United We Ag: 50 States of Ag
Listen along as we travel across all 50 states, speaking with state representatives, ag professors, growers and agricultural business owners learning what makes each unique. Each episode features a discussion around the facts and stats of the state's ag economy as well as an in-depth discussion with a local farmer or business owner.
United We Ag: 50 States of Ag
07 - Ed Currie - PuckerButt Pepper Company - The Hottest Farmer in the World *AG ODDITIES EDITION*
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Episode 7
"Smokin" Ed Currie of the PuckerButt Pepper Company from Fort Mills, South Carolina joins me this week to discuss how he grows the hottest peppers on the planet in large quantities. We touch on how he got started, his Guinness world record, his involvement with the hit YouTube show Hot Ones and what happens to your body when eating one of his Carolina Reaper peppers. Ed offers a lot of insight for growers looking to take the "direct to consumer" route with their products and opens himself up as a resource for free advice, learned the hard way.