By North Dakota Farm Bureau
All things agricultural for those who want to gain a competitive edge for their farm or ranch. Listen as your cohosts Emmery Mehlhoff and Alisha Nord-Donnelly get insights from industry experts who
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Join hosts Emmery Mehlhoff and Alisha Nord as they begin a new season of Straight Talk with NDFB, “Harvesting with NDFB.” We are visiting with farmers across North Dakota as they bring in the harvest.
In the first episode, our hosts visit with Kristie Sundeen from Brocket, N.D. Kristie and her husband harvest canola on their farm. Kristie visits with us about raising canola, the challenges that come with harvesting, and changes to canola farming over the years.
Join us as we find out whether the 2024 canola harvest was a boom or a bust!
And if you'd rather watch the podcast in video format, check it out here.
In today’s episode, cohosts Emmery Mehlhoff and Alisha Nord round out season 7 of Straight Talk with NDFB, reflecting on the season, and discussing plans they have for summer 2024.
We discuss:
Our hosts will be taking a break from podcasting for the spring and summer to chase calves and plant fields. To contact our hosts about anything, email [email protected].
To find all the NDFB happenings, visit ndfb.org.
NDFB Straight Talk hosts Emmery Mehlhoff and Alisha Nord travel to Wimbledon, N.D., to visit with Matt and Bethany Peterson, owners of Aligned Ag. Aligned Ag offers precision ag services, crop protection, soil sampling services and sells Pioneer seed to the Wimbledon and surrounding areas.
Matt and Bethany are active in NDFB and serve on NDFB’s Young Farmers and Ranchers committee. The Peterson’s began growing their business in 2021 and Bethany recently left her job at BASF to work full time in the business.
In today’s episode, we talk about:
Join us for this episode!
To contact Matt and Bethany at Aligned Ag, call 701-425-2100 or visit them at their new location west of Wimbledon.
Contact Emmery and Alisha, email [email protected]
Learn more about NDFB's YF&R program.
NDFB Straight Talk hosts Emmery and Alisha visit with Jeff Schafer, a farmer and rancher near New Rockford, N.D. Jeff is a 5th generation farmer who currently works with his children (6th generation) and grandchildren (7th generation!) on the family farm.
Three county Farm Bureaus teamed up to bring Jolene Brown, a farmer and award-winning speaker, to Fessenden, N.D. to talk about succession planning and bridging the gap between the generations.
Jeff was part of the group that brought Jolene to North Dakota. Following her presentation, Jeff sat down to talk about his takeaways and the lessons he's learned as he continues to keep his business thriving through the generations.
We talk with Jeff about:
To hear Emmery and Alisha's conversation with Jeff's daughter, Chelsey click here.
To learn more about Jolene Brown, visit here.
Keep an eye out for other events hosted by NDFB at ndfb.org/events
Contact Emmery and Alisha at [email protected]
Calving, planting, and harvesting are the lifeblood of the farm and ranch. The new beginnings of spring calves and seeds and the completion of harvest in the fall are the things we as farmers and ranchers live for. But what happens when these busy seasons start to pile up and you go from excited to a little bit more… stressed?
In today’s episode, hosts Emmery Mehlhoff and Alisha Nord visit with Dr. Amy Missling about stress on the farm and how it can turn from something seasonal to more permanent: chronic stress.
Dr. Amy Missling is a licensed clinical psychologist and practices in rural Minnesota. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders as well as trauma and stressor-related conditions. She provides behavioral health services to adults with a variety of life circumstances and occupations, including local farmers and ranchers. Outside of her work as a psychologist, she and her husband, Jeff Missling, feed cattle and hogs and co-own a meat locker in Devils Lake, N.D.
Dr. Missling shares her experience as a psychologist and agriculturalist. Marrying into agriculture has given her a unique experience about the kinds of stress farmers and ranchers are facing.
We talk about:
Check out your level of stress here
For more information about how to find a behavioral health specialist, visit with your primary care doctor.
Farm Bureau Member? Visit KonnectMD on NDFB’s member benefit page https://www.ndfb.org/benefits/
Contact Emmery and Alisha at @[email protected]
Hosts Emmery Mehlhoff and Alisha Nord visit with Jolene Brown, a walking, talking spokesperson and champion for the people of agriculture.
