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The Agricultural College Episode is designed to profile agricultural trade schools, junior colleges, colleges and universities around the U.S.  This

[caption id="attachment_420892" align="alignright" width="182"] Curtis Lauderdale - Assistant Dean for Student Advising and Development[/caption]

episode is an effort to replicate the conversation that prospective students, parents and ag teachers might have with agricultural schools at trade show like the National FFA Convention.

The University Of Wisconsin at Madison is a very storied land grant university that has been innovating int he area of agricultural research and education for decade after decade.  The original mission of this university was agriculture, but the non-agricultural culture and tradition has grown to gigantic proportions over the years.

On today's episode we will take a look at all UW Madison has to offer to those seeking higher education as means to their future in agriculture.  And, we will learn about these traditions and innovations.

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Tip Of The Week

Don’t get in a hurry when you are hiring or giving out money

Rural Crime In The U.S.

https://www.agdaily.com/news/half-missing-wyoming-ewes-mysteriously-reappear/

https://www.gradickcommunications.com/da-gbi-determine-insufficient-evidence-to-seek-charges-in-case-re-stolen-items-found-on-property-owned-by-county-chairman/

Across The Pond, Down Under And Up Above

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2023/08/21/animal-rising-protesters-charged-after-sandringham-lambs-stolen/

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2023/08/23/land-rover-stolen-from-farm/

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23756271.liam-brown-admits-sex-cow-burton-farm/

Africa

https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/elderly-bloemfontein-farmer-killed-and-his-wife-critically-injured-594a3f0c-1bbe-486f-971d-7e5ae45e5b63

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/cattle-purchase-turns-fatal-vanderbijlpark-man-faces-murder-charge-breaking-30-august-2023-latest/

Chalk One Up For The Good Guys

https://www.onlineathens.com/story/news/crime/2023/08/31/farm-worker-charged-with-felony-cruelty-at-madison-county-poultry-farm/70710576007/

https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2023/08/30/north-shore-pizzeria-owner-ppp-loan-vermont-alpaca-farm-fraud-dana-mcintyre-rasta-pasta-beverly/

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Joel Holland is the CEO of Harvest Hosts, a company that pairs up farmers with extra space with members who would like to spend a night in their RV in a picturesque setting on somebody's farm.  I have seen both sides of this idea.  As a person who likes to travel in my camper, I have spoke with individuals who are Harvest Host members, and I have found them all to be people that I would be comfortable having stay on my property.  As a farmer, I have a spot on my farm that would work well for this, and I have considered becoming a host.

In today's interview Joel will talk about how farmers generate revenue as hosts.  We will also discuss how you are kept safe and shielded from liability if you become a host.  And, we will touch on the very positive experiences that both hosts and guests have when coming together.

On tomorrow's Agricultural Business Episode I will be speaking with the CEO of Harvest Hosts about how farmers can make extra money hosting people on their farms overnight.  This made me think back to the interview I did with Kuna's own, Brooklyn Lowe, formerly of the Kuna FFA Chapter.  Brooklyn and her family own and operate "The Farmstead" which is an agritourism destination about three miles from my own farm.

When I owned the gopher extermination business I did work for Brooklyn's father, Jim, at a previous location they operated at.  Later, I was able to interview Jim about their business, and then I eventually came to know Brooklyn through my and Hattie's involvement in the Kuna FFA.  The story of this family business, which Brooklyn will one day take over, is one of vision, patience, persistence and growth.  And I think it ties in perfectly with tomorrow's ag business episode.

Kristin Nesbitt is in her fourth year of medical school and will be beginning her residency in about 9 months. She first appeared on the Off-Farm Income Podcast in 2015 on episode #35, when she had just become the president of her FFA Chapter at Meridian High School.  I reconnected with her on Linkedin recently and saw that she was now in medical school, and I recalled that way back when she was a senior in high school she that that human or veterinary medicine is probably what she would ultimately end up studying in the future.

Kristin made the choice to treat humans towards the end of her sophomore year, and today it is my opportunity to catch up with this amazing young woman.  We will also talk about the journey that she has been on, learn what medical school is really like and get some tips and suggestions for other students who want to pursue becoming a medical doctor.

