NAFB Blog

Balancing a thriving career and a busy household is no easy task—especially when your mornings start with a microphone and your evenings end with bedtime stories. But for Wisconsin-based farm broadcaster Joanna Guza, it’s a life built on intention, flexibility and family.

Don Molino has spent decades behind the mic reporting on agriculture — but last fall, he took on a new role: royalty.

The longtime farm broadcaster and senior voice of the Louisiana Radio Network was named King of the 70th Louisiana Cotton Festival, a beloved tradition in Ville Platte, Louisiana, honoring the region’s deep agricultural roots.

For many women in male-dominated industries, advancing into executive leadership can feel like navigating a narrow path. For Abbey Flury, a U.S. native working in Switzerland, the journey has been both swift and intentional. At just 31 years old, the interim chief marketing officer - global marketing & communications manager of Ecorobotix, a Swiss-based ag-tech company, is carving out space for herself—and others—at the decision-making table.

Kyle Bauer, a longtime broadcaster in the farm broadcasting industry, was recently inducted into the Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB) Hall of Fame. The honor came as a surprise to Bauer, who has dedicated over 30 years to both agriculture and broadcast journalism. 

John Block, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, recently published his book titled Pigs, Politics, Persistence: The Life and Legacy of John “Jack” Block.