Wohlers, Ralph 2023-01-07
This interview features Ralph Wohlers as he discusses his childhood family farm, military service, and the farm he bought and managed as an adult. Mr. Wohlers discusses the state of agriculture from when he was a child up to the present, touching on things such as his involvement with the American Agriculture Movement, land foreclosures, and agricultural economics.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Frank E.G. Reed
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: January 7, 2023
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Tai Kreidler
Length: 02:05:53 (2 hours 5 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and background information; Getting his own farm; military service; His military assignment; military bases he was stationed at; Leaving the military; Life after marriage; When things went sideways for farmers; political and religious beliefs; Getting involved with the American Agriculture Movement; the federal land bank; Foreclosure on his land; Parity and detriments with producing more; COVID; Things he likes about the American Agriculture Movement; the future of the family farm; The family trust created for his farmland; Closing remarks
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/374400 >
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