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Beyond Agriculture

Welcome to Beyond Agriculture! Listen to the podcast that takes you beyond the scope of ag and into the real life stories, conversations, and events taking place in our community. 

Each show will highlight information from different aspects of rural living including: livestock, succession planning, agronomy, equipment purchasing, and much more. 

New episodes are released every first and third Wednesday of the month. Find us and listen in your favorite podcast app. 

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Episode 9 Livestock Markets with UK's Dr. Kenny Burdine

Join the Ag Credit as they speak with Dr. Kenny Burdine about the current cattle markets and where he predicts they will go this fall. Shelby talks about the Kentucky Ag Finance Program and how it works with Central Kentucky Ag Credits AgStart for young, beginning and small farmers.
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Episode 8 A Relationship with Your Lender

Listen to Caleb as he travels "South of the River" to our southern branches and talks with SaraVard, John and Patrick. Get to know them as they tell you a little about their life in and out of Ag Credit.
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Episode 7 What is Black Soil KY?

Listen to CEO, Ashley Smith, talk about Black Soil KY. The mission of Black Soil : Our Better Nature is to reconnect black Kentuckians to their legacy and heritage in agriculture.
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Episode 6 The Vision and Future

Get to know President/CEO Elect Jonathan Noe and Vice President/Chief Lending Officer Richard Medley as they discuss the...
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Episode 1 Who We Are and What We Do
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Episode 5 Kentucky Beef Checkoff

Join Cassie, Shelby and Patrick as they sit down with Katelyn Hawkins from the Kentucky Beef Council. Katelyn talks about...
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Episode 4 Question Persuade and Refer

May is Beef Month but it is also Mental Health Awareness Month. That is one of the reasons why we have Savannah Robin on as...
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Episode 3 Work-Life Balance

This week we talk with Mike Meyer, the man of many titles. Mike shares with us how he tries to balance being the Area...
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Episode 2 Herd Sire Selection
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Episode 2 Herd Sire Selection

In Episode 2 we sit down at Joe Myers house to learn a little more about how his operation is different than others. For over...
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Episode 1 Who We Are and What We Do

Welcome to our first episode of Beyond Agriculture! In this episode, we introduce our hosts so you can put a voice to a name...
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Hosts

Caleb Sadler

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Caleb is a loan officer in the Paris branch. He grew up in Nicholas County on a family farm. They run a commercial seed-stock and purebred Angus operation with an emphasis in row crops and hay. Caleb was very active in 4-H and FFA showing cattle through his high school career. After college he joined Central Kentucky Ag Credit and now lives in Bourbon County with his wife Morgan and two children.

Shelby Wade Kirby

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Shelby started working as a loan officer in 2020 for Central Kentucky Ag Credit. Born and raised in Nicholas County on a cattle and tobacco operation. While in 4-H Shelby started showing swine and developed a true passion for the ag industry. After high school Shelby received her Bachelors and Masters degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Kentucky. Her first job out of college was working for the Governor’s office in Ag Policy. She now sells pork off the farm to local consumers and lives in Nicolas County with her husband and two-year old daughter.

Ben VanHook

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Ben is a loan officer in the Lexington branch. He grew up on his family farm in Harrison County. They operate a commercial cow-calf operation, raising hay and silage for feed, and selling commercial replacement heifers off the farm. After graduating from UK in 2022 he joined Central Kentucky Ag Credit. Ben enjoys spending his free time on the farm, being outdoors, and watching sports. 

Cassie Johnson

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Cassie is the Marketing Coordinator for Ag Credit. Originally from northwest Iowa, Cassie was raised on a cow-calf operation where they also raised corn and soybeans. She was actively involved in 4-H, FFA and showing growing up. After college she went back to her families farm and worked there for eight years. In 2017 Cassie along with her husband and two kids moved to Winchester, Ky to be closer to Ramsey's family. Ramsey and Cassie raise Red Angus cattle and have a heifer sale in the fall.

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