4-H shaped my life
There are many things that led me to my love for agriculture, but perhaps the most influential factor was my participation in 4-H.
How our pumpkin spice addiction supports dairy farmers
As we don flannels and carve pumpkins, farmers across the country are continuing to work to ensure we have the ingredients for our favorite fall treats.
My favorite season: farmers’ market season
Everyone has a favorite season. Some love summer with sandy floorboards while others opt for fall with a pumpkin spice latte in hand. My favorite season is April – November…farmers’ market season.
Technology is changing how we care for livestock
Farmers and ranchers are using technology to improve animal health, welfare, reproduction, record keeping and much more.
How farmers prep for severe weather
Bread, batteries and bottled water vanish from supermarket shelves; lines snake around gas stations as people top off their tanks; and plywood covers windows. This is what many do when a severe storm is on the way. But how do farmers prepare for hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, wildfires and other extreme weather events?
WeWork going vegetarian doesn’t work
WeWork, a company which provides shared office spaces, announced it is going vegetarian. It is taking meat and poultry off the menu for their nearly 6,000 staff members at company events and during work travel. The company also shared their interest in taking it a step further and potentially going vegan, saying it will evaluate its consumption of seafood, eggs and dairy.
How to protect your farm from extreme activists
If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all; treat others like you would like to be treated; always be respectful – these are all basic rules I learned growing up. Unfortunately, some people have forgotten these simple gestures and need to listen to R-E-S-P-E-C-T by Aretha Franklin on repeat.
Some of the best agriculture podcasts
Recently, I went on a mission to find some of the best agriculture-friendly podcasts. Throw on your headphones and check them out…
Georgia On My Mind
Don’t stop educating and advocating. In the face of adversity, farmers still farm, and, in the same token, we should still advocate.
Agriculture lingo cheat sheet
Jargon gets thrown around quite a bit in agriculture. The farmers, ranchers and people who grew up on the farm understand the lingo, but not everyone grew up on a farm. In fact, less than two percent of today’s population is directly involved in food production. That leaves about 98 percent of us trying to decipher ag lingo, so here’s a cheat sheet…