Grow Getters: This Young Indiana Farm Couple’s Side Business Doubles Down on Tech

When Bri Stagge came home to Greensburg, Indiana, after college to help out on the fourth-generation family farm a few years ago, she didn’t plan on starting a side business or on meeting Dustin Osborne, who is now her husband. But she did both. Bri and Dustin join Davis on this episode of Grow Get…

Grow Getters: These Colorado Ranchers Are Winning Awards for Their Diversified Operation

As teenagers, Dave and Jean Gottenborg dreamed of owning a cattle ranch. After decades of delay, they finally achieved their dream. They now raise cattle and sell award-winning beef and hay at Eagle Rock Ranch, perched 9,000 feet above sea level in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. Dave and his daughter,…

Grow Getters: Iowa’s Kelly Garrett on Building a More Resilient and Profitable Ag Operation

Iowa ag producer Kelly Garrett stays very busy growing corn and raising cattle, but his entrepreneurial spirit drives him to start side businesses to extend an impressive, vertically integrated operation. From trucking companies to digital advisory platforms, a direct-to-consumer beef business to a…

Grow Getters: New Mexico’s Tara Vander Dussen Is Opening Minds About Ag to Inspire Change

Well-known ag influencer Tara Vander Dussen (aka the New Mexico Milkmaid) joins Davis on this episode of Grow Getters to tell how she went from being a reluctant dairy farmer to a vital voice for the industry. She’s a busy mom, wife, environmental consultant, podcast host and public speaker, but sh…

Grow Getters: From Raising Goats to Dressing Brides, this Entrepreneurial Ohio Farmer Stays Busy

When the goat dairy she was running wasn’t quite paying the bills, Penny Bowers-Schebel started a side business — Formality Bridal. Located in a tiny rural Ohio town, the shop has an ingenious business model, buying never-worn, sample bridal gowns from high-end boutiques and selling them for less t…

Unscripted: Is the Pork Industry Bouncing Back from Historically Weak 2023?

To kick off National Pork Month (AKA “Porktober”), Unscripted hosts Tyne Morgan and Clinton Griffiths welcome PORK magazine’s editor Jennifer Shike to the podcast. She provides plenty of insider insights on the state of the pork industry, from biosecurity to challenging markets to the impact of Hur…

Grow Getters: Michigan Farm Family Pivots to Growing Ancient Grains to Feed Their New Snacks Company

As prices on row crops sagged back in 2015, the Smith family in southern Michigan decided to try producing ancient grains on their seventh-generation farm. They grew teff, an Ethiopian grain, and began using it to make a new snack called Teffola. It’s now sold in health food stores throughout the M…

Grow Getters: From Drought to Fire Ants to Pumpkin Cannons, this Farm Family’s Story Has it All

Moving their farm operation more than 1,400 miles — from Maryland to Waco, Texas, — was quite a challenge for fourth-generation farmer Taylor Huffman and her family. After settling onto their new farm, they battled everything from record-setting drought to brutal heat to an invasion of fire ants th…

Grow Getters: Illinois Farmers Taste Success By Diversifying the Farm with a World-Class Distillery

When your farm is located right in Chicago’s backyard, you need to get more from every acre. Illinois farmer Jamie Walter joins us on Grow Getters to explain how he and his dad diversified their operation by making whiskey with their corn crop. Whiskey Acres is now an award-winning brand with a wid…

Grow Getters: Nebraska’s Natalie Kovarik Is Building a Powerful Brand That Celebrates Rural and Western Life

Nebraska cattle rancher, social media influencer and popular public speaker Natalie Kovarik has built a large and fervent following by showcasing and celebrating western culture and the world of agriculture. She joins host Davis Michaelsen on this episode of Grow Getters to talk about her varied en…