Ag Chicks – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Christina Chu, MS, RD, CSSD is a Chicago-based sports dietitian and CEO of Christina Chu Nutrition LLC. She supports athletes from youth baseball to professional combat athletes through individual nutrition counseling and team talks. Her portfolio includes working with MLB, UFC, NWSL, Bellator, NCAA D1-D3, NAIA, and tactical athletes; presenting at Harvard Law School, Jordan Brand’s Flight Academy, DePaul University, and sports professional conferences (CPSDA, NHSSCA, CATS); and media consulting for brands like Gatorade Performance Partner, Chomps, and Primark.

Christina earned her Bachelor's and Master's degree in Clinical Nutrition at Boston University and has had past sports nutrition experiences at IMG+, Boston University Athletics and the UFC Performance Institute.

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Alyssa Walsh is the owner and founder of Sweet Briar Creative. She’s a proud ‘Cyclone’ graduate, an Iowa native, and has recently set roots in Kansas with her husband Daniel. Located in the heart of the Flint Hills, Alyssa is surrounded by the pulse of the cattle industry, which fuels her inspiration daily. Together they run Regal Cattle, an operation focused on equipping youth with the tools to succeed in the show ring for a season, & the genetics to build a business for generations.

Alyssa started Sweet Briar Creative from the ground up during her time at Iowa State University. The original goals of the business was to display her self-taught videography and graphic design skills to future employers. As the business grew, she leaned on God’s calling for her life and took it full-time following graduation. Alyssa moved to Fort Worth, Texas where the business truly had the chance to grow from a college portfolio into the uniquely specialized marketing agency that it is today. Sweet Briar Creative now serves clients all across the country & even worldwide.

Since that leap of faith, Alyssa has loved the opportunity to speak on stages near and far about the importance of starting to chase your dreams now, not later. Committed to igniting the entrepreneurial spark in young people, she is enthusiastic about continuing to grow awareness and drive positive change on this topic.

Alongside these efforts, Alyssa recently launched a set of digital courses, instructing eager students of all ages how to learn design and video techniques.

Above all she attributes her success in business to God’s sovereign plan for her life. She hopes that SBC continues to point her audience towards Christ, and aims to keep Him at the forefront of it all.

You can walk with Alyssa on her entrepreneurship adventures at @SweetBriarCreative & @Regal_Cattle

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Kelley Ranly serves as an Extension Program Specialist for Texas 4-H and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension where she is responsible for coordinating and organizing statewide agricultural leadership programs for high-school-aged youth across Texas. In this role, she also oversees Texas 4-H Horse Validation and is on the leadership team for the Texas State 4-H Horse Show. Kelley began working for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Texas 4-H while she was a student at Texas A&M. She worked in Texas Steer and Heifer Validation for two years before moving into the role of assisting with youth leadership programs. She continued to work in this capacity for about three years before moving into her current position. Kelley recognized her love for agriculture and the western way of life at a very young age. She grew up showing livestock and rodeoing, but really found her niche in the horse world while attending college at Texas A&M University. Kelley obtained a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science with a minor in Business Administration at Texas A&M University before going on to complete her Master of Agribusiness, also at Texas A&M. While completing her degrees, Kelley was a member of the Texas A&M Ranch Horse Team for four years, which uncovered her deep love for reined cow horses. In her spare time, Kelley also enjoys working with livestock and hay producers to maximize profitability on their pastures, serving at her church, and watching Aggie sports. Follow Kelley: @kelleyranly  @texasyouthlivestockandagri1300  Thank you to Ag Chicks Sponsors: Strayhorn: Use code AGCHICKS at checkout ⁠⁠https://www.strayhorn.com⁠⁠ ------------------------------------------------ Merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.agchicks.net/shop⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ------------------------------------------------ Find Ally: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://agchicks.net⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/agchicks⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://facebook.com/agchicks⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ @AGCHICKS

In today's episode I sit down with Saskatchewan's very own, Lesley Kelly and talk about agriculture as a community, need for a focus on mental health, as well as finding a way to bridge the gap between consumers and producers. 

More on Lesley:

Lesley Kelly actively farms with her family at Watrous, Saskatchewan.

Lesley is the head and heart behind the High Heels & Canola Fields blog where she dispels myths about agriculture and brings consumers and farmers together. She started the blog four years ago to promote agriculture and farmers, create community and have fun. A place to share stories and the whys and a place for her and others to learn, grow, smile and connect.

Lesley’s goal in being involved in agriculture beyond the farm from blogging, being a co-host on What The Farm podcast with Rob Sharkey and vlogging (Riding in Cabs with Farmers) is to bring people together, create conversation, collaborate and identify solutions that help both the industry and consumers.

Mental health is near and dear to her heart. Lesley has been a leader in advocating for mental health in agriculture. She's been a part of the national Bell Let's Talk campaign and co-founded the Do More Agriculture Foundation whose mission is to break barriers and support all producers in taking care of their mental well-being. She was recognized by the Regina YWCA with the Women of Distinction award for this work.

When Lesley isn't in the field, you can find her running to the hockey rink with her boys, taking pictures, going for a run on country roads, learning how to cook for a harvest crew and traveling with her husband, Matt.

