When Ty and Tracy Woodard’s infant son needed brain surgery, they relied on their strong faith, expert doctors and a special blanket a nurse gave them. Two years later, with their son fully recovered, Tracy had a dream of starting a business making blankets from cotton grown on their South Carolina farm. That business, called Covered in Cotton, is now a thriving enterprise. On this episode of Grow Getters, Ty and Tracy share their powerful story with host Davis Michaelson.

Grow Getters takes a lively look at creative ways farmers are plugging into their passions and sometimes exploring new technologies to add revenue to their operations. In agriculture’s challenging economic climate, these resourceful “grow getters” are redefining what it means to be a farmer. Mixing fascinating stories with lots of humor and even some music from Davis, Grow Getters is truly an original in the world of Ag media.

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The Sproule family of Grand Forks, North Dakota, is an entrepreneurial bunch, starting with first-generation farmers Mom and Dad. Their three daughters took the family motto — failure isn’t fatal — to heart and started making a grand pasta for the forks of America. Their 3 Farm Daughters high-fiber pasta brand has grown in just a few years from humble beginnings to placement on shelves in national grocery chains. Annie, Mollie and Grace join host Davis Michaelsen on Grow Getters to reveal the secrets of their tremendous success.

Grow Getters takes a lively look at creative ways farmers are plugging into their passions and sometimes exploring new technologies to add revenue to their operations. In agriculture’s challenging economic climate, these resourceful “grow getters” are redefining what it means to be a farmer. Mixing fascinating stories with lots of humor and even some music from Davis, Grow Getters is truly an original in the world of Ag media

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What started out by sending an occasional funny video to friends from her college days on Snapchat has quickly grown into one of the largest social media communities in agriculture — Farm With Zoe. A few years ago, Ohio’s Zoe Kent bought the family farm from her dad, whose declining health made it difficult to continuing working. Now the former Ohio State cheerleader runs the operation herself and captures her daily life in short videos posted on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and other social media platforms. She tells host Davis Michaelsen about her surprising journey and even brings in her dad for a special Father’s Day episode.

Grow Getters takes a lively look at creative ways farmers are plugging into their passions and sometimes exploring new technologies to add revenue to their operations. In agriculture’s challenging economic climate, these resourceful “grow getters” are redefining what it means to be a farmer. Mixing fascinating stories with lots of humor and even some music from Davis, Grow Getters is truly an original in the world of Ag media.

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When the four Hansen brothers came back to the family farm, which had operated since 1864, things had to change — meaning they had to expand. Since 2004, when the family built its own creamery, Hansen’s Dairy has taken ‘side hustle’ to a whole new level, adding their own line of milk, ice cream, cheese curds and even a couple of branded retail shops, not to mention kangaroos. Jordan Hansen tells host Davis Michaelsen the amazing tale on this episode of Grow Getters.

Grow Getters takes a lively look at creative ways farmers are plugging into their passions and sometimes exploring new technologies to add revenue to their operations. In agriculture’s challenging economic climate, these resourceful “grow getters” are redefining what it means to be a farmer. Mixing fascinating stories with lots of humor and even some music from Davis, Grow Getters is truly an original in the world of Ag media.

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In this episode of Grow Getters, a podcast showcasing agriculture’s most inventive side hustles, host Davis Michaelsen interviews Nebraska farmer Joe Knobbe. When he’s not feeding cattle or raising corn and soybeans, Joe is distilling Flyover Whiskey, a unique side business he started a few years ago. Farmers send him 20 pounds of their corn and he makes and bottles small batches of whiskey for them from the corn, even creating customized labels. He’s already sold nearly 3,500 batches!

Grow Getters takes a lively look at creative ways farmers are plugging into their passions and sometimes exploring new technologies to add revenue to their operations. In agriculture’s challenging economic climate, these resourceful “grow getters” are redefining what it means to be a farmer. Mixing fascinating stories with lots of humor and even some music from Davis, Grow Getters is truly an original in the world of Ag media.

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When Pennsylvania’s Painter sisters, Stephanie and Hayley, started creating a side business to help support the family’s fourth-generation dairy farm, they didn’t envision the amazing success they’ve already achieved. After its first full year, the fledgling company, Painterland Sisters Organic Skyr Yogurt, is now the fastest growing yogurt brand in the U.S. natural foods market. This success sailed the sisters onto Forbes magazine’s list of 30 Under 30.

In the debut episode of Grow Getters, a podcast showcasing agriculture’s most inventive side hustles, host Davis Michaelsen interviews Stephanie Painter to hear her story first-hand. Along the way, he sings a few songs (including “Yogurt Rhapsody” for a dairy Queen) and learns the proper way to eat string cheese. Grow Getters celebrates the moxie and innovation of our guests with plenty of our own.

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