2020 Media Kit

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Living the Country LifeMission Statement

The Living the Country Life brand reaches a unique audience who enjoys living in the country for pleasure. The brand engages the rural lifestyle market by providing timely, useful and entertaining information filled with real stories, useful tips, rich photography, and much more.

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Living the Country Life Reach- - - Q U A L I T Y + Q U A N T I T Y - - -

450,000Social media followers

43,000E-newsletter subscribers

250+Radio stations

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LCL within Successful Farming Magazine- - - M A G A Z I N E - - -

Issue

February

March

April

June

September

October

December

Mail Date

2/7/20

3/4/20

4/3/20

6/10/20

9/4/20

10/6/20

12/7/20

Ad Close/Material Close

12/20/19

1/17/20

2/18/20

4/24/20

7/20/20

8/13/20

10/21/20

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Living the Country Life Content- - - M A G A Z I N E - - -

Inspiration and beautiful imagery focused on home

Country homes and outdoor living spaces

Small farm livestock and

pets

Farm to table

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Living the Country Life RadioLiving the Country Life Radio is one of the largest rural radio networks - an efficient and effective buy to reach rural America. Our syndicated program connects you with our audience during their morning and afternoon commutes.

Living the Country Life Radio content is centered around what the rural lifestyle market values most:

§ Garden and Landscape§ Animals and Livestock§ Machinery and Equipment§ Home and Property

Improvement Tips§ Food and Family

§ Monday – Friday § 3.5 minute show§ Airs twice a day - morning

and afternoon drive times decided by affiliate

§ 250+ affiliate stations§ 40 states§ :30 and :60 second

commercial spots available

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2020 Production ScheduleJanuary February March

Week of 1/6/201. Progressive Ag Day-

Mental Stress2. Cooking Wild Game3. Analyzing

Snowflakes4. Preparing for

Lambing5. Winter Desiccation

of Evergreens

Week of 1/13/201. Farmers and

Firefighters2. How to Speak

Chicken3. Fitting a Horse

Saddle4. Vegetable

Production Planning5. Renting Out Storage

on Acreages

Week of 1/20/201. Algal Bloom Water

Quality Research2. Mason Bees3. Choosing a Family

Dog4. Winter Landscape

Care5. Logging a Woodlot

Week of 1/27/201. Raising Animals for

Fiber2. What’s a Hinny?3. Succulent Container

Gardening4. Blanketing the Horse5. Twin Cattle Births

Week of 2/3/201. Buying a Used UTV2. Exercising Pregnant

Mares3. Hunting Shed

Antlers4. Fruit Tree Mouse

Damage5. Planning a Pasture

Week of 2/10/201. CENEX Macs2. Farming Walleye3. Cow Body Condition

at Calving4. Specialty Crop

Tractors5. Which Breed is Best

for Your Chicken Flock

Week of 2/17/201. CENEX Macs2. Watch Out for Power

Lines3. Reducing Tree Root

Infusion in Septic Systems

4. Prescribed Fire for Wildlife Habitat

5. All Around the Homestead

Week of 2/24/201. CENEX Macs2. Blister Diseases3. Entrepreneurial

Depression4. Tapping Trees for

Maple Syrup5. The Misunderstood

Mule

All ad creative due 3 weeks prior to run date.

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Week of 3/2/201. CENEX 2. Lead in the Soil3. Preparing for Your

New Chicks 4. All About Mourning

Doves5. Grazing Management

for Wildlife

Week of 3/9/201. Produce Safety Rule2. Prevent Chick Pasting3. Growing Hot Peppers4. Snake ID and Control5. Pruning Fruit Trees

Week of 3/16/201. Sheep and Goat

Parasites2. Fire Ant Control3. Testing the Pond pH

Level4. Farming One Acre5. Managing Mud in

Pastures

Week of 3/23/201. Manure & Cover

Crops2. Rascal Rodeo3. Dress for Biosecurity4. Transporting

Poultry5. Starting Garden

Seeds Indoors

Week of 3/30/201. Waking Up the

Roses for Spring2. Growing Peas3. Planting Over a

Septic System4. Iris Diseases and

Pests5. Recognizing

Mountain Lion Habitat

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April May JuneWeek of 4/6/201. A Mole or a Vole?2. Fixing Garden

Drainage3. Hatching Chicks4. Transplanting a Tree5. Evergreen Spit

Week of 4/13/201. Orchard Frost

Protection2. Introducing Horses

to Spring Pasture3. Understanding Lawn

and Garden Fertilizers

4. Controlling Multiflora Rose

5. Growing Edamame

Week of 4/20/201. Spring-Flowering

Bulb Foliage2. Bumblebee

Pollination3. Fruit Tree Grafting 4. Pond Spawning

Habitat5. Choosing a Garden

Tiller

Week of 4/27/201. Backyard Trends for

20202. Poisonous Spring

Plants for Pets3. Stabilizing Stream

Banks4. Creating a Green

Browse Food Plot5. Over-seeding a Lawn

Week of 5/4/201. Hair Scoring the

Cows2. Drones for Fruit

Farmers3. Minimizing Rabbit

Damage4. All About Weasels5. Growing Bamboo

Week of 5/11/201. Stop Chickens from

Eating Eggs2. Recycled Bird Baths3. Sediment Catch

Basins for Ponds4. Reduce Slope

Erosion with Plants5. Best Country Dogs-

Giant Schnauzer

Week of 5/18/201. Short-Duration

Cover Crops2. Private Well Class3. Growing Stevia4. Controlling Garlic

Mustard5. Bad Trees for Horses

Week of 5/25/201. Backyard Chickens

Manure Management

2. Mass Trapping Japanese Beetles

3. Tips for Growing Hostas

4. Keeping Cats Out of the Garden

5. Agritourism Severe Weather Planning

Week of 6/1/201. Controlling Pasture

Brush2. Keeping Kids Safe in the

Garden3. Selling Farm Eggs4. Keeping Chickens out of

Trees 5. Dealing with Skunks

Week of 6/8/201. Farm Pond Safety2. Uneven Mowing 3. Handwashing Stations4. All about Dragonflies 5. Keeping Strawberries

Fresh

Week of 6/15/201. How to Weed Less2. Creating a Time Capsule3. Poultry Drinking Water4. Grazing Oat Pastures5. Crazy Worms

All ad creative due 3 weeks prior to run date.

Week of 6/22/201. The Mighty Mulberry2. Attracting Beneficial

Bugs3. Bat Houses4. Repairing a Gravel

Lane5. Lawn Maintenance

Around Ponds

Week of 6/29/201. Showing Poultry at

the Fair2. Controlling

Duckweed3. Choosing a Dairy

Animal4. Understanding

Growing Degree Days

5. Poisonous Weeds in Hay

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