Machinery Pete Podcast

Pete gives update on the red-hot farm equipment market and then welcomes guest John Phipps, former host of US Farm Report TV show and current eastern Illinois farmer and columnist/contributor to Farm Journal, Top Producer, AgWeb.com, to the podcast for a fun wide-ranging conversation including what to do about China, the supply chain issue, the issue of small rural farming communities pulling apart and what can be done, and a look into John’s Engineering roots and early days as a Nuclear Energy Officer on the USS Seahorse fast attack submarine. [:46] - Market update [10:20] - Intro of today’s guest [12:01] - Interview with John Phipps begins [16:33] - John’s engineering background [32:04] - The change of rural culture [44:40] - How to be optimistic about the future [1:02:05] - Flow of cash and inventory, online auctions [1:12:37] - Supply chain issues [1:15:47] - Thoughts on China [1:33:00] - Kurt Miller on 1973 John Deere 4430   [1:36:10] - Final words from Machinery Pete Machinery Pete was founded in 1989