In this episode of Farm4Profit, we sit down with Lauryn and Colin Pinkston, a young couple from Lexington, Kentucky, who are building Pinkston Cattle Company while balancing off-farm careers and a rapidly growing social media following.

What makes their story unique is that neither of them grew up directly involved in production agriculture.

Lauryn grew up riding horses with family ties to the Kentucky racehorse industry, while Colin spent time helping friends on local tobacco farms before developing a deeper interest in cattle production.

After getting married in October 2024, the couple planned to build their first farm from the ground up. But when the right opportunity appeared, they made a bold move — purchasing a farm and downsizing their home to make the operation work.

Today they’re renovating the property while growing a commercial cattle and hay business.

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In this episode of Farm4Profit, we sit down with Richard Fordyce, Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, for a timely conversation about federal policy and what it means for American producers.

• What producers need to know
• How to apply
• Key deadlines and considerations
• How this support fits into today’s margin environment

• Online acreage reporting
• Technology upgrades within FSA and USDA
• Reducing paperwork and improving efficiency
• What modernization means for producers at the county office level

• The upcoming meeting between the U.S. President and China’s President
• What trade discussions could mean for U.S. agriculture
• The global backdrop farmers should be watching

• Priorities under Secretary Brooke Rollins
• What’s realistic in the coming year
• How the department is approaching policy in a tight fiscal and political climate
• What producers should prepare for heading into 2026

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More farmers across the Midwest are pushing planting dates earlier in the season to capture longer growing seasons, improved yield potential, and better crop development.

In this episode of Farm4Profit, we sit down with Eric Sherder from Corteva to talk about why early soybean planting is gaining momentum and how new genetics and herbicide systems are helping farmers manage the risks.

We discuss:

• Longer growing seasons and higher yield potential
• How long summer days improve plant development
• The impact on pod formation and seed fill
• Avoiding late-season stress from heat and drought
• Regional considerations and soil conditions

• Cold stress concerns when planting early
• Early-season diseases and pest pressure
• Insects and nematodes that can threaten early stands
• Strategies farmers use to protect young soybean plants

• How treatments help protect against early-season diseases
• Improving emergence and stand establishment in cool soils
• Reducing later-season pest pressure
• Saving time and reducing the need for additional crop protection passes

• What makes the Enlist® system different from conventional soybean platforms
• Herbicide flexibility with 2,4-D choline, glyphosate, and glufosinate
• Multiple modes of action to tackle tougher weed challenges
• Extended application windows from pre-plant through post-emergence
• How Enlist soybeans fit into modern integrated weed management programs

Learn more at https://www.corteva.com/us/products-and-solutions/crop-protection/soybean-herbicides-portfolio.html

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