Dirt Diaries
Dirt Diaries
Podcast Description
On Dirt Diaries host Kirbe Schnoor (of RFD-TV's hit show FarmHER + RanchHER) digs in with the women of agriculture. From fields and feedlots to boardrooms and beyond, this podcast features unfiltered conversations with the women shaping the ag industry—FarmerHERs, RanchHERs and everyone in between.
This is more than just shop talk. It's real talk. We’re covering career paths, personal struggles, life lessons, big wins, and yes—plenty of girl talk. These are the raw, inspiring, and wildly relatable stories you won't hear anywhere else!
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The podcast covers diverse themes related to women's roles in agriculture, such as career paths, personal struggles, life lessons, and big wins. For example, episodes have included discussions on the journey of Megan Shanley Warren, a CEO of a specialty fruit farm, and Mary Heffernan's transition from Silicon Valley to full-time ranch life, revealing the challenges and triumphs faced by women in the agricultural sector.
On Dirt Diaries host Kirbe Schnoor (of RFD-TV’s hit show FarmHER + RanchHER) digs in with the women of agriculture. From fields and feedlots to boardrooms and beyond, this podcast features unfiltered conversations with the women shaping the ag industry—FarmerHERs, RanchHERs and everyone in between.
This is more than just shop talk. It’s real talk. We’re covering career paths, personal struggles, life lessons, big wins, and yes—plenty of girl talk. These are the raw, inspiring, and wildly relatable stories you won’t hear anywhere else!
Today, we’re honored to sit down with one of agriculture’s most influential voices, Chief Aubrey Bettencourt, Chief of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). From growing up on a diversified family farm in California’s Central Valley to helping shape conservation policy in Washington, D.C., Aubrey’s career has been driven by a passion for protecting natural resources, advocating for farmers and ranchers, and ensuring agriculture remains strong for future generations. In this episode, Aubrey shares her perspective on the critical role agriculture has in feeding the nation, the importance of keeping working lands in working hands, the future of conservation, and why women are helping lead agriculture into its next chapter. She also opens up about the lessons she learned growing up on the farm, the mentors who shaped her career, and the values she hopes to pass on to her daughter. It’s an inspiring conversation about leadership, resilience, stewardship, and the people working every day to keep agriculture thriving. Let’s get dirty with Chief Bettencourt!
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