Decision Season · A letter from the host
Why this show exists
Dorian Cleary, founder of BAU Farm Intelligence, on what Decision Season is for — and what he hopes you'll do after listening.
Fellow grower,
I started BAU Farm Intelligence because the hardest part of farming was never the work — it was the decisions. What to plant, what it will really cost, who will buy it, and whether the bank will stand behind you. Those calls get made at the kitchen table, often alone, and usually with numbers scattered across notebooks, extension PDFs, and memory.
Decision Season is my answer to that. Every episode takes one real farm decision and walks it to a number and an answer — no jargon, no hype, and every figure tied to a source you can check. Some episodes are solo breakdowns; others bring in the extension agents, buyers, and lenders who see the other side of the table.
I'm not here to sell you a dashboard. I'm here because I believe a farmer with honest records and honest numbers makes better calls than a farmer with a subscription and a promise. That's why everything we use on the show — the calculators, the calendars, the grant tracker — is free, with no account and no email required.
If a number on this show ever changes a decision on your farm for the better, the show has done its job. Write to me — I read every note.
Dorian ClearyFounder & President, BAU Farm Intelligence
Follow the show
Decision Season is available anywhere you listen to podcasts. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday, starting Thursday, October 15.
Add us in any podcast app
Paste our RSS feed — baufarmintelligence.com/feed.xml — into Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or any app you already use, and the show lands there the moment each episode is out.
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Spotify & Apple Podcasts
One-tap links arrive with episode one on October 15. Until then, the RSS feed above works in any app — including Spotify's.
Use the tools from the show
Every calculator and planner we talk through on an episode is free and open right now — no account, no email, no cost.
Free calculators
Price a crop, plan labor, work out equipment payback — the same math we walk through on the show.
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Fit quiz
Five questions, one straight answer: which BAU tool fits the decision you're facing right now.
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Planting calendar
When to plant, by USDA zone — frost dates and windows for the crops Southeast growers raise.
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Grant tracker
Open grants for Southeast farms, with deadlines, amounts, and application links — veteran programs included.
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Have a decision you want us to walk through?
Episode ideas, guest suggestions, or just a note — Dorian reads every message.
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