The Sample Bucket

Philip Luce
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Interviews with smart, creative, and fascinating people who work in the grain industry

Episodes

  1. 01/26/2024

    Jim Holter - Stickney Co-op Elevator - Stickney SD

    Managing a cooperative, riding a Harley, traveling with family, and finding work that keeps you satisfied for 17 years and beyond.

    51 min

  2. 07/14/2023

    Pete and Donna Archer - Maizeing Acres Inc. - Campbellford, ON

    Growing up on the farm (and failing to escape), raising a strong family, an accidental blind date that went pretty well, building a strong team, and baking an unreasonable quantity of pies.

    1h 26m

  3. 06/12/2023

    Scott Hansen - White Commercial Corporation - Griswold, IA

    Growing up in the grain business, being a girl dad (and fun grandpa in waiting), being selected for the Iowa softball umpire Hall of Fame, community service, loving the grain elevator business, and learning basis trading from a barefoot man and a juggler.

    1h 7m

  4. 04/28/2023

    Roger Cochran - Obion Grain - Kenton, TN

    Growing up in agriculture, working at one place your whole life, dumping pickup trucks at the elevator, marrying the first girl you ever dated, and providing quality service to everyone you deal with.

    47 min

  5. 03/29/2023

    Evan Erlandson - Red River Grain and E2 Trucking - Altona, MB

    A man of two nations (and the joy of paying taxes to both), being trilingual in English, building businesses, doing the hard stuff, the joy of driving long distances, playing shinny, and why the prairie is the most underrated vacation destination.

    1h 2m

  6. 01/20/2023

    Duncan Ferguson - Glen Gordon Farms, Williamstown ON

    Bagpipes, curling, the syrup business, a syrup heist, limited edition grain meme t-shirts, and why it seems like every Ontario farmer has a Twitter account. Oh, and some stuff about the grain business too.

    1h 21m

  7. 12/02/2022

    Rob Cogdill - Cogdill Farm Supply, Dunlap IA

    Basis trader, PhD, Cheerleader, Mayor, Near Infrared Spectroscopist, and Gate Salesman

    1h 25m

  8. 11/10/2022

    Marilyn Sullivan - Kelchen Grain, Edgewood IA

    Running a grain business with 5 siblings, trusting software (or not), and becoming a force in your marketplace.

    59 min

  9. 10/13/2022

    John Burkett - McCullough Grain, Sharpsville PA

    From an archery shop to the farm, competing for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team, living in the boss's basement, and a distaste for air travel.

    50 min

  10. 10/03/2022

    Burt Etchison - Stewart Grain, Stewart IN

    Population: 2, a 13-layer cake, working on the railroad, and growing up in the grain business.

    46 min
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Interviews with smart, creative, and fascinating people who work in the grain industry

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  • Creator
    Philip Luce
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2022 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    The Sample Bucket