Today, an article College Majors That Are Useless – Yahoo! Education on Yahoo news states that the #1 useless degree is agriculture.The article states that because farms in Idaho are becoming more efficient, there is less need for farmers. The author, Terence Loose, does not share his sources and I don’t know his connection to […]
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 […]
Humane confusion
“Humane confusion is widespread in America.” I’ll agree with that. “Despite the words “humane society” in its name, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is not formally affiliated with any humane societies that operate at a city, county or regional level.” I’ll agree with that also. “Most Americans aren’t aware of these facts.” […]
Taking credit for attacks on agriculture
Unfortunately, there was a lot of news this week about how Harris Ranch in California was attacked by animal rights activists in which fourteen of their trucks were set on fire. K-State friend and agvocate, Brandi Buzzard, Buzzard’s Beat, took this story from a great perspective and I wanted to forward on her thoughts. She […]
McDonald’s new ads feature farmers
McDonald’s is focusing on quality ingredients and the farmers who provide them in its new ad campaign. In December, they shared a 15-second preview clip featuring potato farmer Frank Martinez and his crops. Last night, I saw a commercial featuring Steve Fogelsong who provides beef to McDonald’s for their hamburgers. The ads remind me of […]
Wrap it up and move on | 2011 & 2012
As we wrap up 2011 and look what may happen in agriculture in 2012, I wanted to share a few excerpts I read on Corn & Soybean Digest online by David Kohl and Kent Thiesse. 2011 Year in Review by Kohl: Interconnectedness and convergence In the early part of 2011, it appeared that the U.S. […]
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 […]
Healthy food: Eat less dark-green, more orange
I want to point out an article from Feedstuffs FoodLink about the cost of healthy foods and what we can expect to pay this year for healthy food. The article states that diets normally are a diverse makeup of foods — some that are more healthful and some that are not as healthful — and […]
Stockmanship = taking care of cattle
Part 10: Finally, the final post to this series of the 10 Greatest Beef Innovations, originally posted by Farm Progress in their Beef Producer section. I saved this one for last because I believe it rings clearer today than ever before: Stockmanship. At least it should. Our not-so-much-friends from the animal rights groups are pointing […]
