Greetings everyone! Just a short solo episode this week discussing the importance of gratitude. A short conversation I had with a mom a few weeks ago sparked some serious introspect and thought about gratitude. Gratitude is one of the strongest feelings that one can feel throughout their day. It was gratitude that helped get me through a very stressful week!
James Pritchett, the Interim Dean for the College of Agricultural Sciences at Colorado State University, chats with us about consumer demand and creating more sustainable production practices.
Dallas Mount, CEO of the Ranch Management Consultants purveyors of the Ranching For Profit School among other things, joined me to discuss the idea of Working on the Business as opposed to Working in the Business. We talk about what it takes to run an efficient and effective meeting as well as some reasonable expectations for frequency and what can be accomplished in such a meeting.
* Greetings!! We hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas… we know we did!! We have a bit of a late Christmas present for you today! Jason speaks with Lesley Kelly on the show today. Lesley is a wife, mother, farmer, podcaster, blogger, and an advocate for the ag industry from Saskatchewan. Lesley is the co-founder of the Do More Agriculture Foundation, a Canadian non profit organization who’s focus is on combatting the mental health crisis in agriculture. We talk to Lesley about her background in both ag and in working with people and their mental health. Lesley is an amazing woman and a pioneer in working with mental health in agriculture. To find Lesley online, go to HighHeelsandCanolaFields.com. To learn more about the Do More Agriculture Foundation, go to https://www.domore.ag/about-us
Glenn Elzinga of Alderspring Ranch in May, ID joined me to discuss his pioneering work with what he calls "inherding." They have been experiencing multi-faceted benefits as a result this paradigm challenging practice.Amazon Wishlist:Working Cows Podcast
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! The Do More Agriculture Foundation has been a huge influence on what we are trying to do here at ASoM. Today, Jason chats with Adelle Stewart who recently has taken over the reins as Executive Director of Do More Ag. Jason and Adelle talk a little bit about her journey to Do More, the work that Do More has done and planning to do in the future, and a little bit about her passion for horses. Really excited to have Adelle and Do More featured on the podcast! Check out Adelle's profile at Do More: https://www.domore.ag/blog/2019/5/23/meet-the-board-adelle-stewartTo find out more about Do More, check them out onlinehttps://www.domore.ag/
There has been a large price increase in the Christmas Price Index and Emily Pelissier joins us to chat about the sustainable food initiative at Berkley HAAS.
Big day in export sales, as both corn and wheat hit marketing year highs and soybeans saw substantial sales to China. Markets didn't necessarily respond right away, but it's great to see foreign demand building for US ag products. Foreign demand for ag products is good news for American growers, but it is often a challenge for the very poor in foreign countries to access that food. To alleviate that, two professors have been working on utilizing animated videos as a way to teach smallholder farmers about how to improve their yields.
