The Underdog Ag podcast presents:

Genevieve Tonniges, a York County native, and University of Nebraska - Lincoln graduate, who now serves as the executive director at Wessels Living History Farm.

Combining a passion for agriculture, history, and community, she's starting this new chapter with vision, enthusiasm, and love for the farm. In her free time, she's an avid reader, an armchair historian, an amateur writer, an aspiring world-traveler, and a sub-par gardener.

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HOST: Kerry Hoffschneider
GUESTS: Genevieve Tonniges, Director - Wessels Living History Farm

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The Underdog Ag podcast presents … Emily Estes, Registered Dietitian – MS, RD, LMNT and speaker at the upcoming June 28-29 Graze Master Group event, “Historic Roots for Agriculture’s Future.”

Register and see the complete agenda here: www.grazemastergroup.com/events or call/text Kerry at 402-363-8963.

About Emily: Emily is the Founder of Cultivated Legacy Consulting where she seeks to empower agricultural families and businesses to engage in intentional practices that promote a legacy of healthy individuals, families, and communities.

Emily earned her Masters of Science in Nutrition and Health Science at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln (UNL). Through the completion of her dietetic internship at UNL, Emily held a special interest for developing skills to engage in eating disorder treatment.

Her passion for education, treatment, and prevention of eating disorders led Emily to enter private practice following her dietetic internship.

She is the Founder of Sage Nutrition, LLC where she specializes in the treatment of eating disorders, body image struggles, and holistic health. Her treatment philosophy encompasses the philosophies of Health At Every Size, Body Trust, and Intuitive Eating, with a goal to see individuals move toward self-acceptance while finding joy and pleasure in their relationship to food and body.

Emily has long been an advocate for bringing mental health and eating disorder treatment opportunities to Nebraska and the rural communities. Emily is passionate about bringing community providers together to provide networking and continuing education opportunities.

She is the co-founder of the Nebraska Eating Disorder Network (NEDN). She is the author of many articles and resources including, “The Cultivated Self” and “CRAVE: Discovering God’s Goodness in Food and Body.”

In her time away from work, Emily enjoys the outdoors, spending time with her golden doodle pup, traveling, and exploring her creative outlets.

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HOST: Kerry Hoffschneider
GUESTS: Emily Estes, Co-Founder of the Nebraska Eating Disorder Network

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Del Ficke of Ficke Cattle Company and co-founder of the Graze Master Group took time to visit with longtime friend Larry Hafer, Director of Agoro Carbon U.S. about agriculture’s incredible potential.

The duo is super pumped about the Graze Master Group’s exciting event coming up June 28-29: “Historic Roots for Agriculture’s Future” at Harvest Hall in Seward, Neb.

You can find the complete agenda and registration here:www.grazemastergroup.com/events

We are more than happy to also take registrations by phone. Give us a call at: Kerry Hoffschneider at 402-363-8963 or Del Ficke at 402-499-0329.

You won’t want to miss these old friends reminiscing and talking about the positive future they see for the industry they love.

Learn more about the Graze Master Group and Agoro Carbon connection here: agorocarbonalliance.com/agoro-carbon-graze-master/.

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HOST: Kerry Hoffschneider
GUESTS: Del Ficke, Graze Master Group & Larry Hafer, Agoro Carbon

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Jason Mauck is a keynote speaker at the Graze Master Group event: “Historic Roots for Agriculture’s Future” to be held at Harvest Hall in Seward, Neb. Wednesday, June 28-Thursday, June 29, 2023.

Mauck farms in Gaston, Ind. with his family. He is passionately curious and is looking at agriculture through a different lens with the next generation in mind. He believes that the sharing economy will transform every industry, including agriculture, in the next few years. Mauck wants to create more regenerative solutions to produce and share food, energy, and nutrients.

Event registration is officially open. You can find everything you need right here:

www.grazemastergroup.com/events

I am more than happy to also take registrations by phone. Give us a call at:

Kerry Hoffschneider at 402-363-8963

More about Jason Mauck:

Jason has this message for everyone living today with a dream in agriculture:

“Be proud of the life you’ve created and remember you’re in charge of 99.9% of how it goes. Quit worrying about what you can't control or what isn’t relevant. Most likely your life will not be affected by what is happening on the news. Your family, the life you've created, and your community is directly affected by you. It’s as small and as simple as that. Modern production farming is broken, and we need to look to the past to get to the future. Things like soil health, clean water, healthy ecosystems of plants and bugs, and properly managed livestock matter.”

Since Jason’s father passed away from cancer and Jason joined the family farm, Mauck’s mission is to rebuild the agriculture industry, “literally from the ground up,” by proving that extraordinary things can happen when you, “work with mother nature instead of dismantling it.”

Follow Jason at:
www.facebook.com/jason.mauck.5
www.facebook.com/MunseeMeats
www.munseemeats.com

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HOST: Kerry Hoffschneider
GUESTS: Jason Mauck of Mauck Farms

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Farmers and ranchers, don’t self-disqualify yourselves from the carbon market until you have called Clay Craighton and had an honest conversation.

