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Making Connections with FSA
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - March 25, 2022 04:00 - 25 minutesIn this episode, Johanna Rohrer interviews Amy Rowe, Farm Credit loan officer and Leah Petersen, Farm Loan Specialist with Maryland Farm Service Agency. This round table conversation focuses on connecting young, beginning, and small (YBS) farmers with resources from the Farm Service Agency. To...
Preparing for a Farm Loan with Jessica Harris
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - March 24, 2022 04:00 - 28 minutesIn this episode, Morgan Figgins interviews Farm Credit Loan Officer Jessica Harris. Jessica walks us through applying through your first farm loan and what you need to know to make the process easier. Episode Notes: https://www.mafc.com/blog/agvocates-podcast-jessica-harris All Podcast Notes: h...
Bringing Plants and People Together with Madi Walter
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - March 23, 2022 04:00 - 30 minutesDuring this episode, Kurt Fuchs interviews Madison (Madi) Walter, Urban Agriculture Outreach Coordinator with the New Castle Conservation District. Madi tells us all about urban agriculture, challenges urban agriculturalists are facing, and growth with Delaware urban ag initiatives. Madi also sh...
Mastering Your Craft with AgBiz Masters with Raechel Sattazahn
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - March 22, 2022 04:00 - 24 minutesOn this episode, Johanna Rohrer interviews Raechel Sattazahn, Knowledge Center Director from AgChoice Farm Credit. She introduces the AgBiz Master’s program and discusses the benefits of enrolling in the course. Raechel also gives an overview of the program components and identifies key farm fin...
Legal Considerations in Farm Transitions with Darlene Livingston and Jody Anderson Leighty
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - March 03, 2022 05:00 - 22 minutesOn the third and final episode of our Farm Transition Planning series, guest host Darlene Livingston, Executive Director from PA Farm Link interviews Jody Anderson Leighty, attorney with Stock and Leader in York, PA. We explore legal considerations in farm family transitions, and Jody shares her...
Reflections on Farm Transitions with Darlene Livingston and Marlin Hartzler
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - February 24, 2022 05:00 - 13 minutesOn the second episode of our Farm Transition Planning series, guest host Darlene Livingston, Executive Director from PA Farm Link interviews Marlin Hartzler, a crop and hog farmer in Belleville, Pennsylvania. We learn about Marlin’s journey in farming and transitions he’s gone through along the ...
Guiding Farm Families through Transition with Darlene Livingston and John Black
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - February 17, 2022 16:00 - 15 minutesOn this episode, guest host Darlene Livingston, Executive Director from PA Farm Link interviews John Black, Farm Credit Agriculture Business Consultant. John helps farm families tackle the transition process, with expertise in both financial and business planning. This is our first episode in ou...
Keep it Real and Let it Grow with Ryan Clouse
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - November 08, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutesOn this episode, Meaghan Webster interviews MidAtlantic Farm Credit Loan Officer, Ryan Clouse. Ryan has been supporting our customers for over 22 years, but his background in ag runs deeper and started at their family’s Christmas tree farm, Clouse’s Pine Hill Farm. Ryan gives us the scoop on why...
Celebrating and Elevating Ag Entrepreneurs with Emma Larson
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - October 26, 2021 14:00 - 23 minutesOn this episode, Katie Ward interviews Emma Larson, Assistant Director of Industry Relations at American Farm Bureau. Emma grew up on her family's farm in California and made her way to Washington, D.C. to begin her career advocating for America’s farmers and ranchers. Emma leads the Ag Innovat...
How Connections Can Build a Legacy with Gail Yeiser
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - October 11, 2021 04:00 - 36 minutesOn this episode, Jenny Kreisher is joined by Gail Yeiser, former Assistant to the Dean with University of Maryland’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR). During her decades long career at UMD, Gail not only developed long-lasting partnerships with many local and statewide organiz...
Making Mushrooms Remarkable with Meghan Klotzbach
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - September 27, 2021 04:00 - 44 minutesOn this episode of the AgVocates Podcast, Meaghan Webster interviews the VP of Sales, Marketing and Operations at C.P. Yeatman & Sons, Inc. and Mother Earth Organic Mushrooms, LLC. Meghan gives us a brief history on how the mushroom industry came to Pennsylvania and how her family has had a hand...
Chatting Chickens for Poultry Month with Georgie Cartanza
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - September 13, 2021 11:00 - 20 minutesOn this episode of the Farm Credit AgVocates podcast, Kurt Fuchs catches up with Georgie Cartanza, Poultry Extension Agent for the University of Delaware, about her role in serving Delmarva’s poultry industry. Georgie has over 27 years of experience helping farmers, integrators and the public un...
Advancing Diversity in Agriculture with Stephon Fitzpatrick
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - August 30, 2021 04:00 - 28 minutesOn this episode of the Farm Credit AgVocates podcast, Katie Ward chats with Stephon Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Commission for Agriculture Education Excellence and the National MANRRS Graduate Student President, to talk about minorities in agriculture and educational oppo...
Tiny Home, Big Dreams with Nick & Tessa MacDonald
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - August 03, 2021 00:00 - 21 minutesOn this episode of the Farm Credit AgVocates podcast, Meaghan Webster explores a current trend sweeping rural America that is surprisingly “small”. Nick and Tessa MacDonald in Camden-Wyoming, Delaware decided to ditch debt and downsize their living quarters back in 2019 and began working up a pl...
Showing Up: Johanna & Morgan's Top 5 Fair Lessons
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - July 19, 2021 04:00 - 35 minutesOn this episode of the Farm Credit AgVocates podcast, Johanna Rohrer and Morgan Figgins go back in time to discuss the life lessons they learned while showing livestock through 4-H and FFA. From how they got started to where they are today, you won’t want to miss the tips and tricks they picked ...
