{"podcast":{"title":"Barn Talk","slug":"barn-talk-4053149","podcast_index_feed_id":4053149,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/TAMTD8073577965","website_url":"https://www.joinbarntalk.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/0e621686-22dd-11f1-973a-c76111c98268/image/e8876c9cae43e214649f25e2ed9fce4d.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Tork and Sawyer Whisler","episode_count":209,"summary":"Barn Talk is a weekly podcast, hosted by father-son duo Sawyer & Tork Whisler. We exist to share content that educates, inspires, and makes viewers laugh out loud. From the Ag business world to investing, current events, entrepreneurship and much, much more, our vision is to promote agriculture in a positive light, while relating with everyday Americans in discussing kitchen table topics.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T10:19:18.140783+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/barn-talk-4053149"},"episode":{"title":"Why Hog Farmers Are Winning in 2026","slug":"why-hog-farmers-are-winning-in-2026","published_at":"2026-02-22T22:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/barn-talk-4053149/why-hog-farmers-are-winning-in-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/barn-talk-4053149","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TAMTD7869202916.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/TAMTD7869202916.mp3","summary":"Welcome back to Barn Talk! In today’s episode, hosts Tork and Sawyer sit down for another candid, insightful conversation, this time with David Newman, a true leader in the U.S. pork industry and the current CEO of the National Pork Board. From his roots as a fourth-generation pig farmer to guiding national marketing strategies on behalf of 60,000 pork producers, David Newman brings a unique perspective straddling both boots-on-the-ground agriculture and big-picture industry leadership. Together, they dig into the major shifts that pork producers have seen in the last year, from resilient domestic demand and record-setting exports, to the evolving challenges around labor, health, and new opportunities in international markets. Listen in as David Newman shares his personal backstory—growing up on a diversified family farm, weathering years of ups and downs, and the grit it takes to innovate and adapt in modern agriculture. Plus, the trio explores the future of pork: innovations in product cuts, shifting consumer tastes, and how pork’s affordability and versatility are creating the biggest opportunities in decades for producers at every scale. If you've ever wondered what it takes to transition from farm life to high-level leadership, how small-town innovation can change an entire industry, or what the future holds for one of America’s cornerstone proteins, this episode is for you. SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST ➱ https://bit.ly/3a7r3nR SUBSCRIBE TO THIS’LL DO FARM ➱ https://bit.ly/2X8g45c LISTEN ON: SPOTIFY ➱ https://open.spotify.com/show/3icVr4KWq4eUDl7Oy60YMY APPLE ➱ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/barn-talk/id1574395049 Follow Behind The Scenes👇🏻 ● This’ll Do Farm Instagram ➱ https://bit.ly/30KPBNk ● Barn Talk TikTok ➱ https://bit.ly/3qciekS ● Sawyer’s Instagram ➱ ht…","meta_description":"Welcome back to Barn Talk! In today’s episode, hosts Tork and Sawyer sit down for another candid, insightful conversation, this time with David Newman, a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6213,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/barn-talk-4053149/episodes/why-hog-farmers-are-winning-in-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/barn-talk-4053149/why-hog-farmers-are-winning-in-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}