Podcast from Unity Church of Clearwater. Leddy Hammock, Senior Minister www.HouseBuiltOnLove.com
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Farm Bureau Friday brings you conversations at the heart of agriculture. Each week, members of our team sit down with voices from across the California Farm Bureau community—leaders, advocates, educators and changemakers—to talk about the issues, innovations and stories shaping ag today and tomorrow. This is a collaborative podcast between MyAgLife and Stanislaus County Farm Bureau.
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Leddy Hammock Highlights: Inspired by lyrics from “I Know God” by Denise Rosier: I have felt the Spirit stirring in my soul, deep in my soul. I will give love, I will speak peace, all because of the love that got a-hold of me — so wide open, so amazing, it takes my breath away when it occurs to me. When the Spirit in me meets the Spirit, I have fel…
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Leddy Hammock From “I Am the Place where God Shows Up” by Eddie Watkins, Jr.: “There is no spot where God is not. I am not alone and there is nothing I have to do on my own. I am the place where God lives and breathes and has Its being. I am the place, you are the place, we are the place where God shows up.”…
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Leddy Hammock Highlights: From “All Is Grace“ by Melinda Wood Allen: Grace (peace and joy) within me; grace is all I know, Grace from the heavens; grace from the earth. Grace is all around me, everywhere I turn. All is good, all is well. All is grace, all is grace. It’s all good, I am well. In this grace, this loving grace.… All is grace, all is gr…
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8/8/25 - Farm Bureau Friday Episode 19: Interview with UCCE's Franz Niederholzer on the Continual Impact of Nickels Soil Lab
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22:22Stanislaus County Farm Bureau’s Anna Genasci and JCS Marketing’s Kristin Platts sit down with UCCE Farm Advisor Franz Niederholzer, who shares the rich history and continual impact of Nickels Soil Lab in Arbuckle. Niederholzer explains how decades of research at the lab have shaped California agriculture and why outside support is still critical to…
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Leddy Hammock Highlights: Lyrics to “Everything Changes” by Sue Riley and Tom Kimmel When everything changes, I can change anything. Turning the pages, everything’s new. If life’s little stages are teaching me anything, it’s everything changes and I can change, too. When everything changes, I can change anything. Turning the pages, everything’s new…
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Leddy Hammock Highlights: Lyrics to “No One Gets to Heaven [If Anybody Else Is Left Behind]”: by Tom Kimmel & Klaus Caprani: “No one gets to heaven if anybody else is left behind.” “There is a light in the dark when we need it the most.” “There is a way through this world if we keep this in mind ….” “We’ll meet on that heavenly shore in the sweet b…
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Carol Record Highlights: Inspired by Myrtle Fillmore’s Healing Letters & “This Is What I Know” by Jan Garrett: Each of us is “a child of God” (MFHL). “This is what I know: That we are all connected, the universe reflected in each shining part” (JG). “Be still and know…. I rest in the assurance that… all is well” (MFHL). God is “nearer than my breat…
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Leddy Hammock Highlights: Lyrics to “Get out of the Way” by Eddie Watkins, Jr.: “Runnin’ ‘round fixing this and that, Giving it up to God and then taking it back. Just release and let it go. You don’t even have to think about it no more. ….Get out of the way and let God do Its thing. You look like the weight of the world’s on your back. Just take a…
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7/11/25 - Farm Bureau Friday Episode 18: Interview with From Farms to Incubators' Amy Wu on Women in Ag Tech and More
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25:01Stanislaus County Farm Bureau’s Anna Genasci and JCS Marketing’s Kristin Platts sit down with ag journalist Amy Wu, who shares how her platform, From Farms to Incubators, is documenting the overlooked stories of women in ag tech, and how a recently established UC Merced program is mentoring the next generation of ag communicators while reshaping ho…
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Leddy Hammock Highlights: Inspired by lyrics to “Share the Dream of Peace” by Sue Riley, David Roth, & Jana Stanfield: “My skin may be a diff’rent shade, my language not the same. I pray in different places, I call God by different names. My clothing may not be like yours, might stand out in a crowd. But in universal Spirit, there are diff’rences a…
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Leddy Hammock Highlights: If it’s love you’re after, give it away! Good news or laughter, give it away! Now that you’ve found it—give it away. You’ll be astounded! Give it away! A penny saved won’t grow, no matter what you do. But if you give, it will be given back to you! Pressed down, shaken together, running over, give it away!…
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Carol Record Highlights: Inspired by statements by Myrtle Fillmore in “How I Found Health” I speak words of strength and power to all the life centers in my body. I do not become discouraged, but keep right on, both silently and aloud, declaring words of Truth to every organ and system of my body. I tell them that they are free, unlimited Spirit. I…
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Leddy Hammock Highlights: Inspired by lyrics from “Father’s Day” by Johnsmith: In my heart, I hear my Father say that He loves me. God, my Infinite Father, hears my every prayer and answers me in perfect ways. In my heart, I hear my Father tell me that He loves me. So, now, I try to say “I love you,” every chance I get.…
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Leddy Hammock Highlights: I give and serve in love, so I always have more than enough. We give generously and receive gratefully. There’s plenty here for us all to be thankful for. As I go through this day, this is my creed: I have more than enough of all that I need.