Clay and Agoro Carbon Alliance are meeting farmers and ranchers where they are at and finding a host of ways to connect producers to the carbon market all while making them more profitable and their soil and natural resources better! Based in Clear Lake, Iowa, Clay Craighton is an experienced Agoro Carbon Alliance sales manager and agronomist who has worked in several realms of agriculture, from local family farms to fertilizer manufacturers. His specialty lies in soil sampling, carbon cropping, and sustainability.

Clay earned his bachelor's degree in Agronomy and Crop Science from Iowa State University.

Reach Clay at
EMAIL: [email protected]WEBSITE: agorocarbonalliance.com/agoro-carbon-graze-master
PHONE: 641-529-6193




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HOST: Kerry Hoffschneider
GUESTS: Clay Craighton, Agoro Carbon Alliance

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Your mouths will water and your hearts will feel the love when you hear Genni Lekai and Misty Hirschfeld talk about how they are reviving far more than a small town restaurant in Benedict, Neb.

PK’s Revival is about community, entrepreneurship and sharing love and faith through food and fellowship.

It’s just plain good all around and now I am hungry for fried chicken and pie!

Follow PK’s at www.facebook.com/pksrevival

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HOST: Kerry Hoffschneider
GUESTS: Genni Lekai and Misty Hirschfeld

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This Underdog Ag podcast features Illinois-born farm enthusiast, Ashley Bruner!

She has a deep acumen and passion for all aspects of agriculture. From fighting wildfires, to showing horses and working hard to save the soil, listen to this true woman for agriculture share a portion of her story.

Contact Ashley at: 970.302.5153

Learn more about Agoro at: agorocarbonalliance.com/agoro-carbon-graze-master

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HOST: Kerry Hoffschneider
GUEST: Ashley Bruner

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Hello Underdog Ag podcast listeners. This interview should inspire everyone. Here’s why. Matt Denetclaw is a farmer and rancher in Shiprock, New Mexico and a proud member of the Navajo Nation.

My sincere hope is that you will listen to Matt’s story and share it. Maybe, just maybe, it will create relationships between 4-H Clubs, FFA groups and more in Nebraska and elsewhere with Matt’s efforts in Indian Country. Maybe it will be used in curriculum in classrooms to help bridge cultural bridges. Maybe it will simply help us all understand the blessings we have and the resources we have to share.

I applaud and am humbled by our Indigenous neighbors. We have everything to learn from them. We have friends to make. Matt is a friend to all he meets. He was once a child with a stuttering problem, not confident enough to say even a few words unless spoken to. Now he is a leader for his people and all of agriculture. Thank you for your friendship Matt! Keep throwing down that cowboy hat in celebration for youth and their families as you give so much to see them find confidence and hope in themselves. That’s powerful. That’s agriculture at its very finest.

Follow Matt at: www.facebook.com/matt.denetclaw

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HOST: Kerry Hoffschneider

GUEST: Matt Denetclaw

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It’s all about “Friday Night Lights and Saving the Family Farm” on this month’s Underdog Ag Podcast.

This interview has all the makings of a great sports story and so much more friends and neighbors. I am so excited to share my visit with Kirk Peterson, founder of Peterson Asset Protection Group and member of the Graze Master Group.

Everyone in rural USA and around the world can appreciate this heartwarming, hardworking, true story arising from the heartland. Not a sports enthusiast? It doesn’t matter. This one is for you. Sometimes building a football team is more about building community. It’s about what’s great in this country when we don’t give up for all the right reasons. You can bet Kirk is never giving up on farmers and ranchers and the rural people he loves.

Reach out to Kirk Peterson at: (402) 519-0330, [email protected], www.petersonassetprotectiongroup.com

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HOST: Kerry Hoffschneider

GUESTS: Kirk Peterson, Asset Protection Group

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The Graze Master Group - the first effort of its kind in the nation and world, will be holding their inaugural event:

The Essentials of Agriculture Workshop; Friday, Aug. 26 through Saturday, Aug. 27 at the Cheyenne County Fairgrounds in Sidney, Neb. Register by calling or texting (402) 363-8963 or online at www.grazemastergroup.com

“The Graze Master Group believes in a comprehensive approach to total agriculture health which is focused on the health of ag business finances and the greater human community,” said Del Ficke, founder of the Graze Master Group. “It’s bigger than all of us. The reason why the concepts of ‘regenerative agriculture’ and regenerating peoples’ lives is so foreign, is because there is not a simple manual or instruction sheet. It used to just be called common sense. That common sense and sense of community is what we want to begin bringing back to help neighbors, near and far, truly succeed.”

New perspectives and open minds are why Nick Ward, president of Ward Laboratories, said he is especially looking forward to working with the Graze Master Group, “Why I like the Graze Master crew so much is they are on the same mentality that we are at Ward’s. They want to meet people where they are at, find out where they want to go, and help them get there. We can work with a guy who wants to transition to a fully regenerative ag approach and provide our part to help him achieve his goals. We can also work with someone else who just wants to move a little into the soil health direction. It’s all about being able to say, ‘Here are some different people who can help move you further down the road where you want to go.’”

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HOST: Kerry Hoffschneider

GUESTS: Del Ficke, The Graze Master Group

FOLLOW: facebook.com/underdogagthepodcast

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