Farm Focus

On this episode of Farm Focus, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau sits down with Nationwide's Lacey Rowell, Relationship Manager for Nationwide's Land As Your Legacy® program, as she explains the program and some of its benefits. Nationwide specifically developed the Land As Your Legacy® program to help agribusiness owners develop a key framework to protect their family-owned business for generations to come. Their need for legacy planning services provides you with an opportunity to fill an important role in the farming and ranching communities you serve.

This week on the podcast, we speak to multiple Pennsylvania first responders, including PFB State Board Director Julie Schrum, who is a career firefighter and third-generation grain farmer, about Nationwide's Grain Bin Safety Program and the training their fire departments received along with the Grain Bin Rescue Tubes donated by Nationwide.

This week on the Farm Focus podcast, we talk to Peter Skelton, Corporate Advisor for KAFL Insurance Resources & Founder of Odyssey Planning LLC about Nationwide's Land As Your Legacy program and the importance of having a transition plan for your farm.

This week on the Farm Focus podcast, we speak with Devin Fuhrman, Chief Agriculture & Sponsor Relations Officer for Nationwide, along with Michael Clark of Greenwood School District. Clark is the 2023 recipient of the Pennsylvania Golden Owl Award. The Golden Owl Award honors agricultural teachers who devote countless hours, and often their own resources, to positively impact the lives of their students. With the Golden Owl Award, students, fellow teachers, and other supporters can nominate their favorite agricultural teacher and summarize what makes him or her the best in their state. Nominees can win the distinction of being their state’s Agricultural Educator of the Year and the following prizes: $500 and an engraved plaque to each regional winner $3,000 and the coveted Golden Owl Award trophy to each state’s grand prize winner (Agricultural Educator of the Year) In conjunction with the Golden Owl Award, Nationwide is donating $5,000 to each participating state’s FFA to further support the personal and professional growth of students, teachers, and advisors alike.

This week on the Farm Focus podcast, PFB's Gov/Com Intern Ally Schaedler sits down with the PA Friends of Ag Interns Cheyenne Bastian-Brown and Rebekah Leise. They talk about all the experiences they had while on their summer internship.

This week on the Farm Focus podcast, Media & Marketing Specialist David Varner speaks with PFB's Federal Affairs Specialist Bailey Thumm to discuss some of the topics relevant to her position at the Farm Bureau.

This week on the Farm Focus podcast, Media & Marketing Specialist David Varner speaks with PFB's State and Local Government Affairs Specialist Lily Guthrie to discuss some of the topics relevant to her position at the Farm Bureau.

This week on the Farm Focus podcast, Media & Marketing Specialist David Varner speaks with PFB's Regulatory Affairs specialist Grant Gulibon to discuss some of the topics relevant to his position at the Farm Bureau.

This week on the Farm Focus podcast, Media & Marketing Specialist David Varner speaks with Bainbridge local Assistant Fire Chief, Travis Laverty. The two discuss summer time fire safety, fires in Canada and 2022 PA fire statistics. Travis encourages everyone to think before they act when it comes to fires and to look into joining you're local fire company.

This week on the Farm Focus podcast, Member Communications Director William Whisler speaks with country musician and Somerset County Farm Bureau member Jeff Corle, about his past as a dairy farmer, the time he spent in Nashville as a songwriter and his recording of his debut album, Farm Animal. Corle recently sold his dairy herd and is trying to make it as singer/songwriter, bringing life on the farm to listeners everywhere.

This week on the Farm Focus podcast, Member Communications Director William Whisler and Media and Marketing Specialist David Varner speak with Laramie Sandquist, Associate Vice President of Risk Management for Nationwide Ag about Rural Roads Safety. The group discusses safe driving tips and the importance of preventing distractions behind the wheel ahead of Pennsylvania Farm Bureau's Rural Roads Safety Week which runs April 16-22.

This week on the Farm Focus podcast, Member Communications Director William Whisler talks with Regulatory Affairs Specialist Grant Gulibon about the ACAP program has it begins to rollout statewide.

This week on the Farm Focus podcast, Member Communications Director William Whisler speaks with Executive Director for the Pennsylvania Friends of Ag Foundation Charlene Espenshade about the foundation's Ag Literacy Week, which runs March 13-17 statewide.

This week, David talks with Fayette County Farm Bureau member and owner of Marianna Outdoorsmen Association, Jason White. They discuss the Allegheny Outdoor Show and everything hunting and fishing.

This week, Will and David sit down to discuss their experiences at the Harrisburg Farm Show and the American Farm Bureau Annual Meeting.

This week on the podcast, David Varner speaks with Pennsylvania Grange Master Matt Espenshade and his wife Charlene Espenshade, the Executive Director of the PA Friends of Ag Foundation about the ongoing issue of people dumping trash and items on farmland.

This week on the Farm Focus podcast, David Varner and Will Whisler speak with PFB Environmental Specialist Grant Gulibon about recent cases of Avian Influenza and where things are headed.

This week on the Farm Focus Podcast, we introduce you to newly elected PFB President Chris Hoffman, and his vision for Farm Bureau moving forward.

This week on the podcast we spoke to Travis Laverty Captain of the Bainbridge Fire Company about farm fires, ways to prevent them and more.

This week on the Farm Focus podcast, we talk with Jessica Groves of GIANT, PFB President Rick Ebert and PA Friends of Ag Foundation Executive Director Charlene Espenshade about the unveiling of the foundation's new Immersion lab, sponsored by GIANT.