Dr. Marina Denny is the Associate Vice Provost for Engagement at Oregon State University, but she has enjoyed a versatile career across a range of Cooperative Extension systems at various levels. She has vast experience working with volunteers and developing and measuring leadership competencies in different audiences within and outside Extension. She brings her interesting and diverse personal, educational, and employment background to bear on our conversation and reminds us that a non-traditional path is still a path to achieving your goals if you open yourself up to all the ways you can succeed. 

Blaze Currie has dedicated his career to agricultural education and leadership development. He has worked with youth and adults through domestic and international organizations. He has served on and led advisory boards and boards of directors. He brings a wealth of experience to our conversation, as he encourages us to be curious, cultivate community, and embrace challenge. He is an advocate for transformative learning, and you can hear his TedTalk here: https://youtu.be/5cnMbCYrd40?si=cpZXlfajgowT5EQZ 

In this second episode of Rooted in Leadership, Dr. Tobin Redwine joins us to share about leading from your values, international experiences, raising kids and livestock, and mental health *trigger warning*. Below are some links to information and organizations we chat about! Enjoy! 

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, https://988lifeline.org/

AgriStress Helpline, 833-897-2474, https://www.agrisafe.org/agristress-helpline/

Mind Your Melon, https://mindyourmelon.org/

Field of Hope, https://www.fieldofhope.org

Montgomery County Fair Association, https://mcfa.org/

Join me for a visit with Boe Lopez, an Extension agent, rancher, and mayor of Springer, New Mexico. Boe shares how taking a risk attending an agricultural conference while he was an undergraduate resulted in opportunities that still haven’t stopped coming as he has stepped into leadership time and again. Boe has been involved numerous agricultural organizations from the local to the national level, including Farm Bureau Federation, New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association, U.S. Cattlemen’s, Colfax County (NM) Soil and Water Conservation District. In 2023, he was recognized with the NM Cattle Growers’ Association King Service Award, which honors “an individual whose talents and demeanor positively impact communities of New Mexico and inspire those around them to take action, too.”

*due to some audio issues, we join Boe as he begins to share about his background and journey. 

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Florida’s population is growing faster than the rest of the country. Consequently, the US is losing many of its important habitats for wildlife. However, a solution may come from the livestock sector; with something called rangeland systems. This system enable ranches to sustainably raise cattle using Florida’s native vegetation, allowing these places to be profitable while maintaining -sometimes increasing- biodiversity in the region. UFAEC graduate student Cesar sat down with Dr. Hance Ellington, a wildlife scientist, to understand how they work, the benefits for society, and how people can support this type of production.

Dr. Hance Ellington is an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida, department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. He is a grazinglands wildlife specialist, and wildlife-human interaction expert. Follow his work @uf_rwel on Instagram.

Wondering about the rising problems in Florida’s Citrus Industry? Or intrigued by the ways they are being tackled? If that’s you, grab a bottle of orange juice and orange slices and tune into this episode. Hosted by UF CALS junior Brenna Sturgis and joined by UF Citrus Research and Education Center Assistant Professor, Dr. John Chater, listeners can embark on a journey focusing on the future of Florida’s citrus! This episode will have you thinking “Orange Ya Glad” tuned in! 

Welcome back to the Boundless Science podcast series, brought to you by Streaming Science, a student driven program that works to connect you with scientists to learn how science impacts all of us- and our everyday lives and interests. Tune in to this episode to listen to our host, Marisa Crowhurst, talk with dachshund breeder, enthusiast and professional dog show handler, Arvind deBraganca, about the genetics and beliefs surrounding cross coat breeding in dachshunds. Dachshunds come in three coat varieties: smooth, long and wire (get the title now?), and cross coat breeding is the interbreeding of the three varieties. DeBraganca has been breeding and showing dachshunds for over 20 years and brings incredible insight on this topic. #boundlessscience #season2 #BoundlessScienceseason2

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This episode is part of the Boundless Science series. In this interview with Taylor Rice, an ecologist studying at Florida Gulf Coast University, we talk about gopher tortoise conservation and her research journey in ecology. We hope you gain an insight on who gopher tortoises are, why they’re important, and how to protect them from this podcast. #boundlessscience #season2 #BoundlessScienceseason2

Keywords: Ecology, Conservation, Gopher Tortoises