The Farmers' Table

Unscripted. Unfiltered. Unapologetic. Diner stops and real talk. The voice of farmers, not politicians or promise-makers. Just honest conversation about agriculture’s biggest issues: technology, policy, labor, etc. Nothing is off-limits. This is “The Farmers’ Table,” an original series from Pivot Bio.

  • Episode 4   •   Air Date: Jul 12, 2023
    Controlling the Uncontrollable / Misconceptions of Farming

    Controlling the Uncontrollable - With so much outside of a farmer's control, how do they come to terms with the will and whims of Mother Nature, commodity markets and input prices' Reconnecting the Misconceptions of Farming - Due to the disconnect between the farmer and the consumer, learn the best...

    Episode 3   •   Air Date: Jul 05, 2023
    Policy Debate / Wide World of the Web

    Policy Debate - From ethanol and electric vehicles to government subsidies and farm bills, is the government too involved in the day-to-day operations of farmers' Wide World of the Web - The world of farming is a lot wider than it used to be thanks to social media and new technologies, but is that...

    Episode 2   •   Air Date: Jun 28, 2023
    Weathering the Storm / Changing Seasons

    Weathering the Storm - Grain Belt farmers discuss the issues of drought, floods and everything in between to produce their crops. The Changing Seasons - The next generation of farmers are entering the industry during a time of change, but is that a bad thing?

    Episode 1   •   Air Date: Jun 21, 2023
    Labor / Farmland

    The Labor of Labor - Are foreign workers still the way of the future and what role will government regulation play in keeping labor available to large-scale farms' Farmland: the new cash crop - When the price of farmland is at a premium, what is a young, budding farmer to do?

  • Episode 5   •   Air Date: Jun 14, 2023
    Sustainability / Ethanol

    Sustainability - what is it and how do shifting definitions frustrate both farmers and consumers? Ethanol - As gas prices skyrocket and the discussion around electric vehicles heats up, what's the future look like for ethanol? Krystal Doolittle, Kyle Samp and Steve Olson discuss this heated topic.

    Episode 4   •   Air Date: Jun 07, 2023
    Technology on the Farm / Corn Prices

    The technology divide - the generational gap you can find on many farms. We have two father and son duos who took their seat at the table. Steve Pitstick, Carolyn Raasch and Kelly Garrett discuss rising prices and preparing for the future.

    Episode 3   •   Air Date: Oct 15, 2022
    Ethanol / At the Bank

    We visit the Show-Me State as the talk turns to ethanol, an industry that drives demand, but also controversy. Finally, talk turns to the fuel that runs operations of every size - cash. Is it going to be harder to get the financing farmers need to run their operations.

    Episode 2   •   Air Date: Oct 08, 2022
    Supply Chain / Grain Markets

    Today's focus is on something that impacts all farms - an unreliable supply chain. Finally, Host Andrew McCrea ends the table talk with the price of grain, a volatile commodity market that always leaves people talking.

    Episode 1   •   Air Date: Oct 01, 2022
    Sustainability / Carbon & Climate Change

    The Farmers' Table is about REAL farmers and REAL topics. Today's topic is sustainability - what is it and how do shifting definitions frustrate both farmers and consumers' We end with an important issue facing agriculture today - carbon and climate change.