I've got more weather on the farm update show for you today.  It has been a wild 7 days of August weather here in Southwest Idaho.  August is historically our driest month, averaging just under a 1/4 inch of rain.  However, at our farm, in the past 7 days we have received 1.7 inches.  Do I have any culpability for the negative parts of rain like this since I am enjoying the storms?

Isaac Detty is just beginning his sophomore year of high school and his second year of FFA, but you wouldn't know it from the complexity and number of SAE's that he has.  When he is not collecting eggs to sell or feeding his meat birds for his meat chicken business, he is busy working with food that has already been grown but not consumed.

In addition to Isaac's entrepreneurial ventures, he has a benevolent venture taking food that would otherwise go to waste, like bananas, and turning them into something that will result in them being consumed and not thrown out.  On the top of the pyramid is making something like banana bread or dehydrating the bananas.  On the other end, the food is fed to chickens or livestock that will consume it, or it is being composted.  Either way, the food is not being wasted by sending it to the landfill.

Isaac is able to identify the multiple positive benefits that looking at food in this manner have.  For example, when they are dehydrating bananas, it give the food science class at his high school a project to work on that is right in line with what they are studying.  It is thinking like this that led Isaac to be awarded a $1,000 SAE Grant in 2022, which he will be applying for again this fall.

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The Agricultural College Episode is designed to profile agricultural trade schools, junior colleges, colleges and universities around the U.S.  This

[caption id="attachment_420718" align="alignright" width="138"] Hope Stansell - Student Ambassador[/caption]

episode is an effort to replicate the conversation that prospective students, parents and ag teachers might have with agricultural schools at trade show like the National FFA Convention.

For a student focused on agriculture or natural resources there is no move diverse state in the country than Oregon.  From high desert rangelands in the east to Pacific fisheries on the coast in the west, the State Of Oregon has something for everyone, and Oregon State University is the place to study it.  On today's episode we will learn all about the unique and exciting opportunities available to agriculture students at Oregon's Land Grand University.

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Learn from what the animal rights activists are willing to show you

Rural Crime In The U.S.

https://nbc-2.com/news/crime/2023/08/15/search-continues-for-charlotte-county-cow-killer/

https://www.news8000.com/news/crime/animal-rights-activist-group-shares-anonymous-video-showing-minks-released-from-trempealeau-co-farm/article_2d692886-3c70-11ee-96c0-2f36b3ce3eef.html

Across The Pond, Down Under And Up Above

https://fagenwasanni.com/ai/stoktake-facial-recognition-platform-aims-to-combat-livestock-theft/207237/

https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/23720637.powys-police-investigating-sheep-thefts-attacks/

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/crime/taranaki-farm-equipment-dealer-christopher-carter-ripped-off-25-customers-360k/GBGQN22LNVHP5DDKKBZIZ5DAVY/

Africa

https://punchng.com/jigawa-police-nab-four-suspects-with-stolen-goat-bulls/

https://www.thegazellenews.com/investigations/four-in-police-net-for-allegedly-stealing-goats-bulls/#google_vignette

Chalk One Up For The Good Guys

https://www.klkntv.com/lincoln-man-hid-among-hay-bales-after-chase-with-nebraska-troopers-patrol-says/

https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/crime/stolen-tractor-trucks-recovered-in-genesee-county-larry-keene/71-50bd22e1-2136-4df7-ab3d-6a2116a70a3c

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Dustin Toberman is the owner of Omni Ag Consulting and a veteran of the commercial ag world and a former VP for Bungee running their northern division.  After 20 years in this aspect of agriculture, Dustin has seen a lot of talented ag students come and go in internships and has done a lot of hiring.  He has also seen what is impressive on a resume and in an interview, and he has seen the unrealistic expectations of newly graduated students.

At the end of Dustin's corporate career, his company was once again merging, and he decided that he did not want to go through another merger.  So, he assessed what he was passionate about and realized that helping pair the right talent with the right opportunity was something that had always got him excited.  This led to the development of Omni Ag Consulting, and within two years he is amazed by the impact he has already been able to make.

On today's episode we are going talk about his path, and we are also going to discuss how students coming out of college and heading into the agricultural career field can best succeed!

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