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Lisa Foust Prater
My guest for this episode is Paige Tuggle, who farms and raises cattle near the central Michigan community of Ithaca. She has two off-farm jobs, both in agriculture: She is a regional sales agronomist with Stine Seed Company and has a part-time crop insurance business.
We talk about how Tuggle shifted career paths during college, when she missed the farm more than she thought she would; how her mom inspires her as a mentor; and how she and her dad have developed a system for working cattle together.
Paige Tuggle
I know what my dad is thinking before he’s done thinking it. We can work almost a whole day in a barn without a single word being said because we know what each other needs, and we know what each other is thinking, and we can foresee that next step.
I visited Tuggle in Michigan earlier this summer. You can read more of our conversation in the July issue of Successful Farming or below.
Listen to this episode of 15 Minutes With a Farmer below or on Apple Podcasts — where you can also listen to past episodes and subscribe — or wherever you listen to podcasts.
