The Little Red Barn

Ag for the people. Ryan Martin's radio personality joins the podcast world in a series of comedic and entertaining dialogues about agriculture. With weekly weather reports, and in-depth explanations on certain agricultural fundamentals and topics spanning from humidity to rodents to tractor pulls, there's always something to learn about in the Little Red Barn.

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Episodes 72

The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 153: The Truth About the Crop Tour
6d ago · 50:42
This past week we heard ad nauseum about the Pro Farmer Crop tour. Ryan and Charlie have a few bones to pick. We chat through all aspects of the crop tour complete with our ring side seats at the Day 1 rehash dinner with tour scouts down in Noblesville. W
The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 152: Lets Learn About Another Ag School
13d ago · 50:19
The Red Barn Road Show heads to Plymouth, IN this week to get an update on Marian University - Plymouth and their relatively new Ag Program. Concentrating on Animal Science, Vet Nursing and Agribusiness, the school has dipped its toe into several projects
The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 151: You Know its 'Live' When...
20d ago · 44:20
The upcoming WASDE has Charlie all choked up this week, and this episode proves that the Little Red Barn podcast is a "live in one take" event as you hear Charlie's lungs get up close and personal with something they want to get rid of! Still, we manag
The Little Red Barn Episode 150: Rain Day!
27d ago · 52:08
This week, plans had to change as we get chased inside the studio for the podcast after planning to be on location at the Echoes of the Past Summer Fest in southern Kosciusko County. Still, the event was awesome, even though we could not have our recoding
The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 149: When Things Get Killed that Should Not Have Been
1mo ago · 1:01:36
County fairs roll on and so does spraying season in farm country. Fungicide seems to be the flavor of the day, but this week we talk chemistry, among other things. This week we dive into a mystery of several hundred acres of soybeans that are now dead, bu
The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 148: Past and Present
1mo ago · 54:46
This week we talk with Don Villwock. Don is a farmer, former state president of Farm Bureau and a retiree that is not really that good at being retired, it seems! Don has his hands in a lot of things, from red tractors, to Purdue projects to consulting. W
The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 147: The Langfeldt Sisters
1mo ago · 1:02:04
This week we veer off on a slightly different track as we welcome the Langfeldt girls to the studio, Its hot, but is time for sweet corn and county fairs, farmers markets and fall planning. We dive into agro-tourism and see what it looks like to learn as
The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 146: Houin Beef!
1mo ago · 47:20
This week the guys dive into the June 30 USDA reports on Planted Acreage and Quarterly Grain Stocks. The report was not really all that noteworthy, except that Charlie had to eat come crow during the podcast. How did the heat impact local crops this past
The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 145: My IQ vs Seed IQ?
2mo ago · 49:20
This week we catch up with Becks Agronomist Travis Burnett to discuss the how and why of getting the right type of hybrid on the right kind of ground. Charlie says its an AI job, which means Ryan wants none of it. But, is there something to the science? D
The Little Red Barn Ep. 144: On the Road Again
2mo ago · 45:37
The Red Barn Road Show is back again this week...but this time because Ryan is trying to catch a little R&R up in the Michigan UP. This week we talk the over-hyping of weather and how that is getting old, the mother of all farm bankruptcies, and the u
The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 143: Red Power!
2mo ago · 1:02:35
This week Ryan and Charlie get a down in the weeds look at vintage power fanaticism! Rob and Kelley Meyers of the International Harvester Collectors Club Chapter 33 dropped by Red Barn Studios to talk tractors, tanks, trucks and implements...every one of
The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 142: Roller Coasters and History
2mo ago · 50:13
Did you see Big Boy steam through the corn belt this week? Ryan and Charlie talk about that, the wild ride the market took us on this week and the astounding amount of local agriculture history that is increasingly lost as time goes by. Plus, go back to s
The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 141: We Could Use A Rain?
3mo ago · 58:25
Weather has been nearly perfect this past week for drying out fields. Even those with the wettest and toughest ground were able to get after it last week. But, now the social media "weatherists" are crowing about Flash Drought? Oh come on! But, there
The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 140: It's Always Something
3mo ago · 39:38
Adventures with Charlie returns this week, as he wrestles with breakdowns on the corn planter. Its graduation season, along with and end of Track season as planting season rolls on. Markets are not giving huge opportunities as of late, but weather will in
The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 139: Farmer v. Farmer
3mo ago · 53:31
Plenty to rehash this week as USDA served up some WASDE surprises, Trump meets Xi and area farmers made more progress than perhaps we thought they could. But the big story of the week is ASA vs NCGA...or bean guys vs corn guys on the issue of E15. But thi
The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 138: Anxiety!
3mo ago · 47:38
Episode 138: Anxiety! The calendar says we should be a lot farther along than we are on field work, and some folks are starting to get more nervous. Should we be? Plus, an update on Charlie's "marshmallow" crop (turns out it's not what anyone thought it
The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 137: Marshmallows!
3mo ago · 1:04:50
An otherwise normal, low intensity podcast covering cold temps, planting delays, and general goings on in agriculture gets railroaded this week when Charlie references a spectacular crop of "marshmallows" growing along roadsides and in some of his fields.
The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 136: Survey Says!
4mo ago · 45:49
This week Ryan and Charlie dive into fertilizer, weather, and the slow start to the growing season. But the big issue on this weeks podcast is "spin". All sorts of people, groups, companies, and entities are trying to make a story out of high fertilizer
The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 135: Marketing Gurus
4mo ago · 52:55
You know what they say about opinions...right? Well, seems like these days the same thing might be said about marketing consultants. You can find them everywhere, but in this case, we surely don't all have them. This week we talk with a pair of Marketing
The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 134: Those 'Blankety-Blank' Utilities!
4mo ago · 53:23
Back in the studios again this week, Ryan and Charlie dive into chaos and fiasco at a local energy utility, the true cost of service, and why the heck don't businesses care about their customers anymore? Plus, USDA chooses to punt again on any kind of
The Little Red Barn Podcast Ep. 133: Technology Invasion
4mo ago · 58:46
Back in the dark ages of advertising, Fed Ex had a slogan "When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight". Well, now days it seems like our answers to crop issues "absolutely, positively has to be here in the next 30 seconds". Enter Jeff Fran
The Little Red Barn Ep. 132: Why This "Ain't your Daddy's or Grandaddy's" Ag Industry, Ft. Damian Mason
5mo ago · 1:09:57
We follow up the "Carbon Controversy" from last week with another conversation that might get your dander up, or at least prompt you to look at traditional agriculture differently. This week we were thrilled to be able to feature Damian Mason on the podca
The Little Red Barn Episode 131: Carbon Controversy
5mo ago · 1:18:33
This week we step into the thick of a controversial plan to sequester carbon via high pressure deep injection well underneath acres and acres of northern Indiana farmland. The community seemingly doesn't want it, the county government is trying to handle
The Little Red Barn Ep. 130- All Sorts of Good News!
5mo ago · 46:03
The new Red Barn Podcast theme song brings a different sound to Episode 130, but feel good vibes are a little more rare in this podcast. Ryan is not in love with articulated boom lifts, and the winds of this past week do not help. Weather in general is bi
The Little Red Barn Ep. 129: Local Government Perspective
5mo ago · 39:18
The "Red Barn Road Show" is on the move again, and this week we hit Plymouth, Indiana to talk with former Indiana State Representative and current Marshall County Councilman Tim Harman. We cover a lot of bases, from data centers and solar, to property tax