Advocacy
Lessons learned on the show halter
A personal look at lessons learned on a show halter from a first year in 4-H showing dairy cattle. Win or lose graciously. Persevere. Leverage skills and willpower. Know the needs of individual animals to provide the best care. And yes, part of being in 4-H & FFA is telling the story of your own experience to those “city slickers.”
Read MoreTorchbearers touch hearts
The power of a story delivered with absolute passion. Watching an MD dentist touch the hearts of a room of attention-deprived professional speakers provided a great reminder of how a personal story can bring others to a cause. “Torchbearers will run with the torch until they fall and then they will pass the torch to others.”
Read MoreA pig adventure! Changing the reference point
An inside look at the new Fair Oaks Pig Adventure and visitors’ impressions of a modern hog farm. Michele believes these experiences – and conversations with farmers – are critical to changing people’s reference point on animal care, farm environmental practices and technology.
Read MoreLegacy: a dairy great love affair
Legacy is about leaving an impact that lives on beyond your years. As Mother’s Day approaches, Michele reflects on watching her legacy come to life as her daughter buys her first calf. How are you contributing to your legacy and those who come after you?
Read MoreEat right, farm right to nourish generations. Together.
Should it really take 40 years to celebrate a connected food plate? National Nutrition Month’s slogan is “Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day”. National Ag Day’s is promoting “Generations Nourishing Generations”. I firmly believe that if you’re going to eat right, you need firsthand information about where your food comes from. Likewise, if agriculture is going to nourish generations, I believe it’s an effort that involves a connected food plate – not just farmers or agriculture.
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