Grassroots Grassroots : Utah Farm Bureau Podcast

In this episode we invite YF&Rs to learn more about the contests and award programs available through Utah Farm Bureau. These programs offer professional development and guided business growth with cash prizes, four wheelers, and gators to boot. Listen as last years winners get into the details of what set their application apart and give tips and tricks to those applying!

We're back! Its a hard time of year to catch a farmer/rancher with a few mins to spare. So in this episode we talk about YF&R contests and read an article from the AFBF newsroom about how dairy farmers need a seat at the table in milk pricing policy.

Part Two- Continuing the discussion with the Director of Animal Industry and the State Veterinarian. We dive deeper into the structure of the Utah Department of Food and Agriculture, as well as some issues that are unique to Utah.

Part One- Meet the Director of Animal Industry and the State Veterinarian talk with us about their roles and the structure of the Utah Department of Food and Agriculture.

In this mini-episode we read two articles that explain a unique solution that helps farmers and ranchers move their products to those in need.

Courtesy of the Corona Virus, the world has had an acute shift in perspective about our food system. We seem to be more aware of the important links in the chain that get our food conveniently to the grocery store. More then ever i've seen people thanking truck drivers and food producers. The Hawkes Family is both of those. Although this episode was recorded before Corona Virus started to impact our lives, it is really interesting to hear the perspective of a family that both grows your food and hauls it to you.