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A Farm Kid's Guide to Agriculture

Episode 023 – We Have Issues

Why is public policy important to agriculture? Who represents ag in those conversations? Are politics really as ruthless as portrayed in House of Cards? This week, we talk with Kristen…

A Farm Kid's Guide to Agriculture

Episode 022 – Hashtag Sustainability

“Have you heard the good news about sustainability?” In this episode, Claire and Gracie dive into the topic of sustainability and explore why it often sounds like a sales pitch…

A Farm Kid's Guide to Agriculture

Episode 021 – Pick a Side

Why does everything have to be one side or the other? Why not ‘this,’ ‘that,’ and ‘the other thing’? In this episode, we mull over why we are conditioned to…

A Farm Kid's Guide to Agriculture

Episode 020 – Down at the County Fair

It’s county fair season! This week, Claire and Gracie cover a little bit of county fair history and their favorite 4-H fair memories, which include specific projects, fair foods, and…

A Farm Kid's Guide to Agriculture

Episode 019 – Call Me Maybe

This week, Claire and Gracie foray into a discussion of the evolution of technology and the highly-contested debate of whether Apple or Android is a better smartphone platform. Spoiler alert:…

A Farm Kid's Guide to Agriculture

Episode 018 – Somethin’ About a Small Town

Claire and Gracie recap their 4th of July food label taste test (check out the video here), compare small town shindigs and big city festivals, and highlight the benefits of…

A Farm Kid's Guide to Agriculture

Episode 017 – Girls Run the World

Claire and Gracie talk about what it’s like to be a young female working in a traditionally male-dominated industry. (Spoiler: It’s not really that bad.) They also cover the importance…

A Farm Kid's Guide to Agriculture

Episode 016 – So We Meat Again

What do you call a cow with no legs? What makes meat “meat”? Could Claire survive following a vegetarian diet? Would Claire or Gracie be willing to try a lab-grown…