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SPECIAL EDITION - Honor the Harvest Interview with Elizabeth Sheppard of McCain Foods Apr 11, 2024

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Health behind soy for humans and animals Apr 01, 2024

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Two experts in the agricultural value chain, Carla Schultz, owner of Eight Plates Farm in Michigan and a United Soybean Board farmer-leader and Mark Messina, director of nutrition science and research at Soy Nutrition Institute, share the nutritional value and benefits of soy. Carla shares about a recent study by the United Soybean Board found that 7 in 10 consumers say animal diet is extremely or very important when purchasing meat. Mark explains research on the soy's potential to prevent breast cancer and more.

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Join us at Honor the Harvest

USFRA’s Honor the Harvest Forum is September 10-12 at Noo Sun Dairy, located just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. This is a one-of-a-kind experience where executive leaders and agricultural producers meet on a ranch to generate new ideas, partnerships, and actions to advance sustainable food, fuel, and fiber. Showcase your brand to thought leaders across the food and agriculture value chain by becoming an Honor the Harvest sponsor! Learn more at usfarmersandranchers.org/honor-the-harvest/

Bonus Episode Extra: Kevin Burkum: Regenerative agriculture discussion Mar 25, 2024

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The leader of U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action, Kevin Burkum, shares what topic he is keeping an eye on that will have an impact on agriculture. Stay connected with USFRA at usfarmersandranchers.org.

Learn more about U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action: usfarmersandranchers.org
Connect with Kevin on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kevinburkum
Become a partner of USFRA: usfarmersandranchers.org/partnerships

Opportunities and challenges for agriculture with USFRA CEO Feb 27, 2024

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Kevin Burkum, CEO of U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action, shares how USFRA is making changes to help support agriculture in meeting its challenges and leveraging opportunities, both domestically and internationally. Kevin also shares more about his background and professional experiences.

Learn more about U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action: usfarmersandranchers.org

Connect with Kevin on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kevinburkum

Become a partner of USFRA: usfarmersandranchers.org/partnerships

National FFA Organization focused on future skills, careers Feb 22, 2024

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Expert Celya Glowacki, team lead for advocacy, literacy and ag-based experiences at National FFA, shares how they focus on the evolving careers in agriculture. Celya shares how they receive feedback from corporate partners about what skills they are looking for in the next generation of agriculturists and the new National FFA NexGen Conferences. Learn more at ffa.org/participate/next-generation-conference/.

Honor the Harvest and the Future of Ag Dec 20, 2023

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Honor the Harvest Forum is an invitation-only event that gathers food and agriculture leaders to further our global sustainable food system. Former head of Harvard Business School’s Agribusiness Program and is known as a strategic pathfinder in the global agri-food industry, Mary Shelman, emceed the USFRA Honor the Harvest. Today, we gain her high-level perspective of the event and what she’s keeping an eye on in the future of agriculture.

Culvers successful marketing includes support of agriculture Dec 13, 2023

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Culvers is based out of Sauk City, Wisconsin and there are over 900 Culver’s locations across the United States. Today, we are going to learn more about their three pillars to Culver’s Thank You Farmers Project. We are joined with Alison Demmer, she is the marketing and public relations manager at Culvers.
Learn more about Culvers at https://www.culvers.com/about-culvers.

Unique market and value-added opportunities for grain farmers Dec 07, 2023

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Today, we are headed to Maryland to learn more about grain and we are joined by
expert Lindsey Thompson. She is the executive director of the Maryland Grain Producers and also the owner Hidden Potential Farms with her husband, where they farm 130 acres of corn and soybeans. Did you know that Maryland typically grows soft red winter wheat and it is consumed by chickens and used to mill flour for cookies, pretzels, and pastries? Learn more about all the things grain touches and how farmers are working in this unique market.

Study shows preferences and perceptions of milk in schools Nov 16, 2023

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Join us as we discuss the ideal flavor packaging and the next generation of milk drinkers with Dr. Maryanne Drake, a professor in the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences at North Carolina State University, and director of the Southeast Dairy Foods Research Center and Dr. Eric Bastian, the Vice President of Innovation Partnerships at Dairy West and the director of the Western Dairy Center at Utah State University. We dig deeper into dairy product consumption's motivation by both familiarity and habit and what the future looks like for school meals.

Want to learn even more about dairy? Visit dairywest.com.

From Veteran to rancher: A life of service Nov 10, 2023

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Authenticity shines in this episode with veteran and rancher Steve Cook of Cook Beef Cattle located in central Texas. Steve shares about his military career, transitioning to civilian life, mental health, Farmer Veteran Coalition and future advice and goals. We're thankful to have Steve share real experiences with us and the importance of networking with others.
Connect and support Steve's ranch by checking out his website at cookbeefcattle.com. Learn more about the Farmer Veteran Coalition at farmvetco.org.
We appreciate the support from The Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation on this episode of Farm, Food, Facts.

To learn more about PACT’s mission you can visit their website at https://ag-climate.org/.

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