About this podcast
Talk Dirt To Me is the no-filter podcast where two working farmers pull back the curtain on real American agriculture. Hosts Logan Hanks and Dr. Bobby Lee Hanks share boots-on-the-ground insight from running a full-time corn and soybean operation and a working cattle herd. Each week they dive into the business and lifestyle of modern farming. Row crops, beef cattle, agronomy, equipment, ag policy, markets, and rural grit with unfiltered stories, lessons learned, and interviews with farmers, ranchers, and ag industry leaders shaping the future of food, products, and fiber.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 263 episodes
- Ep. 262: DRY AS HELL & SCARED TO DEATH! | Halloween Special · 1 h 22 min · Season 1 Episode 262It's Halloween week on Talk Dirt To Me, and things get weird in a hurry! Logan kicks things off with the joys of getting older and the kind of random back pain that'll make a…
- Ep. 261: Broken Headers, $8 BILLION & Starting From NOTHING! · 1 h 19 min · Season 1 Episode 261Harvest 2026 has finally reached an end, and what a complete circus it's been! What started out looking like a promising crop quickly went downhill as yields took a beating. And…
- Ep. 260: Who's Squeezing America's Farmers? USDA's Stephen Vaden Talks Competition & Costs · 1 h 47 min · Season 1 Episode 260Why does it feel like everybody in agriculture is making money except the farmer? U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden joins Logan and Bobby Lee in studio for a…
- Ep. 259: Who Really Owns American Agriculture?! · 1 h 19 min · Season 1 Episode 259Who really owns American agriculture, and does it even matter? This week on Talk Dirt To Me, Logan and Bobby Lee dive into some major developments shaking up the agriculture…
- Ep. 258: Dr. Death Could've Done It Better! · 1 h 19 min · Season 1 Episode 258Well, this one got dark in a hurry. We kick things off with an update from the field and the absolute header fiasco that somehow ended with Logan running a 40-foot John Deere…
- Ep. 257: Could We Actually Survive the Terminators? · 1 h 42 min · Season 1 Episode 257Harvest is rolling, so we kick things off with a look at harvest progress across the country and what we're seeing in our own fields. We also get into corn and soybean prices…
- Ep. 256: Is farming so different across the US? · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 256We're back for round two LIVE from the Helena booth at the Farm Progress Show! This time, we're joined by Helena product managers Mark Christianson and Paul Sauer for a…
- Ep. 255: Are Americans Entitled to Cheap Food? · 1 h 23 min · Season 1 Episode 255Trump's making moves on the cattle side again, but what does it actually mean for producers? We kick this episode off breaking down the latest cattle conversation. Is this…
- Ep. 254: $5 Corn & $13 Beans?! What's Driving This Market? Farm Progress Show 2026 · 1 h 9 min · Season 1 Episode 254We're LIVE from the Farm Progress Show 2026 with Helena Agri-Enterprises! In this episode, we're joined by Jody Lawrence and Austin Anderson for a deep dive into one of the…
- Ep. 253: Did Farmers get what they voted for? · 1 h 30 min · Season 1 Episode 253A listener wrote in and asked us straight up why we have our noses stuck up Trump's ass. Fair question. So instead of dodging it, we devoted nearly an entire episode to answering…
- Ep. 252: Are Farmers Applying More Nitrogen Than They Need? · 1 h 21 min · Season 1 Episode 252In this episode, we cover a lot of ground as harvest officially gets underway (the earliest for Logan) in West Tennessee. We look back on our time at the Tennessee Corn Growers…
- Ep. 251: Who Gets the Farm When You Die? Feat. Brent Turner · 1 h 22 min · Season 1 Episode 251Every farmer says they want the land to stay in the family, but far too many leave behind nothing more than, "Y'all can figure it out when I'm gone." In this episode, we sit down…
- Ep. 250: Would America Exist Without Farmers? · 1 h 41 min · Season 1 Episode 250Episode 250 demanded something bigger. As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, we're looking back at the farmers, fighters, inventors, rebels and outlaws who helped build…
- Ep. 249: How do you keep Tennessee Tennessee? feat. John Rose · 60 min · Season 1 Episode 249EARLY DROP! Congressman John Rose joins us in the studio for one of our most wide-ranging conversations yet. As one of the leading candidates in the race for Governor of…
- Ep. 248: So, do cows eat people? · 1 h 15 min · Season 1 Episode 248If beef costs so much at the grocery store, why aren't cattle producers swimming in money? In this episode, we tackle some of the biggest and occasionally dumbest questions…
- Ep. 247: Eat More Beef, The Salad's the One Trying to Kill You · 1 h 37 min · Season 1 Episode 247In this episode of Talk Dirt To Me, we're answering your farming questions and breaking down the biggest stories impacting agriculture right now. We kick things off with some…
- Ep. 246: The John Deere Lawsuit, Relay Cropping & Funeral Playlists · 1 h 21 min · Season 1 Episode 246If you've ever wondered whether farmland should be taken out of row crop production to make it easier for the next generation of farmers to get started, this episode is for you…
- Ep. 245: Glyphosate, MAHA, and the Attack on American Farming Feat. Rusty Grills and Stefan Maupin · 1 h 35 min · Season 1 Episode 245Is glyphosate really safe? What happens if it's banned? Is modern American farming under attack? This week on Talk Dirt To Me, we're joined in studio by Tennessee State…
- Ep. 244: Should We Eliminate Row Crop Farming? We Did the Math. · 1 h 11 min · Season 1 Episode 244This week on Talk Dirt To Me, we're answering your questions, taking our lumps, and diving headfirst into some of agriculture's biggest debates. One listener absolutely roasts us…
- Ep. 243: Ticks, Antibiotics & The Future of Cattle Production | Nick Patterson & Dale Parker · 1 h 59 min · Season 1 Episode 243This week on Talk Dirt To Me, we're joined in studio by Nick Patterson, President of the Tennessee Cattlemen's Association, and Dale Parker, Vice President of the Tennessee…
