That Farm Life

On March 31, 2023 several tornadoes swept through Arkansas. Shannon Hobbs’ hometown of Wynne was devastated by a large tornado that tore through homes, churches, and schools. In today’s episode Shannon shares his experience and how the town is coming together to recover. 

You can learn more about Shannon’s family business, Hobbs Farm Implement at their website.

Shannon and his brothers were previous guests on That Farm Life Podcast. You can listen to their episode, You Can’t Out-Give God with the Hobbs Brothers at our website or on your favorite podcast app.

We'd love to hear your feedback! Please reach out to us if you have ideas for future shows or how we can make That Farm Life even better! Email us at [email protected]!

That Farm Life is produced by Eagle Farms at Williams Baptist University. That Farm Life Podcast is also a resource of Agri Health Network. For more information and to find more resources, check out AgriHealth.net.

Are you interested in graduating from college debt free? Check out the Williams Works program at WBU! For more information, call 870-759-4120 or email [email protected].

Growing up a part of the sixth generation on her family’s California cattle ranch, Kiah Twisselman Burchett experienced farm life first hand. Now, as a beef industry advocate, motivational speaker, and podcaster, Kiah uses her platforms to encourage people to be healthy inside and out.  

Kiah and her friend Courtenay DeHoff created the YouTube series Backroad Cowgirls. They visited a wide variety of people involved in the Agriculture industry to tell their unique stories. You can find their episodes on their YouTube pageor website, BackroadCowgirls.com.

Kiah’s podcast, Climbing with Coach Kiah, is available on all podcast platforms. 

She can be found on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn at Coach_Kiah. Her website is CoachKiah.com.

We'd love to hear your feedback! Please reach out to us if you have ideas for future shows or how we can make That Farm Life even better! Email us at [email protected]!

That Farm Life is produced by Eagle Farms at Williams Baptist University. That Farm Life Podcast is also a resource of Agri Health Network. For more information and to find more resources, check out AgriHealth.net.

Are you interested in graduating from college debt free? Check out the Williams Works program at WBU! For more information, call 870-759-4120 or email [email protected].

This week’s guests are Oklahoma cattle ranchers Doug and Amy Ratzlaff. As they began their operation they realized the way Doug’s parents and grandparents worked wouldn’t work out for them. By being willing to innovate and make changes to fit their family’s needs, Hilltop Ranch and Cattle has become successful.

Their strong faith in God has helped them through difficult times and helped keep their family together. 

You can read more about their ranch and order beef at their website, https://hilltopranchandcattle.com

We'd love to hear your feedback! Please reach out to us if you have ideas for future shows or how we can make That Farm Life even better! Email us at [email protected]!

That Farm Life is produced by Eagle Farms at Williams Baptist University. That Farm Life Podcast is also a resource of Agri Health Network. For more information and to find more resources, check out AgriHealth.net.

Are you interested in graduating from college debt free? Check out the Williams Works program at WBU! For more information, call 870-759-4120 or email [email protected].

With their ranch 75 miles outside of Casper, Wyoming, Leslie Hendry and her family can easily stay isolated. By choosing to get involved with other cattle ranchers through conventions and committees, Leslie has been able to build community for herself.

As the Wyoming Director of Federation of State Beef Councils, Leslie works with others to provide education on the benefits of beef and promote the industry.

For others who live in rural settings, Leslie recommends finding community through your local Farm Bureau, grower meetings in your industry, and online groups. Those who live in rural areas and work in the agricultural industry can provide support and encouragement for one another.

For other men and women in the cattle industry, you can locate your state Beef Council at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association's website or at BeefBoard.org. 

We'd love to hear your feedback! Please reach out to us if you have ideas for future shows or how we can make That Farm Life even better! Email us at [email protected]!

That Farm Life is produced by Eagle Farms at Williams Baptist University. That Farm Life Podcast is also a resource of Agri Health Network. For more information and to find more resources, check out AgriHealth.net.

Are you interested in graduating from college debt free? Check out the Williams Works program at WBU! For more information, call 870-759-4120 or email [email protected].

