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Join me as I have the honor to sit down and chat with Jim Mulhern, Retiring CEO and President of the National Milk Producers Federation. Jim is known throughout the dairy industry as a hard worker and huge advocate for our US Dairy Industry and it was my honor to have him on and talk about some of the great pieces of legislation he was a part of, as well as more about Jim's life and how he ended up being such a policy powerhouse for the dairy industry. This interview was a huge honor for me and we wish Jim nothing but the best with his upcoming retirement!
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This week we are chatting with Royalty!! Join me as I chat with Jenna Howlett, the current Miss Vermont USA, and also the daughter of a dairy farmer! Learn more about the great things she is using her platform to speak to people about as well as how the daughter of a dairy farmer set her goals on the crown. You can follow Jenna at @missvtusa and @jenna.howlett on Instagram and @Miss Vermont USA on Facebook!
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Join me as I chat with Hannah Woodhouse this week on the podcast! We get a little bit "sciency" but in a fun and easy to understand way talking about her research project getting her PHD, as well as about all the fun of living in Canada and growing up on a small dairy. You can find her on Instagram @hannahwoodhouse1 and on LinkedIn @Hannah Woodhouse (where you can also find links to her research)
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This week I sat down with Peggy Coffeen of the Uplevel Dairy Podcast! Instead of her doing the interviewing like we are all accustomed to, this is an opportunity to get to know the energetic woman on the other side of the mic and we had a ton of fun! You can find her on Facebook and Instagram @UplevelDairy !
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This week we chat with Bieke de Bruijn on her dairy adventures that have brought her... well... around the WORLD! Bieke has experienced dairy farming in 4 different countries and has so much to bring to the table for being so young. Check out this fun convo! You can find her at LinkedIn at Bieke de Bruijn.
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🎙️ Welcome to the Pull Up a Bale Podcast
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Pull Up a Bale is where real stories from rural life meet bold, unfiltered conversations about the future of agriculture. Hosted by dairy farmer, homeschooling mom, and agvocate Val Lavigne, this podcast invites farmers, ranchers, educators, and everyday rural changemakers to pull up a bale and share what’s really going on — the challenges, the purpose, the grit, and the heart behind the work.
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