#31 Janet Bailey – No Chaff Group

Vets In Ag Podcast
#31 Janet Bailey - No Chaff Group
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Throughout my career, I’ve always tried to be somebody who will lay out the facts so there aren’t any surprises

Our guest this week is Janet Bailey, Principle at No Chaff Group. No Chaff Group is focused on providing consulting services to growers and agribusinesses in the areas of rural brand management and mental health, social governance, advocacy strategy, and other ag financial services.

In this episode, Janet shares insights and lessons learned from her three decades in the industry, spanning a childhood growing up on a diversified cropping operation and dairy farm during the 1980s farm crisis, Marketing Development Lead for the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, and nearly 20 years at Frontier Farm Credit as their VP for Marketing and Communications. We get into her thoughts on the value of mentorship, early technology adoption on their farm, the often dangerous way we dispense advice over social media today, and her story as a breast cancer survivor.  

Her developmental initiatives around the veteran community and ag labor needs is absolutely something you should reach out to Janet about if you’re interested in learning more or partnering to support.

#24 Jeanette Lombardo – Farmer Veteran Coalition

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#24 Jeanette Lombardo - Farmer Veteran Coalition
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One of my farmers, a very large dairy in California, committed suicide. And it was at that moment that my life completely changed.

This week, we’re continuing our interview series with the leadership team from Farmer Veteran Coalition. Our guest today is FVC’s Executive Director, Jeanette Lombardo. Jeanette was raised on a dairy farm amongst a military family and spent more than a decade as a military spouse, including supporting her former husband through Operation Desert Storm. Her professional career began in commercial ag lending where an experience with a client dairy farmer caused her to completely rethink the way she approached supporting the farmer community.

Even with an intimate knowledge of the complexities of the ag environment gathered through many decades in the industry, including advisory assignments at Federal level with the USDA and EPA, Jeanette never lost sight of her true purpose – supporting the farmer.

She continues to serve this community, though more specifically today the veteran farmer, as FVC’s Executive Director. Have to listen to find out how Jeanette ultimately got connected with FVC and some of fantastic programs they’re working on today.