That Farm Life

So many people struggle with infertility, miscarriage, infant loss, or postpartum mood disorders. Education about these issues is important for men as well as women. Being informed helps us support women when these issues arise.

Our guest for this episode is Emily Gregory. Emily is a Licensed professional counselor with extensive training through Postpartum Support International. Her own story helps her connect with struggling moms and their families. 

Postpartum Support International (PSI) is an organization with free online support groups, loss and grief resources, and a database of therapists who specialize in maternal mental health. You can also reach their HelpLine at 1-800-944-4773. 

“Self-care is not selfish. It’s the same thing as ‘put on your own oxygen mask first.’ If you are not healthy, if you are not functioning, neither is your baby.  So self-care isn’t selfish, it’s self-less. So make sure you have enough fuel in your tank to see to those who require your attention.”            -Emily Gregory

 
That Farm Life Podcast is a resource of Agri Health Network. For more information and to find more resources, check out AgriHealth.net. 

Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected].

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].

In today’s episode Archie talks with Dr. Jerica Rich, Assistant Professor of Animal Science at Arkansas State University. 

 Dr. Rich’s childhood in New Hampshire did not include agriculture, but she was always surrounded by animals. In high school and college she began working with livestock and soon realized she wanted a career in Ag. 

 With the current difficulties brought on by drought, high input prices, and inflation, Dr. Rich finds strength and encouragement in her relationship with God. She shares many verses she keeps around her office to continually remind herself of His provision and goodness. 

If you have questions about the topics Dr. Rich covered, you can email her at [email protected].

“Work willingly at whatever you do as if you’re working for the Lord rather than for people.”(Colossians 3:23)

 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart & lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:4-5)

“Pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (I Thessalonians 5:17-18)

 
That Farm Life Podcast is a resource of Agri Health Network. For more information and to find more resources, check out AgriHealth.net. 

Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected].

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].

Many times people in agriculture apply for loans, grants, or other financial support from the USDA. When they are denied, there is a free resource to appeal.

 In today’s episode Archie interviews Tezra Woody, the Regional Director for the Southern Region of the USDA National Appeals Division. She shares reasons a person may want to appeal and the free process. 

 Her personal story of growing up on a truck patch farm to the military, to law school, to the Army JAG Corps, and now to the National Appeals Division is inspiring and encouraging for anyone who has big dreams.

 More information on the appeals process, visit the National Appeals Division at 

www.nad.usda.gov. There are links to the application as well as other ways to contact NAD.

You can also watch a video on the appeals division on YouTube.

That Farm Life Podcast is a resource of Agri Health Network. For more information and to find more resources, check out AgriHealth.net. 

Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected].

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].

Jesus told many stories based on the agrarian society of His day. Pastor Rod Ohmes from Ramsey Creek Baptist Churchin Clarksville, Missouri sees these stories come alive in the community of his rural church. 

 You can find Ramsey Creek Baptist Church at their website or on Facebook. 

 “Farming takes some of the most faith of any kind of a profession out there… Like Jesus talks about in Mark 4, that a farmer, he sows the seed, he puts the seed in the ground, and then he just goes to sleep and he trusts that it’s going to grow…. Nowadays we can put all kinds of things on the seed and we can wait until just the right time and we can fertilize it at just the right time, but no farmer out there causes that seed to grow. God does…. There’s a lot of faith involved in farming. And so we can draw a lot of parallels between faith and farming just out of the stories Jesus tells and what the nature of faith is.” – Rod Ohmes

That Farm Life Podcast is a resource of Agri Health Network. For more information and to find more resources, check out AgriHealth.net. 

Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected].

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].

In this episode Archie talks with Tom Hess, a Program Associate at the University of Arkansas Division of Agricultural Livestock and Forestry Research Station. Tom’s role as a self-described “glorified cowboy” includes research on new methods of livestock production. 

 You can learn more about the Livestock and Forestry Research Station here.

That Farm Life Podcast is a resource of Agri Health Network. For more information and to find more resources, check out AgriHealth.net. 

 Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected].

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].

After treatment for cancer and blood clotting, veterinarian John Huff began to have chronic pain. He heard about a medication that falsely promised pain relief without the risk of addiction – Oxycontin.  Like many others, he quickly became addicted to the medication. After several overdosing scares, John made his way to rehab. With determination, hard work, and God’s help, he was able to overcome his addiction. 

 “It’s been 16 years since I’ve been clean… God can get you through this…. You don’t have to just not use. God can deliver you from that, take that desire, and put it far from you. You don’t have to wake up every day thinking about it. You can be free from it.”  - John Huff

 To contact Dr. Huff about the support group for veterinarians mentioned in the episode, call his office at 870-935-VETS. You can also reach him via email at [email protected].

That Farm Life Podcast is a resource of Agri Health Network. For more information and to find more resources, check out AgriHealth.net. 

 Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected].

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].

Jessica Burkham’s Ag involvement began with a 4-H heifer that turned into a family business raising certified Angus beef cattle. After graduation from the University of Nebraska where she studied animal science and beef production, Jessica headed to Washington D.C. to work with a senator on agriculture policy. Now, as Managing Director for Beef Alliance, Jessica works with leaders of the cattle feeding industry to improve the way cattle are cared for. 

 In this episode she shares about industry innovations, woman in Ag leadership, and dealing with stress and strains.

 “If you’re struggling, don’t be afraid to share that… because ten times out of ten, your peers, your neighbors – they’re struggling, too. Or they have and they can offer a lot of really good advice.”   - Jessica Burkham

You can learn more about Beef Alliance at beef alliance.com. 

That Farm Life Podcast is a resource of Agri Health Network. For more information and to find more resources, check out AgriHealth.net. 

 Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected].

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].

In this episode Archie speaks with Murray Benton, the president Mid-South Sales. They provide a variety of petroleum products for industry and agriculture. Murray discusses the rising costs of oil and gas and some of the global situations that created the issue.

 Murray’s strong faith in Christ and a community of supportive friends help him through stressful seasons. You can build a community around yourself through people you work with, others in your same industry, neighbors, or your church. 

 Archie would like to invite any men in the Northeast Arkansas area to a new men’s group at his church:

BetterMan Men’s Group - Begins September 6, 2022
Every Tuesday, at6:00 a.m.
Central Baptist Church Family Life Center
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Breakfast provided

Register here to let them know you will be coming.

You can contact Murray Benton through his company’s website or phone number:

https://www.midsouthsales.com

870-933-OILS   

That Farm Life Podcast is a resource of Agri Health Network. For more information and to find more resources, check out AgriHealth.net. 

Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected].

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].

In today’s episode Archie visits with Kelly Smith of Hubbard Feeds. With almost 45 years in the feed business, Kelly has great insights into the current and possible future of the cattle industry.

Kelly has words of encouragement for people in all areas of agriculture.

You can reach Kelly by email at [email protected].

That Farm Life Podcast is a resource of Agri Health Network. For more information and to find more resources, check out AgriHealth.net. 

Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected].

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].

After college, James Thornton returned to the family farm and was looking forward to his first harvest when his dad was run over by a tractor. Six weeks in ICU and months of recovery meant that James was facing his first harvest without his father and mentor. 

 Neighbors stepped in. Retired farmers stepped up. A community of experienced farmers walked him through that harvest and helped him make it a success.

While we may not face difficulties this extreme, we all need a good support system. During times of stress, financial difficulty, illness, injury, or other tough situations, a good support system can keep us going. 

“It’s humbling when your neighbor pulls in there, into a field that you can’t get to… and they knock it out for you. It was a blessing and I saw a lot of good come out of something that was traumatic… That was the first crisis of my life that I saw God bring a lot of good out of.” – James Thornton

“Don’t be too busy to take care of yourself.” – Archie Mason

That Farm Life Podcast is a resource of Agri Health Network. For more information and to find more resources, check out AgriHealth.net. 

Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected].

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].