This episode may not contain top secret information, but it comes close. Join Andrew and Brock as they sit down to interrogate...we mean interview...the FBI! Eugene Kowel, Special Agent in Charge from the FBI Omaha Field Office, joins The Herd for an insightful conversation about how the FBI works to protect the agriculture industry from various types of threats. This is one you won't want to miss, so tune in to the full episode to learn all about the classified details.

Who will be working in and leading the agriculture industry several decades from now? How will those individuals prepare to take that charge? Andrew and Brock share perspectives on what it means to prepare the ag professionals of the future. They talk about education, internships, and much more as they dig into this important topic. As an added bonus, they take a look back at the first half of Season 2 of Sustaining The Herd for a partial year in review discussion. Tune in to hear it all!

Interested in knowing if the food you eat is sustainably produced and how sustainable production is verified? Are you a food producer looking to verify your production practices in order to access new markets and increase profitability? Andrew and Brock dig into these topics and more when they sit down with Doug Stanton of IMI Global and Where Food Comes From to discuss how sustainability claims and agricultural production practices are verified. Doug and his team work with stakeholders across the agricultural supply chain to help producers add value to their products while also giving consumers confidence in the food they're buying. This is yet another aspect of sustainability that we're excited to explore on Sustaining The Herd. Tune in for the full conversation!