In the next several weeks, farmers across the U.S. will begin planting and cultivating their crops for the 2013 harvest. With the 2012 drought still looming, this is a little scary. You can put a seed in the ground, but what does it need to grow? Water, nutrients, sunlight. And more water. And not to […]
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#FarmVoices – It’s our turn
Farmers feed this entire planet. And it’s time the world paid attention. This is what motivated young farmers and ranchers to launch a campaign with the purpose of getting farmers to tell their stories, rather than having farmers stories told by special interest groups outside of farming. I’m super impressed by the work of these […]
“Exceptional” moisture
I’m feeling grateful this Friday. Despite the cold and bitter winter conditions, the ranch received some much needed moisture this week. The ranch in Eastern Colorado is where the green star is on this map – right in the middle of the dark red, Exceptional Drought. We like to view our ranch as “exceptional”, but […]
Best Super Bowl Commercial…So God Made a Farmer
The Super Bowl isn’t even over yet and I can already tell you the best commercial…Dodge Ram’s “So God Made a Farmer.” The commercial shares the poem read by the infamous Paul Harvey…Good Day! What a great tribute to, “the farmer in all of us.”
Workin’ Farmer Style
The “Farming and I Grow It” Peterson Farm Bros did it again! Check out their new agvocacy video called “Farmer Style (Gangnam Style Parody)“ “We are the Peterson Farm Bros,and we’re farming and we grow itWe love agriculture, and we want the world to know itFarming is a way of life with many different flavorsBeing […]
Solving world hunger: 1 egg at a time
This is Part 3 of 3 of “Making safe, affordable and abundant food a global reality”, Jeff Simmons and Dr. Chris Ashworth from Elanco. Read more at PlentyToThinkAbout.org. Read Part 1 and Part 2. What Part 1 and Part 2 may have shown you is that we have a challenge: feeding our growing global population. […]
Technology’s role in food?
This is Part 1 of 3 of “Making safe, affordable and abundant food a global reality”, Jeff Simmons and Dr. Chris Ashworth from Elanco. Read more at PlentyToThinkAbout.org.I’ve had the opportunity to hear a message about food insecurity and using technology in food twice in the last 2 weeks, and this is so timely for […]
My nickname is Bird. What is Ag’s?
My childhood nickname is Bird. And if you were around my family today, you wouldn’t hear my first name used at all. I like the nickname. It’s simple and easy – but you know what’s really funny? It doesn’t describe me at all! I received the nickname from my Grandma who said I ate like […]
The farm effect.
More than ever, I have heard more people say they, or their kids, are allergic to unusual things. Peanuts. Tomatoes. Fish. Odors of food. Plants and animals. Room temperature food. And heaven forbid – Chocolate. An NPR article posted today shows the research that the issues with more and more kids becoming allergic to food […]
You’ve got to give something back.
Thanks to Erin Ehnle/Keeping it Real: Through the lens of a farm girl – for this quote and post in remembrance for Memorial Day. Rural Americans are the heart and soul of our country. Both my Gramps and Ronny’s Grandpa served for our country and both were cattlemen. We are so proud of what they […]
