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Jessica Swapp has a show-ring tip for parents: sometimes your best seat is back at the barn.
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A practical look at how Ranch Camp connects wildlife surveys, range calculations, and career-minded learning.
Ranch Camp lands as a grounded look at a youth program built around the choices that turn ranch work into a plan. Jessica, the 4-H and ag agent in Grant County, New Mexico, talks with Sid Gordon and Jack Blanford about how the camp serves young people ages 15 to 19, beginning…
A clear pest-response briefing, from sterile flies in Panama to traps designed around one very specific odor.
This single-episode review frames New World screwworm as a likely livestock concern and works best as a look at the response system being built before the pest gets established. Jessica, Grant County's 4-H and ag agent, brings in Dr.
Ty Bays keeps show-cattle care practical, linking stress, coccidiosis, feed choices, and daily handling.
Show-cattle care comes through as a grounded, practical conversation with Ty Bays, whose local fair-board and show-ring experience keeps the focus on daily work rather than theory.
A practical look at how turkeys move from fertile egg toward the Thanksgiving table.
Thanksgiving turkey gets a grounded agricultural backstory, following the path from breeder farms and fertile eggs to poults hatching on day 28 and moving into climate-controlled grow-out houses.
A practical guide to helping young showmen present pigs, lambs, goats, and cattle with focus.
Showmanship lands here as a lesson in attention, not pageantry. Jessica Swapp Massengill, the 4-H and ag agent in Grant County, New Mexico, explains how a young person presents an animal to a judge, moving from the basic meaning of showmanship into general tips, dress code, and…
A Mexican community radio feed mixing politics panels, SME advice, theater talk, and Santa Muerte ritual.
Héctor and Beto dissect Mexican grammar, slang, and news in native-speed Spanish conversations.
Small habit changes meet hands-on AI experiments.
Jessica, the Grant County 4-H and agriculture agent, interviews Sid Gordon and Jack Blanford about New Mexico Youth Ranch Management Camp, a five-day program for youth ages 15 to 19.
Jessica of the Grant County Extension Connection Podcast interviews NMSU livestock specialist Dr.
Jessica, the Grant County 4-H and agriculture agent, interviews Grant County Fair Board President Ty Bays about spring and summer care for show cattle.
Host Jessica returns to discuss the Grant County Cooperative Extension Service's mission and upcoming content.
Jessica Swapp of the Grant County Cooperative Extension Service explains how Thanksgiving turkeys move from breeder farms through hatcheries, grow-out farms, and processing plants.
Jessica Swapp Massengill of Grant County, New Mexico, defines showmanship as how the exhibitor “handles the animal” and presents it to the judge.
The host interviews the fair board president to address rumors and provide clarity about the upcoming county fair.
This episode discusses the importance of chili as an agricultural commodity in New Mexico, featuring an interview with chili seed experts.
Host Jessica Swatt interviews Mindy Turner, a 4-H Youth Specialist, about her role in curriculum, record keeping, scholarships, and statewide events.