Ep 232 California Agritourism Summit: It’s Not Just the Beach – It’s the Farm, Too

Today’s excerpt is from a now-public domain book called Everybody’s Standard Poultry Guide, Second Edition, Volume I. It was Published in 1919 by Everybody’s Poultry Magazine Publishing Company, Hanover, PA. The copy I have in my hand was a bit of a romantic present from my hubby, because he knows I love old books. This book is a beautiful thing, though. The pages are so old, they have a buff patina that looks like they have been dipped in tea, and every time I turn a page i...

9 Mar 202223min

We bring you another episode of our Fencepost Ruminations talk with Tammy White from Wing and a Prayer Farm in Shaftsbury, Vermont. It's March and Tammy is taking a few minutes from her day to share what's happening at her farm this month. Whether early in the morning or late at night, you’ll get an intimate glimpse into her conversation that occurs between a human and her animal. For all of you real and pretend farmers out there, this one’s for you. Links: https://www.wing...

2 Mar 20224min

This week we travel back to Indiana for the 2021 Future Farmers of America National Convention. There we met up with our good friends from the American Boer Goat Association, who loaned us a couple of roving reporters from the Junior ABGA, Logan and Alaina. They interviewed FFA Star Farmer Emily Acevedo from Bradford FFA in Florida who says her agriscience journey started in the sixth grade when her show goat unexpectedly gave birth at the Florida State Fair. Next up Elara spoke with Na...

22 Feb 202219min

Watching the Winter Olympics this week made us think back to last Fall and the Future Farmers of America's National Convention. Well, you might say to yourself, "What do the Army, the FFA and the Olympics have to do with each other?" You'll find out as we speak with Lt. Col. Quint and his associate Jane Tyler, as they introduce us to 2020 Tokyo Olympian Sgt. Phillip Jungman. Links: https://www.ffa.org https://recruiting.army.mil/army_marksmanship/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip_...

16 Feb 202215min

When you’re the guardian of a living creature – human, livestock or other -- there are some really tough decisions to make. Do I homeschool or do the public option? Do I do surgical intervention or see how they do on their own? Do I breed, cull or slaughter (not on the human side, obviously). In these days of technical innovation, there are some fantastic tools out there to help us make decisions, but not only are they expensive, they’re sometimes hard to figure out.&n...

9 Feb 20221h 2min

Fencepost Flights of Fancy? Ruminations from the Field? Upside-down Bucket Talks? My Favorite Way to Ruminate? No matter what we end up calling these monthly segments, they’re bound to be interesting, and we hope you pitch in to give suggestions on your favorite name. We’re going to bring you a few moments from the lives of those in the agricultural community (read: farmers and ranchers and the like), in their own words. Whether early in the morning or late...

2 Feb 20224min

This past weekend we went to the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. Have you ever wondered what it takes to put on a show like this, especially one that runs for 3 weeks? Well we had the wonderful opportunity to speak with Kelly Lombardi, the Director of Volunteer Services to explain just how many volunteers and staff it takes work in front and behind the scenes to pull this historic stock show off. Links: https://nationalwestern.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationa...

26 Jan 202213min

In this week's episode, we sit down with four breed organization members. We have representatives from the World Heritage Yak Conservancy, American Boer Goat Association, Cattlemen's Texas Longhorn Registry, and American Milking Devon Cattle Association to discuss genetics, small farms, and what makes their livestock breeds so unique. Links: https://www.heritageyak.com https://www.ctlr.org https://www.abga.org https://www.milkingdevons.org https://livestockconservancy.org Support the show

19 Jan 202256min