For Information Like Degrees Offered, Annual Costs, Etc., Please Click The Banner Below: The Agricultural College Episode is designed to profile agricultural trade schools, junior colleges, colleges and universities around the U.S. This episode is an effort to replicate the conversation that prospective students, parents and ag teachers might have …

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Ryan Yoder and his family are full-time, first generation farmers in Vermont. Sitting in a picturesque valley in the west/central part of the state they grow fruit, vegetables, meat chickens and corn. They turn a lot of what they grow and what their neighbors grow into value added products such as popped popcorn and apple cider vinegar, and they ha…

How about sub-contracting as a corporate pilot as your form of off-farm income? Seem impossible? I would have thought it was unrealistic until I interviewed today's guest, Andrew Ambrose. Andrew owns his own business, Fly Twins LLC, and he farms 750 acres in Southeast Missouri in addition to that. If that is not enough, he also owns his own excavat…

Well, there is at least one more farm update episode to come, and I'll explain that in today's show. I will also touch on our hot weather, irrigation, our creek, wildfires and what in the world the episode title is all about.

For Information Like Degrees Offered, Annual Costs, Etc., Please Click The Banner Below: The Agricultural College Episode is designed to profile agricultural trade schools, junior colleges, colleges and universities around the U.S. This episode is an effort to replicate the conversation that prospective students, parents and ag teachers might have …

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On today's show I am speaking with Peter Dalton. Peter owns the company, "Hunt Country Wildlife Removal" in Loudoun County, Virginia. This is a side business that kind of started by accident. Peter taught himself how to trap, and along the way started trapping for friends and neighbors when they had nuisance animals. Pretty soon he was doing a lot …

This is our second to last farm update episode, and today is just that....a farm update.

Obviously, the reason that I started interviewing FFA students was their involvement in entrepreneurship. The way that the FFA facilitates exposure and learning in entrepreneurship is second to none. And, as the title of this episode suggests it really is an entrepreneurship incubator. That is very apparent in our interview with today’s guest, Jenn…

Today is all about the "Built Ford Tough Dealer Scholarship". Special thanks to listener, Joel Nickerson, the general manager of Butler Ford in Ashland, Oregon for reaching out to me with this information. Here is the link to the scholarship sign up form: https://analytics.clickdimensions.com/cn/aunbc/ford2023…

For Information Like Degrees Offered, Annual Costs, Etc., Please Click The Banner Below: The Agricultural College Episode is designed to profile agricultural trade schools, junior colleges, colleges and universities around the U.S. This episode is an effort to replicate the conversation that prospective students, parents and ag teachers might have …

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Today's episode highlights how the FFA can put another tool, the tool of entrepreneurship, in a student's arsenal. Elyce Burzlaff is mid-way through her sophomore year of high school. Last May a guest speaker came to her school and spoke with the FFA students. During that discussion, Elyce and her classmates were challenged to come up with an entre…

What do all these great folks with different passions have in common? Cambridge, Idaho is the answer and I will explain why in today's show.

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I have a list of businesses that I like to revisit and get different perspectives from different business owners on. The business of manure spreading is on that list. There is a wide range of complexity in this business. Everywhere that anyone raises livestock there is the need to deal with manure. If you live in the Northeast you might just be dea…

We celebrated Hattie's high school graduation starting last Wednesday with the ceremony on Thursday and party on Saturday. That has been all encompassing and is the topic of today's Farm Update.

I don't know if you have noticed, but his show is about non-conformists and people who look at the world a different way. All of us fit that definition a little bit by the mere fact that we want to farm and only 2% of our population is in that career field. But what about that person that says "why do I have to do it that way"? Today's guest, Ben R…

Today's Farm Update Episode includes a large announcement about the future of the Off-Farm Income Podcast. I hope you will all tune in and share this moment with me.

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Lynn & Jesse Frey are the owners of Life Root Farm in Stanley, Wisconsin. These are two people who are definitely listening to and following their inner voices. Lynn grew up with a mother who was passionate about gardening, and Lynn thought that she would never want to do that. However, somewhere along the line it clicked and she found herself want…

I am starting to think that plant breeders are born, not made. At least every time I interview a young man or woman with this passion it appears that is correct. In today's interview I am speaking with a junior in high school that has already obtained $10,000 in funding to begin an apple orchard on his high school's property. Gabe Olson-Jensen is o…

Olivia Vanderwalt is the reporter for the Lee County FFA Chapter, and is just finishing her junior year of high school. She has a very interesting and unique story. Part of the story I have heard before. She grew up in a neighborhood and not on a farm. So, when she wanted to join the FFA, with no agricultural background, in the 6th Grade her mom wa…

Today I have a farm update for you, and a discussion about the many benefits of direct marketing our beef that I never thought about. This is not the farm business model that I dreamed of in my youth, but it has turned out to be a lucrative and rewarding model that I really enjoy....

