Dirt Diaries

This week, we're sitting down with Mamie Brown McKee—a Texas native, boutique owner, mother of three, and passionate advocate for western culture and community. Mamie grew up between Texas and Colorado before finding her way back home to Texas, where she now helps lead Tucker Brown, her family's clothing business that has been serving customers for more than four decades. From the heart of Fort Worth's Stockyards, she's helpi...

On this episode, we have Emily Jackson, Vice President of Arcadia Commodity Opportunity, to talk about the business side of the cattle industry and the unique path that led her there. Raised in Canada by a family deeply rooted in the cattle business, Emily originally pursued a career in finance before discovering her passion for cattle feeding, risk management, and commodity markets. From buying cattle across North America to navig...

Today we’re joined by Lauren Lovelace Murray, Executive Vice President of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo and the first woman to hold the role in the organization's 130-year history. Lauren shares her remarkable journey from a horse-crazy kid growing up in Grapevine, Texas to helping lead one of the most iconic events in agriculture and Western heritage. Along the way, she reflects on the mentors who shaped her career, ...

Intro: We're welcoming back a familiar face and one of our favorite advocates for agriculture, Krista Soda. As a leader with Nationwide Agribusiness, Krista has spent more than two decades helping build the future of agriculture through talent development, youth engagement, and support for women in the industry. But beyond her impressive career, Krista is known for her infectious positivity, practical wisdom, and genuine passion fo...

On this episode, we’re sitting down with author, storyteller, and marketing strategist Caroline George Larson. Caroline shares her remarkable journey from publishing novels with HarperCollins to discovering an unexpected calling in agriculture and ranch life. Going from city life to wide-open spaces in Wyoming, Caroline learned the language and culture of the cattle industry from the ground up, and built a career helping ranc...

On this episode, I sit down with Dr. Liz Fiedler Mergen—a nurse practitioner, flower farmer, entrepreneur, author, speaker, and host of the Rooted Agritourism podcast. Liz’s story is one of resilience, reinvention, and building something beautiful from unimaginable loss. In 2020, Liz found herself facing difficult decisions about family, legacy, and the future of a fifth-generation Minnesota farm. What began as a small ...

Today we’re taking a broader look at agriculture — how what happens on farms here at home connects to markets, policies, and decisions being made around the world — with one of the most respected voices in global commodity markets and agricultural strategy

My guest today is Emily French, CEO of Global Ag Protein. Emily grew up on a farm in Idaho, giving her a front-row seat to the realities of ag pro...

Today’s episode is going to be a little different... and a whole lot of fun.

I am welcoming two guys who I call my coworkers and good friends: Johnny Clark and Zach McCann — the producers, videographers and visionaries behind FarmHER + RanchHER. These guys are normally behind the camera, but today I am putting them in the hot seat to share all the dirty details of making the show.

Together, we’ve spen...

Today I get to sit down with someone who I’ve known for a long time. We’ve worked together, traveled together, learned from each other, and I’ve watched her build a life and a voice that is as bold as it is genuine.

Today’s guest is the one and only Brandi Buzzard — cowgirl, rancher, mom, writer, speaker, communications pro, and self-employed powerhouse who somehow man...

Hey y’all—welcome back to Dirt Diaries. Today I’m joined by someone who has her boots firmly planted in both the fields and the financials of legacy farming.

Jenny Weg is raising her daughters on the same land her family has worked for generations in Ocheyedan, Iowa. She’s also a digital strategist by day, a farmhouse renovator by night, an ag and finance influencer online, and t...

Today’s guest is someone who truly does it all—with a whole lot of style.

She’s a champion barrel racer, a chart-topping country music artist, fitness influencer and an entrepreneur whose fashion collections —including Shea Baby and Shea Michelle Buckles—have become Western staples.

But beyond the arena, the stage, and the studio, Shea Fisher Durfey is also a wife, to World Champion Tie-Down Roper T...

Today we’re diving in with a gal who is as sweet as she is inspiring. I had the pleasure of getting to know Katey Jo Evans while filming season 7 of FarmHER, and I couldn’t wait to catch up with her again on the podcast!

Katey is a third-generation farmer from Delaware who took a big risk, a little creativity, and a whole lot of faith—and turned it into The Frozen Farmer, a nationally recognized...

Today’s guests are a mother-daughter duo whom I’ve not only long admired but also make me miss my own mom and sisters!

I’m joined by the incredible women behind TrailblazHER Co., Jan and Erin Johnson, who together created TrailblazHER Magazine, a publication that’s become a lifeline and a love letter to rural women everywhere.

What started as a wild idea during...

Today’s episode is all about two women who are changing the way the world sees agriculture—one podcast, one YouTube show, and one pop-culture headline at a time.

Tara Vander Dussen and Natalie Kovarik are the dynamic duo behind Discover Ag, the hit podcast and TV series where they break down food, farming, and Western culture with sharp commentary, plenty of laughs, and a side of unapologetic realness. Natalie’s a ...

Today I’m excited to introduce you to someone who’s helping shape the future of farming from inside one of the most iconic names in agriculture.

Taryn Fischels is a Product Marketing Manager for Precision Upgrades at John Deere. Growing up in northeast Iowa, she developed a deep appreciation for farmers and the role they play in feeding the world—and now she channels that passion into making sure farmers have acces...

Today’s guest is someone you may not always see front and center, but I promise you’ve felt the impact of her work in a big way.

Emily Sharkey is the creative force behind the SharkFarmer brand—serving as Executive Producer of SharkFarmer Radio on SiriusXM Rural Radio Channel 147 and Producer of SharkFarmer TV on RFD-TV. She’s the heart and the hustle behind the SharkFarmer operation—and she also happen...

Today I’ve got not one, but two amazing guests (and two girls I always love grabbing a beer with) — Annaliese Wegner and Courtney Feigl, hosts of Ag’s Most Okayest Farm Girls.

Annaliese is a Wisconsin dairy farmer, Courtney is a cattlewoman with a heart for rural storytelling, and together they’ve built a platform where women in ag can laugh, vent, and fe...

Today’s guest is someone whose work is shaping the future of agriculture in the most powerful way—by investing in our youth.

Molly Ball is the President of the National FFA Foundation and Chief Marketing Officer for the National FFA Organization. She’s a proud former FFA member from Vicksburg, Michigan, whose journey has truly come full circle—from wearing the blue jacket herself, to interning with FFA, ...

I was so excited for this conversation, because today’s guest is also one of my favorite episodes on the new TV season of FarmHER + RanchHER. She’s also one of my favorites to follows on social media, sharing her day-to-day life a way that makes you feel like you’re right there in the cab with her. 

Alex Templeton is a third-generation farmer and rancher from northwest Missouri who runs cattle and crops with h...