Tools For Today's Farmers

Purdue Extension Farm Stress Team
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Tools For Today's Farmers

Today's Farmers weather more stress than ever before. Our podcast seeks to share important information, tools, and hope through interviews with experts in Agriculture and special guests from Purdue University. The Tools For Today's Farmers podcast is brought to you by the Purdue Extension Farm Stress Team. #farmstrong

  1. NOV 18

    Land Rich, Cash Poor. An interview with Author Brian Reisinger

    Brian Reisinger grew up on a family farm in Sauk County, Wisconsin and lives to tell the hidden stories of rural America. A columnist and consultant, Reisinger worked with his father from the time he could walk, before entering the worlds of business journalism and public policy. He has been published by USA Today, Newsweek, Yahoo News, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/USA Today Network, PBS/Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Wisconsin Life,” The Daily Yonder, RealClearPolitics, The Hill, The Wisconsin State Journal, The Cap Times, Saving Country Music, and many other news, policy, outdoor, and cultural publications. Reisinger’s writing has won awards from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, first place in the Seven Hills Literary Contest, a Solas Award, and more. He lives with his wife and daughter, and helps lead Midwestern-based Platform Communications, splitting time between a small town in northern California and the family farm in southern Wisconsin. Land Rich, Cash Poor is his first book. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61561679438759 Amazon link to book: https://www.amazon.com/Land-Rich-Cash-Poor-Disappearing/dp/1510779981/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 Website: https://www.brian-reisinger.com/

    30 min

  2. OCT 28

    An interview with Dr. Werling from BOAH

    Dr. Kelli Werling is the Deputy Director of the Animal Programs Division and the Director of Swine Health at the Indiana State Board of Animal Health. In this role, she oversees development and implementation for a variety of regulatory animal health programs, including but not limited to livestock disease preparedness and response activities. Dr. Werling grew up on a Central Indiana sheep and grain farm and attended Purdue University's College of Agriculture, where she graduated with a degree in Animal Sciences with a concentration in Pre-Veterinary Medicine and a minor in Biological Sciences in 2013. Dr. Werling graduated from the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2017 and joined the Indiana State Board of Animal Health as a field veterinarian and began serving as the agency's Director of Swine Health. In 2024, Dr. Werling was named the Deputy Director for the Animal Programs Division.

    36 min

  3. SEP 30

    Bring Change to Mind--Giving Youth Hope in Mental Health

    Annie Cole currently serves as the Youth Leadership & Resilience Manager for a national Nonprofit called Bring Change to Mind. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and is currently a master’s candidate at IU Indianapolis and will graduate in 2025 with a Masters of Public Affairs with a concentration in Innovation & Social Change. She is a passionate educator and advocate with a commitment to youth. Annie has a background in trauma informed care and psychology and started her career in the public-school classroom teaching 4th grade. She uses her classroom experience to amplify student voices and bring change to the way in which we approach mental health in our communities. She is a firm believer we can change the world by starting with our youth. Bring Change to Mind (BC2M), co-founded by actress Glenn Close in 2010, is a national nonprofit dedicated to creating dialogue around mental health, and to raising awareness, understanding and empathy. In 2015, BC2M launched a student-led initiative at the high school level aimed at increasing awareness and education about mental health in a supportive environment. Their evidence-based, youth-led club program gives tweens and teens a platform to share their voices, empowers students to educate one another, and creates a culture of peer support within schools. Currently, they work with over 540 high schools, in 43 states and empowering 12,000+ students each school year. Indiana, one of BC2M’s largest regions, has a mighty community of 90 high schools and 40 middle schools across the entire state. When she’s not working or going to school, she loves enjoying a cup of coffee with a friend or a walk with her 2 y/o pup, Poppy. Website: https://www.bringchange2mind.org IG: @bringchangetomind @bc2mhighschool @annie_bc2m Tiktok: @bringchangetomind Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/annie-cole-7a7a9411a

    38 min

  4. SEP 16

    An interview with "The Heart of Rural America"

