Shark Farmer with Rob Sharky

On today’s episode of the Future of Agriculture Podcast, I am chatting with possibly one of the most active Twitter users within the agricultural space – Rob Sharkey. Rob is the host of an amazing podcast I recently discovered called The Shark Farmer Podcast.

“Sharky,” as his friends lovingly call him, runs a grain farm in Illinois in addition to an outfitters business for deer hunters. Today, I had the chance to ask him some of the most pressing questions I’ve always wanted to ask a farmer. Additionally, he shares his story of some of the most difficult challenges and obstacles he and his wife has had to face as a business owner, and he shares his unique opinion on various “ag-vocating” strategies appearing on social media over the last few years.

This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast:

• Sharky explains why he decided to start his podcast and what the journey has been like for him.
• He explains why he stopped using Twitter for about a year.
• We discuss “hard times,” what hard times looked like for him and his wife, and how they overcame these challenges.
• We talk about the ag-vocating strategies across social media and he shares his opinion about these messages.
• He shares his advice to farm equipment and product sellers.
• He shares his opinion on the different “clicks” throughout the agriculture industry.
• Sharky shares his least favorite thing about owning a farming business, and what he thinks would change when his children take over the farm.
• He gives us insider information on what he plans to discuss at the Ag Chat Conference later this week!

Check Out Rob Sharky:

• Shark Farmer on iTunes