If you grew up on or near a farm, chances are you’ve had at least one ride in the buddy seat. In this episode, Claire and Gracie reminisce about their…
An Ode to the Buddy Seat Oh, the buddy seat, A farm kid’s favorite place to be, Hanging with Dad, Wearing matching plaid, It’s much more fun than watching TV,…
In this episode of A Farm Kid’s Guide to Agriculture, Claire and Gracie interview their middle sister, Hannah Weinzierl, an ag teacher in Northern Illinois. They cover her experience as…
We’re back with another episode of the podcast with the Corn Whisperer, also known as Rodney Weinzierl of the Illinois Corn Growers Association. This week, we discussed the ins and…
If you’re gonna talk the talk, you gotta walk the walk. In this week’s episode, Claire and Gracie are joined by special guest Rodney Weinzierl (also known as “Dad”), who…
In this week’s episode, Claire and Gracie talk about work-life balance: Does it even exist? If so, what’s the code we need to crack in order to achieve the perfect…
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…
“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…
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…
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…