Join us for the fourth episode in our Here By the Owl series, featuring ag educators and FFA advisors and why they are vital to the sustainability of the agriculture industry. This episode features Mrs. Lori Hoppe, an ag teacher and FFA Advisor of 15+ years, currently investing in students in Gardiner, Montana. Listen as she details her journey fro…

Join us for the second episode in our new series: A Legacy Continued, showcasing young and up-and-coming farmers and ranchers. This episode features Logan Phillips, a young man helping to run his family's small produce and poultry farm on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Listen as he details their journey towards learning to maximize their space whil…

Join us for the first episode in our brand new series: A Legacy Continued, showcasing young and up-and-coming farmers and ranchers. Our first guest is Cameron Moore, a west Michigan native with a produce and poultry operation. Listen as he details the struggles and successes of creating a farm from the ground up and what it takes to weather the low…

Join us for the third episode in our Here By the Owl series featuring ag educators and FFA advisors and why they are vital to the sustainability of the agriculture industry. This episode features Mr. Jim Rose, a former ag teacher of 30+ years and the current Montana FFA State Advisor. Listen as he shares his story of transitioning from teaching ag …

Join us for the second episode in our Here By the Owl series featuring ag educators and FFA advisors and why they are vital to the sustainability of the agriculture industry. Hear as Mr. Nelson shares his inspiring journey from forming the seemingly daunting idea to educate students about agriculture outside of a physical classroom, to founding an …

Join us for the first episode in our brand new series: Here By the Owl, featuring agriculture educators and FFA Advisors and why they're so important to the sustainability of the agriculture industry in America . This episode features Mr. Tony McCaul, an ag teacher and FFA advisor from the Careerline Tech Center in Holland, MI. Hear as he shares hi…

Join me in getting to know Jeff Todd as he shares the encouraging story of his family going from running JerLay dairy farms full time- to shifting his family's priorities, selling the cows, and pivoting to leasing the dairy's land and working with college students at Montana State University. This is a wonderful story illustrating the different pat…

Get to know Jake Teselle, owner operator of Crooked Yard Hops in Bozeman, MT. Listen as Jake tells his story of starting out in the hops industry, the ups and downs of getting into a less prolific sector of farming, and being a large part of the boom of hop farms in Montana. This is an inspiring Farmer's Story full of valuable insight, advice, and …

Get to know Kenny VanDyke, owner operator of Hyline Farms in Bozeman and Chester MT. Listen as he describes is journey from growing up on the farm, learning to love agriculture for himself, and eventually, he and his brother building their own operation from the ground up. This is an inspiring story of not being afraid to fail, learning from your m…

Join me in getting to know Dale Flikkema, one of the owner operators of Middle Creek Farms in Bozeman, MT. Listen as we discuss his growing up on the farm, becoming a major stakeholder in his family's farm, transitioning into the primary manager, and planning for the uncertain future of the agriculture industry in the Gallatin Valley. Contact Kylei…

Get to know Nelson Kamerman, one of the owner operators of Dairyland Farms corporation in Bozeman, MT. Hear his inspirational story as we discuss him growing up on the farm, finding his own passion for farming, and eventually taking over the dairy as the third generation of Kamerman dairy farmers. Contact Kyleigh: [email protected] …

Get to know Paul Windemuller as he shares his experience in starting his first generation dairy farm, Dream Winds Dairy, in Western Michigan. Listen as we discuss the ups and downs of the dairy industry, his journey from farming in New Zealand and then in the US, and raising his family on their farm, all while revealing what living in the world of …