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Noah Richards is 11 days away from graduating high school and pursing the life he loves, farming. Noah's parents purchased their own land and had their own dairy infrastructure built after they were married. They have been dairy farming ever since, and this is how Noah and his sister grew up. Noah has his sights set on this life as well.
After high school graduation he will head to Hawkeye Community College for two years to stud...
Today is another farm update episode, and I will be covering:
- Starting Irrigation
- Bottle Feeding
- Lack Of Sleep
- Grazing
- Hattie Getting Ready To Graduate
Wyatt DeAth is his chapter's president as was a district reporter, district star winner and state proficiency winner. All this before he reached his senior year of high school. This young man can talk farming, and I had a great time talking about it with him in his episode.
Wyatt has grown up on his families farm in Eastern Illinois. He started out driving the grain cart on the farm at a very young age, and when he was home full...
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Rural Crime In The U.S.
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https://abc7.com/stolen-goats-livestock-ontario-inland-empire-farm/14683692/
Across The Pond, Down Under And Up Above
Rick Savoia is the Product Manager for BuyTwoWayRadios.com and the host of The Two Way Radio Show.
A few weeks back I did a Tuesday episode about GMRS Radio, why I was using it and my limited knowledge. Well today, we get to hear from an actual expert, and hopefully correct any mistakes I made in the Tuesday Episode.
There is so much information here that I broke this interview into two episodes. So, today Rick joins me for part ...
A few weeks ago my tip of the week was to use a forensic marking technology, such as Smart Water, to identify your property and to prevent the thefts in the first place. However, this wasn't actually my tip. This was a recommendation that a constable in the U.K. had made when he was interviewed about preventing sheep thefts in that country.
As I looked into what this technology was, I became very intrigued. Going down this rabbi...
Abby Neft is the President of a brand new FFA chapter located in Kelliher, Minnesota. Just 57 miles from the Canadian border, her family has been farming in this very cold area of Minnesota since the 1980's.
Abby loves the cattle industry, and she has been building her own herd since she was six years old when her father gave her, her first show heifer. Since then, she has been retaining her show heifers, having calves and trying...
Today is another farm update episode, and I will be covering:
- The Farmer's Tax Guide
- Kidding Update
- Very Good Farm Help
- Night Checks
- The Creek Filling Up
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Across The Pond, Down Under And Up Above
Zack Parisa is a co-founder of NCX (Natural Capital Exchange), as well as the CEO. NCX is also a sponsor of the show and has been for several months.
On today's episode I get to sit down with Zack and talk with him about the reasons I partnered with NCX to share their message on the show. We will discuss the different revenue streams that might be present on your land, and how you might take advantage of the to sustain your farmi...
Our guest today has a passion for farming, a path to farming full-time and a job that he likes that might keep him from doing just that!
Chris Benton and his wife Leann are the owners and founders of C&L Farms Grows. They have an 8 acre farm about 45 minutes outside of Atlanta, Georgia and they are focused on growing microgreens. Chris told me that he chose microgreens for a number of reasons. The fact that there is an almost im...
It is kidding season for us, and I am up late checking goats. So, why not record a podcast? Lots to talk about tonight:
- Dog Behavior
- Circadian Rhythms
- End Of Watch
- Coast To Coast
- Rain
Mikayla (Kayla) Kraft is the current Chapter President for the Broadwater High School FFA Chapter in Townsend, Montana. She is also a journalist for MT43, a newspaper located in Townsend.
Kayla first started writing for MT43 when she was the chapter reporter, but she had to let that go when another student became reporter. However, Kayla enjoyed what she was doing and wanted to stay on, so she approached the paper and struck a de...
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Rural Crime In The U.S.
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Across The Pond, Down Under And Up Above
Taylor and Dylan Roberts are the owners of Roberts Five Farm in Sparta, Tennessee. They are a young couple, just starting their family, and they have a phenomenal story. They are just at the tail end of their first season of growing and selling tulips, and the response from their community has been unbelievable.
On today's episode I speak with Taylor, and she tells me the whole story. Beginning with she and Dylan dating as soph...
Audrey Levatino is the author of Woman-Powered Farm: Manual for a Self-Sufficient Lifestyle from Homestead to Field
Cole Abercrombie is the chapter president at Tunstall FFA in Dry Fork, Virginia. He also operates his own "side hustle" mowing lawns and taking care of people's yards. And, he has one of the purest views on community service that I have ever profiled on this show.
As if that were not enough, he has a passion for agriculture and farming that spans multiple states and multiple lines of his family. Cole actually lives in a city and...
Where do tales of haunted forests in the days of Mid Evil Knights come from? I may have solved that riddle on my own farm. I'll talk about that and some actual farming on today's Farm Update Episode!
Izzy Mikkelsen is the owner of Turbo's Treats Bakery in Gettysburg, South Dakota. She is also a 9th Grader and in just her first year of the FFA.
During the lockdowns during Covid, Izzy's mom encouraged her to start baking to pass the time. Something about that was a natural fit for Izzy, and she really took to it. About a year and a half later she had progressed to the point that she started selling the baked goods that she m...
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