Trent Loos Podcast

Some call it progress, others call is losing track of your communities history and heritage. Today we walk through horse racing from AKSARBEN to present in Nebraska and really the bigger picture nationally.

The Unites States of America has a $26 trillion national debt. Instead of trying to really downsize government they all just keep voting to spend, spend spend more. The Government currently owns 1 in 3 acres in the U.S. they should manage what they have not look to buy more.

The Federal Government has the dietary guidelines so screwed up it is hard to know how to fix them. Today we shed light on issues involved in feeding dairy cows then humans. 

Ranching in big country of the West gives one a ton of time to think about the big picture. When Hank shares the big picture folks get a very good visual.

“A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.”  said one of the Allies leaders with the USA in WWII. This is a wonderful walk to memory lane for the United States of America by Gordon Cone retired history teacher. More to come from this gem.

After 21 years worth of teaching in the public school system Brandi Reeves she is not inspiring others to enter the teaching field. In addition both of these resilient women are inspiration to all mankind to overcome any obstacle that may attempt to get in our way.

In 1970 the Earth Day creators sold fear about massive starvation by 2000. Hmmm we are still here producing more food each year and the earth is healthier than ever. 

Aaron does a fantastic job in schools with 2, 3 and 4th grade students bringing hands on education about these that grow and feed us. Of course that is after he tells us that 40% of farm income in 2018 was in the form of a government payment. WOW.

Andrew is wound up with what he has learned about a terrible piece in FarmingUK about farming. Blayne is excited about a new timely program to develop more skilled meat cutters and Marty gives a tribute to a true cowboy.

After dealing with mental illness for 45 years Brett (The Stickman) found health and wisdom. This is a must listen to story and it is quite hard to believe, other than the very detailed description he provides us.

Hank is on fire today with the issues of the day and how we as a free country got to this point. OH and we identify the true racist in this conversation, they recently sent you a letter.

Once it again it is Jenny Schweigert to the rescue as she brings the delightful Bethany Bieber to the discussion. We end up spending a lot of time talking about the importance of Heritage breeds of livestock the challenge yet importance of them.

We brad about "free speech" but if you really study history the Federal Government has always found a way to put people in the corner and make them quiet. 

You know what, this is a great visit with Tiffany Noth today because people have tons of questions about food but really don't know where to start. We get a  great start on it here today. OH and do you know about the Flat Iron Steak.

These two remarkable ladies have learned to live quality lifestyles with Crohn's disease. Today point blank Sonya Goins says she wasn't going to sit on the couch wallowing in her own misery, she is resilient. 

What does the future of education hold if we can not retain the good school teachers? Jeff Lukens today works for Texas Instrustments teaching teachers after his own career of teaching High School. 

Hugh McCampbell is a retired DVM and Veteran of the U.S. Army. Today on this version of Across the Pond with Andrew Henderson we cover every aspect of Hugh's life including his current competition in the Senior Olympics. 

Marty's hunting adventures with his dogs are always educational and entertaining. He is no morrell mushroom farmer though.

Management of the natural resources doesn't just happen it is best with human intelligence. There is a wreck brewing on Federal Lands with Wild Horses and Hank sees the ship sailing.

Jenny Schweigert from Central Illinois joins in a great discussion about communicating inside and outside of the farming community. Moral of the story there is no silver bullet.

Dr. Jean Lonie is one of 6 American Scholars in the United States and the Vice President of Nuffield Scholars International USA. The opportunity to network around the world with folks who all share the same passion for farming is second to none. Today with Jean we "struggle bus" through the history and details of it all.

The margin spread between cattlemen and consumer has never been wider, so what do we do about that? Today Ethan Lane representing NCBA joins to bring his perspective on a wide variety of issues affecting beef producers.

Ben Mohl joins Trent Loos and Andrew Henderson in this edition explaining exactly what Certified Piedmontese is about from a consumer preference point of view.

Forrest Films on the Loos June 3, 2020 playing now on Netflix The Stand at Paxton County today we are joined by lead actor Tanner Thomason and Director Brett Hedlund taking about the making of this movie.

After we get the through discussion about the importance of the EU in European agriculture we get into a discussion that every cattleman needs to hear and won't want to.