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3 days ago |
agriculture.com | Lisa Prater
Emma Coffman is a first-generation cattle rancher from Temple, Texas. She has worked in several roles in the cattle industry and is now a full-time advocate for agriculture. Emma was named the 2024 Advocate of the Year by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association for her creative use of storytelling across social media platforms. Subscribe to 15 Minutes With a Farmer on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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1 week ago |
agriculture.com | Lisa Prater
Amanda Freund is a Connecticut dairy farmer and entrepreneur. She recently appeared on the TV show Shark Tank, pitching her product, CowPots, biodegradable plant pots made from composted manure produced by the farm’s Holstein herd. Subscribe to 15 Minutes With a Farmer on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Please rate and review us!In April, third-generation New Canaan, Connecticut, dairy farmer Amanda Freund took the Shark Tank stage to pitch her family’s product.
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2 weeks ago |
agriculture.com | Lisa Prater
"Sugar is poison and Americans need to know that it is poisoning us."Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., made that statement during a press conference on April 22. It's a point he has made multiple times at other events and in X posts. That same day, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins was visiting an American Crystal Sugar facility in North Dakota. The cooperative is owned by some 3,000 sugar beet growers in that state and neighboring Minnesota.
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2 weeks ago |
agriculture.com | Lisa Prater
Carla Schultz wants consumers to know food produced by American farmers is safe, whether it’s GMO, organic, or anything in between. The Michigan farmer, direct marketer, and grain merchandiser joined us at Commodity Classic in Denver to talk about bridging the gap between farmers and the general public, working with family, and serving on the United Soybean Board. Subscribe to 15 Minutes With a Farmer on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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3 weeks ago |
agriculture.com | Lisa Prater
Logan Lyon is a farmer from eastern Iowa, an ag risk manager and crop insurance agent, and a district director with the Iowa Corn Growers Association. He joined me for a conversation at Commodity Classic, where we talked about his travels on behalf of Iowa farmers and his famous butter-cow-sculpting grandmother, Norma “Duffy” Lyon. Subscribe to 15 Minutes With a Farmer on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Ag Innovations panel at #WIAS24 question: Why are there so few women involved in ag start-ups? Panelist answer: I think most girls were encouraged to seek safer careers with less risk. She encourages women in start-ups to be mentors. https://t.co/gMsreJzsnQ
I loved chatting with the Burkhart family at Commodity Classic and learning about their nonprofit helping families dealing with the extended illness or injury recovery of a loved one.
Very empowering panel of women producers from diverse backgrounds at #WIAS24. Love this quote from a panelist on women supporting women in this industry: "We lift as we climb." YES!! https://t.co/fM3SHjKqh7
