Mick Kokx retired from Michigan State University. He raises locally-grown produce and meat goats in southwest Michigan. He shares about:

• Why he traveled to New Orleans recently
• A crisis he dealt with that required a biochemist to find answers to
• Questions he’s asked about frequently, and who runs the farmstand
• Which Michigan sports teams – and players – he’s rooting for
• What career he would choose if he wasn’t already rooted in farming
• An animal that never gets older and is their neighborhood icon
• The difference between goats and other animals (just one of many characteristics)
• A job he really didn’t like as a newlywed
• Taking corn orders before corn is even planted and planning trips around travel
• A beautiful picture of the perfect day
• How he got his start in farming
• Stickershock of making a move from Baltimore to the Upper Peninsula
• Things he’s most thankful for in life

Stories mentioned in this podcast:

• Michigan Farm Bureau Promotion & Education: https://www.michfb.com/MI/Promotion_and_Education.aspx
• PBB crisis: http://www.michiganradio.org/post/michigans-toxic-1973-pbb-food-contamination-associated-more-health-effects

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