Dr. Val Farmer

AgriTalk: The Root Years Podcast

Dr. Val Farmer

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Dr. Val Farmer

Kenneth E. Root

Jan 19, 2023

Dr. Val Farmer was a well known clinical psychologist who specialized in Rural Family issues and also wrote a weekly column that ran in many newspapers across farm country in the Midwest and Plains.

He was a weekly guest on AgriTalk for the seven years that Root hosted the show. Issues were very personal and callers were uninhibited.

Root spoke with Dr. Farmer in this half hour conversation that catches up with the man and his adventurous life since the 1990's.

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AgriTalk: The Root Years Podcast

AgriTalk originated on August 1, 1994 when Ken Root keyed the microphone and introduced a rural affairs show that was not afraid of controversy.

He hosted the daily hour at 10:00 am with colorful guests and callers that drove the content of the program. At times, Root was more of a referee than a conductor.

Over the next seven years, AgriTalk dealt with many issues that faced Rural America. Some still resonate today.

Ken has been given the opportunity to highlight shows that are exemplary of the issues of the 1990's. He has linked several of the topics of the last century with today. Listen in to remember how it was and how it is.

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