    Amanda Radke is a fifth generation rancher from Mitchell, SD. Alongside her husband, Tyler, and their four children, they operate Radke Land & Cattle, an Angus seedstock operation. A former National FFA Extemp Speaking Champion and National Beef Ambassador, Radke has spent nearly 20 years on the road fighting to keep agricultural families on the land, rural main street businesses thriving, and an abundance of food on the dinner table. Amanda is an entrepreneur at heart and wears many hats, in addition to being a ranch mom. She’s the host of “The Heart of Rural America” podcast and radio show, a syndicated columnist, a western retailer, a cattle industry consultant with CK6, a partner in a new auction platform called Bid On Beef, and a children’s book author focused on promoting ag literacy in schools. She also currently serves as an appointee on the National Agriculture Campaign Advisory Council, where she provides industry insights on ag policy discussions to the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee. And when she’s not on the road, you can find her wrangling cattle and rowdy kids. She’s most at home on the ranch, where her love of the land, livestock, and community is rooted in boots-on-the ground work — with plenty of muddy boots and dirty coveralls to prove. Follow on socials www.amandaradke.com www.bidonbeef.com www.radkelandandcattle.com www.ck6consulting.com www.ck6source.com I’m on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, X, TikTok & my podcast, “Heart of Rural America” airs on Wednesdays on Apple + Spotify

    33 min

  5. SEP 2

    Inspiring Personal Belief & Action

    Calli Thorne is a keynote speaker, global leadership trainer, mindset coach, and multi-business entrepreneur. She is married to her husband CJ and they have three young children. Calli grew up on her family’s farm and ranch in northwest North Dakota and today they operate multiple enterprises including a backgrounding feedlot, cow/calf operation, and sell beef directly to consumers. They just recently took on a new endeavor and purchased a local beef processing facility. My speaking/training/leadership page: https://www.facebook.com/PioneeringLegacy Our ranch page: https://www.facebook.com/TriangleMRanchAndFeedlot Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/callithorne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/callithorne/ My personal Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/calli.thorne/

    38 min

  6. MAY 20

    National Junior Swine Association Leadership Interview

    Join us with Maddy and Brady from the NJSA as we talk all things swine, leadership, and even mental health in the shows. Maddy and Brady are unique in their fields and experience.

    29 min

  7. MAY 13

    Farm Succession for Farm Families

    Renee Wiatt serves as the Family Business Management Specialist for the Purdue Institute for Family Business housed in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University. She also serves as the research and extension specialist for the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, where she studies the intersection of rural businesses and healthcare. Renee works on Extension and applied research in family-business interface and balance, succession, and family business management. She is a member of the Purdue Extension Succession Planning Team, working on programming and directly with families to guide them through some steps in the succession planning process. Ed is a Purdue Extension Educator in Agriculture and Natural Resources and County Extension Director in Huntington County. He has degrees in Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Education from Purdue University. His focus areas are field crop production and farm business management. Prior to pursuing a career in Extension, Ed worked with farmers in New York and Indiana as a loan officer. His roots are in southwest Indiana where his family has a farming operation

    33 min

  8. APR 8

    When You Feel Better, Your Farm Better

    Todd Price serves as the Vice President of Operations at Farm Foundation. Todd was raised on his family’s 170-year-old grain and livestock farm in southwest Iowa. He received a bachelor’s degree from Simpson College and is a 2014 graduate of the Illinois Agricultural Leadership program. Actively involved in various agricultural organizations, he currently serves as a board member for his local Farm Bureau and volunteers his time with the Glenview Clovers 4-H club and the local FFA chapter.

    29 min
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About

Today's Farmers weather more stress than ever before. Our podcast seeks to share important information, tools, and hope through interviews with experts in Agriculture and special guests from Purdue University. The Tools For Today's Farmers podcast is brought to you by the Purdue Extension Farm Stress Team. #farmstrong

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  • Creator
    Purdue Extension Farm Stress Team
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    72
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Purdue Extension Farm Stress Team
  • Show Website
    Tools For Today's Farmers

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