[fusebox_track_player url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/e6cd5408-2d3d-496d-b6a0-d014531fbce8/aggrad-alacyn-cox.mp3" ] As a member of non-agriculturally related 4-H clubs, Alacyn Cox found herself drawn to the community that the agricultural community naturally builds. Because of that, this non-ag kid joined FFA in her junior year of high school - a moment that would change...

Colin Hurd founded a company called Smart Ag that created an after-market kit to make farm equipment autonomous. He then sold it in a merger acquisition to Raven Industries after four years. Savvy business decisions, like this, are a big part of what makes Colin...

If you had an idea and were asked to take time off school, give up all your resources, couch surf and spend your time attempting to fundraise millions of dollars - would you do it? Matthew Rooda did in 2015 when he and his co-founder...

Through constant journaling in his childhood and traveling the country as a national FFA officer, Steven Brockshus found that there was a strong need for assistance and data in buying, selling, and valuing ag real estate. This was a void he thought he could...

In a world where sustainable agriculture must be at the forefront of marketing, production, and business for farmers and ranchers, it takes individuals like Mackenzie Dierks to help them document, manage, strategize and protect their business. Mackenzie is a Senior Associate at K Coe Isom,...

Andrew Lauvner shares what it means to be a Manager of Industry Relations with Syngenta. Andrew describes cultivating relationships between Syngenta, growers and commodity associations as well as facilitating policy change for the industry. To achieve a job like this Andrew recommends gaining experience "in...