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The Livestock Conservancy is a nonprofit dedicated to protecting endangered livestock and poultry breeds from extinction. In this podcast, rare breed livestock and poultry experts share their best advice, challenges, and celebrations in chats about agriculture history, scientific breakthroughs, marketing, husbandry, genetics, farm life, and everything in between. Each month features a new species listed on the Conservation Priority List and new guests who share their stories about raising and marketing rare breeds. To participate in these conversations, follow The Livestock Conservancy on Facebook (@livestockconservancy). Heritage Breed Chats broadcasts live at 2 pm EST the first and third Tuesday of each month. Wooly Wednesdays broadcasts live at 2 pm EST on the second Wednesday of each month. Marketing Mondays broadcasts live at 2 pm on the last Monday of each month. We can't wait to chat with you!
Episodes

Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Poitou Donkey Chat with Natasha Sprengers-Levine
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Special Guest Natasha Sprengers-Levine from Blue Wood Farm and Vineyards (https://bluewoodfarm.com), chats with Charlene Couch and Brittany Sweeney about critically-endangered Poitou donkeys nutrition and reproduction.
Natasha Sprengers-Levine is the COO of STRIDER, the largest equestrian bookings platform and software services provider for the horse industry. She is a United States Pony Club graduate and USDF Silver and Bronze Medalist who holds a BA in Political Science and Philosophy from the University of Vermont, where she was captain of the Dressage Team. Natasha currently operates a dressage training business at Blue Wood Farm & Vineyard in Verbank, NY where she also oversees the care and management of her family’s four Poitou donkeys. Blue Wood Farm has been home to Poitou donkeys since 2011 and successfully foaled out a jenny in 2018.
Big thank you to Manna Pro for sponsoring Donkey Chats this month! Learn more about how they are nurturing life at https://www.mannapro.com/promotions/nurturing-life-2022.

Monday Aug 22, 2022
Marketing Monday with Dayna Burtness
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Special Guest Dayna Burtness of Nettle Valley Farm (https://www.nettlevalleyfarm.com/) joins Brittany Sweeney and Samantha Gasson from FACT (foodanimalconcernstrust.org) to chat about niche marketing and creating a community around your farm.
Dayna Burtness farms full time at Nettle Valley Farm and does most of the day to day farm management and livestock care. She grew up near the Twin Cities but is actually part of the the 6th generation in her family to farm in Houston County, MN. Nettle Valley Farm is a 70 acre farm in Spring Grove, MN, where Dayna and her partner Nick Nguyen raise pastured pork and try to increase the resilience and biodiversity of the land they steward, be good neighbors, and pay it forward whenever they can.
Big thank you to Manna Pro for sponsoring Marketing Mondays this year! Learn more about how Manna Pro is Nurturing Life at https://www.mannapro.com/promotions/nurturing-life-2022

Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Cayuga Duck Chat with Jon Alden
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Welcome to Duck Chats! Special Guest Jon Alden, Breeding Flock Manager at Hoover's Hatchery (https://hoovershatchery.com/), joins Jeannette Beranger and Brittany Sweeney to chat about Cayuga ducks, listed as Watch on the Conservation Priority List.
Growing up on a small farm in central Illinois, Jon first got into chicks when he bought his first 12 from the local farm store, which quickly turned into 20 chickens, and a few ducks. His passion for poultry quickly expanded to more birds, leading him to attend the University of Arkansas, pursuing a degree in Poultry Science. From there Jon worked at a couple other poultry outfits before joining Hoover’s Hatchery in 2018, where he oversees all the breeders at Hoover’s while working to expand our selection to include more variety that we believe will appeal to our customers.
Big thank you to Manna Pro for sponsoring Duck Chats this month! Learn more about how they are nurturing life at https://www.mannapro.com/promotions/nurturing-life-2022

Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Corolla Horse Chat with Meg Puckett
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Thursday Jul 28, 2022


Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Galiceno Horse Chat with Rick Blaney
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Thursday Jul 28, 2022


Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Lipizzan Horse Chat with Esther Buonanno
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Special Guest Esther Buonanno from the United States Lipizzan Federation (https://www.uslipizzan.org/) joins Charlene Couch and Brittany Sweeney to chat about this threatened breed.
Esther Buonanno is the Program Director of the Tempel Lipizzans (https://www.tempelfarms.com) as well as granddaughter of Founders Esther and Tempel Smith. Tempel Lipizzans is located in northern Illinois and is home to 70 Lipizzan horses. The mission is to promote and preserve Lipizzan horses and classical riding in the United States through a careful breeding program and public performances and tours.
Esther is on the Board of Directors of the United States Lipizzan Federation and on the Honorary Committee of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna.
Big thank you to Manna Pro for sponsoring Horse Chats this month! Learn more about how Manna Pro is Nurturing Life at https://www.mannapro.com/promotions/nurturing-life-2022

Monday Jun 27, 2022
Marketing Monday with Matt LeRoux and Sarah Blacklin
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Monday Jun 27, 2022
In 2022, Marketing Monday is focusing on how to turn your audience into a community. Today, Special Guests Matt LeRoux Extension Associate at Cornell University & Marketing Specialist at NC Choices (https://ncchoices.org/), and Sarah Blacklin, NC Choices Program Director, chat about their new Marketing Channel Assessment Tool for produce growers and the Cornell Meat Price Calculator (https://www.meatsuite.com/calculator/).
Matt has over 20 years’ experience serving farms through Cornell Cooperative Extension, non-profits, and consulting. Specializing in market strategy, Matt works with a diverse mix of produce and livestock farmers and food businesses. Career highlights include developing the Marketing Channel Assessment Tool for produce growers and the Cornell Meat Price Calculator.
Sarah Blacklin is a NC Cooperative Extension educator and Program Director at NC Choices, a program of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems. Sarah helps small farmers in NC maximize direct and wholesale marketing efforts to enhance profitability. She deals directly with livestock farms and local meat businesses along the entire local meat supply chain including commercial meat processors, restaurants and butcher shops, regulatory agents and various allied businesses.
Sarah’s work of extending educational programming, networking opportunities and technical training to sustainable food businesses has gained attention on the local and national scale and in 2016 Sarah was honored among the “top 100 national agricultural leaders shaping rural America” by National Farm Credit. Among other activities, Sarah serves on the board of the National Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network. Before working with meat, Sarah served as Market Manager for the Carrboro Farmers’ Market for 5 years, originally getting her start as a farmhand for local farmers.
Big thank you to Manna Pro for sponsoring Marketing Mondays this year! Learn more about how Manna Pro is Nurturing Life at https://www.mannapro.com/promotions/nurturing-life-2022

Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Florida Cracker Cattle Chat
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022


Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wooly Wednesday with The Natural Spinner Kimberly Radcliffe
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022


Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Cattle Chat with Richard Browning and Martha Hoffman Kerestes
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
