Patio Ponderings
Patio Ponderings
Podcast Description
Deep conversations from the backyard where we discuss important Ag topics and how Agricultural Roots shape our lives: From the expected to the obscure.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on a variety of agricultural themes including farm transitions, livestock breeding, profitability in agriculture, and the intersection of tradition and innovation. Notable episodes include conversations with Ted Hamer on unconventional farm transitions, Micah Malcolm discussing insights from the show pig industry, and reflections from the Fort Wayne Farm Show, covering future challenges in agriculture.
Clear Thinking for Complex Agriculture.
Hosted by Jim Smith, Ph.D., the Patio Pondering Podcast features thoughtful conversations with the people shaping agriculture. Together, we explore the experiences, ideas, and values that influence our industry and the lives behind it.
From researchers and farmers to entrepreneurs, educators, and industry leaders, each episode goes beyond the headlines to uncover the stories, decisions, and perspectives shaping agriculture today.
For 99 episodes, I've been the one asking the questions.
For Episode 100, I switched chairs.
When I started planning this episode, I knew I didn't want to do the typical retrospective of favorite guests, favorite moments, or lessons learned. I wanted to do something different.
So I invited three previous Patio Pondering guests back to the patio and asked them to interview me.
Grant Hood, Andy Vance, and Amber Hoopengardner Foote each came with their own questions. Just like my typical guests, I didn't know what they were going to ask.
And they took the conversations in three very different directions.
We talked about how Patio Pondering has changed over 100 episodes, what I've learned about asking questions and listening to the answers, agriculture, careers, opportunities, relationships, and how some of my own thinking has changed along the way.
This isn't really a retrospective of the first 100 episodes.
It's three conversations about what happened along the way.
Welcome to Episode 100 and The Other Side of the Patio.
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