Agriculture: This One’s for You

Caleb is a junior at Kansas State University studying Agronomy.  He grew up on a farm that raised corn and soybeans in southeast Nebraska.  While at college, he likes to balance his time between school, building epoxy tables and farming.  Some of his hobbies include using his new smoker, developing mixtapes on Spotify, and being a part-time shrimp farmer.  Enjoy the episode! 

Welcome back! This week Sierra and I dove into all things life as well as we caught up for the first time in awhile! We discuss Miranda's struggle with quarantine as well as what motivated Sierra and her choice of Texas Tech for graduate school! We also dive into her newest business venture! Tune in to hear all about it! 

Our guest on this week's episode is Christian Calliham, the founder, and general manager of the Aggieville Showdown.  We learn about Christian’s past growing up on a farm in Colby, Kansas, and being heavily involved in 4-H and FFA. Christian graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in Agribusiness with an emphasis in Marketing. During his time in college, he was involved in several organizations including National Agri-Marketing Association, Kansas State Horse Judging Team, and the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. We talk about several of his internships during college including working at three national livestock shows and the Kansas Department of Agriculture. He now resides in Kansas City where he is employed by VMLY&R a full-service marketing agency where he specializes in public relations and events for agriculture clients. Tune in to more about the Aggieville Showdown and how you can get involved with this event. 

Brianna was raised on a beef cattle and grain production farm on the Illinois-Iowa border. Her family farm is what sparked her passion for agriculture and led her to Iowa State University studying Agricultural Business, Economics, and International Agriculture. Throughout her time at Iowa State, she has been involved in many clubs and organizations including the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Ambassadors, CALS Council, the National Agri-Marketing Association, Collegiate 4-H, Ag Business Club, and the Uganda Alliance. Her interest in global agriculture pushed her to take part in study abroad programs to Argentina and Uganda, as well as classes focused on agriculture in developing countries and current hot topics in ag like farm-to-fork and alternative protein markets. Now as a Senior at Iowa State with internship experience in agricultural marketing and communications, Brianna is planning for a long-lasting career in the ag industry.

This week we had the very special guest, Rachel Booth. Rachel calls Miami, Oklahoma, home but now lives in Kansas City, Missouri. Growing up a purebred livestock auctioneers daughter she found a love for travel and livestock at a young age. She is a recent graduate of Oklahoma State University where she was on the livestock judging team, an Ag Comm girl and found a love for Stillwater, Oklahoma. Rachel is the owner of Rachel Kay Creative and the Communications and Events Coordinator at the American-International Charolais Association.

We promise we didn't meant to leave y'all hanging this summer! We have been swamped with all the things, listen here to what we have been up to! 

Growing up a grain elevator brat and ninth generation agriculturist, Cheryl Day has always been a part of the agricultural industry. In this episode, we talk about Cheryl's job experiences, what it's like to be a show mom and how life is like during the COVID-19 pandemic. Press play to dive into this episode!

On this week's episode, we get back into the swing of podcasting after figuring out how to bring you the best podcast episodes while still maintaining social distancing. Mary's roots stem back to California, but has found her spot in Kansas. We talk about her background, how we are all coping with COVID-19, what it is like dating someone who is Twitter famous, and much more! Press play to listen to the whole episode!You can follow Mary on social media at:Twitter and Instagram: @ksualmondfarmerSnapchat: mary_marsh1

Join us on this week's episode as we learn more about how Ashton Dunkel's experiences in the horse industry have helped get her to where she is today. BONUS: We even create a new segment on the podcast! Press play to check it out.

DeAnne McCulloh Bloomberg is a native of DeWitt, Iowa and a typical farm girl. Which means growing up her address was RR 1 Camanche Iowa, Low Moor land line, DeWitt Central school district and Clinton County gal. 1990 Iowa State graduate in Public Service and Administration in Agriculture; Delta Zeta House manager and AGR little sister – before they eliminated the program on the national level.She’s the former Iowa State Class of 1990 Vice President and the 1987 Iowa Beef Queen.Her internship at the Iowa State Fair as Ag Building special events coordinator for 2 summers before the Iowa Butter Cow sensation exploded.She took a job with Illinois Farm Bureau in 1991 as a county manager and served in Boone, Henry and Rock Island until November ’18. Where she was promoted to Director of Issue Management at Illinois Farm Bureau.She is extremely passionate in spreading the realities of farming and successes of agriculture with all levels of consumers and media.She and husband Brent Bloomberg reside on Brent’s family farm where they are the 4th generation to reside there. She and her husband Bloomberg Appraisal on Main Street Orion. She is the proud daughter of the late Winton and Cleone McCulloh and proud sister to Jim, Reed, Nancy, Brian and Murl  - and proud aunt to over 19 McCulloh and Bloomberg nieces and nephews and Great Aunt to 20 nieces and nephews.

Agriculture: This One's for You - Co-Host Miranda Hoag discusses what has lead her to being a part of this adventure. Join us as she explains her background as well as her passion for taking opportunities and providing similar opportunities to others. 

Agriculture: This One’s for You - Host Sierra Day dives in to what made this dream become a reality. Join us as she describes her passion for the industry, but most importantly her plan to help educate and motivate other advocates for agriculture.