Trent Loos Podcast

Kim Kirchherr bringing her wit and wisdom on healthy living to the radio airwaves once again today. In our "Across the Pond" version with Andrew Henderson we get down to brass tacks on the prevention of chronic disease such as diabetes. 

Hank Vogler has outlived many reasons to die. Odds of beating pancreatic cancer, 1 in a million and he has done it. Odds of remaining a viable lamb producer in 2020, 1 in a trillion (fake news) and he has done it. Today we once again cover the gamut of discussion about small business survival in farming.

Heidi Crosky and Tommy Carrano join today and shed light on the tactics used by animal rights group to liberate animals from human ownership. Animals are property and we need to stand up for our Constitutional Rights now.

Jenny Schweigert has organized a great discussion with AADP Margy Lam of Moore, OK today. Why can't the human advice be more like animal agriculture and work more towards preventative health instead of treatment? A general discussion about healthy living that you will truly enjoy.

The future of global food production clearly will be about improved transportation from production to consumption. Some regions of the world shine and some should not. We take a deep dive into what that may look like.

The labor situation in the United States continues to be a major problem. H2A workers now pinning coyotes as to their location in sheep camp and they be gone. We can not say enough about the need to explain resource management to prevent Crown Fires either.

Brandon Bancroft points out that kids under 19 years of age were not born yet on 9/11. What a great discussion about what really matters in life. I truly believe this is one for the history books because we pay tribute to those who keep the United States a great place to call home.

Jenny Schweigert joins every Thursday and typically brings along a non farm consumer to discuss food and farming. Today we take a very wide turn as she brings her sister Heather along and suicide becomes topic of discussion.

Just exactly how much data are you willing to give up for supposed safety? Heba Bevan has a company in the UK that certainly provides great data and strength in determining risk. It is worth the sacrifice of privacy? 

In reality all of us have a personal story of challenges that have shaped our view. Diane Sullivan the forever advocate for low income folks shares hers and while Jenny Schweigert shares a family story never before public. At the end of the day we all have one thing in common, how do we improve life for ALL American citizens?

The little known President Grover Cleveland signed the legislation that created 1894 National Holiday Labor Day. Today we struggle with folks that seemingly have lost the work ethic. Hank Vogler federal lands rancher from East Central, NV would not be an example of that as evidence by our today conversation. 

Neil Rhomenus and Brian Thompson join today as we really give the in and outs of modern pig production. That leads to a discussion about the labor challenges then to work ethic and then to handouts. All of this leading up to a discussion tomorrow with Diane Sullivan about SNAP benefits. Stay tuned great dialogue ahead. 

Today Andrew Henderson and Rob Ward joins the discussion about the formation of UK Dairy Charter Organization. Farmers need a new louder voice and they guys are creating the venue to get it done. The true sustainability of the farmer is completely dependent on enough of the consumer food dollar getting back to the producer. Full details at https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:sc...

Hank Vogler every Monday lights it up with facts about real world ranching on the Western Land owned by the Federal Government. Nothing is more misunderstood and mismanaged in this country more than the feral horses now close to 200,000 strong, or weak as it may be.

Andrew Henderson rarely joins on a Friday but today with Rick Pfortmiller join to talk about the evolution of pig selection in the first half of the program. Dwight Moudy the Cowboy Ethics educator shares how the education system is taking shape in and out of the classroom in 2020.

Liz Nygren has lived in Urban areas most of her life. How can food be the binding agent to Unite the States of America again and its people. Well food will get it done before professional athletics right Jenny Schweigert?

Can dairy farmers get a better share of the consumers food dollar/pound? What will the global price impact be of Derecho? Will Western fires affect price of alfalfa hay? And why is the UK lamb and cattle business so much better than the US? All of these questions addressed today with a pair of Andrew's.

For the 5th consecutive week we talk about challenges in continuing to be a food and fiber producer. This drought and fire season is going to cause long term damage because of human choices not climate challenge. 

Taking a look at your genetic future with Neogen and genomic testing. Rob Gill shares with us the technology used to build a better beef herd. The concept of producing more with less comes front and center at True Ranches in Wyoming.

Young ladies are taking of the veterinarian profession and we have one of the young rock stars in large animal practice Dr. Olivia Rudulphi from IL join Jenny Schweigert and my self to discuss. And yes we do talk about the healing power of maggots.

Andrew Henderson from the UK joins again today as a follow up to yesterday program on the current status of ethanol production in U.S. In the second half of the program Marty Beard from North Dakota with why folks are willing to give up right to privacy. Finally we close with details from Maddie Caldwell on the Jackie Bauer Memorial Buddy Program. 

Today Andrew Henderson invites Micheal Kerr on from Northern Ireland and we discuss the difference between antibiotics and probiotics. Truly it all leads to gut health and quite frankly starts at soil health.

What did you teachers use as punishment that would never fly in today's classroom? Quite a bit.  Although I am guessing you did not have a science teacher that had a pet rattlesnake he packed around with him everywhere.

Continuing to bridge the gap between the Rural and Urban consumer Jenny Schweigert and I today just discuss the differences. She is en route to Wyoming in the spirit of her best friend for so many years plus acquire a puppy.

If this conversation doesn't cause you to stop and think about life as a whole, you missed something. Cops Against Cancer has assisted 1800 cop families in Iowa alone and just as soon as Craig beats this Stage 4 cancer phase he is currently in the number will grow. More information at http://www.copsagainstcancer.org/