Believe it or not, even though I grew up just one state over, I’ve never made a trip to New Orleans. Today, that changes as I’m traveling East and South to the 2016 AgVocacy Forum, hosted by Bayer. Formerly Ag Issues Forum, this meeting is focused to dive deep into the most critical challenges to food, […]
Cattle Industry Convention and Critics hit San Diego
Last week, over 6,700 ranching industry members and their families flooded downtown San Diego for the 2016 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show. This annual meeting is a great opportunity to catch up with ranchers from across the country, forge important business relationships and work on policy that guides the national association’s work on […]
Revisiting the Top 10 Stories of 2015
2015 has definitely been a year of swift change and action in the world of food and agriculture. When looking back one of the most notable changes would have to be the trend of food companies and restaurant chains adjusting their food sourcing requirements according to demands from certain groups of consumers. This includes sourcing […]
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Fast paced and rolling from one project to the next. That was the theme of my life in 2015 and I expect the same for many of you as well. In this fast paced world we have more information than ever at our finger tips and it can be difficult to keep up. Twitter and […]
Starting a New Chapter in My Career with AgriClear
The past two years have been an amazing welcome to Big Sky Country. I would like to thank all of the ranchers and families across the state who have made me feel very welcomed as part of the Stockgrowers organization. Moving to Montana has long been a personal goal to work with and learn from […]
Showing Support With Farm Toys For Tots
A group of activists are angry and once again, they’re trying to force their views upon everyone else. This time it surrounds a toy on Walmart shelves. If that’s not enough, they’re showing ignorance by calling it a slaughter toy, choosing to ignore the model’s many other uses in real life. A petition on change.org is asking […]
Federal Judge Strikes Down Principle of Idaho Ag Law
So-called “ag gag” laws hit the news again this week as a federal judge struck down the principle behind an Idaho law that aimed to protect farmers from undercover investigations by activists. The laws have been hotly debated over the past few years, which I’ve followed on several occasions. When I lived in Tennessee, the […]
General Colin Powell on Being a Leader at Alltech REBELation
Big ideas. We know the future of food systems, demand and supply continues to grow and evolve, but what are the tools that will get us there? Who are the people who will lead us there? What are the disruptive ideas that will fuel those ideas? Sometimes it take a REBEL to be a LEADER. […]
National Ag Day 2015 – Ranching, Sustainability, Family
Happy National Agriculture Day 2015! I can’t believe it’s been 5 years since the creation of this blog that has traveled far and wide. Over the year’s I aimed to show an example that proclaiming a pride in what you do isn’t boastful, but rather sharing enthusiasm for your passion and the values which you […]
Pick Up Your Trash For The Sake of Runners and Livestock
When was the last time you threw a piece of trash out the window of your vehicle? Or tossed trash in the pickup bed, knowing well it would blow out down the highway? When was the last time you picked up the trash out of a roadside ditch? I know all too well that I’m […]