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- 2026
- First episode
About What Went Wrong on the Farm Today
This podcast is a daily account of all the things that went wrong in a single day on Riggin Farm. We will also share the wins we had as well, because farming is not all doom & gloom despite it feeling that way sometimes. It is meant to be entertaining, but also educational at times. Starting a first-generation regenerative farm on a shoestring budget is not an easy task, and we want to share our experiences to help others who may be considering starting a farm or homestead, are already in the middle of it, or people who got out of farm life (or homestead life) after too many days like ours.
- Publisher
- Nick Riggin
- Category
- leisure · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 23 Jan 2026
- Latest episode
- 12 Mar 2026
Latest episodes
19 episodes in the feed.
12 Mar 2026
Upsetting Customers & Making the Cattle Wait
Show your support and become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm (https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm) Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa! Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?” Episode 18 - Upsetting Customers & Making the Cattle Wait We announced some news about the farmers market that disappointed a lot of our customers, but there's a reason why we made that decision. We also spent a lot of time working in the garden and cattle pasture the past week. Find out about some new infrastructure & improvements coming soon!
12 Mar 2026
Rodent Problems and a Michael Jackson Impersonator
Show your support and become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm (https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm) Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa! Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?” Episode 18 - Rodent Problems and a Michael Jackson Impersonator Today we discuss rodent damage, a pop star impersonation, freezing conditions, poor farm store sales, and how we took a luxury vacation for free. How we traveled for free: https://youtu.be/xFKa1HvrnKU (https://youtu.be/xFKa1HvrnKU)
13 Feb 2026
Weekly Updates & an Acoustic Jingle
Show your support and become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm (https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm) Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa! Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?” Episode 17 - Weekly Updates & an Acoustic Jingle We are probably going to be switching to a weekly format due to the time needed to focus on the garden. There's also a live acoustic version of the jingle. What do you think? Any other style you'd like for me to write & record when I have a little extra time (ha!) to work on it?
13 Feb 2026
When Farmers Get Sick...
Show your support and become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm (https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm) Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa! Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?” Episode 16 - When Farmers Get Sick... Guess who got sick. That's right! Find out what we did despite Nick not feeling well. Also, we ask the question, "Do you like this daily format, or would you prefer a weekly/biweekly video that highlights what went wrong the last few days?" Find out why we are Soy & Corn Free: https://www.rigginfarm.com/post/the-impact-of-omega-6-fatty-acids-in-soy-and-corn-understanding-the-potential-health-risks (https://www.rigginfarm.com/post/the-impact-of-omega-6-fatty-acids-in-soy-and-corn-understanding-the-potential-health-risks) Discover the wonders of microgreens: https://www.rigginfarm.com/post/discover-the-incredible-health-benefits-of-adding-microgreens-to-your-daily-diet-plan (https://www.rigginfarm.com/post/discover-the-incredible-health-benefits-of-adding-microgreens-to-your-daily-diet-plan)
6 Feb 2026
Share Your Worst Farm Stories!
Show your support and become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm (https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm) Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa! Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?” Episode 15 - Share Your Worst Farm Stories! We had a surprisingly smooth(ish) day on the farm, so we ask, "what are some of your worst farm stories?"
6 Feb 2026
Tipped Freezer, Well Repaired?
Show your support and become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm (https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm) Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa! Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?” Episode 14 - Tipped Freezer, Well Repaired? Another typical day: things falling over, repairs, few customers...less farm work than other work. www.rigginfarm.com/events (http://www.rigginfarm.com/events) for class information
4 Feb 2026
More Carnage from the Freeze!
Show your support and become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm (https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm) Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Kylie Wurdinger, Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa! Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?” Episode 13 - More Carnage from the Freeze! Another expensive and time consuming repair is necessary to get our wash/pack building operational again. It's hard to wash produce and milking equipment without water. We also ask for a little feedback in this one, so please watch to the end and give us your thoughts.
3 Feb 2026
Virtual School = Farm Work Halts
Show your support and become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm (https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm) Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Kylie Wurdinger, Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa! Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?” Episode 12 - Virtual School = Farm Work Halts The kids were at home doing school work, which pretty much halted our work on the farm. We did our federal income taxes & state sales taxes and go into the FUN details about that. We also had a visit from a livestock veterinarian, but not in the way you're probably thinking.
2 Feb 2026
Farmers Market Curveball & Government Obstacles
Show your support and become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm (https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm) Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa! Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?” Episode 11 - Farmers Market Curveball & Government Obstacles We talk about how the farmers market changed things in a way that throws a wrench into our plans and forces us to pivot (again). If you’ve ever built your week around a system… and then the system changed without warning, you’ll understand the frustration. We also unpack what it’s been like having slow traffic at the farm store lately: how hard it hits when you’ve stocked up, done the work, showed up… and the customers just don’t show. Then we get into a real, honest rant about how government rules and red tape can make it ridiculously challenging for small farms to survive, especially when you’re trying to do things the right way, stay compliant, and still make enough money to keep going. If you’ve ever felt squeezed between rising costs, changing rules, and an unpredictable customer base… this episode is for you. 👇 Drop a comment: What’s the biggest “curveball” you’ve had to deal with lately? 👍 If you enjoy the real behind-the-scenes side of farming, hit like, subscribe, and share this episode.
