Young Farmer Podcast

Stephanie and Hayley Painter are the faces behind Painterland Sisters Yogurt, an Icelandic Skyr yogurt they developed from their family farm’s organic dairy.

• Painterland Sisters website
• Facebook page

The six new members of the New York State FFA Officer Team come all corners of the state, but they’re united in their mission to further ag education.

• NYSFFA.org

Joe and Jenell McHenry struggled to get a foothold as a young farmers, but they’ve largely overcome that and are full-steam ahead on growing their operation in Kent County, Md.

Mike Beneduce Jr. is the 2022 Outstanding Young Farmer of New Jersey, but he’s working on cementing the Garden State as a destination for world-class wine.

• Beneduce Vineyards
• Beneduce Vineyards on Facebook

Carolina Mueller of the National Young Farmers Coalition talks about the National Young Farmer Survey and how it will help shape the 2023 Farm Bill.

• National Young Farmers Survey
• YoungFarmers.org

Seth Sheehan, owner of T&S Crop Service in Warsaw, N.Y., talks about the impact high input prices have had on his business and whether farmers will have the fertilizer, herbicides and other tools they need to have a good growing season.

Link: https://tandscropservice.com/

Katie Dotterer talks about being an advocate for agriculture and how she uses social media as a tool to promote the industry and educate about mental health.

Links: Instagram (@the_agvokate) https://www.agvokate.com/

At only 15 years old, identical twins Ethan and Oren Welch are growing their apple bin business, Welch Brothers Bins, from their dad's garage in Marion, N.Y.

Website: Welch Brothers Bins

Mikara Anderson and Riley Price have been farm owners for less than a year but they already have their long-term vision for their sheep operation set.

Ashley and Larry Latta are just getting started in the Christmas tree growing business where planning is a huge part of long-term success.