Farming For Dummies

In todays episode, we are introducing a new segment called “To The Root Of It”. In this segment, we will explore the vast history of an important piece of agriculture. This weeks topic is the plow. A groundbreaking piece of equipment that forever changed farming and how we feed the world. Join us at the very beginning with 2 sticks and some sand and eventually we’ll meet some Romans, Thomas Jefferson, John Deere, and the iconic steel plow. Despite some controversy in the 1930’s, this revolutionary tool has quite the story to tell. 

Pour yourself a tall glass of Kool-Aid because today we’re headed to Nebraska to learn all about those delicious butt nuggets we all enjoy for breakfast from our very own Eggspert Noah Young. Noah takes us on a journey through his life and what eventually led him to a career in agriculture and a developing passion for poultry. In this episode Noah takes a crack at explaining how a chicken lays an egg, what dictates egg color and flavor and how to best store your eggs at home. Whether you like your eggs scrambled or fried, this episode is for you!

We’re waxing down our surfboards as we head to the sunshine state of California, but not to learn about surfing. Instead we had the chance to visit with carrot producer Zach Wortiska to learn all about growing carrots. We got to learn where baby carrots come from (Noah’s first birds and the bees talk) as well as what it takes to plant and harvest carrots that you buy at the grocery store! If you carrot all about this delicious root vegetable, this episode is for you!

Also want to thank FeedSpot for ranking us in the Top 30 Best Farming Podcasts this week!  https://blog.feedspot.com/farming_podcasts/

There’s only two good things from Iowa: Casey’s Pizza and Murray McMurray hatchery. Today we had the chance to talk with the CEO and Co-Owner of Murray McMurray, Tom Watkins. Tom takes a crack at the incubation process and tells us all about how they successfully hatch over 110,000 eggs at any given time. He casually mentions moving 30,000 chickens to his house to avoid the bird flu and blows Tyler’s mind with hatching tips. From chickens and turkeys to waterfowl and game birds, they never put all their eggs in one basket. If you like chicks, this episode is for you!

Grab your cowboy hat and spurs because we're headed to Winnebago! We are going to learn all about the sport of rodeo and its deep ties to agriculture from the greatest bull rider of all time, Dale Brisby. Do you ever wonder what it's like to hop on the back of a 2,000 pound animal that wants to eat you for breakfast? What it takes to be a real cowboy? Or the ties between rodeo and agriculture? Tighten up your cinch because Dale is going answer all this and more on a wild ride that lasts far more than 8 seconds. Dale Yeah! 

Grab your beach towel and sunscreen because we're headed to the ocean...oh wait. He's not actually a shark farmer, just one of the greatest agriculture communications experts in the business and he lives in Illinois. In this episode we talk to Rob Sharkey, a farmer, journalist, and host of a variety of radio, podcast and tv shows! Everyone in agriculture has a story to tell and Rob has made it his goal in life to use his platform to give farmers a voice to share their stories of inspiration, innovation, and triumph. If you have an interest in learning how to better communicate your story this podcast is for you. Just give a listen! You have no-fin to lose! 

Make sure you've got your sunscreen on because today we're heading to sunny Florida to talk about growing peanuts! We talked to peanut farmer Jim McArthur about what it takes to grow delicious peanuts for candy bars, peanut butter sandwiches and apparently the oil you fry a turkey in at Thanksgiving! Not only that, but we also had a chance to talk to Jim's twin brother Randy and hear the world premiere of his new hit single "Daddy's Dime".