Welcome to this special 3-part Spokesman Speaks podcast series, featuring three farmers who are receiving Iowa Farm Bureau’s 2024 Young Farmer Leadership Award: Nate Hofmann of Linn County, Kaitlyn Porter of Franklin County, and James Hepp of Calhoun County. Part 1 (released December 2) features Nate Hofmann. Part 2 (released December 5) features Kaitlyn Porter. Part 3 (released December 9) features James Hepp.


Part 1: Nate Hofmann (released December 2)


Part 2: Kaitlyn Porter (to be released December 5)


Part 3: James Hepp (to be released December 9)


Register to join farmers like Nate, Kaitlyn, and James at Iowa Farm Bureau's 2025 Young Farmer Conference, January 17 and 18 in Des Moines!


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About The Spokesman Speaks Podcast

Since 1934, The Iowa Farm Bureau Spokesman has been Iowa’s leading agriculture news source, and today it has the largest readership of any ag newspaper in Iowa. While The Spokesman newspaper is available exclusively to Iowa Farm Bureau members, The Spokesman Speaks podcast is available publicly, providing the ag news and farmer education that matter most. You can find episodes of the podcast here or subscribe and listen in your favorite podcast app, such as Apple Podcasts, Pandora, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Audible, TuneIn Radio, Audacy, YouTube or AgriAmerica.com.