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Bryan Buerkle grew up on his families farm in Eastern Montana learning many valuable lessons about the struggle that farmers face trying create a sustainable business model in this world. Working full-time on his families farm was not a viable option when he finished high school, and he had to look for other alternatives. College and engineering wa…

In agriculture when we hear the word pivot we usually think of 120-400 acres of irrigated ground. An automated sprinkler system that is self-driven, applying a precise amount of water to a crop or pasture. If you are a small business owner that services agriculture you need to know about another pivot. This is the catch phrase used by so many in th…

Peyton Gay is the sentinel for the Deane Bozeman FFA Chapter, and he is a remarkable young man. A natural athlete, gifted student and very hard worker Peyton has managed to put together an FFA and high school experience that will be rivaled by few. Peyton has grown up on his grandparent's farm in Northern Florida that they purchased because of thei…

On today's show I "accidentally" talked for thirty minutes about how we used real estate to create our current situation. Basically, as I was starting the farm update show, something caused me to veer onto this tangent, and a half hour later I had given a blue print on how to purchase a farm in your late thirties by investing in real estate startin…

Abigail Harrison loves to inspire others, and that is what has driven her to start her own business - Abigail Grace Woodworking. In a business like this you might think it is the craft, the profit or the marketing that would be the driver. However, in Abby's case she loves going to different SAE sales, setting up a booth and speaking with other FFA…

For Information Like Degrees Offered, Annual Costs, Etc., Please Click The Banner Below: The Agricultural College Episode is designed to profile agricultural trade schools, junior colleges, colleges and universities around the U.S. This episode is an effort to replicate the conversation that prospective students, parents and ag teachers might have …

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Kasey Neely and her husband, Kyle, live in Eastern Illinois on their 32 acre farm. There they raise and sell grass fed beef, pastured poultry, eggs and they are considering raising and selling pastured pork. Kasey is a strong advocate for buying local and supporting your local farmer. On today's episode we will discuss their journey to becoming far…

There is a lot of content in today's interview. I was first drawn to this guest because of a referral by one of our listeners, Dave Lehman, because our guest was selling products to assist people with raising and processing chickens. However, during the interview I found out a lot more about this guest. Mike Badger has worked in corporate America, …

Natalie Rider is the third generation of her family in the horse business on the Circle T Ranch in Celina, Ohio. Her grandfather, who always had a passion for horses, purchased this property in 1995 in the midst of his truck driving career. Then he started building a horse business. Natalie was first put on horseback when she was 6 months old, and …

Our dog brought us a piece of literature about canal breaches last night (literally), and I thought I would discuss this issue on today's Farm Update show. We will also be discussing: Kidding is over! Selling our bottle kids! First round of irrigation completed already.. Protecting trees from goats More Places You Can Listen to Off-Farm Income And …

Hayden Mueller is just finishing his sophomore year of high school and second year of the FFA, and he already has a lot going on. In addition to farming corn & soybeans with his dad, uncle and brother, he is now leasing his own land to do the same. In the 8th grade he started his own business in order to make some money, and that has grown into Hay…

For Information Like Degrees Offered, Annual Costs, Etc., Please Click The Banner Below: The Agricultural College Episode is designed to profile agricultural trade schools, junior colleges, colleges and universities around the U.S. This episode is an effort to replicate the conversation that prospective students, parents and ag teachers might have …

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Rick Savoia is the Product Manager for BuyTwoWayRadios.com and the host of The Two Way Radio Show, and he is back for part II of our exploration into GMRS Radio. A few weeks back I did a Tuesday episode about GMRS Radio, why I was using it and my limited knowledge. Well today, we get to hear from an actual expert, and hopefully correct any mistakes…

The technology that is emerging in agriculture is really amazing, and it all points to a future with less rural crime and easier management. It also brings people into agriculture that may have never believed they would wind up there. Enter today's guest, David Philpot. You may remember in episode #988 that I interviewed David Smith of Ceres Tag ab…

Noah Richards is 11 days away from graduating high school and pursing the life he loves, farming. Noah's parents purchased their own land and had their own dairy infrastructure built after they were married. They have been dairy farming ever since, and this is how Noah and his sister grew up. Noah has his sights set on this life as well. After high…

Today is another farm update episode, and I will be covering: Starting Irrigation Bottle Feeding Lack Of Sleep Grazing Hattie Getting Ready To Graduate

Wyatt DeAth is his chapter's president as was a district reporter, district star winner and state proficiency winner. All this before he reached his senior year of high school. This young man can talk farming, and I had a great time talking about it with him in his episode. Wyatt has grown up on his families farm in Eastern Illinois. He started out…

For Information Like Degrees Offered, Annual Costs, Etc., Please Click The Banner Below: [caption id="attachment_422192" align="alignleft" width="112"] Jolene Hammock: Outreach & Engagement Coordinator[/caption] The Agricultural College Episode is designed to profile agricultural trade schools, junior colleges, colleges and universities around the …

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Rick Savoia is the Product Manager for BuyTwoWayRadios.com and the host of The Two Way Radio Show. A few weeks back I did a Tuesday episode about GMRS Radio, why I was using it and my limited knowledge. Well today, we get to hear from an actual expert, and hopefully correct any mistakes I made in the Tuesday Episode. There is so much information he…

A few weeks ago my tip of the week was to use a forensic marking technology, such as Smart Water, to identify your property and to prevent the thefts in the first place. However, this wasn't actually my tip. This was a recommendation that a constable in the U.K. had made when he was interviewed about preventing sheep thefts in that country. As I lo…

Abby Neft is the President of a brand new FFA chapter located in Kelliher, Minnesota. Just 57 miles from the Canadian border, her family has been farming in this very cold area of Minnesota since the 1980's. Abby loves the cattle industry, and she has been building her own herd since she was six years old when her father gave her, her first show he…