Western Ag Life

Join us for another Western Ag Voices Podcast! In this episode, Dean Fish visits with Dan Skiver of Nogales, AZ. Dan Skiver comes from a long line of cowboys. Born in Wyoming, he got to Arizona as soon as he could. He grew up on the Oak Bar Ranch north of Nogales and graduated from Patagonia High School. Dan rode saddle broncs and rodeoed in college as well as in the PRCA Turquoise Circuit. Dan ha...

Welcome to another Western Ag Voices Episode! In this episode, Dean Fish sits down with Grant Boice, a fourth generation agriculturalist in Arizona. Grant shares everything from his childhood growing up on a ranch to his stint at the Arizona National Livestock Show, where he was executive director for nearly two decades. This episode is proudly brought to you by White Barn Beef. White Barn Beef is...

Dr. Marvin Selke, Professor Emeritus from the University of Arizona Department of Animal Science, has trained more animal science students than you can imagine. As the U of A Livestock Judging Coach, Dr. Selke made better livestock evaluators and industry professionals of his students. He has a legacy of volunteerism at the Pima County Fair and Southwest Fair Commission that continues today. An ac...

Paul and Matt have a conversation with meteorologist Michael Groff out of Phoenix, AZ. Michael will be contributing to the Western Ag Life Podcast each week with extended weekly forecasts for the Southwest. This podcast is proudly sponsored by Catching Up With The Cattle Market, a weekly cattle and beef newsletter highlighting market happenings. Visit catchingupwiththecattlemarket.com to subscribe...

Dean Fish sits down with Colonel Steve Friskup from Muleshoe, TX. Steve tells us about his background in the horse and auction business and also dives into his devotional series "Coffee With The Colonel." This episode is proudly being brought to you by Cattleman's Weekend in Chino Valley, AZ, coming up on March 17th and 18th. Colonel Friskup will be there selling the "American West Horse Sale" so...

Dean, Paul, and Matt have an in-depth conversation on their backgrounds in agriculture and what they hope to accomplish with the new Western Ag Life Podcast.