I recently stumbled up Quora – a Q&A site on the web where people can pose questions in all types of categories, from parenting to management, home repair to manufacturing – and significant to me – food and agriculture. After browsing through some of the questions, I found myself looking through the corn-fed vs grass-fed […]
We need a farm bill
I am a food consumer and I am a farmer. The 2012 Farm Bill is important to not only those who farm but those who eat! The current Farm Bill will expire this year. As a group, Congress has yet to pass a Farm Bill. Although a version has been passed by the Senate, a […]
Africa 4 ag?
Africa has been the “talk of the shop” amongst my ag industry counterparts. After all – if we are going to feed 9 billion people by 2050 – where are we going to produce all of this food? I read a great article by Andy Vance in Feedstuffs (8/12/12) on developing ag in Africa and […]
Inside a beef packing plant
Have you ever been able to tour inside a beef packing plant? Quite the opportunity if you get the chance. Of course there are undercover videos all over the web about the inside of the packing plants and show the mistreatment of animals – and they are horrible or setup. But that is a rarity […]
Cool cattle
During the widespread heat of summer, how do cattle in feedlots stay cool? To answer that question, this video is from my friend, Joan, who owns and operates a beef feed yard in Nebraska. She told me that there is always plenty of room for the cattle in the yard to move around, but they […]
The kindest cut of meat?
“As Americans plan their Independence Day barbecues, they should skip the tony sirloins and chops, and opt for what can be the most sustainable, economical, gastronomically flexible and morally responsible cut of meat: ground.” – NY Times Whoa…back that up. Wasn’t ground beef being slandered as “pink slime” a few months ago and now is […]
Gotta feed everybody
This video has gone viral! These young men in agriculture are not only making others laugh with their parody, they are educating about what it takes to grow food – and I love it! *Update from CNN on June 28:
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 […]
What America Spends On Groceries
In a series on NPR online called, “Graphing America”, I found an article with some interesting graphs on how much less America spends on groceries today versus 30 years ago. This third-party research is pertinent to pair with our farmers and ranchers stories of how they raise food to complete the whole story of food […]
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 […]
