Modern agriculture. Kind of hard to really “show” all of modern agriculture and the new technology farmers & ranchers use in a fair/trade show type of setting. But Pennsylvania did it. At the 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show, the “Today’s Agriculture” exhibit put together an “experience” – an innovative display that brings the farm to families. […]
family farming
Football and farming
When most NFL football players during the off-season are spending time at their vacation homes, Green Bay Packer (and of course – former K-State football player), Jordy Nelson is back home helping on the farm in Kansas. The Journal Sentinel highlighted his time home on the farm – working with his brother and parents. "You […]
A frosty morning | Wordless Wednesday
More young people in ag
I read an article today that made me smile: “More young people see opportunity in farming”. That’s optimism talking. All too often in agriculture, pessimism comes out a lot stronger… Prices are too high. Prices are too low. Food just isn’t safe to eat. Meat is made in factory farms. Costs are outrageous. No young […]
Branding Cattle in Colorado
I’ve had some questions about branding cattle, so I thought I would share some facts along with pictures from our recent branding cattle work with weaned calves. What is a brand for? A brand is a permanent identification marker. Each ranch or cattle-owner has their own unique brand to identify their cattle. My state doesn’t […]
Celebrate Food Day – Every Day
The Animal Agriculture Alliance has a great resource to talk about the upcoming Food Day: www.realfarmersrealfood.com. The organizers of Food Day, (read more about them and who is involved here), have six initiatives to pursuade people into what they believe the right methods are to achieve a healthy lifestyle. Real Farmers, Real Food has five […]
The REAL Food Day | A video blog
My comments about Food Day via a video blog. For more info, go check out CommonGround Nebraska’s blog about The REAL Food Day.
Support eating local by expanding definition of local
I wanted to share this article written by my uncle in response to an “Eat Local! Week” in Boulder, Colorado. He told me, “I was rather amazed that the leaders of their local food movement only consider Boulder County as their local environment. Unless they tear out their patios to raise more sweet corn, they […]
Know a {California} farmer
“Get to know your food, flowers, and fiber by getting to know the people behind them. Meet the real farmers and ranchers from across California who grow things that make life possible.” I wish every state had a website like California does. Have you checked out http://www.knowacaliforniafarmer.com/? It’s an amazing site with 180 videos of […]
Food blogger brings issues to the table
Last week I attended the annual Food System Round-Table event hosted by the Nebraska Soybean Board, an event to bring everyone that deals with food to the table – literally! – to talk about food. Part of the day featured a food panel discussion including a food blogger, a CommonGround farmer volunteer, a registered dietician […]