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Leddy Hammock Highlights: Inspired by lyrics to “There Are Moments” by Sue Riley, Richard Mekdeci, and Harold Payne The first breath of the morning whispers in my ear: ‘You’ve got it all inside you.’ I open my heart and it appears! Even in an ordinary day in an ordinary life, there’s beauty all around me when I look up to see it. I don’t want to mi…
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6/13/25 - Farm Bureau Friday Episode 17: Interview with Stanislaus County Sheriff's Dept. on Fighting Rural Crime
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24:26Stanislaus County Farm Bureau’s Anna Genasci and JCS Marketing’s Kristin Platts sit down with Detectives Robert Domingos and Kyle Gomes from the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Rural Crimes Division to discuss the current landscape of rural crime, how law enforcement agencies collaborate across county lines and practical steps growers and ranchers can …
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Leddy Hammock Lyrics to “Ready, Willing, and Worthy” by Richard Mekdeci: “I’m ready, willing, and worthy to open my heart and receive All of the heavenly blessings there for me when I believe. I’m ready, willing, and worthy, and that’s all I have to be, ‘cause when I’m ready, willing, and worthy, God is able to bless me.”…
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Leddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics from “Footprints” by Sue Riley: The Mother side of God’s Love is selfless and unconditional, as if to say, “Stay right behind me and I will lead the way.” The Mother side of God’s love knows how to let go, as if to say, “I know you are frightened, but I will keep you safe.” The Mother side of God’s Love gives life a…
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5/9/25 - Farm Bureau Friday Episode 16: Interview with Kings County Farm Bureau's Dusty Ference about Water, Lawsuits and Survival of the Tulare Lake Subbasin
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28:09Stanislaus County Farm Bureau's Anna Genasci and JCS Marketing's Kristin Platts sit down with Dusty Ference, executive director of the Kings County Farm Bureau, to discuss their ongoing lawsuit against the State Water Resources Control Board. The legal challenge aims to prevent the Tulare Lake Subbasin from being placed on probation, a move that ha…
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Leddy Hammock Highlights: Lyrics from “If I Were Brave” by Jana Stanfield: I am brave! What would I do if I knew that I could not fail? If I believed, would the wind always fill up my sail? If I were brave I’d walk the razor’s edge where fools and dreamer’s dare to tread, And never lose faith, even when losing my way. What step would I take today, …
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Carol Record Highlights: Lyrics to “Right Where I Belong” by Claudia Carawan, Sloan Wainwright, & Sue Riley: Now, in this room full of smiling faces, I know I’ve found my home. This is where joy lives. This is where love is. This is a place where I am strong. This is where eyes meet, where kindred hearts beat. I am right where I belong. Now that my…
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Leddy Hammock Highlights: Inspired by lyrics to “Rise” by Faith Rivera I close my eyes, I open my heart. I take a deep breath, let the healing start. I lift my hands. I plant my feet. I let love in, I feel the beat that’s calling us to rise! I ready my soul. I clear my mind. I’m here and now in present time. I feel the power of a thousand suns ligh…
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Leddy Hammock Highlights: Lyrics to “Hallelujah Today!” by Denise Rosier: With every mile, I’m reminded I never go empty-handed. God is my strength, I’m never stranded. I’m not alone. Every breath in me proclaims, Hallelujah today! The road is long, but I will make it, that’s who I am. It’s not the race but how I’m running; not who I was, who I’m b…
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Leddy Hammock Highlights: Inspired by “Fill Me Now” by Sue Riley: Here I stand, an empty vessel. Quietly, I wait, a hollow shell. As your love flows through me, I am still, I am still. Mold me in Thy image. Silence all my fears, While I wait, obedient to Thy will. Fill me now, fill me now, as I stand upon the crossroads of my life. I am open and re…
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Leddy Hammock Highlights: Inspired by lyrics to “My Every Notion” by Sue Riley & Glen Roethel: Words I say come back to me. I choose my words carefully. With my thoughts and words, I build my life. As I speak, my words have power. My life opens like a flower. This is why I know: My every notion puts energy in motion. What I say is what I get. So, w…
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Leddy Hammock Highlights God loves me and sees me well. The place for my healing is right here, right where I am. Now, in this moment, I am ready and willing to be healed. Now is the time for me to go within and discover that I already know how it feels to be whole, how to heal.
