NAFB Blog

Sara Steever (President, Paulsen Agriculture and NAFB Allied Industry Council member) asks the question, “Do you know any young women considering their education and career options? That's precisely the audience for Spark: Women in Agribusiness, a podcast series that profiles some of the most accomplished women in agriculture.” She explains, “The podcast series came about because I believe it's important to encourage young women to consider agriculture for their life's work.

“If you don't yet have a 2017 calendar, then you might want to put the new 2017 Classic Farm Tractors Calendar on your wish list,” said Brian Baxter (Baxter Communications, Indianapolis, IN).  

Farm Director Janelle Tucker (KMCH, Manchester, IA) also serves as the station’s news director and on-air host. She grew up as a farm girl in rural Dyersville, IA, the home of The Field of Dreams. “My parents operated a dairy farm, so I had the opportunity at a young age to get involved with chores and field work.

Thomas (Tom) Davis (WIBL/WRPW, Normal, IL) said, “My broadcasting career has come nearly full circle. I started in 1975 doing news, weather and market reports on WJCK-FM (Rensselaer, IN) and am now the Morning Host, Program-News-Farm Director at Cities 92.9 (Bloomington, IL).” 

In the middle of January, the weather forecasters started warning of a huge weather change for the weekend of January 14. Lory Williams (KBUF, Garden City, KS) reports, “In southwest Kansas, we had enjoyed warmer temperatures for a couple of weeks. I always find it interesting when the warnings come, because some listeners just brush it off.