If Colter Brown (Northern Ag Network, Billings, MT) had a dollar for every time he’s heard that, he said, “I wouldn’t have to work at all.” Even though he’s been around farm broadcasting his whole life, if you would have asked him five years ago if he was going to be on the Northern Ag Network, his answer would’ve been, “Not a chance.” He explained, “I think my dad would tell you that he never intended on being in farm broadcasting for his entire career. Dad always planned on going back to the ranch, but the farm economy, life and the Lord intervened. 

Winter is a busy meeting season. Don Wick (Red River Farm Network, Grand Forks, ND) said, “In addition to local and regional events, RRFN has covered the Cattle Industry Convention in Phoenix, American Farm Bureau Convention in Nashville, Potato Expo in Orlando, American Sugarbeet Growers Association’s Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, and U.S. Custom Harvesters Convention in Grand Island, NE.

(When NAFB Hall of Famer Wey Simpson read John Winfield’s career story in the February 2018 issue, he was moved to write the following.) “I was intrigued by John Winfield’s note that he always wanted to be in radio.  That's exactly what I wanted, too.  In the mid-1930s when we were riding into Spokane from our Deer Park, WA, farm I announced to my parents that I wanted to be a radio announcer.

Tony Purcell (Texas State Networks, Dallas, TX) reports, “The 2018 agricultural outlook for Texas is good. There is a lot of potential for Texas Agriculture. With nearby cotton futures over 80 cents on a big crop, and fed cattle cash over $120, this could likely be a turn-around year.” 

“Telling the story of farmers, ranchers and their families is what I love most about farm broadcasting,” said Juli Mauch (KBMW, Wahpeton, WI). “With 18 radio stations in the Dakotas and Minnesota, being a part of the new Ag Central radio network gives me a great opportunity to do just that.”