Beyond The Bushels

Beyond The Bushels is where real farm stories and practical strategies come together. This isn’t just another ag podcast—it’s a place where we get past the surface to hear the heart of farming. From generational transitions and growing pains to new tech and old tractors, each episode puts the spotlight on the people behind the work—their values, their challenges, and the wisdom they’ve earned along the way. Some are just getting started. Others have weathered decades of droughts, markets, and midnight repairs. But they all have one thing in common: a deep-rooted commitment to doing it right, passing it on, and building something that lasts. Powered by Traction—the farm management software that connects your numbers to your acres—Beyond The Bushels is more than acres and yields. It’s about legacy, resilience, and the everyday moments that define life on the farm.

Beyond The Bushels is a technology podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 10 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Big Sky Barley and Resilience with Mitch Konen (Montana)

  Jan 14, 20261h 12mS0

  <p><b>Third-generation farmer Mitch Konen works just east of the Rocky Mountains near Fairfield, Montana—about 35 miles northwest of Great Falls. On 1,100 irrigated acres and 500 dryland, he raises malt barley and wheat on the century-old Greenfield Irrigation Project. Mitch also serves as president of the National Barley Growers Association, representing producers across the U.S. and advocating for fair policy in Washington.</b></p><p><b>He shares the story of how this federal irrigation project came to life in 1926, how 12 pivots now replace the old flood ditches, and why water management and canal maintenance drive his daily routine. Mi...

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  Rebuilding After the Fire with Kyle Witkowski (New York)

  Dec 31, 20251h 8mS0

  <p><b>Fourth-generation dairyman Kyle Woodkowski runs the last dairy farm in the town of Boston, just south of Buffalo, New York. At 31, he’s carved his own path—starting from scratch in his early 20s, renting barns, and slowly growing a herd through grit, debt, and late nights. Today, he’s preparing to move his 55 milking Jerseys into a brand-new freestall barn on land owned with his family—built after a devastating barn fire in 2024 nearly ended everything.</b></p><p><b>Kyle walks through that morning in vivid detail: the smell of smoke, rescuing cows, and watching a century...

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  Young Farmer on the Move with Zach Kampwerth (Illinois)

  Dec 17, 20251h 6mS0

  <p><b>Fresh out of Southern Illinois University, 22-year-old Zach Kampwerth has traded college papers for feed buckets. Now farming alongside his dad and grandfather near Carlyle, Illinois, Zach balances 50 acres of his own row crops with the family’s 125-sow farrow-to-finish hog operation. It’s a full-time return to the fourth-generation farm where he grew up—and his first harvest as a full-time producer.</b></p><p><b>He shares how those early 25 acres at age 18 taught him financial discipline, why QuickBooks didn’t cut it, and how he brought new precision tools and electronic recordkeeping to a paper-based system...

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  Generations, Grain, and Global Perspective with Doug Goyings (Ohio)

  Dec 3, 20251h 12mS0

  <p><b>Doug’s farming story started in the veal barn—long before he had the acres or the equipment to call himself a grain farmer. What began with milk-fed calves in a specialized building grew into a 5,000-acre grain operation, a rebuilt bin site after a 2012 derecho, and a transition plan that now includes his son, grandkids, and two full-time employees.</b></p><p><b>In this episode, Doug shares the labor-intensive world of raising veal calves, the near-disasters that taught him persistence, and the homegrown innovations that carried his farm from 600 to 5,000 acres. He talks about tile machines and...

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  Debt, Determination, and the Drive to Farm with Kent & Melissa Williams (Illinois)

  Nov 19, 20251h 11mS0

  <p><b>For Kent and Melissa Williams, farming was never handed down in neat rows—it was built acre by acre, loan by loan, and long night by long night. From a small grain farm on the Indiana side of the Wabash to running combines across the line in Illinois, their story is about grit, faith, and refusing to quit when the odds (and the interest payments) stacked high.</b></p><p><b>In this episode, Kent shares the leap from service trucks and yellow notepads to running a multi-generation grain farm, the near-impossible start-up years when lenders took a ch...

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