Farming on Purpose

Dec 10 2024 102 ep. 74 mins 4
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A podcast for farmers and ranchers ready to shift for a stronger future... Stronger farm families Stronger food systems Stronger rural legacies

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Celebrating 100 Episodes: Finding Purpose in Agriculture

Dec 10 2024 35 mins  
“I think the most important thing is focusing on what our priorities are, because those priorities give us a purpose even when goals become unattainable or the course shifts or something happens in life that changes our trajectory. If we know what our priorities are. We can choose to focus on those every single day.” After 100 episodes of the Farming on Purpose podcast, this m

Working Full Time While Building Her Farm Dream with Brenna Beard

Dec 03 2024 46 mins  
“Some years you're going to make more money than other years and I think as long as you don't outpace your budget, then you'll end up being just fine.” Meet Brenna Beard, a beginning farmer who's building her operation while working full-time in ag sales. Starting with just 35 acres of her dad's land, she's doubled her acres and even bought her first piece of ground - all whil

From City Life to Farm Life: How Jessica Lewis Built Back to Roots Farm

Nov 26 2024 46 mins  
“Teaching classes and being able to plant the seed itself for other people to get excited for things that have been lost in our generation has also just been something that has brought tons of happiness and joy.” City girl turned farmer Jessica Lewis shares how she built Back to Roots Farm in Thomasville, Georgia, starting with bottle baby goats and growing into a thriving bus

Finding Joy in Farm Life with Heather Nienhueser

Nov 19 2024 57 mins  
“My life does revolve around farming but I also think we have good boundaries where I’m not resentful of that.” Nebraska farm wife Heather Nienhueser shares her journey from ag banker to stay-at-home mom and entrepreneur. She discusses building a successful family popcorn business, navigating farm transitions, and finding joy in farm life. Through her candid stories about ba

From The Archive-Beginning Farming and Resetting Your Farm Practices with DL Lautenbach

Nov 12 2024 52 mins  
“The opportunity is out there, you’re just going to have to do a better job than trying to compete with Walmart on price and volume.” In this episode from the vault, farmer DL Lautenbach shares his journey of rebuilding after losing his 400-head operation in 2008. Starting with just five borrowed calf hutches, he shows how thinking differently and staying scrappy helped him

Sisters, Mothers, Ranchers: How Three Women Are Building a Legacy at Giles Ranch Beef

Nov 05 2024 39 mins  
“And it's very important that you're thinking about what's best for the whole family and the whole ranch. Instead of just what's best for you or your individual family.” Meet the three sisters of Giles Ranch who are redefining what a family cattle operation can look like. From balancing motherhood with ranch work to growing a direct-to-consumer beef business with two retail lo

Finding Your Voice in Agriculture with Ashlynn Jones

Oct 29 2024 38 mins  
“And at the end of the day, the best thing you can do is, as long as you have good intentions, is to put some piece of your story out there because I promise you somebody will find a connection.” Every farm has a story worth telling, but finding the confidence to share it isn't always easy. In this episode, third-generation cattle woman Ashlynn Jones shares her journey of retu

Finding Your Path to Homesteading: Lessons from Ryan Mitchell's Journey

Oct 22 2024 47 mins  
“This is what I describe simple living as, it’s figuring out what you want to focus on and doing more of that while figuring out what you want to focus less on or there’s a distraction and eliminating those things.” Creating a life that aligns with your values is important. That's why I was thrilled to chat with Ryan Mitchell on the Farming on Purpose podcast. Ryan's journ

Balancing Family, Farm, and Future in Southern Minnesota

Oct 15 2024 39 mins  
“If you trust the process, the process will reward you back.” As a sixth-generation cattle farmer in Southern Minnesota, Haley Ammann-Ekstrom knows a thing or two about juggling responsibilities. She farms alongside her husband and father, manages a cow-calf herd, and has recently ventured into selling beef directly to consumers. But what makes Haley's story truly inspiring is

From City Girl to Farm Entrepreneur: Lindsay Graham's Journey

Oct 08 2024 60 mins  
“What is so understood to you is not understood to the average person. And I know that sounds really silly as especially multiple generations. Like it's just. It's so ingrained in everything, that outside perspective, like you're missing it. And that's one of the things that I will say as coming in from a total outside perspective, what I didn't know, I realized somebody else did