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4/11/25 - Farm Bureau Friday Episode 15: Interview with Monterey County Farm Bureau's Norm Groot about the True Cost of Regulatory Compliance for California Growers
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23:39Stanislaus County Farm Bureau's Anna Genasci and JCS Marketing's Kristin Platts sit down with Norm Groot, executive director of the Monterey County Farm Bureau, to discuss a recent Cal Poly study they commissioned to examine the true cost of regulatory compliance for California growers. Groot breaks down key findings from the report, putting real n…
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Sean Schrader Lyrics to “Do All You Can” by “Devotion”: “This is the gift they gave to us, to share wherever we go: ‘Be the change you wish to see in the world.’ Now I understand what they wanted us to know. Do all you can with what you have, in the time you have in the place you are, do all you can.” This is what I came here for: to do all I can. …
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Carol Record Inspired by lyrics to “It’s Up to Me” by Sue Riley, Nathen Aswell, Glen Roethel: “If I seek the Truth, let me speak the Truth. If I’m lost in doubt, let me believe. I know I can be the change I want to see. If it’s to be, it’s up to me. If I’m feeling stressed, let me stop and rest. If I’m feeling hurt, let me forgive. I know I can be …
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Carol Record Lyrics from “Sweeping Up My Own Side of the Street” by Sue Riley & Melinda Wood Allen: “Taking time to stop and smell the roses on the way, planting what I want to see, pruning what’s not serving me, tending my own garden every day. I’m exactly where I’m meant to be. Every step I take just moves me closer to my dreams. Your grass might…
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Leddy Hammock Lyrics from “Rising in Love” by David Roth: I always find it surprising, the way people say that they’re falling in love when I always thought I was rising . . . . I’m not falling at all; I am rising in love. Everyone talks about tying the knot, … but the feeling of love should be freeing – lifting each other up instead of giving one …
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3/14/25 - Farm Bureau Friday Episode 14: Interview with FFA's Gabby Furtado and Gianna Genasci on Ag Leadership and FFA Opportunities
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19:41Stanislaus County Farm Bureau's Anna Genasci and JCS Marketing's Kristin Platts sit down with Central Region FFA officers Gabrielle Furtado and Gianna Genasci to discuss how FFA has shaped their leadership, skills and future goals. Tune in for a conversation about the impact of agricultural education and the opportunities FFA provides.…
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Leddy Hammock “Living in My Heartland” by Sue Riley and Claudia Carawan: I’m gonna make a new start, lead with my heart, I’ve never felt so sure. I’m gonna follow where I’m called, it may not be the easy road, Because I’ve finally found my home, living in my heartland. Now I like those quiet days, I love the peaceful pace, It’s now what I call home…
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2/14/25 - Farm Bureau Friday Episode 13: Interview with Farm Employers Labor Service's Bryan Little on Labor Regulations in 2025
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35:55Stanislaus County Farm Bureau's Anna Genasci sits down with Bryan Little from Farm Employers Labor Service to break down new and updated labor regulations impacting agriculture in 2025, how ag employers are navigating already enacted rules and what’s ahead for the industry.By MyAgLife
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Leddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics to “Look How Far You’ve Come” by Sue Riley: Hasn’t it been great?… Let’s talk about the future. Let’s cool off with the rain. We’ve come through the desert and now we sit here in the shade. Though we’re not where we were heading, just look how far we’ve come. I now see the beauty in the days that have gone by. Each …
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Leddy Hammock Lyrics to “That’s What Love Is” by Lisa Aschmann, Karen Taylor Good, and Freebo It’s a whisper you hear in the midst of your fear. It’s revealing. It’s a part of the heart and it’s just who we are. It’s so healing. It’s the power inside, always wins over pride, never judges. And it strengthens and comforts us all. That’s what love is.…
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Leddy Hammock We take to heart these mighty words of The Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Jr., spoken in 1963: “As we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back.” “With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope ….” “With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray to…
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Leddy Hammock Lyrics by Daniel Nahmod to “Everything New”: “Bring it on — everything new, everything different, everything true. I am ready for my next thing to do. Oh, I know it’s gonna be everything new.” “I think I finally learned to bring it on, everything new.” “I think it’s time to bring it on, everything new.” “So bring it on, everything new…
