Jeff Ishee may not have childhood
stories of working on the farm to tell his audience, but he does have a passion
for agriculture and a unique way of sharing it.
Jeff began working with
agriculture after contacting the Augusta County Extension Service in 1995. Then, he started a four acre market garden
and sold produce at local farmers’ markets.
From there, Jeff’s career blossomed to the realm of agriculture
communications.
If you live near the Shenandoah
Valley, you may recognize Jeff as the voice on WSVA radio, the host of “Virginia Farming”
on WVPT television and RFD-TV, the
founder of “On the Farm”, or as a
weekly gardening journalist for the Staunton News Leader.
Today, Jeff has retired from his
posts on local and national radio and television shows, but still remains
involved in the agriculture industry. He
is currently the general manager of the Rockingham Country Fair Association and
occasionally does radio and newspaper segments.
With his vast involvement in
agriculture communications, you may be surprised to find that Jeff didn’t grow
up on a farm and wasn’t a member of the 4-H or FFA. But, despite the lack of agriculture in his
background, Jeff learned the importance of the industry and still continues to
tell agriculture’s story. To read more
about Jeff, check out page 10 of our Farm Credit Leader magazine!
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