Herding Her Story Podcast

Herding Her Story Podcast

Welcome to our podcast, Herding Her Story. We created this podcast to connect with women from all over the agricultural industry to highlight their accomplishments and success stories. We also wanted to feature the men who have supported ambitious and hard-working females who are making headway in the industry. It’s no secret that success comes with challenges along the way for everyone. However, we hope to shed some light on the trials and tribulations women face in this male-dominated industry, but also show that it is possible to find happiness and success with patience, grit, determination, resiliency, and an open mind. It’s time we share our stories and our perspectives.

Episodes

Episode 45 – Megan Cassidy: Courage To Do & Say

December 8, 2025 • 60 mins
Megan Cassidy grew up in Northwestern Colorado and went to Colorado Mesa University. She was involved in agriculture at a young age through 4H. When she’s not busy helping run her family’s cattle operation, working in town, and spending time with family, she’s advocating for the agriculture industry.  Some of her involvement includes, but is not limited to, Mesa County Cattlewomen's, District 9 Representative for the Colorado Farm ...
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Episode 44 – Josie Waters: Nurturing Our Nature, Part 2

November 17, 2025 • 31 mins
We hope you enjoyed hearing about Josie’s work. Part 2 live and you’ll get to hear more on her life!
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Episode 43 – Josie Waters: Nurturing Our Nature, Part 1

November 4, 2025 • 85 mins
Josie Waters is agricultural anthropologist and 8th generation farmer-rancher from Micanopy, FL. She worked in the feed industry for 10 years for Corbett’s Feed and Seminole Feed. She graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s in anthropology from UF, and gained field experience as an archaeological field technician in Alaska, Costa Rica, and most of the southeast and Midwest US. She then earned her masters in cultural anthropology with...
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Episode 42 – Eileen Breen: Healing Hooves

October 20, 2025 • 53 mins
Eileen Breen spent some of her childhood in the states and in Malawi, Africa. Her love for horses started at a young age and while she pursued many career paths including as a stockbroker, she ultimately found her way back to the equine industry in equine assisted services. She started her journey in equine assisted services with the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association and currently teaches adaptive riding.Eileen ...
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Episode 41 – Tittle Tattle: Puppies, Puzzles, and Pastures

October 6, 2025 • 32 mins
Grab a snack and a beverage! Mary Margaret and Gina sit down with some life updates, fun stories, and inquiries for the Western ranching world. We got the Q's, some of y'all might have the A's and we want to hear them!
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Episode 40 – Dr. LuJean Waters: The Cabbage Conundrum: A Vet’s Wild Tales

September 23, 2025 • 49 mins
Dr. LuJean Waters is a proud 7th-generation rancher who is the owner/operator of Heartland Large Animal Services based out of Bartow, FL. She is also a professor at Warner University, teaching beef cattle production and animal sciences. When she is not busy with clients or class, she likes to spend her time showing registered Brahman cattle. She is also involved with the Florida Cattlemen’s Association at the county and state level...
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Episode 39 – Reba Mazak: Living A Legacy, Not Just Leaving It

September 8, 2025 • 55 mins
Reba Mazak is a fifth-generation Florida cattle rancher based out of Sumter County. In addition to ranching in Florida and Texas, she also owns a limerock mine, wedding venue, and hunting operation. She has served as President of Florida CattleWomen in 2004 and President of the American National CattleWomen in 2022. Reba is passionate about the beef industry and mentoring the youth of agriculture. Help us congratulate her for the w...
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Episode 38 – Ava Budde: Building Bridges for Beef

August 18, 2025 • 46 mins
Ava Budde grew up in eastern Washington as a third-generation rancher. She was involved in 4-H and FFA, went to Northwest College for livestock judging, and is currently an agricultural communications major at the University of Wyoming. She previously served as the Washington State Beef Ambassador and is finishing her term as one of three members of the 2024-2025 Collegiate Beef Advocacy Program. She is passionate about advocating ...
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Episode 37 – Liesa Priddy: JB Ranch: Bridging Ranch Life and Wildlife – Part 2

August 4, 2025 • 49 mins
Part 2 of Mrs. Liesa Priddy’s story is live! We talk about everything from the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP), traveling, and all things personal.
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Episode 36 – Liesa Priddy: JB Ranch: Bridging Ranch Life and Wildlife – Part 1

