It is finally November. A month where Americans celebrate every reason we are thankful to live in this great nation. Way back at the “First Thanksgiving Feast” the Pilgrims and Indians sat with family and friends to give thanks for a successful harvest. At the end of the month many of us will gather around … Continue reading I am Ag-Thankful
It is finally November. A month where Americans celebrate every reason we are thankful to live in this great nation. Way back at the “First Thanksgiving Feast” the Pilgrims and Indians sat with family and friends to give thanks for a successful harvest. At the end of the month many of us will gather around … Continue reading I am Ag-Thankful
“Agriculture. It’s more than a part of life. It’s a passion, a lifestyle, a resilient community that works hard to feed the world.” I first put this statement together in November 2010 after asking several of my followers why they were thankful for Agriculture (see blog series). I learned so much from that series of … Continue reading What does Agriculture mean to you?
Here’s my latest post on CNN Eatocracy. I’d like to give a big thank you to Kathy Swift, #agchat friend and veterinarian from Florida for helping me with this. Previously Eatocracy featured a post from HSUS food policy director telling consumers how they can improve the lives of farm animals. I felt it was … Continue reading How customers can help farmers with animal care
How can consumers help farmers help farm animals? Here are 5 ways to improve the lives of animals through your work off-farm. This article was originally published on CNN Eatocracy on July 23, 2012. Click here to see all of my CNN articles. Proper animal care is a topic of big concern for anyone talking … Continue reading 5 easy ways you can help farmers help farm animals
Another Animal Rights (Mercy For Animals) group is at it again; releasing videos of animal cruelty on their labeled “factory farms.” This time it’s a swine farm in Iowa that supplies to groceries like Costco and Krogers. The most pig raising I’ve ever done is raising a few for freezer pork as a kid, but … Continue reading Pig Farmers Care For Their Animals
2010 is headed out the door and 2011 is on its way. When I started the “I am Agriculture Proud” Facebook group, I had no clue by the end of the year the group would have over 4,400 members and I would be writing daily for this blog. It is still weird that people actually … Continue reading Top 5 in 2010
Have you checked out my Ag-Thankful Series on Agriculture Proud this month? If not, you really should! There are great posts from guest-bloggers sharing why they are thankful for agriculture this November. Stories from college students, multi-generation cattlemen and women, Ag-business professionals, and a few that are fairly new to Agriculture. I really encourage you … Continue reading What are you Thankful for?
