Dairy farmer and triathlete Jody Dyess is concerned about the “herd health” of his fellow farmers and ranchers. If you were to do a herd health evaluation on yourself and your family, what would be the score? This guest blogger notes that the holidays are a great time to consider a change in your “ration” or to get out and become more active.
Family traditions are a way of life in rural America, especially around Christmas and other holidays. Mom blogger MRS shares her family’s cooking baking tradition and how these moments are passed to the next generation.
The second blog in a series about technology in university ag classes, guest blogger Laura Padgett shares insight from a soil science student. He notes the need for continual learning with technology quickly changing.
How would you feel if your family was video taped in secrecy in your own home? Michele shares the feelings of farmers in this situation with animal rights videos. She questions the integrity of an agenda-driven group producing videos while disregarding private property, biosecurity, food safety and employee protocol.
Is the holiday rush getting to you? Maybe you should do what this mom blogger did – take a “skip” day. She shares family activitiesand cooking that her family enjoyed – plus a recipe for soup sure to cut down the chill of the winter.
Guest blogger Dan Toland of Ohio Farm Bureau provides 10 tips for farmers and agvocates online – even those who are fighting the internet and social media. He points to a 52% increase in consumer trust on websites as a credible source on food system issues as reason enough to join the discussion. It’s time to step outside your comfort zone and be engaged in real, live and honest-to-goodness online conversations about what you do.
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