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/c/HurricaneCreekFarms Logan: Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/LHFarmsTN Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/lo.hanks/
- Sep 18, 202659 min
Ep. 256: Is farming so different across the US?
We're back for round two LIVE from the Helena booth at the Farm Progress Show! This time, we're joined by Helena product managers Mark Christianson and Paul Sauer for a conversation that covers everything from new products to why farming can look completely different depending on where you call home. We dig into Testament, one of Helena's new products, including what it is, what it does, and even how products like this get their names. Because, let's be honest, "Testament" sounds less like something you spray on a crop and more like a metal band. From there, we get into the differences in farming practices across the country. What makes sense in Tennessee might look completely different in North or South Dakota. We talk tillage versus no-till, why certain practices are more prevalent in some regions than others, and how soil, climate, and growing conditions influence the decisions farmers make. It's a great conversation with two guys who know the products and the industry, and another fun episode straight from the Farm Progress Show. A huge thank you to Mark and Paul for joining us, and to Helena for hosting Talk Dirt To Me at their booth and continuing to support the show. We're proud to have them as a partner and appreciate the opportunity to bring these conversations to you live from FPS. Go check out Helena! Where inovation never stops! https://helenaagri.com/ Go check out Agzaga! It is the ultimate online farm store. American owned and operated. Go check out their site and get what you need. Be sure to use the code TalkDirt20 to get $20 off your order of $50 or more! Visit them at: https://agzaga.com 👉 Listen now, hit subscribe, and leave Logan and Bobby Lee a 5-star review to keep the dirt talk rolling every week! Follow us on social media: Talk Dirt to Me Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkdirtpodcast/ Bobby Lee: Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=hurricane%20creek%20farms Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/hurricanecreekfarm/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/c/HurricaneCreekFarms Logan: Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/LHFarmsTN Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/lo.hanks/
- Sep 11, 20261h 23m
Ep. 255: Are Americans Entitled to Cheap Food?
Trump's making moves on the cattle side again, but what does it actually mean for producers? We kick this episode off breaking down the latest cattle conversation. Is this basically M-COOL under a different name? Is it something that could actually stick around, or was it an attempt to smooth things over after talk of importing more beef sent shockwaves through the cattle market? We give our take on what it could mean for American cattlemen. Then we get into a conversation that might ruffle a few feathers: has the American consumer become entitled to cheap food? Everybody wants the farmer and rancher to produce the best, safest, most abundant food supply possible, but what happens when they expect it to stay cheap no matter what it costs to produce? After that, we crack open the inbox for a big listener Q&A. We cover everything from cattle and herd bulls to when it makes more sense to custom hire versus buying your own equipment, and whether that bottle calf you raised should really grow up to become the bull running with your cows. And, naturally, it wouldn't be Talk Dirt to Me without somebody getting pissed off. One disgruntled listener took the time to let us know he had officially unclicked the Like button because we managed to trigger him once again. Our response? We're not building a soft audience. Go pound sand. Cattle markets, cheap food, farm equipment, questionable bull decisions, listener emails, and hurt feelings. Just another episode of Talk Dirt to Me. Go check out Helena! Where inovation never stops! https://helenaagri.com/ Go check out Agzaga! It is the ultimate online farm store. American owned and operated. Go check out their site and get what you need. Be sure to use the code TalkDirt20 to get $20 off your order of $50 or more! Visit them at: https://agzaga.com 👉 Listen now, hit subscribe, and leave Logan and Bobby Lee a 5-star review to keep the dirt talk rolling every week! Follow us on social media: Talk Dirt to Me Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkdirtpodcast/ Bobby Lee: Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=hurricane%20creek%20farms Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/hurricanecreekfarm/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/c/HurricaneCreekFarms Logan: Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/LHFarmsTN Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/lo.hanks/
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Talk Dirt To Me is the no-filter podcast where two working farmers pull back the curtain on real American agriculture. Hosts Logan Hanks and Dr. Bobby Lee Hanks share boots-on-the-ground insight from running a full-time corn and soybean operation and a working cattle herd. Each week they dive into the business and lifestyle of modern farming. Row crops, beef cattle, agronomy, equipment, ag policy, markets, and rural grit with unfiltered stories, lessons learned, and interviews with farmers, ranchers, and ag industry leaders shaping the future of food, products, and fiber.
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