Plowtalk

For this episode, brothers Matthew and Jason Bane sit down to discuss Jason's background in hunting, sports, mechanics, and more. Thank you for listening! 

This episode, Tyler and Matthew start with a brief, positive note concerning our nation's current situation, and they quickly get into discussion about some huge NFL news as well as suggesting favorite Plowtalk episodes and other podcasts. Enjoy!  ESPN Article Episode suggestions: https://plowtalk.libsyn.com/ #54 - Planting Season with Foo Wolf and Jeremy Fuller #47 - Ed Driskill of Albaugh, LLC #45 - Darren Doane #40 - Pranks and Old Stories from Back in the Day #34 - A Discussion with Phil Bane about Strategic Planning #26 - Patricia Bane and Phil Bane Talk the Early Years #14 - Machinery Pete

This episode features leaders from each Bane-Welker department discussing current operations. 

For this episode, Tyler Wilson and Matthew Bane were on location at Bane-Welker Equipment's Eaton, Ohio location. They sat down with Marvin, Mark, and Eli to discuss reaching out to youth in agriculture, the close knit community of Eaton, and their perspectives on being part of a large company like Bane-Welker in a down-home town in Preble County. 

This episode is a car edition with Tyler and Matthew primarily discussing their recent visit to the Bane-Welker Equipment in Eaton, Ohio. 

This Episode, Phil Bane and David Wilson discuss some of the national and global events that can directly or indirectly affect the world of agriculture. 

This episode, Tyler and Matthew discuss the continued harvest in North Dakota, a Fendt combine without a steering wheel, and how the Coronavirus has caused Hostess sales to increase.  North Dakota Harvest Article Joy Stick Combine Article Hostess Article

This episode, Wingate Service Manager, Foo Wolf and Pendleton Service Manager, Jeremy Fuller join Jason and Matthew to discuss the upcoming planting season. What should farmers be doing to prepare their equipment, what should Bane-Welker employees be doing to prepare themselves, and how things will be different this year with the AFS Connect Magnum are all topics in store. 

On this episode, Tyler Wilson (aka, Tomas) and Matthew Bane discuss some recent changes in hemp laws pertaining to disposing "hot" crops; a Maryland farmer's "secret sauce" when it comes to growing 400 bushel corn; and an amateur hockey goalie's dream opportunity in the NHL.  Hemp Article 400 Bushel Article NHL Article

It was a pleasure having return guest, Tony Walker on the show for episode 53! Tony joined us back on episode 12 to talk about hunting, farming, and he and his wife's hunting show--The American Way TV. This go round, Tony told us some hunting stories from 2019; discussed the partnership between Bane-Welker and The American Way; discussed food plots and the machinery he uses; and gave us a look at what he's looking forward to as this year continues to unfold. 

This episode, Tyler Wilson (aka, Tomás) and Matthew Bane discuss a few articles involving Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue. One reports on the recent bill to reintroduce whole milk into public schools and the other talks about making this week "Grain Bin Safety Week." Lastly, they converse about the most boring couple weeks in sports and give a few previews for upcoming main episodes of Plowtalk. Thanks for listening! Milk Article Grain Bin Article

This is a follow up episode in which Phil and Jason expand on the discussion about sales from episode 51. They bring up topics like the high level of knowledge customers possess when it comes to pricing equipment, how sales ought to carried out (the philosophy of sales), and what it's like being in the customer's shoes when a salesman comes knocking. These topics and more make episode 52 a great follow up on this important subject

Thanks for listening! This round Tyler Wilson (aka, Tomas) and Matthew Bane discuss the perspectives young farmers have on 2020 after experience 2019, whether or not organic products (such as beer -- see the article) will provide long term sustainability in agriculture, and the recent "(non-) apology" from a member of the Astros.  2020 Perspective Article Sustainability Article Astros Article

This episode marks the beginning of a short series on the department of sales, with Phil and Jason Bane as the main contributors. Broadly speaking, this episode is about selling farm machinery, but the lessons here translate into any sales arena. 

It is great to have Tomas (Tyler Wilson) back for this episode, albeit he had to call in. Nonetheless, he and Matthew discuss double whammy of the Coronavirus and food shortage in China, new farm crime-prevention technology, and Tomas' thoughts on the Chiefs becoming national champions. China Article Crime-Prevention Article   

We kept it very "PC" for this one, being as we interviewed HR. All jokes aside, we had an excellent time speaking with the three main people behind Bane-Welker's Department of Human Resources: Jay Snodgrass, Tyler Wilson, and Brooklyn Hottell. We discussed the purpose of HR, recruiting, growing and molding company culture, and a number of other topics. 

This episode we hit a myriad of topics from corn prices to trucks to auction prices to Super Bowl 54. Enjoy the ride!  Quick Hits Corn Prices Ford Series Chevy Article Dodge Article Machinery Pete Super Bowl  

When a local farmer is willing to go by the name, "The Village Idiot" and "The Hippie Farmer" on Twitter and is able to gain over ten thousand followers as such, he's basically begging for us to invite him on the podcast. So we did. However, there's far more to discuss with the man behind the Twitter name than social media. Joe Mills is a local farmer who is thinking strategically about the market for organic farming and in 2015 dove head first into that world. Listen in as Phil and Matthew have a fun conversation with this forward thinking farmer.

Tomas is back. He and Matthew discuss the recent controversial push from Starbucks concerning dairy, Kubota's autonomous concept tractor, and Samsung's file sharing improvements. Enjoy!  Starbucks Article Kubota X-Tractor Article Quick Hits Link Samsung Article

This episode gets into some of the nitty-gritty of the business that is Bane-Welker Equipment. CEO, Phil Bane sits down with Matthew Bane to discuss some of what it means that Bane-Welker is an employee owned business. As much as this episode gets into the details, it's not meant to be an exhaustive explanation of Bane-Welker as an "ESOP." More episodes like this are sure to come.