WelcomeReminder about Show formats: Farm4Profit Show has a WWIA segment and general topic, then the following week we have a casual conversation with a celebrity in agriculture while talking about current events.Thank you for sharing with your friends, we greatly appreciate it!Send your topic ideas to [email protected] or hit us up on social media.Review: Good work on the new podcast logo guys! @EdyHenning – T Richton & HighBank BoysWhat’s Working in Ag: - Engel Detailing – Columbus, NE (Taylor Engel)Tell us a little about yourself and your tie to agricultureHow did you get started in the detailing business?Our main topic for the day is about making small changes on your farm to make a big impact. How can refreshing you line up help with this?If people want a rough idea for estimate cost, how do they do that?What is ROAR Ceramic coatingWhat are your goals for Engel Detailing going forward?How can people get in contact with you?Farm4Profit Discount?Commercial : Flying Ag (4th of 5) FARM4PROFIT gets you a free batteryMain Topic : Small changes to make a big differenceHotRod Farmer Intro:We are extremely pleased to have the “Engine Man” with us today. Although some may refer to him as the Hot Rod Farmer he is the host of the Idle Chatter Podcast, creator of farmmachinerydigest.com, and now the host of Machinery Digest Radio! Ray Bohacz is a sweet corn farmer from Warren County, New Jersey with a knack for writing. Here today to share with us some of his insight from over 3000 articles written about how paying attention to the 3 legs of the farm profit stool can help you be a more profitable farmer.3 Legs to the Profit Stool (Should get Equal Attention)Agronomy/Animal HusbandryMarketingMaintenance/EquipmentReminder that profit is not what you make in total, it’s what you get to keep in the end.When thinking about the end of the year or the time of year. It’s always good to reflect on how you have ran your business.What went right?What went wrong?What can I do better?Now think about this for your equipment. Think about how this effects your profit. What went wrong? Right, EtcVery rarely if something went wrong was it….Bad luckAn accidentFreak rare eventMost of the time it’s from neglect or “closing your eyes”Talking and bragging about equipment up keep and maintenance isn’t “sexy” (except for Andy Pasztor) We need to make it a focus, something cool to talk about, something to bring up at the coffee shop or CO-OPPeople have a passion for high yields and selling at the top of the market.Nobody brags about a good shop routine or minimal break downsA lack of attention to your fleet can directly affect your profitability.You can’t control the weather, have little control over the markets, and can rely on technology advancements in genetics (plant and animal).But what you have full control over is how you maintain and prepare your equipment for the tasksBy properly maintaining equipment you minimize break downs, timely downtime, increase efficiency, and extend the life of your assets.So how do we do this? How do we get started?An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cureMake small changes to make a big differenceTake an ounce from 16 diff places to add up to one pound of cureIf you don’t know, you need to ask someone who does – HotRod Farmer Contact infoFind the low hanging fruit and build on it month after monthExamples of things covered on his show that might be helpful to start with (Low Hanging Fruit)How to protect an engine during storage. - Keeping mice away from electricals?Getting the best from your A/C system. – keeping it coldTo get the most ROI… read the manual AGAIN!There is more to modern engine oil than the SAE rating.How clean is your fuel storage tank? – Should you be treating your fuel?Learn the difference between new, remanufactured and rebuilt.If you soil test you also need to fluid test too!An efficient way to keep parts in order.Overlooked pre and post harvests procedures – what about spring?Getting the most out of tires - Tire pressure and soil compactionAny Others?Three simple steps to decrease equipment failure and down time?Any last comments to share with the listeners?What is a common characteristic the most successful farmers you know all have in common?SummaryChallengeClosingShare your ideas for shows [email protected] our podcast with your connectionsThank you
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