Farm Traveler

Welcome to the start of season 2! As mentioned in the episode, check out the links below for more information on helping farmers during COVID-19 and how you can get farm fresh produce!

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Head over to the link below for all the links mentioned in this episode!

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When you hear Tennessee you might think about Gatlinburg, the "moonshine" tastings, and the Great Smokey Mountains. Or maybe you're a huge college football fan and picture Neyland Stadium, aka Rocky Top, and the mascot, Smokey. Whatever you might picture is probably not agriculture, despite it being the largest industry in the state. Our guest today is Matthew McClanahan, an Ag Lawyer, Advocate, and rancher from the great state of Tennessee. Matthew will tell us about his background growing up on the farm, practicing Ag Law, and advocating for agriculture with the American Farm Bureau. In our discussion, Matthew will explain the diversity behind the Tennessee agriculture industry and its impact on the state's economy.

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Our guest on the show today is Jason Medows, pharmacist, rancher, and podcaster of the show Ag State of Mind. Jason started his podcast to help start the conversation on mental health in agriculture and how it is impacting farms across the country. Be sure to check out Jason's Podcast on your podcast app of choice as well as www.agstateofmind.com

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ag-state-of-mind-with-jason-medows/id1484075922

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Dr. Jack Payne is the University of Florida’s Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources and the leader of the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, known as IFAS. Dr. Payne previously held positions at Iowa State, Utah State, Texas A&M, and Penn State. He also served as the national director of conservation for Ducks Unlimited. He has led IFAS for nearly 10 years. He has essentially served as CEO for the R&D arm of Florida’s $160 billion-a-year agriculture and natural resource industry, the state’s second-largest after tourism. As one of the nation’s highest-ranking academic agricultural administrators, Dr. Payne has been a national leader in garnering support for the land-grant system to which the University of Florida belongs. He has also used his platform as a national leader to consistently champion science as the basis for good decision making.

In our interview today, Dr. Payne will highlight his career as head of the University of Florida's IFAS, the many land-grant colleges he has worked at, and his time spent at Ducks Unlimited. Dr. Payne will also touch base on how land-grant colleges have helped improve farming across the country and how the Florida agriculture industry manages to be one of the most diverse in the country.

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Former National FFA Advisor, Dr. Larry Case was appointed by the United States Department of Education in 1984 as the education specialist for agriculture, agribusiness, and natural resources education, one of his many responsibilities included his time spent as the National Advisor. During his tenure, FFA membership grew a tremendous amount, the organization's named changed, and numerous educational innovations were made for agricultural education.  

In our interview today, Dr. Case will discuss his upbringing in Missouri, how he transitioned from teaching high school agriculture education classes to working with the Missouri department of education and the Missouri FFA. Dr. Case will also highlight experiences and job duties during his tenure as National FFA Advisor and what he has been up to since he retired from the position in 2010.

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Row cropping isn't easy. Neither is pork production. Motherhood surely isn't a walk in the park either. Now imagine doing all three!  

Kylie Epperson is a row crop farmer, pork producer, and mother on their family farm. She is also a fellow podcaster with Midwest Farm Wives podcast which shares advice on farm life and motherhood. On top of all that, Kylie is also an avid agriculture advocate!

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/midwest-farm-wives/id1471900461

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Our guests today are David Plummer and Michael Ferguson from Illinois based Aerial Influence. David and Michael will both explain how drone technology has changed in recent years, the many uses of drones in the agriculture industry, and what regulations drone pilots must follow. They will also tell us how police and fire departments are starting to use drones by aiding in search and rescue operations and even drones being used in delivery services.  

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Our guest today is Mark Stock, who along with his brother Ron, co-founded BigIron Auctions, which focuses on large equipment auctions and offers both weekly onsite and online auctions. Mark will explain the journey he and his brother took from growing up on a farm to becoming successful entrepreneurs and how their auctions take advantage of the internet to bring potential buyers equipment from all over the country. Mark will also explain the advice he gives to farmers on making additional income like leasing hunting land on farms, and how to get the best deal in an auction. And of course, Mark will give us a taste of that famous auctioneer voice.  

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Paul Hoff is THE most interesting man in the world. Enjoy a look into his mind.

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Going viral can lead to some pretty neat opportunities like going on talk shows or even just having your message reach millions of people. Our guest today went viral just a few months ago (Sept 2019) in an attempt to fight some popular false claims about the agriculture industry. Amanda Radke is an Agriculture Speaker, Beef Blogger, pretty much a jack of all trades. Amanda has a background in Ag Communications, writing for BEEF Magazine, and working with beef cattle. She currently runs her website (amandaradke.com), advocates for agriculture as a guest speaker to numerous events, and writes a Beef newsletter. You might remember Amanda from a few months ago when she went viral for a post in which she asked Ellen for a chance to come on her show to talk about beef production and some false claims the media continues to state about agriculture. Today on the show, Amanda will talk about her speaking background, beef facts and misinformation, and how going viral helped get her message out there.

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