Today Archie visits with Jack Blease and Joe Geoffrey from The Old Trail Boss Podcast. Through classic Western storytelling Jack, Joe, and their team discuss concepts of grace, pride, dealing with change, and more. You can find episodes of The Old Trail Boss on your favorite podcast provider or at TheOldTrailBoss.com

Join the online Cowboy Church Services each Sunday at 11:00 Central Standard Time via the Trail Boss Ministries Facebook Page.

To learn more about Trail Boss Ministry, check out their website, YouTube channel, and Facebook page.

To find their Facebook group, search Cowboy Church “Live”

A list of audiobooks narratede by Joe Geoffrey can be found at Audible.

We'd love to hear your feedback! Please reach out to us if you have ideas for future shows or how we can make That Farm Life even better! Email us at [email protected]!

That Farm Life is produced by Eagle Farms at Williams Baptist University. That Farm Life Podcast is also a resource of Agri Health Network. For more information and to find more resources, check out AgriHealth.net.

Are you interested in graduating from college debt free? Check out the Williams Works program at WBU! For more information, call 870-759-4120 or email [email protected].

A few years ago, Jaclyn Wilson lost her friend and business partner in a tragic ATV accident. While dealing with grief and PTSD she realized she needed help. 

 Through a form a therapy known as EMDR, Jaclyn found a way to process the tragedy and trauma and come out on the other side. 

 You can hear more about EMDR in a previous podcast episode titled Healing the Effects of Trauma and Stress with Blake & Juliana Bennett. 

 To read Jaclyn’s weekly articles, go to MidwestMessenger.com.

 Search Wilson Flying Diamond Ranch and Flying Diamond Beef on Facebook or Instagram. 

On Twitter Jaclyn can be found @FDGenetics

 To order farm to table beef, go to FlyingDiamondBeef.com

“I think it takes a really strong person to say, ‘Hey, I’m having an issue. I need help. What can I do?’”                -Jaclyn Wilson

To order from Jaclyn’s farm to table beef store, go to FlyingDiamondBeef.com.

We'd love to hear your feedback! Please reach out to us if you have ideas for future shows or how we can make That Farm Life even better! Email us at [email protected]!

That Farm Life is produced by Eagle Farms at Williams Baptist University. That Farm Life Podcast is also a resource of Agri Health Network. For more information and to find more resources, check out AgriHealth.net.

Are you interested in graduating from college debt free? Check out the Williams Works program at WBU! For more information, call 870-759-4120 or email [email protected].

Lauren Driver didn’t grow up on a farm, but when she married her husband five years ago, she married into the farm life. 

 As a general manager for McDonald’s, Lauren was used to working with people in a business setting. After joining the farm full-time, she’s had to learn how to blend her business background with her new role at their row crop operation. 

 Additionally, Lauren and her husband have had to learn how to blend their families. With his two daughters and her son, they have worked to create a strong new family. 

 
In this episode, Lauren mentions a Facebook Group called Farmer’s Wives that has helped her find community with other rural and agricultural women around the world. Search for Farmer’s Wives on Facebook groups to request to join.

 
“The person you love has a passion…. Did I love the farm when I first came out here? No….But I love my husband and my husband loves the farm.”              -Lauren Driver

We'd love to hear your feedback! Please reach out to us if you have ideas for future shows or how we can make That Farm Life even better! Email us at [email protected]!

That Farm Life is produced by Eagle Farms at Williams Baptist University. That Farm Life Podcast is also a resource of Agri Health Network. For more information and to find more resources, check out AgriHealth.net.

Are you interested in graduating from college debt free? Check out the Williams Works program at WBU! For more information, call 870-759-4120 or email [email protected].

This is the second part of Archie’s interview with Ron Deal. You can find the first part, Building a Blended Family, on our website or on your favorite podcast app.

 After losing their 12-year-old son Connor in 2009, Ron Deal and his wife Nan faced a crushing heartache. As their life began recalibrating to this unwanted new normal, they looked for ways to move through their grief.

 Friends connected the Deals with Touch A Life Kids – an organization that rescues child trafficking survivors. Partnering with Touch A Life Kids, Ron and his wife opened the Connor Creative Arts Center. Through art therapy and lessons children who have endured extreme trauma can find ways to process and express themselves.