Mooving into the Future with Rocky Point Creamery
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - July 05, 2021 04:00 - 31 minutesOn this episode of the Farm Credit AgVocates podcast, Katie Ward sits down with Chuck Fry and Emily Snyder of Rocky Point Creamery to celebrate National Ice Cream Month and learn about the new robotic milking system on their farm. We also dive into the children’s book written about his farm and ...
Making a Global Impact at the Local Level: How Willet Family Farm is Shaping the Future
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - June 21, 2021 04:00 - 39 minutesOn this episode of the Farm Credit AgVocates podcast, Jenny Kreisher interviews Jeremy Willet, musician-turned-agriculturalist and owner/operator of Willet Family Farm in Westminster, Maryland. While Jeremy was touring the world with his band, he found inspiration on a trip to Africa, leading hi...
Looking Towards a Dairy Bright Future with Jayne Sebright
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - June 07, 2021 04:00 - 31 minutesLet us Toast to the Dairy Industry! On this episode, Johanna Rohrer interviews Jayne Sebright, Executive Director of the Center for Dairy Excellence. A dairy farmer herself and an active industry advocate looking forward to the bright spots in the dairy industry. Jayne shares with us an update o...
Breaking Barriers with Broad View Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - May 24, 2021 14:00 - 48 minutesOn this episode of the Farm Credit AgVocates podcast, Katie Ward chats with Katie Joseph and Kelly Boyer of Broad View Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies (EAAT) about how their programs help challenged students learn and overcome. Hear all about how the organization got started, how it’s i...
Back to School: Ashley Yanego’s Path to Ag Education
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - May 10, 2021 04:00 - 25 minutesOn this episode of the Farm Credit AgVocates podcast, we’re celebrating National Teacher Appreciation Day! Jenny Kreisher interviews Ashley Yanego, agriculture educator and FFA advisor at Signal Knob Middle School in Shenandoah County, VA. Ashley may not have grown up in an agriculture family, b...
Roots Dig Deep at Farmacy Brewing with Justin Harrison
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - April 26, 2021 04:00 - 35 minutesOn this episode of the Farm Credit AgVocates podcast, Katie Ward and Geoff Delamater sit down with Justin Harrison of Farmacy Brewing to learn how he turned his small home brew passion project into a large on-farm brewery and tasting room. We also dive into his background growing up on Willowdal...
Behind Berkey Creamery: Get the Scoop with Jim Brown
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - April 12, 2021 04:00 - 21 minutesOn this episode of the Farm Credit AgVocates podcast, we interviewed Jim Brown, the Assistant Manager of Creamery Operations at Penn State University’s Berkey Creamery. In this episode, you’ll learn about the Creamery’s start, how it’s evolved over the years, and it’s place in Penn State’s cult...
Behind Berkey Creamery: Get the Scoop with Jim Brown
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - April 12, 2021 04:00 - 21 minutesOn this episode of the Farm Credit AgVocates podcast, we interviewed Jim Brown, the Assistant Manager of Creamery Operations at Penn State University’s Berkey Creamery. In this episode, you’ll learn about the Creamery’s start, how it’s evolved over the years, and it’s place in Penn State’s cult...
Trailblazing Professional Agvocacy with Dr. MeeCee Baker
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - March 29, 2021 04:00 - 37 minutesOn this episode of the Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast, we interviewed Dr. MeeCee Baker, President and CEO of Versant Strategies in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Versant Strategies is a premier governmental relations firm focused on agricultural, environmental, and rural issues. In this episode, you...
Picked Perfect: From Apple to Cider with Diane Kearns
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - March 15, 2021 04:00 - 28 minutesOn this episode of the Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast, we interviewed Diane Kearns, Orchardist from Fruit Hill Orchard and Winchester Ciderworks in Winchester, Virginia. In this episode, you’ll learn about favorite apple varieties, what goes into making an award winning hard cider and how femal...
Celebrating Women in Ag Making History
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - March 01, 2021 05:00 - 23 minutesOn this episode of the Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast, Jenny Kreisher and Meaghan Malinowski celebrate National Women's History Month by shouting out their favorite Women in Ag to follow online. From a former dancer to a Midwestern cricket farmer, this is a list of ladies you won't want to miss f...
Finding a New Kind of Leadership with Emma Musser, PA FFA State Officer 2020-21
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - February 15, 2021 05:00 - 34 minutesOn this episode of the Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast, we interview Emma Musser, Pennsylvania State FFA officer. Emma will share her perspective through the eyes of a young FFA leader. She will share her journey of becoming a state officer, what this experience means to her and her creative oppor...
Littr(ing) the Poultry Industry with Innovation with Holly Porter, Delmarva Chicken Association
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - February 01, 2021 05:00 - 58 minutesIn this episode of the Farm Credit AgVocates podcast, we interview Holly Porter, the executive director of the Delmarva Chicken Association to learn about their new branding and Littr mobile app. You’ll learn where Holly got her start in the agriculture industry and how the organization’s name t...
How to Make Farming Cool with The Peterson Farm Brothers
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - January 18, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutesOn this episode of the Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast, we interview Greg and Kendal Peterson of internet sensation, The Peterson Farm Brothers. You may recognize their name from their 20 different parody music videos, but the brothers are also huge advocates for the ag industry, writing "myth-bus...
Why you need a Farm Transition Plan with Darlene Livingston, PA Farm Link
Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast - January 04, 2021 05:00 - 29 minutesOn this episode of the Farm Credit AgVocates Podcast, we interview Darlene Livingston, Executive Director for Pennsylvania Farm Link about farm succession planning. Darlene will share with us her own farm transition story and her experience as a Certified Succession Coordinator with the Internat...
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