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Remind people to hit SUBSCRIBE –Today’s Listener Review is brought to you by Brandt where nobody works harder than Brandt to keep you productive and profitable. We like to think that no podcast tries to do that more than Farm4Profit, so let’s see what you had to say about it!aanderson_80, 07/29/2021 - Summer SeriesReally enjoying the summer series you guys are doing! Even though it’s more focused on the farm4fun spin off there is still a lot of insightful content that comes out of it. These guys put out some real good stuff!Commercial – Estes ConcavesWorking to help stop rotor loss (saves up to $30k per 1000 acres of soybeans)Increase profitability by being able to combine faster with less grain damagesXPR2 Concave – one concave for all your cropshttps://www.estesperformanceconcaves.com/product/xpr-2-concaves/Andrew Blake – President of Blake Family of Companies, Blake Farms, Blake’s Hard Cider in Armada MichiganBlake Farms75th anniversary this yearStarted in 1946 with Gerald and Elizabeth who had 13 kids (grandpa & grandma)800-1000 acre working farm and orchard (40 apple varieties) with a Cider Mill, Funland, Tasting Room, and Hard Cider Production Facility.Other crops include Pumpkins, strawberries, lavender, sunflowersAndrew Dad is Paul (twin to Pete)Andrew grew up helping on the farmMichigan State University – economics and pre-lawHis idea to explore hard ciderBlake’s Hard CiderBegan in 2013Available in 20 statesLargest Craft Cidery in the Midwest and 9th in the USCider Dayze – August 28-29KanJam – stein holding – giant jenga – fowling – cornhole – Carmel Apple Cider tied to Kinder Cider – the give back program – Carhartt matched fundsWhat makes a cider independent and “craft”They made their cider “lighter”Part of a program to make their whole company lighterSome employees shed over 100 poundsMarried with family – just had a child40 under 40 by Crain’s Detroit BusinessSocial media and running a business open to the publicHad a campaign rally for Trump and Police blown up in their face in 2020Has his own podcast (35 shows)“Everything Borrowed” with Andrew BlakeFeatures leaders and innovators from a variety of industries sharing ideasbeer poster challenge-have you seen people making those with Blake’s cider?What's on his mind?Other hobbies?Who is/was the coolest person you met along the way?What do the most successful farmers have in common?BW Fusion Reminder