Jolene is a farmer in eastern Iowa, contributor to Successful Farming magazine’s popular family business column, author of two great books, and an inductee into the prestigious CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame.
In this episode, your hosts discuss ideas from her upcoming workshop entitled: “If we huff and puff, will we blow your house down?”
Jolene shares lessons learned from her 30+ years of working with farm families. She addresses the issues of communication and conflict, fair and equal, entitlement and transition.
During the workshop, she will provide 10 template tools to help with the transition of labor, management, leadership, and ownership.
When your business is constructed correctly, not only do we have a productive and profitable result, but we have also laid the foundation for the legacy of a family business.
To find out more about the March 22 workshop visit the NDFB website's event Jolene Brown succession planning event. RSVP for this free event to [email protected]
To hear more from Jolene Brown, visit www.JoleneBrown.com
Contact our hosts at [email protected]
In this episode, Straight Talk with NDFB hosts Emmery Mehlhoff and Alisha Nord visit with Randy Martinson, founder of Martinson Ag Risk Management. Martinson Ag offers a variety of crop marketing and crop insurance packages to its customers.
Randy grew up on a family grain and livestock farm near Milnor, N.D., where he farmed for ten years. Randy is well-known for introducing complex marketing strategies in a simple, straightforward manner.
In this episode we talk about:
Join us for this insightful marketing episode.
Contact Martinson Ag Risk Management at https://martinsonag.com/contact-us/ or give them a call at (701)205-4200.
Download their app https://martinsonag.com/contact-us/
Contact Emmery and Alisha at [email protected]
Our Straight Talk hosts, Emmery Mehlhoff and Alisha Nord, were live and in person at NDFB’s 2024 Young Farmers and Ranchers conference., February 2-3 and spoke with Dahltin Pahl.
Dahltin is a farmer from Ellendale and active NDFB member, who joined our hosts to talk about his experience with NDFB. Dahltin is an ag lender for Ag Country and has been involved with NDFB for several years. He has served on the NDSU Collegiate board to as well as the NDFB’s Board of Directors as the chair of the NDFB Young Farmer and Rancher Committee.
Join us as Dahltin shares his:
To get in touch with Dahltin Pahl, contact him on Linkedin
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dahltin-pahl-7828b5123
To learn more about YF&R, visit https://www.ndfb.org/aboutus/yfrcommittee/program/
To contact our hosts, email [email protected] or visit ndfb.org
In today's episode, we answer the question “What are you going to do today so your great-grandkids can farm someday?”
Hosts Emmery Mehlhoff and Alisha Nord visit with Andy Junkin about his business “Stubborn Farm.” Andy is originally from Bobcaygeon, Ontario, but now lives in eastern Iowa with his wife and four kids. Andy helps stubborn farmers work better together.
Join us as we talk about how:
Learn how to turn stubbornness into:
Together, we talk about how to save the family farm.
Learn more about Andy and Stubborn Farm at https://stubborn.farm
Listen to his audiobook for FREE https://stubborn.farm/stubbornbook/
Take the next step to save the farm https://stubborn.farm/nextsteps/
Contact Andy at [email protected] or 1-800-474-2057
Or schedule your call here https://stubborn.farm/schedulecall/
Contact Emmery and Alisha at [email protected]
Merry Christmas to all from Straight Talk with NDFB! In this episode, hosts Emmery Mehlhoff and Alisha Nord visit with Courtney Lesmeister, part-owner of Wayne-N-Jean's Evergreens.
Courtney Lesmeister, friend of Alisha, married into a family owned and operated Christmas tree farm when she married Lloyd Lesmeister, son of Wayne and Jean, owners of Wayne-N-Jeans Evergreens. Courtney now works on the family tree farm along with Wayne and Jean, Lloyd, and two children.
Although the farm sells trees year-round, Wayne-N-Jean's is best known for their cut-your-own and pre-cut Christmas tree sales, wreaths, and gift shop.
From the middle of November to Christmas Eve, Wayne-N-Jean's Evergreens is open for the public to choose and cut down a Christmas tree. The farm hosts several Christmas events including a visit from Santa Claus, the Grinch, Ladies Day, and much more!
To find Wayne-N-Jean's Evergreens, visit
https://www.wjevergreens.com or find them on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064651511013 .
To contact Straight Talk with NDFB, email [email protected]
The podcast currently has 73 episodes available.