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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