Title: Hearing Aides & Cell Reception.....Can You Hear Me Now?!?!?!
BIOGRAPHY
Jeff Fowle is a third generation family farmer and rancher from Etna, California. He and his wife Erin and son Kyle raise registered Angus cattle, Percheron draft horses, warmbloods, alfalfa and alfalfa-grass hay and grain as a rotation
Jeff attended college at Colorado State University for two years studying mechanical engineering and military science, then attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for four and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science and judged on their Livestock Judging Team. After college, he worked in Washington State for a year as the herdsman for BB Cattle Company and then returned to Etna, California in 1995 to operate the KK Bar Ranch and Siskiyou Percherons.
He has been actively engaged in water and endangered species issues since 1992. His passion for protecting the family farmers and ranchers from unnecessary and burdensome federal and state regulation has led to his involvement in several state initiated regulatory processes, including the Klamath, Shasta and Scott Total Maximum Daily Load plans, and the Shasta and Scott Incidental Take Permits. These endeavors have demonstrated the need for not only law makers, but also the general public, to reconnect with the agricultural community and rediscover where their food, fiber and shelter come from and how it is produced.
Jeff is one of the founders and the past President of the AgChat Foundation, whose mission it is to empower farmers, ranchers and foresters to share their stories effectively through social media platforms. The Foundation focuses on helping resource stewards learn to utilize platforms to build bridges and grow communities that will help agriculture regain the trust and understanding of the public.
Jeff left the AgChat Foundation last year, in very capable hands and along with two of the other founders, formed Just Farmers LLC. ‘Just Farmers’ utilizes social media platforms and diverse demographics to initiate and foster dialogues with consumers by sharing food stories from the plate back to the farm. Just Farmers primary focus is teaching others how to have productive conversations and successfully engage individuals with opposing points of view. On November 1, Just Farmers acquired Know A California Farmer and look forward to continuing and enhancing the dialogue that it has created by taking it to the next level.
For the past three years, Jeff has been traveling across the country helping organizations and businesses learn how to utilize social media to improve customer, consumer and constituent relations and understanding.