Cows, Kids & Community: The Many Hats of Dairy Advocate Katelin Benkoski

About this episode

Katelin Benkoski discusses her multifaceted role in dairy farming and community education.

In this episode, host John Holcomb sits down at Big Sandy Creek Dairy in Morgan County with Katelin Benkoski — dairy farmer, ag advocate, community educator, and full-time ag finance professional. Katelin shares her story of growing up on her family's dairy farm, staying deeply rooted in agriculture through 4-H, FFA, and her degrees in animal science and ag business from the University of Georgia. Today, she splits her time between her job with AgSouth Farm Credit and her many roles on the farm: helping run tours, coordinating outreach, managing social media, supporting farm operations, and working alongside her parents and sisters to keep the farm thriving. She talks about: How her family has built multi-generational involvement into the farm, with each member playing a unique role in education and operations Why opening the farm gates to school groups, families, and 4-H/FFA students is worth the long days and late nights The impact of programs like Adopt-a-Cow, where thousands of students follow a calf's journey from birth through the school year Heartfelt moments that keep her going—like a child speaking their very first word after meeting a cow on the farm Her passion for…

People in this episode

Host: John Holcomb

Guest: Katelin Benkoski

Topics covered

• dairy farming
• agriculture advocacy
• community education
• family farms

Keywords

• 4-H
• FFA
• animal science
• ag business
• AgSouth Farm Credit

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Adopt-a-Cow, Family Feud, Inside the NBA

Places: Morgan County, Georgia, Washington, D.C.

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