Highway 6 - Your Road to the Country is this nations first live talk show centered on the Rural Lifestyle. We talk about small farms, acreages, horses, chickens, organics...the rural lifestyle. We're heard each Sunday morning at 8 on 98.3 WOW-FM (983wowfm) if you live in Central Iowa OR...during the show you can listen live using your PC. If you missed the show from today no fear:
NOW you can LISTEN using the PODCAST - Here it is!
This is the Memorial Day Weekend. For many it's "another day off" without any knowledge of the meaning of the holiday. For some of us it's a time to reflect on the service and sacrifice so many have made just so I could sit behind this microphone and share the news and opinion...and you could listen. Today I read an article I wrote several years ago that led to my termination as a writer for a national magazine. It's as hot a topic today as what it was in 2006. Maybe you'll agree...and maybe you won't. Let's find out? Click the podcast to hear.
We've got two guests this morning. First up is Lyle Steinman of Rural Missouri. Lyle recently took first, second, third and fifth place at the Super Retreiver Series (SRS) Crown Championship. That has NEVER happened before... Lyle is an amazing breeder and trainer of sporting dogs and we'll ask him to share with us the thrill of doing something that no other canine / human team has ever accomplished. Lyle is a returning guest to Highway 6 and we're glad to have him back.
Honest...he swept the entire event...it's got the sporting dog world shaking their collective heads. Did I mention Lyle is also the National Spokesperson for our friends at Country Vet Pet Foods? Hey, we do what we can for our friends and we're more than proud of Lyle, Debby and the entire crew at Castile Creek Kennels!
Also on the show is Marie Tedei of Eden's Organic Farm near Dallas, Texas. We found Marie one day last month when she was on Twitter commenting on the ban her small town set on having roosters within city limits and limiting hens to just two birds per household. But, if you are shaking your collective heads and wondering what the big deal is...you need to know that just last week here in Central Iowa the city council of Norwalk enacted a similar ban. Allowing four chickens...but no roosters. Somebody might want to clue these folks in that chickens don't last long....without roosters. We think it's silly...but clearly we must call on government to protect us from...gasp....chickens and roosters and lions and bears...oh my!
Along with chickens and roosters we'll visit with Marie about her Community Supported Agriculture program, her organic mission and just why in the heck did she leave Chicago and head to (what once was) Rural Texas. Should be a fun visit with our new friend Marie Tedei of Eden's Organic Farm and CSA.
In other news we're following but may not have time for during the broadcast:
We're going to try to squeeze in a story about "black dogs" and why they linger longer at Got a propane tank...for your grill? According to an Associated Press story that ran last week it seems some exchange centers have been "shorting" the amount of propane put into "exchange tanks" by just a bit...thereby increasing the price to consumers. In other words...a price increase...or a con. The answer? Take your propane tank to a re-fill center on your own rather than an exchange center. Here is the take on the story from WCBS-TV NYC. Yikes...gotta go! Have a great Memorial Day Weekend...and while having fun...take time to remember.... Once again, here is the PODCAST from todays show. Kubota and Capital City Equipment- Owing a small farm or acreage means you've got work to do. Why not partner with a real "workhorse", a Kubota tractor and all the attachments you'll need. Get 'em from Capital City Equipment in Ames and Des Moines. Go Orange with Kubota! Country Vet Pet Food – A complete line of pet food for your best friend. You can find your dealer on-line or, here in Central Iowa, you can pick up Country Vet at Shoppers Supply. Country Vet Pet Food - "Loved by Pets, Trusted by Owners!" Running Horse Elite Equine Feeds - Owning a horse has it's issues. One of them is the equine digestive system. Now, with Running Horse, that's less an issue than before. Running Horse is formulated to help prevent digestive problems while creating a better horse..from inside out. "Running Horse - For the Long Run!" AquaFuzion of Iowa - Clean, great tasting water is what they do. Stop wasting money on bottled water, replacement of appliances and using more and more soaps. Rural or urban, AquaFuzion of Iowa and the General Electric Pro-Elite water system brings you water that is...perfect Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications - We're a full service advertising agency that specializes in rural lifestyle and agriculture. You make a product or service...let us help you make it great with a solid marketing plan. Michael Libbie - Acreage Owner & Host
animal rescue facilities. It comes to us from the Animal Rescue League of Iowa but we couldn't find a link anywhere on their site. The brief story is that, "... many times black dogs are overlooked", says a receint news paper release. "Maybe it's because they are harder to see in the back of their kennel or people fear a black dog or the website shots are not able to depict their featurers as well as a light tan or brown dog." The ARL has started the "Black Dog Club" and folks that adopt a black dog or one that has 51% black in its coat is in. Supporters of the Black Dog Club can donate $10 a year, get a shirt and a thank you from Black Dogs...everywhere. Fun.
