465 Dana Brooks Using Chihuahuas

What farm groups (commodity groups, Farm Bureau, ect...) have you been part of? Do you feel you made a difference? Do you think it helped you as a farmer/rancher?

Does your farm have sufficient cybersecurity? Did you know that Russia hacked Ukrainian planters? Listen as I talk with Chris Sherman from TechSupport.farm

After losing her Dad in a farm accident, Dana Brooks went to D.C. to try to help farmers.... But she eventually used a story of her Mom's Chihuahua to get a job as the president and CEO for the Pet Food Institute... this one has it all 

How hard is it for farmers and ranchers to get financing in 2025? Is there an option if your bank denies you? Listen as I talk with Ashley Arrington @AshleyLArring

Has a military deployment ever interfered with your farm or ranch? Listen as I talk with Seth & Amanda Van Steenwyk of Iowa

Do dairy farms have to go big to survive? The Marcoot Family started a creamery and no longer have liquid milk to sell. ....Also the best Smoked Gouda I have ever tasted 

Have you ever gone to another country to learn about agriculture? If so... what country?   Listen as I talk with Susan Graham & Adam Loker about SIU trip to Costa Rica 

Farmers are pretty reserved, not many feel comfortable talking about going through Chapter 12. But, Jacob and Brooke Belicek from Texas feel it's important 

When he was at his lowest, George Ferguson's mom told him to go volunteer... It led to amazing success 

Imagine being a wife who continues the farm after her husband takes his own life... Listen to the incredible story of Theresia Gillie