Produce Common Sense

The agriculture industry faces a critical need to unify and amplify its narrative.In this episode, we talk with Patrick Kelly, Founder and Host of The Produce Industry Podcast, Produce and Supply Chain Industry Expert, about how the Ag Industry Needs to Get Together and Share Their Story.By leveraging modern tools, particularly social media platforms, farmers, ranchers, and agricultural professionals can directly connect with consumers and the wider public. Gone are the days of relying solely on traditional media; now, AG can showcase its practices, innovations, and passion behind food production through authentic stories, compelling visuals, and interactive engagement. This direct approach allows for transparency, dispels misconceptions, and builds trust, ultimately shaping a more informed and appreciative public understanding of agriculture's vital role.

In this episode, we talk about how to maximize your Trade Show experience. We talk with Ross Nelson, Executive in the Produce & Supply Chain Industry, Business Leader and Produce Advocate.Trade shows can be a whirlwind of activity. In this episode, we'll share insider tips to help you navigate the trade show floor. From maximizing your booth space and capturing attendee attention to building meaningful connections and leaving a lasting impression, we'll cover the essentials to make the most of your time and resources. Whether you're exhibiting or simply attending, this episode will provide valuable insights to enhance your overall trade show experience.

In this episode, we discuss the differences and similarities between Ranchers and Farmers. We talk with Jay Doan, a Rancher, and Agropreneur from North Dakota Black Leg Ranch.Farmers actively cultivate crops through labor-intensive practices like planting, weeding, and harvesting. Ranchers raise livestock, primarily cattle, on large tracts of land. While both contribute to the food supply, their methods differ significantly. Both share the common goal of providing sustenance, but their methods differ significantly.#BeNDLegendary #NorthDakota

In this episode, we discuss how Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics are transforming the agricultural industry by helping farmers produce more food with less input, improve quality, and reduce costs. We talked with Maxence Guillaumot, a French engineer, AgTech specialist, and Farmer.

In this podcast episode, we delve into the world of soil Bio-Nutrients and uncover the secrets behind Redox Bio-Nutrients' remarkable success in empowering farmers and growers worldwide. Join us as we embark on a journey to Redox headquarters, where we engage in insightful conversations with their experts Darin Moon and John Kelly Redox founders, to unravel the significance of soil Bio-Nutrients in achieving sustainable agriculture.At the heart of Redox Soil Bio-Nutrients lies an unwavering commitment to revolutionizing soil health and fostering bountiful harvests. Their innovative solutions harness the power of soil Bio-Nutrients to transform barren lands into thriving ecosystems, teeming with life and yielding abundant, nutritious crops.Discover how Redox Soil Bio-Nutrients meticulously crafts their products to enhance the soil's physical, chemical, and biological properties, creating an environment where plants can flourish.

Fair Trade is a term for an arrangement designed to help producers in developing countries achieve sustainable and equitable trade relationships.The fair trade movement combines the payment of higher prices to exporters with improved social and environmental standards. The movement focuses in particular on commodities, or products that are typically exported from developing countries to developed countries but is also used in domestic markets.In this Episode I had a talk with Paul Manfred, consultant for the fresh produce industry from farm to table, about the United States, Mexico, and Canada fair trade, this agreement was implemented to supposedly benefit American farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses, however, is far from perfect, not always deliver the intended results and in some specific circumstances it can be unfair and not as equitable as it ought to be.

In this Episode we talk about how wokeness can improve produce, we had a talk with Paul Manfre, consultant for the fresh produce industry from farm to table. Buyer, sales, and shipper of fresh produce. 

A goal is an objective or target that someone is trying to reach or achieve. The goal is also the end point of a race or something a player is trying to put an object into as part of a game. A goal is an aim or objective you work toward with effort and determination.We all have many goals in life, I have many in my job, trying to teach people about agriculture, and also in my personal life.In this episode, I have a conversation with Matt Maxwell, the founder of Hearthstone, he is a professional coach, and helps organizations and individuals to clarify what they really want to go after and take decisive actions, and we talk about how to reach or achieve goals.

Apples are one of the most valuable fruit crops in the United States. The 2021 apple crop totaled just over 10.5 billion pounds, down 5 million pounds from 2019.   The United States has 5,000 plus apple producers who grow, on average, 240 million bushels of apples each year. These producers grow the apples on an approximated 322 thousand acres of land.  The utilized apple crop was just over 11 billion pounds.  (NASS 2021) 32 states in the United States raise apples commercially. The top ten apple producing states are Washington, New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, California, Virginia, North Carolina, Oregon, Ohio and Idaho (U.S. Apple Association, 2021).  In this Episode we have a conversation with Kait Thornton a Washington Farm Girl, "The Apple Girl", about all the processes to produce apples from Growing , Planting , And Harvesting.

On October 19th Ann Coulter an American Conservative, media pundit, author, syndicated columnist, and lawyer made a statement on the Social Media platform Twitter.Ann Tweeted:“If farmers ran the world, we'd still be sweeping, instead of vacuuming, and washing our clothes in rivers, instead of washing machines.Why should Americans be forced to subsidize this one industry's refusal to move into the 1900s?”-Ann Coulter Well… definitely Farmers are not dumb, The development and adoption of new technologies and crop varieties is the primary reason why crop yields have increased manyfold over the past century.In this Episode  we  discuss about Framing Subsidies and how Farmers now use automated harvesters, drones, autonomous tractors, seeding, and weeding to transform how they cultivate their crops. The technology takes care of menial and recurring tasks, allowing them to focus on more critical functions. Farmers apply Information and data technologies to optimize complex farming systems.So, NO Ann Coulter! Farmers are not dumb and don’t live In the 19th Century.