Matthew Lohr's guest appearances

Matthew Lohr

No-Till Farmer Podcast

Agri-Pulse Open Mic Interview

District of Conservation

Sonny Perdue

David Young

Amy Klobuchar

Gabe Brown

John Larson

Mike Pompeo

Mitch McConnell

Richard Raymond

Chellie Pingree

Michele Simon

Krysta Harden

Kevin Ross

Tim Palmer

Jim Collins

Jayson Lusk

OwlTail

In Episode 353 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Matt Lohr. Secretary Lohr serves as the 5th Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry for the Commonwealth of Virginia. He was raised on a Century family farm in the Shenandoah Valley and has spent his entire life working for the betterment of agriculture.  Matthew developed his passion for public service while serving as both a state and national FFA officer before graduating from Virginia Tech with a B.S. degree in Agricultural Education. He has more than 30 years of experience as a professional leader and communicator.  Matthew served as Chief of the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, an agency with more than 10,000 employees across 3,000 offices. He also previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates, as Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, as Director of the Farm Credit Knowledge Center and as a middle school agriscience teacher.  In addition to serving as Secretary, Matthew along with his two children own and operate Valley Pike Farm, Inc., his family’s farming operation.   SHOW NOTES Secretary Lohr's Bio  Virginia Ag Dept Website and Facebook, Instagram, &amp; Twitter Connect with the Secretary on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter Churchill Downs buys Virginia’s Colonial Downs, Rosie’s Virginia's first lady announces wine partnership, 'Cornus Virginicus' red blend Governor Youngkin hopes to reduce food insecurity with indoor farming Solar's Lofty Ambitions Are Consuming Ever-Larger Expanses of Land Down Below Virginia Gov. Youngkin rings death knell on CCP buying American land near military sites Americans turn to raising chickens as eggs cost upward of $4  ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/district-of-conservation/support

In Episode 353 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Matt Lohr. Secretary Lohr serves as the 5th Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry for the Commonwealth of Virginia. He was raised on a Century family farm in the Shenandoah Valley and has spent his entire life working for the betterment of agriculture.  Matthew developed his passion for public service while serving as both a state and national FFA officer before graduating from Virginia Tech with a B.S. degree in Agricultural Education. He has more than 30 years of experience as a professional leader and communicator.  Matthew served as Chief of the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, an agency with more than 10,000 employees across 3,000 offices. He also previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates, as Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, as Director of the Farm Credit Knowledge Center and as a middle school agriscience teacher.  In addition to serving as Secretary, Matthew along with his two children own and operate Valley Pike Farm, Inc., his family’s farming operation.  SHOW NOTES <a href="https://www.ag-forestry.virginia.gov/about-us/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Secretary Lohr's Bio</a> <a href="https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Virginia Ag Dept Website</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VaAgriculture" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/va_agriculture/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/vaagriculture/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> Connect with the Secretary on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/matthew.m.lohr" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mjlohr71/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/AgForestryVA" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.wavy.com/news/virginia/churchill-downs-buys-virginias-colonial-downs-rosies/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Churchill Downs buys Virginia’s Colonial Downs, Rosie’s</a> <a href="https://www.13newsnow.com/article/life/food/first-lady-suzanne-youngkin-wine-partnership-cornus-virginicus/291-090feb23-39d5-44b6-832a-3967f3536df5" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Virginia's first lady announces wine partnership, 'Cornus Virginicus' red blend</a> <a href="https://www.wfxrtv.com/news/local-news/lynchburg-central-virginia-news/governor-youngkin-hopes-to-reduce-food-insecurity-with-indoor-farming/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Governor Youngkin hopes to reduce food insecurity with indoor farming</a> <a href="https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2022/12/07/solars_lofty_ambitions_are_consuming_ever-vaster_expanses_of_land_down_below_868493.html" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Solar's Lofty Ambitions Are Consuming Ever-Larger Expanses of Land Down Below</a> <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/virginia-gov-youngkin-rings-death-knell-ccp-buying-american-land" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Virginia Gov. Youngkin rings death knell on CCP buying American land near military sites</a> <a href="https://www.newsnationnow.com/business/your-money/americans-turn-to-raising-chickens-as-eggs-cost-upward-of-4/" rel="noopener noreferer nofollow" target="_blank">Americans turn to raising chickens as eggs cost upward of $4 </a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/district-of-conservation/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/district-of-conservation/support</a>

EP 353: Virginia is for Ag Lovers ft. Secretary Matthew Lohr

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Matthew Lohr, Chief of the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. The discussion over agriculture sustainability is leading to a renewed interest and support for NRCS and many programs farmers and ranchers utilize to preserve natural resources.  The Virginia poultry farmer comments on the relationship between EPA and USDA and speaks to the future of voluntary participation in conservation programs. Natural disasters have devastated farms and ranches across the country and Lohr comments on how NRCS is cooperating with other government agencies to help farmers recover from their tremendous losses.

NRCS Chief Matthew Lohr

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Manufacturing, Lessiter Media president Mike Lessiter sits down for an exclusive one-on-one talk with the newly appointed 16th chief of the NRCS, Matthew Lohr.

The Future of No-Till and Cover Crops with New NRCS Chief, Matthew Lohr