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1/10/25 - Farm Bureau Friday Episode 12: Interview with Parabug's Jaclyn Bennett on Drone-Delivered Beneficial Insects
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20:12Stanislaus County Farm Bureau’s Anna Genasci and JCS Marketing’s Kristin Platts sit down with Jaclyn Bennett, general manager of Parabug, at the 2024 California Farm Bureau Annual Meeting in Monterey to discuss how the company's innovative drone-based technology is transforming pest management by efficiently delivering beneficial insects to crops. …
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Leddy Hammock Lyrics to “Ready to use the Gifts I’ve Been Given” by Jana Stanfield & Greg Tamblyn: “Lately, I’ve been noticing how much I’ve been blessed With people to love, peace of mind, and happiness. It makes me want to pass along the love I’ve received As a way of giving thanks for what’s been given to me.” “I’ve got a strong heart and I’m re…
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Leddy Hammock Inspired by “A Quiet Christmas” by Michael Gott: My heart longs for a quiet Christmas, far from the hurry and the noise, for peace on earth meets peace of mind. I can slow my mind. Just breathe, don’t run away, just breathe, and leave the cares behind. I know I don’t have to hide. I can find a quiet place inside. My heart longs for a …
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Leddy Hammock Make of my heart a cradle, Lord, so love will come and lay there. Make of my heart a shelter, Lord, so love will come and stay there. Make of my heart a manger, Lord, where Love’s the only answer. Make of my heart a stable, Lord, glowing for light for miles in the darkness so Love will find its way there.…
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Leddy Hammock The Child of peace is hope to all the world. The Child of Peace is born in me. I give my heart to the Child of Peace within all humankind. Show me how to be a Child of Peace.
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Dell deChant Lyrics from “Letting Go of Holding On” by Richard Mekdeci & Mario Freidel: “I let go of the feelings that feed on lack and greed. I let go of the reasons keeping me in need. I let go of the fear that there’s never enough. And I stop holding on, to what is not love. We breathe in, we breathe out. It’s all give and take. They’re one with…
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Leddy Hammock Lyrics to “Who You Really Are” Richard Mekdeci, Sage & Sue Riley “I know who you really are – I see it in your eyes. Oh, you are a shining star – I know who you really are! Oh, I know who you’re here to be – I see it in your eyes: A light for the world to see – I know who you’re here to be…. Oh, I know who you really are – I see it in…
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12/13/24 - Farm Bureau Friday Episode 11: Interview with Merced County Dept. of Ag's Sean Runyon on All Things Pesticides
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41:24Kristin Platts and Stanislaus County Farm Bureau's Anna Genasci sit down with Sean Runyon, agricultural commissioner/sealer of weights and measures for the Merced County Dept. of Agriculture, to discuss pesticides, the statewide notification system, California's Sustainable Pest Management Roadmap and more.…
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11/8/24 - Farm Bureau Friday Episode 10: Interview with California Bountiful Foundation's Amrith Gunasekara on Furthering Ag and Environmental Research
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34:55Stanislaus County Farm Bureau’s Anna Genasci and JCS Marketing’s Kristin Platts sit down with Dr. Amrith Gunasekara, director of science and research for the California Bountiful Foundation, to discuss how the foundation is using sound science and data to advocate for California’s growers and ranchers.…
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Leddy Hammock Negative expectations come to nothing, while positive and loving thoughts are manifesting now. Every good thought, like an angel presence, goes before me to make my way easy, safe, prosperous, and happy. I deny the stumbling blocks of doubt, fear, and worry, and instead I build up a strong and positive consciousness, paving the way to…
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Leddy Hammock Highlights from Psalm 91 I shall not fear. There is no evil, for God is the only Presence and the only Power. I shall not fear, for there is no absence of life, substance, or intelligence, anywhere. I shall not fear. Pain, sickness, poverty, old age, and death cannot master me, for they are not real. I dwell on thoughts of Truth—“ange…
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10/11/24 - Farm Bureau Friday Episode 9: Interview with SCFB's Dayna Ghiradelli on the Harmful Ballot Measure J for Ag
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21:47Stanislaus County Farm Bureau's Anna Genasci and JCS Marketing's Kristin Platts sit down Dayna Ghiradelli, Executive Director of Sonoma County Farm Bureau to discuss No on Measure J, a ballot measure proposed by an animal extremist group from Berkeley, that aims to eliminate Sonoma County’s diverse animal agriculture production.…
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