1 Feb 2026
Snow Day! Everything Cancelled?
Show your support and become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm (https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm) Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa! Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?” Episode 10 - Snow Day! Everything Cancelled? We need your help answering a question or at least helping strategize as we head towards spring. Thanks for supporting small farms ❤️
31 Jan 2026
Not Enough Time
Show your support and become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm (https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm) Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa! Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?” Today’s episode is brought to you by the thing every farm runs out of first… time. Between keeping the farm store open, answering messages, restocking freezers, and baking fresh sourdough, the “productive farm day” we planned turns into a chaotic game of whack-a-mole. We’re trying to do the chores, the maintenance, the animal care, the admin work, the marketing… and somehow still have enough energy left to be humans. Spoiler: we don’t. I’m running on fumes in this one, but we talk honestly about what it actually takes to keep the doors open, why the store is both a blessing and a bottleneck, and how sourdough (as much as we love it) has a way of hijacking the entire schedule. If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing a million things and still behind, this episode is for you.
30 Jan 2026
Where'd the Milk Go? Should We Go Live?
Show your support and become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm (https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm) Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa! Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?” Episode 8: Where'd the Milk Go? Should We Go Live? In this episode, I'll talk about milk production, livestock loss, and try to gather feedback on whether or not we should do a YouTube Live Q&A
29 Jan 2026
All the Milk, and None of the Customers
Show your support and become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm (https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm) Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa! Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?” Episode 7: All the Milk, and None of the Customers In this episode, I'll talk about how we overcame some of the issues we mentioned in Episode 6 as well as our overabundance of milk. We need your feedback in this one!
28 Jan 2026
Everything is Frozen!
Show your support and become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm (https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm) Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa! Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?” Episode 6: Everything is Frozen! In this episode, I'll talk about how freezing temperatures impact us in multiple ways.
27 Jan 2026
Where is All the Milk?!
Show your support and become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm (https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm) Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa! Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?” Episode 5: Where is All the Milk?! In this episode, I'll talk about our poor milk production, freezing temps (and how they affect the garden and other operations), seed starting, and mushrooms.
26 Jan 2026
More Store Flooding & Predator Caught on Camera!
Show your support and become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm (https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm) Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa! Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?” Episode 4: More Store Flooding & Predator Caught on Camera! In this episode, I'll talk about the store being flooded again after a rain storm and what we saw on the security camera last night.
25 Jan 2026
The Dairy Barn That Never Was
Show your support and become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm (https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm) Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa! Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?” Episode 3: The Dairy Barn That Never Was In this episode, I’m giving you the uncensored dairy update: we never got to build the dairy barn because last year’s construction projects went wildly over budget, so now I’m out here milking our cow outside in a mud pit like it’s 1847. That means wading through mud and manure to get to the stanchion, then hauling all the milking gear and milk uphill to the wash/pack building to clean everything and package it, because the farm doesn’t believe in “convenience,” only character development. If you’ve ever had a “this is not what I signed up for” day, welcome… you’re among friends.
24 Jan 2026
Flickering Lights, Feather Piles, & Computer Problems
Welcome to "What Went Wrong on the Farm Today?" the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?” Episode 2: Flickering Lights, Feather Piles, & Computer Problems We had issues with our solar system (yet again), found unalived chickens & a piglet, some computer & hardware issues, and more. Thankfully, we had some good things happen too! Show your support and become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm (https://www.patreon.com/rigginfarm) Huge thanks to current Farm Fans: Rusty K Ranch, Noah Wagoner, Kenneth McKinzie, Ethan Reece, Laura Hopper, Tracy Skott, Colin Marnach, JC, Philip Haskins Jr, Doc, Joshua Krier, Ana Luz Machuca, and Lisa!
23 Jan 2026
Electrocuted!
Welcome to What Went Wrong on the Farm Today! — the daily(ish) chaos report from a real working farm where everything is beautiful… and also somehow always on fire (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes almost literally). Each episode is a quick, honest, and occasionally ridiculous recap of the curveballs that come with raising animals, growing food, and keeping a farm (and your sanity) running. Expect farm mishaps, hard lessons, tiny wins, and a whole lot of “how is this real life?” Episode 1: Electrocution Today’s farm adventure: installing a tankless water heater for our wash/pack building… and I got electrocuted in the process. Yep. I’m okay, but it was a very loud reminder that electricity does not negotiate. In this episode, I walk through what happened, what we think caused it, what I did immediately after, and what I’m doing differently from here on out so it doesn’t happen again. Important: I’m not an electrician and this episode isn’t instructional, it’s a farm story + a safety reminder. If you’re dealing with electrical issues, please get a qualified professional involved. If you want more episodes like this, hit Subscribe, and drop a comment with: What’s the most “this should’ve been a 10-minute job” moment you’ve ever had?
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