July 11, 2025 • 37 mins
Liesa Priddy grew up in the south part of Immokalee. She owns and operates JB Ranch, a cow-calf operation that focuses on land stewardship and conversation. She has served our state in many capacities including as commissioner of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, on the Ave Maria Stewardship Community District, and the Big Cypress Basin Board to name a few. She was awarded the Land Conservationist of the Year a...
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Episode 35 – Tittle Tattle: New World Screwworm

June 16, 2025 • 24 mins
We're baaaaaaack! Thank you for bearing with us as we took a short break. This week's episode consists of updates on what has been going on in our lives and also some updates regarding New World Screwworm. We hope you learned something from this episode and hope to see some of y'all at FCA Convention at Marco Island soon!
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Episode 34 – Jillian Childs: Florida Farm Finder

May 12, 2025 • 40 mins
COVID was definitely a hard and dark time for everyone, but a lot of good things came out of it, including Florida Farm Finder! Meet Jillian Childs, founder of Florida Farm Finder. Jillian founded Florida Farm Finder to build a community around Florida's farm direct food. This community has allowed people to get produce and food directly from local producers and has highlighted both small and large producers! Not only that, it has ...
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Episode 33 – Girl Crew: Part 2

April 28, 2025 • 28 mins
The wait is over! We hope you enjoyed Part 1 just as much as we did. We laughed, we cried, and we talked about some really important topics!  Part 2 of Girl Crew is finally here for y'all to enjoy!
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Episode 32 – Girl Crew: Part 1

April 14, 2025 • 33 mins
What's better than working cows? Working cows with an all girl crew! We have to give a HUGE thank you to Heather Howell Cleckler for connecting all these amazing #LadyLegends and bringing all of us together. So much was unpacked as we sat down to talk about the work weekend and what opportunities in the industry mean to the upcoming generation. We couldn't fit it all in one episode, so look out for Part 2!
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Episode 31 – Tittle Tattle: Redefining the Rules

April 1, 2025 • 27 mins
Grab a snack and sit down with MM and GT for a little tittling and tattling. We started this podcast to have those hard conversations that hardly come up but desperately need to happen and the topic of this episode is no exception. We hope that this sparks up conversations among your peers and opens up your perspective!
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Episode 30 – Kim Brackett: 2025 NCBA Vice President

March 17, 2025 • 60 mins
Kim Brackett was raised in Wyoming on a cow-calf operation. She currently lives with and her family, operating Brackett Ranches Limited Partnership, a cow-calf and stocker operation based in southern Idaho on the Idaho/Nevada border. She's had a long history of service in the beef cattle industry including but not limited to chairing the Beef Industry Long Range Plan Task Force, Cattlemen's Beef Board, the Beef Quality Assurance Ad...
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Episode 29 – Tyler Schuster: Advocating for Agriculture

March 3, 2025 • 47 mins
It's not everyday we get to have a seasoned podcaster on our show and we cannot wait for you to meet Tyler Schuster (if you don't already know her)! Tyler grew up in Brackettville, TX rodeoing and being involved in 4H/FFA. She earned a B.S. in Agricultural Services and Development at Tarleton State University and a masters in Public Service and Administration from Texas A&M. She was recently named as one of the honorees of the Clas...
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Episode 28 – Doyle & Debbie Carlton: The Hardy Folks of Hardee County

February 17, 2025 • 69 mins
It was an honor and a privilege to be able to sit down with Mr. Doyle E. Carlton III and his wife, Mrs. Debbie Carlton. Both Mr. Doyle and Mrs. Debbie serve as mentors to so many of those around them, including us. This episode is packed full with family histories, tales of the 1923 flood of Okeechobee, rodeo love, stories of raising ranch kids, conservation before it was talked about, and so much more. We are eternally grateful fo...
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Episode 27 – Tittle Tattle: New Year, New Horizons

February 3, 2025 • 23 mins
Mary Margaret and Gina finally sit down to ring in the new year and talk about both personal goals and podcast goals for this coming year!
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Episode 26 – DeAnne Maples: Living Authentically

January 22, 2025 • 43 mins
DeAnne Maples is a Florida native who grew up in New Smyrna Beach, FL. She spent her early years doing 4-H and FFA and went to the University of Central Florida to study Broadcast Journalism. She currently serves as the Director at the Florida Beef Council. As an advocate for the beef industry, you can often find her out and about working with chefs cooking the latest new recipe, training healthcare workers on the nutritional benef...
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