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3 weeks ago |
agriculture.com | Lisa Prater
Mike Downey is a farm transition advisor and one of the owners of Next Gen Ag Advocates, which focuses on non-family transitions, connecting producers to retiring farmers without a successor. He also leads succession planning efforts for UnCommon Farms, which also provides business, risk management, and financial planning services to farmers. In a recent webinar, Downey pointed to data showing the increasing age of farmers.
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3 weeks ago |
agriculture.com | Lisa Prater
When Jaclyn Wilson was a little girl growing up on the Wilson Flying Diamond Ranch in the Sandhills of northwest Nebraska, her grandparents gave her a subscription to National Geographic magazine every year for Christmas. Each issue transported young Jaclyn to exotic locations around the globe. “I’d unfold the maps and hang them all over my bedroom,” she said.
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3 weeks ago |
agriculture.com | Lisa Prater
Rudy Balala from Maui, Hawaii, became a seasonal worker on a pineapple plantation at age 14. Today, he is the general manager of Maui Gold Pineapple. Rudy explains the process of growing pineapple and discusses the differences and similarities to traditional row crop farming. Subscribe to 15 Minutes With a Farmer on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Please rate and review us!When Balala was a teenager, he went to work on the Maui Gold pineapple farm working in the fields.
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1 month ago |
agriculture.com | Lisa Prater
Dana and Lauren Cavalea once led a fast-paced life in New York City, where he was the head strength training coach for the New York Yankees and she interviewed celebrities for ABC News. Today, they raise cattle and market beef from their upstate New York farm. Subscribe to 15 Minutes With a Farmer on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Please rate and review us!In 2020, the Cavaleas purchased a farm near Greene, NY, around 3 hours northwest of Manhattan.
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1 month ago |
agriculture.com | Lisa Prater
We’ve all seen images of a field full of farmers in combines working to bring in the crop of a neighbor dealing with a catastrophe. Volunteer programs like Farm Rescue come to the aid of farmers and ranchers dealing with a serious injury or illness, death, or natural disaster. But what about things like a broken arm?
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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
