Straight Talk with NDFB, the Harvesting Legal Knowledge series with NDFB Executive Vice President and CEO Jeffrey Missling and attorneys from Ohnstad Twichell Law Firm addresses real-life situations you face on your farm or ranch. Today's conversation features Casey Drege and Marshall McCullough of Ohnstad Twichell, and focuses on how to set your farm up for long-term success through a proper business structure. From choosing the right entity to understanding how structure affects land ...

Your land is your life, but have you accounted for the risks? In this episode of Straight Talk with NDFB, NDFB CEO Jeff Missling and attorneys from Ohnstad Twichell Law Firm continue the Harvesting Legal Knowledge series. The discussion focuses on the real risks tied to land ownership in agriculture and why it’s critical for farmers and ranchers to understand how those risks can impact their farms and ranches, not to mention their long-term goals. The conversation also shifts to one of the mo...

What happens when the land you thought you owned is no longer your land? Farming and ranching are tough businesses — and legal issues can make them even more complicated. That’s why this season features Harvesting Legal Knowledge, a conversation between NDFB and the Ohnstad Twichell Law Firm. NDFB’s Executive Vice President and CEO Jeffrey Missling and the attorneys at Ohnstad Twichell break down key legal topics impacting farmers, ranchers, and ag businesses every day. In today’s episode, Je...

Merry Christmas to all from Straight Talk with NDFB! Our final episode of our "Best Of" season was originally released on December 20, 2023. Hosts Emmery Mehlhoff and Alisha Nord visited with Courtney Lesmeister, part-owner of Wayne-N-Jean's Evergreens. Courtney, a friend of Alisha's, married into a family-owned and operated tree farm when she married Lloyd Lesmeister, son of Wayne and Jean, the owners of Wayne-N-Jean's Evergreens. Courtney now works on the family tree farm along with W...

In this "Best Of" season of Straight Talk, we travel back to Season 3, episode 9, as our hosts, siblings Emmery and Ezra, drive to Carrington to visit with the van Bedaf siblings, Piet and Maartje, and learn more about the family's dairy farm and creamery. Tune in as they talk about: The history of the farm and why Carrington, N.D.The importance of animal agriculture to North DakotaBuilding relationships with the community as the key to successful diversificationManaging businesses, large or ...

In this "Best of" season of Straight Talk, we step back to Season 7, episode 15 as hosts Emmery Mehlhoff and Alisha Nord travel to Wimbledon, N.D., to visit with Matt and Bethany Peterson, owners of Aligned Ag. Aligned Ag offers precision ag services, crop protection, soil sampling services and sells Pioneer seed to the Wimbledon and surrounding areas. Matt and Bethany began growing their business in 2021, and Bethany recently left her job at BASF to work full-time in the business...

This Best of Straight Talk episode is from November 2021, when Emmery and her brother, Ezra, interviewed Dallas Mount, owner of Ranch Management Consultants, the company behind Ranching for Profit seminars. The episode focuses on what people who take the Ranching for Profit seminars learn, including why profit is more important than productivity. At the heart of the seminars are three strategies that farmers and ranchers need to consider to be successful. Learn more about them in this episode...

This Best of Straight Talk excerpt is from Season 7 and was released on October 18, 2023. It features Doug Ferguson, who owns a stocker/backgrounding operation in SE Nebraska and is the author of Doug's Market Intel. Doug teaches a cattle marketing school focused on helping people become Master Marketers in the cattle industry. He also writes a weekly blog about becoming a master cattle marketer. Check out the Mr Cattlemaster blog https://mrcattlemaster.com Information on Sell/Buy Marke...

This Best of Straight Talk episode excerpt is from Season 7, which debuted on March 20, 2024, and features Dr. Amy Missling. Hosts Emmery Mehlhoff and Alisha Nord visit with Dr. Missling about stress on the farm and how it can turn from something seasonal to more permanent: chronic stress. Dr. Missling is a licensed clinical psychologist who practices in rural Minnesota. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders, trauma, and stressor-related conditions. She provides behavior...

In this episode of Straight Talk with NDFB, host Emmery Mehlhoff visits with NDFB lobbyist Rachel Grosz. Rachel is a rancher from Mott, and a homeschooling mom to 3 kids. She previously lobbied for NDFB in the 2017 session and has been an advocate for agriculture policy on the state and federal level. We talk about some of the bills relating to property tax, agriculture chemicals, livestock initiatives and more. Join us for this episode. _____ Don’t miss NDFB’s legislative review ...