I was in the milking parlor at 4 this morning, taking care of all the cows, cleaning udders, and attaching the milkers when the boss said I caught on to the milking routine quickly. My response? “Ok, I’ll slow down.” I have no problem starting my day at 3 a.m. but those early starts make … Continue reading Thankful for Agriculture – Thanksgiving 2011
Better Blogging: Comments Are Candy
I'm off to a media training this week with the Arkansas Cattlemen's Association and Daren Williams from NCBA. It should be an interesting two days, but I am kinda relieved this week's travels keep me in-state. All of this traveling makes it a bit difficult to actually sit down and write some decent blog posts, … Continue reading Better Blogging: Comments Are Candy
Agendas And Social Media: War Path or Passion
Last week I attended the AgChat conference in Nashville. The opportunity to spend 3 days putting a face with the twitter handles and avatars I have been talking to for the last year, was a pretty awesome experience. All of the online friends I talk to everyday are now real life friends. It was a … Continue reading Agendas And Social Media: War Path or Passion
Better Blogging: Participation Required
This is a portion of an email I received from an admin at Blog Farm (a site used to grow my blogs) and I thought it fit perfectly into my Better Blogging series. Be sure to read this through, enact upon it, and next week I'll share how I did something similar a few weeks ago. … Continue reading Better Blogging: Participation Required
Better Blogging: PROactive not REactive
As a part of my recently started Better Blogging series I want to share tips, ideas, and things that have worked for me in blogging for agriculture, and get feedback from you on these ideas. There's no particular order to these posts and last time I discussed how I come up with topics for my … Continue reading Better Blogging: PROactive not REactive
Social Media Expands My Corner of the Agriculture World
AI, Breeders, Harvest, Crop. Farmers of every kind use these terms daily across the country, but to each the terms may have a different meaning. These are just a sample of the Agriculture lingo farmers and ranchers use daily, but in different regions, and different sectors of Agriculture, some terms may be a foreign concept. … Continue reading Social Media Expands My Corner of the Agriculture World
A Steer, is a Bull, is a Cow: Cattle Production Gets Trichy
So I really wish I could embed this video, but ya'll will have to take a gander on Today's THV's website. Can you point out the simple terminology mistake in this report that left me chuckling all afternoon? By the way, steers can't breed cows. This month after the Arkansas State Vet issued an emergency regulation requiring … Continue reading A Steer, is a Bull, is a Cow: Cattle Production Gets Trichy