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Growing Knowledge Podcast

by Parker Kruse

Howdy, y'all! Welcome to an informative podcast about the agriculture industry from an agriculture student.

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Episodes

  1. Ep. 18: Ethan Hyers

    To quote Ethan, "This episode is definitely going to be Awesome Opossum!" This episode I had the amazing opportunity to sit down with my buddy, Ethan Hyers, and talk to him about Georgia FFA, being a fellow Polynesian Sauce doubter, and about Japanese philosophy according to two southerners!…

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  2. EP: 17: Riley Rowe

    WE ARE BACK!! I know it's been a while everyone, but we are back with an absolutely great episode. I got to sit down with my good friend and teammate, Riley Rowe. We talked about her FFA experience, career goals and our teams ILSSO experience. I hope you all enjoy this episode!!!

  3. Ep. 16: Dr. Chris Eck

    Hey everybody! I hope you all are staying safe and well! In this episode, I had the pleasure to sit down with Dr. Chris Eck, assistant professor of Agriculture Sciences at Clemson University. We talked about his time in the classroom as an ag teacher and FFA advisor, his graduate school…

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  4. Ep. 15: Mrs. Brianna Swartsfager

    Hey, everybody! In this episode of the podcast, I had the great opportunity to talk to Mrs. Brianna Swartsfager. We were able to discuss her agriculture background in rodeo, her involvement with the University of Floridas meat judging team, and how she as an agriculture educator has had to adapt…

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  5. Ep. 14: Ms. Jill Huesman

    Howdy, everybody! In this episode, I got to sit down with Ms. Jill Huesman, an ag educator at Fort White High School. We discussed how she got started in agriculture, how she has had to adapt to distance learning as an ag teacher, and how she thinks online learning and agriculture education be...

  6. Ep. 13: Hendrix Paterson

    Howdy, y'all! This episode is a certified banger! I got to sit down with my good buddy, Hendrix Paterson, and talk about some of the cool things he's get going on. Whether that be his passion for the forestry industry, his awesome aquaponic research, and his thoughts about distance learning when…

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  7. Ep.12: JP Prescott

    In this episode, I had the awesome opportunity to sit down and talk to my friend JP Prescott. We talked about JP's life, this past year serving Florida FFA as its State President and his future plans. I had a lot of fun making this episode and I hope yall enjoy it.

  8. Ep. 11: George DeLoach

    In this episode of the podcast, I ad the wonderful opportunity to sit down with Mr. George Deloach and talk to him about his long time involvement in agriculture but especially rodeos. Mr. Deloch has been in announcing rodeos for over 30 years and hosts a radio talk show to this day in the Putnam...

  9. Ep. 10: Andrea Stevenson

    Hey guys, on this episode of the podcast I had the privilege to interview Ms. Andrea Stevenson. We talked about what her FFA story was like, how she actively supports FFA through her involvement at the State Alumni Association and her advancement of ag education through her career. This was a…

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  10. Ep. 9: Sheila Kruse

    Hey guys! In this episode I had the pleasure of sitting down with my mom, Sheila Kruse, and talk to her FFA journey and lifelong support of agriculture. I hope yall enjoy and see you all next time!

  11. Ep.8: Lauren Roberts

    Howdy, y'all! In this episode of the podcast, I had the great opportunity to interview a good friend and mentor of mine, Ms. Lauren Roberts. Lauren is a former Trenton FFA member and is currently serving Florida FFA as their Area 2 State Vice President. We discussed her start in FFA, her research...

  12. Ep. 7: Ian Bennett

    Howdy yall! In this episode of the GK podcast, I had the honor of interviewing Mr. Ian Bennett. Ian is a former National FFA Vice President, Georgia FFA State Officer, and currently an Ag Communications Student at the University of Georgia. In this episode, we talked about his experience as both…

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  13. Ep. 6: Kyle Mendes

    In this episode of the podcast, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Mr. Kyle Mendes. Kyle currently works at the University of Florida in the Animal Science department and is the coach of the UF Meat Judging Team. In this episode, we talk about Kyle's life long involvement in agriculture, his...

  14. Ep. 5: Hall of Fame

    I had the great opportunity to attend the 2019 Florida FFA Hall of Fame Dinner at the Leadership Traning Center. At the dinner, we honored the lives of the inductees and their lifelong support of the FFA and Agriculture. This dinner made me think and reflect so I decided to pull out the old...

  15. Ep. 4: Clayton Willis

    Hey y'all! On this episode I had the amazing opportunity to talk with Mr. Clayton Willis. In the episode we talked about Clayton's beginnings in agriculture, his year of service as Florida FFA State President, his time at the University of Florida, and his current career at Farm Credit of…

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  16. Ep. 3: Mr. Brian Lee and Mr. Thomas Sturgis

    On this episode i was able to sit down with a former and current Agriculture teachers and learn more about their story and journey to being agriculture educators. Mr Brian Lee was an Agriculture teacher for 18 years and worked at Lecanto and Chipley High School as an AG teacher and FFA adviser.…

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  17. Ep. 2: Matt Griffin

    Hey y'all, on this episode of the podcast i was fortunate enough to have Mr. Matt Griffin be on and talk about his life around agriculture. We talk about his time in FFA at South Lake High School, his involvement in the Young Farmers and Ranchers program and even about his side hobby of being a...

  18. Episode 1: Welcome

    Howdy! Thank y'all for listening to the welcome episode and i hope you are looking forward to more episodes!

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Howdy, y'all! Welcome to an informative podcast about the agriculture industry from an agriculture student.

HOSTED BY

Parker Kruse

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Howdy, y'all! Welcome to an informative podcast about the agriculture industry from an agriculture student.

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Growing Knowledge Podcast is created and hosted by Parker Kruse.
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