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Confessions of a Farm Wife: Episode 23Confessions of a Farm Wife: Episode 23

I'm interviewing Emily! Anything you've ever wondered: the dreams that didn't happen, the sea of humanity, the weirdos she dated and so much more.

Holly Spangler, Prairie Farmer Editor, Farm Progress Executive Editor

September 15, 2016

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Oh, friends. Do you ever wish you could just sit and have a casual conversation with your friend and learn more about them? Because I do. So we did!

 

In this episode, my friend Emily sat in the hot seat and answered my rapid-fire questions about her dreams that didn't happen, her pet peeves, why she loves a sea of humanity, how she recharges and her NEW JOB. I know. It's huge.

 

And there was that time when I confessed I thought Tory Birch was a tree, which brought about Emily's QOTD: "I wanted to hold you close and rock you."

 

And as always, we're talking food, family and farming. Give it a listen!

 

A few links...

 

What she's reading: The Nightingale, The Kitchen House, Uninvited, Women are Scary, It's Not Fair

 

What she's loving: her mudroom, complete with cubbies from Reclaimed Salvage

 

 

About the Author

Holly Spangler

Prairie Farmer Editor, Farm Progress Executive Editor

Holly Spangler has covered Illinois agriculture for over 25 years, bringing meaningful production agriculture experience to the magazine’s coverage. She currently serves as editor of Prairie Farmer magazine and executive editor for Farm Progress, managing editorial staff at six publications across the Corn Belt.

A University of Illinois agricultural communications graduate and award-winning writer and photographer, Holly is past president of the American Agricultural Editors Association. In 2015, she became only the 10th U.S. agricultural journalist to earn the Writer of Merit designation and is a five-time winner of the top writing award for editorial opinion in U.S. agriculture. She is an AAEA Master Writer and was one of 10 recipients worldwide to receive the IFAJ-Alltech Young Leaders in Ag Journalism award. She serves on the Illinois 4-H Foundation and the Illinois Council on Ag Education. Her work in agricultural media has been recognized by the Illinois Soybean Association, Illinois Corn, Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, and more.

Holly and her husband, John, farm in western Illinois where they raise corn, soybeans and beef cattle on 2,500 acres. Their operation includes 125 head of commercial cows in a cow/calf operation. Locally, she serves on the school board and volunteers with 4-H and FFA. 

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