Greetings and welcome to our Sober October. This month, we are going to be focusing on the benefits of abstaining from not only alcohol but many other things in our lives that are not serving us. As many of you know, I have been very candid and open about my sobriety and the effects that it has had on my life. We start off this month by talking to one of my favorite people in the world Nicole Rodriguez. If you are following along, you'll remember that we spoke to Nicole earlier this year. On that episode, we both wanted to chat about the benefits of abstaining from alcohol, but we ran out of time. Well, today we pick up where we left off and have the chat of how abstaining from alcohol for even just a short time can be so beneficial to our lives. I am so thankful for Nicole and her friendship and willingness to have this conversation on this podcast. I also encourage you to follow her on Instagram where she always has outstanding content. https://www.instagram.com/notoriously.nicole.rd/ Find Nicole's website here.
Corey Hillebo, farmer and social media influencer, joins us to celebrate #FriYAY! Corey talks to us about what he is seeing in the fields as he is harvesting himself. We also chat about juggling the work of farming, podcasting, and social media.
Today is a very special episode of the Ag State of Mind Podcast. Today is the 2 year anniversary of ASOM. This is more of a discussion/webinar/roundtable/meeting of friends than a podcast. Over the last 2 years, the podcast has afforded me the opportunity to connect and befriend lots of amazing people. Today, I get a sit down with 5 of the closest of those friends. Nathan Brown, Henry Roberts, Jeff Ditzenberger, Tyler Keckley, and Quentin Conneally are some of the best guys I know. We sit down and talk about all things mental health in ag as well as what it means to be a father. What an incredible conversation this was and I feel very proud to be a part of this great group of guys.
Angelita De La Luz of Beeflow joined us for #TechTuesday this week! Beeflow uses bees to help our food system by incorporating them into farm operations. Tune in for more!
Live from the combine for #MarketMonday is Matt Bennett! As Matt plows through harvest, he took the time to chat about harvest pressure, cotton demand, lean hog limit gains, and more.
Emily Krekelberg works for University of Minnesota as an extension educator on farm safety & health. We first connected last May on the "Breaking Ground" webinar on mental health in ag. We talk today about her role with U of M and her journey into her dream role of incorporating mental health into farm safety. I really enjoyed this conversation with Emily and look forward to you guys hearing it as well.
Jared and Marion Wine are first generation stocker operators from near Corpus Christi, TX. We talked about what it takes to get started as a first generation couple. We also talked about how they are using technology like Performance Beef and social media as part of their operation.
Fawn Jackson, Director of Policy and International Relations at the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, joins us this #FriYAY! Fawn talks to us about the status of the Canadian beef industry, sustainability in the cattle industry, and mentorship.
