Mind Your Melon

In this episode, Marshal talks with Dr. Angie Lindsey , an associate professor in the UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences and the UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education for Agriculture and Natural Resources . Dr. Lindsey is the Florida point of contact for the Extension Disaster Education Network - a collaborative multi-state effort by Cooperative Extension Services acr...

In this episode, Marshal discusses hardiness and financial wellbeing with Dr. Elio Chiarelli , chief executive officer of Capital Defender Advisors. Like what you’re listening to and want to hear more? Be sure to give a like and follow for notifications on the new episode releases.  Thoughts on topics and potential guests to help bring better conversations to our listeners? Please send them our wa...

Welcome back to the newest season of the Mind Your Melon podcast! In this opening episode, Taylor and Marshal sit down to reflect on the past few months since the wrap-up of May’s Mental Health Mini-Series. It’s been a busy summer for the duo and they provide some updates on recent events, discuss some new experiences and observations, and talk through plans for the season ahead. Like what you’re...

Dr. Grant McDougall - Southeastern Counseling and Consultation Dr. Grant McDougall is a licensed mental health counselor, a national board-certified counselor, and a recognized speaker and trainer at national and international conferences. He is a board member of the National Sheriff’s Association’s Psychological Services Section and the Small & Rural Law Enforcement Executives Association. He...

Pat Spinosa - Director of Business Development, AgAmerica Lending Pat Spinosa is the Director of Business Development, joining the AgAmerica family in 2017. He studied geomatics at the University of Florida and has multigenerational roots in Florida agriculture. Pat is a sixth-generation citrus and cattle farmer. He remains highly active in the agricultural community and organizations such as Flor...

Kelly Bristow - Global Nutrition Affairs Lead - Bayer, Crop Science Kelly is a registered dietitian who connects food and nutrition professionals with agriculturalists to create advocates and defenders of modern agriculture. She manages Bayer’s Nutrition Expert Network of dietitians who promote the science behind tools that enable a sustainable food supply. She also manages global partnerships for...

We're kicking off our Mental Health Awareness month mini-series by reflecting on some of our favorite moments from our past episodes. It's been quite the adventure with a lot more to come! We also highlight some of the episodes and fun coming up this month. For anyone who doesn't know, May is Mental Health Awareness month. Mind Your Melon has been working with Bayer Vegetable Seeds to...

In this episode, Taylor sits down with Mrs. Lindy Savelle who, to use her own words, is a “retired federal law enforcement officer gone citrus farmer!” Along with being the owner and operator of both Georgia Grown Citrus and JoNina Farms in Ochlocknee, Georgia, she is also serving as the current president of the Georgia Citrus Association. During this conversation, Lindy shares personal stories an...

In this episode we talk with Mike Joyner , president of the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association . A respected leader across the agriculture industry, Mike leads the day-to-day operations of FFVA and oversees the association’s work in areas of advocacy, labor, food safety, water and natural resources, crop protection, transportation, trade and more. In our conversation, Mike discusses the impor...

In this episode, we sit down with Philip Watts from Full Circle Dairy in Lee, Florida. Philip is a fifth generation dairyman whose family has witnessed their fair share of change and challenge in the local industry. During this conversation, we get to learn more about the Philip’s operation, his views on resilience, the ability to turn failure into a success, and what motivates him to continue pus...

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