August 5, 2025 ~ JR Afternoon with Ryan Ermanni On this episode: Ryan is on Day 2 of the WJR AG Tour. He's at ZFS Zeeland Farm Services in Ithaca and asks about the Gratiot County area; hears from the 2025 Teacher of the Year; hears from ZFS' Grain Merchandiser; learns more about ITC from Chuck Marshall, ITC's President and congratulates our 5th WJR's Rising Star.

August 5, 2025 ~ Ryan Ermanni checks in with Chuck Marshall, President of ITC Michigan about the importance of Michigan's energy infrastructure and what ITC is doing to maintain and improve it.

August 5, 2025 ~ Ryan Ermanni congratulates Avdo Jakupvic, Support Services Manager, Awecomm. He's the 5th WJR Rising Star of 2025!!

August 5, 2025 ~ Ryan Ermanni talks with Nate Greeley, Grain Merchandiser at ZFS Ithaca about their connection to Zeeland Farm Services and why processing soy beans is important to Michigan.

August 5, 2025 ~ Ryan Ermanni congratulates Ashlie Smith. She's an 8th grade science teacher at Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Girls in Bloomfield Hills, who's been selected as the 2025 National Teacher of the Year by the Air and Space Forces Association!

August 5, 2025 ~ Ryan Ermanni asks Shana Dancer, Interim Executive Director, Gratiot Area Chamber of Commerce about things you can do in and around Gratiot County!

August 4, 2025 ~ Ryan Ermanni talks with Marty & Nancy Steinhauer, Owners of Dexter Cider Mill, Michigan's oldest continuously operating cider mill!

August 4, 2025 ~ JR Afternoon with Ryan Ermanni On this episode: It's the first day of Ryan's Ag-Tour, where Ryan visits great agriculture related sites across the region. Today Ryan's at the Agricole Farm Stop in Chelsea learning about Agricole; finding out about a new equitable food system; hears about some cool technology that allows farmers to monitor their properties from space; visits Michigan's oldest continuously running cider mill and finds out about a great farm-to-table experience.

August 4, 2025 ~ Ryan Ermanni checks in with Chef Garrett Lipar from The Dixboro Project, a multi-concept restaurant and leisure sanctuary about their amazing farm to table offerings.

August 4, 2025 ~ Ryan Ermanni speaks with Chad Wiebesick, Director of Media Relations, Destination Ann Arbor about cool agritourism events and experiences in and around the Ann Arbor area!