 Ron and Nan have also been on other podcasts sharing about Connor. You can find some of those episodes here:

 Family Life Today Podcast:
          Episodes with Ron & Nan Deal
               Taken
               Grieving the Loss
               Regaining Equilibrium   

  While We’re Waiting Podcast:
          The Marriage Relationship After Child Loss Episodes with Ron & Nan Deal
               Part One
               Part Two

To learn more about Touch a Life Kids, visit their website here. In addition to information on Connor Creative Arts Center, you can find out more about their ministry to child trafficking survivors.

More Resources and Links:

 While We’re Waiting – a ministry for bereaved parents that includes support groups, free retreats, and other resources for parents who have lost a child

Help for Those Grieving the Loss of a Child by FamilyLife

How to Handle Grief by Julie Baumgardner for First Things First 

You can find more information about Ron, his ministry, and additional resources at SmartStepFamilies.com.

We'd love to hear your feedback! Please reach out to us if you have ideas for future shows or how we can make That Farm Life even better! Email us at [email protected]!

That Farm Life is produced by Eagle Farms at Williams Baptist University. That Farm Life Podcast is also a resource of Agri Health Network. For more information and to find more resources, check out AgriHealth.net.

Are you interested in graduating from college debt free? Check out the Williams Works program at WBU! For more information, call 870-759-4120 or email [email protected].

Today on the podcast Archie talks with Ron Deal. He is a therapist, speaker, and author of The Smart Stepfamily, Building Love in Blended Families, Dating and the Single Parent, and many more.

 He is the President of Smart Stepfamilies and the Director of FamilyLife Blended. He also hosts the FamilyLifeBlended podcast and started As for Me and My House Ministries.

“When hard things come it doesn’t have to be the end of us…. We can find our way through and find our way back to each other.” -Ron Deal

 From this episode:

 Two Ways Parents in a Blended Family can Improve Connection

 ·      Learn your stepchild’s love language & put it on a scale. Instead of a bear hug for the child whose love language is physical touch, choose a fist-bump. Honor and respect their level of comfort with you.

 ·      Respect the story of the child you’re trying to connect with. Be patient, persistent, continue to be present.

 More info on this topic can be found in:

Building Love Together in Blended Familes by Ron Deal & Gary Chapman

The Smart Stepfamily by Ron Deal

Blended & Blessed Live Stream Event

Saturday, April 29, 2021

6 hour live seminar for $20

Find more information & register at BlendedAndBlessed.com.

Email [email protected] with questions about this event.

Resources and Links:

Ron’s books are available on Amazon, at the Family Life website, at Barnes & Noble, or most other booksellers.

You can find more information about Ron, his ministry, and additional resources at SmartStepFamilies.com.

Ron’s Podcast: Family Life Blended

Available at the Family Life website or on your favorite podcast app.

We'd love to hear your feedback! Please reach out to us if you have ideas for future shows or how we can make That Farm Life even better! Email us at [email protected]!

That Farm Life is produced by Eagle Farms at Williams Baptist University. That Farm Life Podcast is also a resource of Agri Health Network. For more information and to find more resources, check out AgriHealth.net.

Are you interested in graduating from college debt free? Check out the Williams Works program at WBU! For more information, call 870-759-4120 or email [email protected].

This week marks 106 episodes with 110 guests, listeners in 50 states and 59 countries, and two full years of That Farm Life Podcast.

 In today’s episode we feature excerpts from some episodes you don’t want to miss!

Find the full-length versions on your favorite podcast app or on our website.

 Adventures in Flying with Marshall Morrison

 Getting an Early Start with Lane Fitzgerald

 Talking daily with God with Dr. Connie Ware

 Addiction Recovery with Rhonda Qualls

 Finding Healing through Sharing with Mardon & Martha Layne

 We want to hear your story! Email us at [email protected]. 

Music by Caffeine Creek Music via Pixabay.

We'd love to hear your feedback! Please reach out to us if you have ideas for future shows or how we can make That Farm Life even better! Email us at [email protected]!

That Farm Life is produced by Eagle Farms at Williams Baptist University. That Farm Life Podcast is also a resource of Agri Health Network. For more information and to find more resources, check out AgriHealth.net.

Are you interested in graduating from college debt free? Check out the Williams Works program at WBU! For more information, call 870-759-4120 or email [email protected].