15 Minutes With a Farmer

In this episode, Lisa Foust Prater has a chat with Kyle Metzger, who farms in Alberta, Canada, with her husband, Marty, mother-in-law, and adult children. Kyle wears many hats on the farm, but she has become well known for the tricked-out school bus she uses to serve meals to a hungry crew during planting and harvest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Lisa Foust Prater sits down with Mark McLaughlin, an associate with Farm Financial Strategies, co-owner of Farm Estate GPS in Ankeny, Iowa, and one of the fifth generation to own his family's farm near Defiance, Iowa. He has been helping farm families across the Midwest develop their farm succession strategies for nearly 20 years, and is a regular contributor to the feature, "Can...

In this episode, Lisa Foust Prater sits down with Travis Malloy and his family at their farm near Brainerd, Minnesota, to talk about raising Wagyu beef and working together with extended family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Lisa Foust Prater has a quick conversation with Lacey Singleton. As the founder of the non-profit Sober Cowboy, she combines her love of rodeo and ranching with her passion for helping others overcome and avoid addiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Lisa Foust Prater has a quick conversation with Keisha Thompson, an Iowa farmer, ag educator, and entrepreneur. They discuss how FFA helped bring Thompson back to agriculture, teaching kids about farming, and selling beef directly to consumers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Lisa Foust Prater has a quick conversation with Deanne Frieders, an Illinois farmer better known as a cookbook author and the woman behind the blog and podcast This Farm Girl Cooks. They discuss how Frieders found her role on her husband's family farm, the importance of friendship, and the art of making the perfect field meal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...

In this episode, Lisa Foust Prater has a quick conversation with Beth Marcoot of Marcoot Creamery. She and her sister, Amy, are seventh-generation dairy farmers in Greenville, Illinois, and have added to the family business by becoming cheesemakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Lisa Foust Prater has a quick conversation with Gil Tinsey and Fred Hasen, two Michigan farmers in their eighties who have been farming together since 1966. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Lisa Foust Prater has a quick conversation with Dr. Melinda McCall, a large-animal veterinarian and author of a new memoir called Driving Home Naked and Other Misadventures of a Country Veterinarian. They discuss the challenges of being a female farm vet, mental health concerns for veterinarians, and the importance of mentors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...

In this episode, Lisa Foust Prater has a quick conversation with Senator Charles Grassley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Lisa Foust Prater has a quick conversation with Annaliese Wegner, a mom, wife, dairy farmer, and social media influencer from Wisconsin. They discuss working with family, managing multiple roles, and how farmers can share their stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Lisa Foust Prater has a quick conversation with Cheryl Walsh, a fourth-generation farmer and livestock producer from Peoria County, Illinois. She is also the 2024 president of the Illinois Pork Producers Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Lisa Foust Prater has a quick conversation with farmer Daryl Haack, one of the founding board members of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association and Little Sioux Corn Processors, an ethanol plant in northwest Iowa. He has watched the biofuels industry grow from the ground up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Lisa Foust Prater has a quick conversation with Tom Bradley, an Iowa farmer, dad, land broker, and agricultural auctioneer with Dream Dirt. They discuss raising kids on the farm, the behind-the-scenes work involved with auctions, and how the Farm Crisis of the 1980s helped Tom be a better auctioneer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Lisa Foust Prater has a quick conversation with Rosemary Anderson, a Nebraska rancher and AI technician who has served on the Executive Committee for the US Meat Export Federation and as director for the Nebraska Cattlemen. She is currently a director for the Nebraska Beef Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Lisa Foust Prater has a quick conversation with John Schwarz, a farmer who grows food-grade soybeans in Indiana. He is also an attorney specializing in ag law, helping farmers with estate planning and other legal issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Lisa Foust Prater has a quick conversation with Marshal Sewell, who grew up on his family’s Florida produce farm. After losing his father to suicide, Marshal founded Mind Your Melon, a mental health resource for farmers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, David Ekstrom has quick conversation with Rod Pierce, who farms with his family in central Iowa. Rod explains how networking helped kickstart his life-long farming legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, David Ekstrom has a quick conversation with Brett Kenzy, who is a cattle rancher, Army veteran, and president of R-CALF. Brett runs a permitted feedlot and farms for feed with his brother near Gregory, South Dakota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, David Ekstrom has a quick conversation with Stuart and Autumn Mager. Stuart has worked to make things better than he found it by implementing sustainability-minded management practices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, David Ekstrom has a quick conversation with Austin Carlson, who is a young farmer and soil health technician. Austin takes the skills he learns and applies them to his family’s farm operation while helping other farmers take advantage of the soil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, David Ekstrom has a quick conversation with Brent Rendel, from Miami, Oklahoma. As a former Navy submarine officer and nuclear engineer, Brent takes a science-minded approach to agriculture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, David Ekstrom has a quick conversation with Kimberly Ratcliff, who is a cattle rancher near Oakwood, Texas, and owner of Ratcliff Premium Meats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the premiere of 15 Minutes with a Farmer. On this episode, David Ekstrom has a quick conversation with Marty Pat Sass who is a farm wife, mother, farmer, and social media creator from Northern Illinois. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices