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Unspoken AG
by Grant & Sara
Two farm friends from Minnesota tackling the issues no one else wants to in agriculture.
Episodes
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Talking Policies, Voting and Implications for Agriculture with Josie Lonetti
We're BACK! And we are featuring the wonderful Josie Lonetti, public policy extraordinaire, in this episode while we begin to unpack the increased rural vs. urban divide, politics, voting, policy impacts on agriculture and so much more. In all honesty, we're going to be bringing Josie back to…
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Organic Transition with Young Farmer Tyler Nelson
In this episode we chat with Tyler Nelson, a young farmer from Northern Minnesota who has slowly worked to transition his crop acres to organic while milking a conventional dairy herd. Hear about some of his struggles, advice and why he worked out a plan to transition part of his farm to organic....
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Seeking Help During All Times of Life
The conversation around mental health and seeking help typically stems around suicide awareness. What if we put into motion the tools we need to combat that before that even becomes a thought? What if we seek help in a variety of forms to give us the tools we need to unpack trauma, work through...
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Catching up with Matt Braun
In today's episode, we catch up with Matt Braun, a farmer from southern Minnesota. Although he is maybe out of the "young farmer and rancher" status - he is still a beginning farmer, after choosing to strike out on his own with his farming operation. Matt discusses the tough choices of farming on...
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Raise the Rent with Matt Adrian
Raise the Rent - says young farmer Matt Adrian when it comes to your mental health. Find out just what that means in today's episode. Listen in to learn more about Matt's struggle with mental health and depression as a farmer and how he utilized tools to overcome, find hope and reach his goals....
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Defining Success for Your Farm
Everyone's picture of success for their operation looks differently. In today's episode we discuss why you shouldn't let others' opinions of your operation define your views of your success. You never know how hard someone has worked or the obstacles they have encountered and conquered to…
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Unpacking the Direct to Consumer Meat Market
We've seen some big changes and a resurgence in the direct to consumer market, especially in how consumers are purchasing meat. Check out this latest podcast to hear some of Grant & Sara's thoughts on things like pricing your product to make money (farmers don't sell yourself short), how the pig...
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Farm Business Management with Pam Uhlenkamp
Today we bring you an interview with Pam Uhlenkamp, a Farm Business Management instructor in southern Minnesota. Don't know what FBM is? Curious as to how a FBM instructor can help your farm? Well, then you will want to tune in to this podcast. Helpful links to learn more:...
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Planning for the Unexpected
COVID-19 has turned the world upside down. Is your farm prepared if something were to happen to you or your spouse? In this episode, we discuss why it is so important to have information written down and in easy to find places in case something were to happen to you. Would someone be able to pick...
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Doing the Right Thing for You & Your Farm
Decisions on what is best for your farm operation can be difficult, and we want to clarify, we mean YOUR farm. As young farmers, we need to build our own operations outside of parents. You have to do the next right thing for your farm and family. That might mean leaving the family farm, going out...
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Let's Start a Conversation about Mental Health
You ever just need someone to say, "Hey, me too!" - there is more of that than you think when it comes to farmers and agriculturalists dealing with a variety of stressors and mental health scenarios. So here's us saying "Me too!" because you aren't alone. You are not alone with what you are…
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Does Your Farm have a Safety Plan?
Does your farm have a safety plan in place? What safety measures are you taking on your farm operation? How do you ensure you make it home each day to your family when agriculture is one of the most dangerous careers to be in? Today, we welcome guest Mark Hewitt, EMT and firefighter, to the…
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What Would You Be Doing if You Weren't Farming?
Have you ever thought about what you would be doing if you weren't farming? Have you considered what passions you might pursue if your life looked different? What about skills you have acquired farming and how that might translate into the workforce? In this podcast, we take a look at what we…
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Moving from the City to the Farm with Chandra Pagel
Today we bring you an interview with Chandra Pagel, who grew up a city kid, but moved to the farm when she married her dairy farming husband. Chandra brings some insights into what it was like to learn everything from scratch and what surprised her most about dairy farmers. Like the podcast? Give...
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Talking Dead Livestock and Social Media with TDF Honest Farmer Derrick Josi
You've probably watched one of Derrick Josi's videos before. He's better known as TDF Honest Farming on social media and has frequent meetings with his "girls" aka his herd of jerseys on the Oregon coast. We sat down with Derrick to discuss a topic that farmers really don't like to address - what...
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There's a Career in Agriculture For You
There are a wide variety of career opportunities available in agriculture. Whether you a farm kid, a farmer or someone interested in the agriculture industry, there are jobs in everything from accounting to IT to mechanics to product development. In this podcast, Grant & Sara discuss the variety…
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Off-Farm Income - You Need Some
Did you know majority of family farms bring in off-farm income? The dream of "farming full-time" just isn't realistic in today's farm economy for most young farmers. Here Grant and Sara tackle why they have off-farm income and why it is valuable to their ability to farm.
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Find Yourself an Ag Organization
Find yourself a farm organization to get involved with. There are so many benefits with being involved in a farm organization from creating a network to speaking with legislators.
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How You Spend Your Money Determines What You Value
Cost of living can be a huge draw on farm operations. Is what you are spending your hard earned money on keeping you from reaching your goals?
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Welcome to the Show
Welcome to the show...where we are unscripted and just chatting about what no one else wants to in agriculture.
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Unspoken Ag Introduction
Welcome to UNSPOKEN AG where two farm friends from Minnesota will tackle the issues affecting young farmers that no one wants to talk about.
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How many episodes does Unspoken AG have?
Unspoken AG currently has 21 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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Two farm friends from Minnesota tackling the issues no one else wants to in agriculture.
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Unspoken AG is created and hosted by Grant & Sara.
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