Beyond The Crops

Join us as we share HOW and WHY we both left our jobs to be more present on our family farms. It's been a journey of passion, perseverance, and growth for both of us and we can't wait to share it with you!


You can find us on Instagram @‌jenaochsner and @‌marypat.sass

National Farmers Day is celebrated each year on October 12th. Today we’ll be sharing some the history and some fascinating facts about farming, the backbone of America’s economy.

National Farmers Day is not just a day to celebrate the hard work and dedication of America’s farmers, but also a day to acknowledge how far we have come in agriculture and how bright the future is for the next generation. From the food on our tables to the clothes on our backs, the contributions of farmers reach every single one of us every single day!

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Celebrate today by thanking your farmer friends and supporting your local farmers markets and seeking direct to consumer farm products! Remember to tune in when new episodes drop every Tuesday, leave us a review or share the podcast to your stories for a chance to win this month’s giveaway.

You can find us on Instagram @‌jenaochsner and @‌marypat.sass

Today we’re discussing the stigma surrounding mental health in rural areas and how it affects seeking help with our special guest for today, Ashley Machado, is a Counselor & Mental Health Consultant focusing on the Ag industry. Ashley  shares practical tips and resources for folks in the Ag industry to cope with stress, anxiety, and more in this demanding profession.

‌ Be sure to check out her new podcast M Well the podcast with her husband Manny. Ashley is a great resource if you are looking for support on the mental health side of agriculture.

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Be sure to check out her website ashleymachado.com, linked in the shownotes, so you can see all of the services she provides or schedule your free consultation.

You can find us on Instagram @‌jenaochsner and @‌marypat.sass

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Harvest is HERE. Tune into this episode of Beyond the Crops for tips on how to manage the stress that comes along with the busy season. We’re answering a couple of questions from YOU, our listeners, we had recently on dating during harvest. It’s juicy.

6 Week Thrive Through Harvest Mindset Journal

Z. Harvest Gems Website

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You can find us on Instagram @‌jenaochsner and @‌marypat.sass

This is a powerful, must listen to episode. Farm Safety week with special guest Amanda Volsen. Amanda is a farm wife, mom, and photographer from Minnesota. She's also a first responder for her local rural area. Amanda opens up to us about her son's experience in a farming accident and how she’s worked to prepare her family if an event like this were to occur. She shares her strong faith and how it shaped their experience.

You can connect with Amanda on Instagram @‌amanda.volsen and on her website: http://amandavolsen.com/

More links from the episode:

Hungry Canyon Farm Safety Gear

Local Progressive Agriculture Safety Days interactive map: https://www.progressiveag.org/local-paf-safety-days

AgriSafe http://agrisafe.org/ Farm Safety webinars and trainings.

American Farm Bureau ASAP program: https://www.fb.org/initiative/farm-bureau-safety-health-network#:~:text=Farm%20Bureaus%20promote%20safety%20and,safety%20and%20health%20in%20agriculture.

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Telling the Story Project

This episode is brought to you in part by Zimmatic by Lindsay

You can find us on Instagram @‌jenaochsner and @‌marypat.sass

The integration of technology in agriculture is revolutionizing the way we grow our food, manage resources, and care for the environment. On this episode of Beyond the Crops, along with our husbands, we explore tech-driven transformations we’ve witnessed first hand.

From precision agriculture and data analytics to artificial intelligence and autonomy, in this episode we unpack how tech has improved our operations and what we might see as a fit for the future.

The landscape of ag tech is ever-evolving and we hope you’re able to glean some new knowledge from this episode. If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe!

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This episode is brought to you in part by Zimmatic by Lindsay

You can find us on Instagram @‌jenaochsner and @‌marypat.sass

Routines and Rhythms are welcome as the summer season comes to an end. In today’s episode we’re highlighting the beauty of some of the rhythm’s and routines in our own lives.

We’re also giving some casual life updates and share about an exciting event where we get to be IN PERSON together.

Husker Harvest Days:

Don’t forget our panel starts at 11am on Tuesday, September 12th and we’ll be at the Zimmatic booth 410. Stop by to see us and add to the conversation!

We hope you find inspiration from this episode. Don’t forget to subscribe and tune in every Tuesday!

This episode is brought to you in part by Zimmatic by Lindsay

You can find us on Instagram @‌jenaochsner and @‌marypat.sass

Thirsty for knowledge on irrigation? This episode is for you.

Irrigation is essential for many farmers across the US, especially on a year like this one. On this episode, we break down what irrigation looks like on each of our operations and how geography, necessity, availability, and much more dictate how it's used across the country. We brought on our husbands to give their hot takes on irrigation and how it affects our farms and our future. 


This episode is brought to you in part by Zimmatic by Lindsay

You can find us on Instagram @‌jenaochsner and @‌marypat.sass

Believe it or not, the growing season is slipping away and harvest is RIGHT around the corner! Harvest is a marathon for farmers and you should never go into a marathon ill prepared. Today, we bring you all of our best tips, tricks, and advice as we all near the busiest and arguably one of the most important seasons of farming.

Harvest Progress Sticker Chart

All Things Harvest Preparation

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You can find us on Instagram @‌jenaochsner and @‌marypat.sass

The episode MANY of you have been waiting for! Today we had the pleasure of interviewing one of our OG instagram farm wife friends, Kylie Epperson. Kylie farms commercial corn, soybeans, and pigs with her family in northeast Missouri. Catch crop updates from three different regions before hearing Kylie’s journey from stepping outside of what she thought she “should” be doing and stepping into what God had planned for her - a life of color, style, and pouring into other rural women through teaching them to dress and feel their best self as a House of Colour Image Consultant!

Follow Kylie on Instagram @kylieepperson_ 

Instagram (@kylieepperson_)

Kylie’s website: 

Home - Kylie Epperson

Find a House of Colour consultant near you: 

Find your nearest House of Colour image consultant | House Of Colour

Check out the Midwest Farm Wives podcast to hear more from Kylie and her cohost, Whitney Larson 

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You can find us on Instagram @‌jenaochsner and @‌marypat.sass