*Connect with Lesley*

IG: @highheelsandcanolafields

FB:@highheelsandcanolafields

Website: http://highheelsandcanolafields.com/

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I had the privilege to sit down with Annaliese and talk about her family dairy and how she started sharing her story through social media. 

 More on Annaliese: 

Annaliese Wegner. Dairy farmer, twin mom, Wisconsin girl and lover of cheese. 

**Connect with Annaliese** 

IG: @modfarmchick 

FB: @modfarmchick 

Blog: www.moderndayfarmchick.com

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Michelle Miller has taken the "Ag-vocate" world by storm with her sense of humor, application of science and facts, and ability to share Agriculture's story with the top dogs. I had the honor to sit down with Michelle and I promise you won't want to miss this one!   

More about Michelle: 

Hi, I'm Michelle! I grew up involved in 4-H, horse riding, and doing chores on my friends’ grandparents farms in Wisconsin, but when my high school aptitude tests told me to go into farming, I headed west for college and a career in fashion. 

 After working for Gucci On Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and spending a number of years in downtown Chicago, I bought into organic, grass-fed, “Monsanto is the devil” food idealism.  

At this point I caught the travel bug and moved to Florida, where I was able to have a flexible schedule as a ‘globetrotting bartender’ to finish up my goal of visiting all 7 continents (62 countries), and then met my “Prince Farming.” In the years I have been living and working on his Iowa farm, I have learned the truths of modern agriculture firsthand and enjoy “getting revenge on my wallet” by educating the public and debunking the popular myths I once believed in. Consumers today are bombarded with misinformation and marketing tactics, misleading food labels… And I bring real, unbiased education and facts from real farmers and leading industry experts.  

Today, I work alongside my boyfriend and his family on over 2,200 acres of corn, soybeans, alfalfa, oats, sheep, and cattle. I'm happier than I've ever been to get back to my “roots” of being involved with animals and farming and have gone from being skeptical about food to to sharing my passion of modern agriculture! I've literally gone from Rodeo Drive to the Rodeo, and wouldn’t have it any other way. 

* Connect with Michelle* 

Facebook: @TheFarmBabe 

Instagram: @thefarmbabe

 Website: www.thefarmbabe.com  

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I had the honor to chat with Jena Ochsner about life in Nebraska, juggling farm life and an "off the farm" career, and growing their own family and farm!   

More on Jena: 

Hey, y’all! I’m Jena and I farm with my husband on his family’s 5th generation family farm. We have two little farm boys and are proud to live on the original family homestead from 1885!  We farm commercial corn and soybeans and raise black and red angus cattle. We have both a commercial herd and a finishing operation where we raise the cattle from birth to butcher then market our homegrown beef straight from our farm to families all across the country. We ship nationwide!  I love all things farming, but also have an off the farm job as a labor and delivery nurse! It’s a good balance with farm life and a career that I love!  We’re raising cows, crops, and country kids in small town Nebraska and are so happy to have you along for the journey! 

 *Connect with Jena on Social Media* 

Facebook: @doubleofarms.nebraska  

Instagram: @doubleo.farms

 Website: https://doubleofarms.com/

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I had the opportunity to chat with Kayla about her life in Missouri growing hay with her husband and agvocating for the way of life she loves.   

More about Kayla: 

I’m Kayla - a midwestern farmer, wife and mother who just a short time ago quit my 9 to 5 job and rediscovered my passion for writing. Since then I’ve been sharing my unscripted memoir on my blog and YouTube channel called Chronicles of a Farmer’s Wife.    This is a passion project of mine that shows my successes, struggles and how I try to balance wrangling cattle, riding horses, baling hay, raising my children, being a farmer’s wife and owning a business day by day. It is me being my true authentic self. Someone that I struggled to find for many years.    By you tagging along with my story, I hope you find the courage to take your leap of faith to your unknown that brings happiness to your life.   Welcome to my unhinged world - Chronicles of a Farmer’s Wife. 

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqF-...

Facebook: Chronicles of a Farmer's Wife

Instagram: @chroniclesofafarmerswife 

Website: www.chroniclesofafarmerswife.com

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I had the honor to sit down with Amber Bristow from Wisconsin. Amber is a cranberry farmer and she walked me through everything involved in producing Wisconsin's state fruit!   

More on Amber:

 Hi! I’m Amber Bristow and I’m a fifth generation Wisconsin cranberry grower. Our marsh was started back in 1918 and has grown over 200 acres since then. I work along side my dad, cousin and now husband so it is truly a family run operation like many other marshes in our area.   I went to school for Sport Management and had a few jobs in baseball before realizing I didn’t belong in the big cities and begged my parents to let me come back home to work. They welcomed me back home and eventually welcomed my husband to the operation.   There’s a reason cranberry marshes stay in the family for so long. The sights, the uniqueness of the industry, and the support from fellow growers is enough to make anyone miss it the second they leave. I’m so excited to be educating others on our unique crop and will continue shouting “CRANBERRIES DON'T GROW IN WATER” from the rooftops until everyone hears it.  

Connect with Amber

 IG: @cranberrychats 

FB: Cranberry Chats 

Podcast: Forward Farming (apple, spotify, and sticher)

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While visiting my hometown in California, I sat down with my cousins and brother to talk about 4-H and FFA. These two programs are to help develop youth into leaders and educate them on the importance of agriculture.   

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