“Locally produced” is one of the hottest terms in the food business today, according to an article posted recently on CattleNetwork. I’ve discussed “local” before with expanding our definitions of local, food trends and even “big beef”. But I guess I’ve never really defined (on the blog) my own definition of “local”. Local to Me: […]
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15 definitions of “rural”
What do you consider “rural”? To me, maybe, small town. Country. Dirt roads. One stoplight. I came across an article from the Washington Post that shares the concern that the U.S. government has at least 15 official definitions of the word “rural,” two of which apply only to Puerto Rico and parts of Hawaii. All […]
FOOD: Transforming the American Table
One of the sites I was most looking forward to while in Washington, D.C. over the Memorial Day weekend was the FOOD: Transforming the American Table 1950–2000 exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. I had read about this exhibit from an ag blog (which I should have noted and cannot find now) […]
Why ag on the forefront?
Today I want to link up with a group of Nebraska bloggers and they are each sharing why they started blogging and the reason their blog name is significant to them. There are many reasons I started this blog, but I decided to take a look back at my very first post. I want to […]
Agriculture majors face future with confidence
Just over a year ago, remember that not-so-lovely article by Yahoo! stating that ag degrees are worthless? Well I have a come-back for Mr. Loose (author of that article). In USA Today, there was well-written article on March 26th – Agriculture majors face future with confidence. Who could argue? The author, Ms. Wickel says it […]
#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 […]
Rarrr…a sequester monster
*Blog shared from Corn Commentary by Cindy. The impending deadline for “sequestration” has taken on the character of a looming cataclysmic event or awakening of a sleeping monster in a horror movie – a monster with an axe aimed at all government spending. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack called sequester one of the “man-made” risks facing […]
Ag blamed for tooth decay
Here we go, another blame on agriculture for something that I believe is far-fetched. On the Scientific American website, an article relates modern tooth decay to have originated in the mouth of a rodent (sick.), and found its way to our teeth – get this – thanks to agriculture. Apparently, according to the article, the […]
Dodge Super Bowl commercial giving back FFA-style
An update to my blog post last night. If you didn’t see or hear about the Dodge Ram “So God Made a Farmer” Super Bowl commercial, it is creating quite the conversation. The video features Paul Harvey’s voice sharing the poem with “tear-jerking with pride” images of the people across our country who raise our […]
New app let’s McDonald’s customers “TrackMyMacca’s”
This is pretty aus-some. Consumers want to know where their food comes from, and – in Australia at least – McDonald’s is utilizing technology to tell them. In Australia, McDonald’s is commonly called Macca’s, so McDonald’s has launched a free iPhone app called TrackMyMacca’s that can be downloaded via Facebook or iTunes. It uses the […]
