On the road again this week and checking another Canadian province off my list. I was invited to speak at the Saskatchewan Stock Growers 103rd Annual General Meeting in Regina. This is just a 9 to 10 hour drive from home and a great time of year to make a drive across the green, wide open … Continue reading Agriculture Advocacy More Than Social Media
Documentaries Changing Minds About Agriculture…
What fuels human existence? Agriculture. There are over 550 million farms in the world today growing our food, fiber and products that we need to survive as humans. The existence of 7 billion people, soon to be 9 billion, is almost entirely dependent on the sector of farms, farmers and agribusinesses that we call agriculture. … Continue reading Documentaries Changing Minds About Agriculture…
Response to Subway Antibiotic Free Meat
News that Subway will soon be serving protein from animals never receiving antibiotics hit the waves in a big way this week. The announcement was made following pressure from activist groups, not necessarily customer buying trends. Inflaming this situation was the fact that they continued to delete comments from their social media feeds from individuals … Continue reading Response to Subway Antibiotic Free Meat
Chipotle’s Marketing Mishap Not About Food Choices
New in the conversation this week, listen to my conversation about Chipotle in a link toward the end of this post and find a few suggestions of how you can impact this Chipotle conversation in your local area. If you've been following along with the Chipotle story these past few weeks, it certainly hasn't been … Continue reading Chipotle’s Marketing Mishap Not About Food Choices
Agriculture Proud and a Blue Cow
It's something special to reflect back on work started 5 years ago and see how far it goes and develops. For me, I never would have imagined the response that initial post received. Now, 5 years and 1,000 blog posts down the road, it's amazing to see just how far the thought of being "Agriculture … Continue reading Agriculture Proud and a Blue Cow
Visiting San Antonio, the Alamo, and a busy Cattle Industry Convention
In my last blog post, I started a conversation about this month's trip to San Antonio, but got side tracked with other issues surrounding life now and clouding my vision. So today, we look at the fun about the travel. Despite having lived in the Lone Star state, I had never made the trip to … Continue reading Visiting San Antonio, the Alamo, and a busy Cattle Industry Convention
Perspectives Divide and Offer Opportunity for Growth
Growing up in Arkansas, the cattle business was fairly lax when it came to politics, environmental concerns, and general camaraderie of the industry. Moving to Montana has given me a few new perspectives on things. Earlier this month, I traveled to San Antonio for work at the annual Cattle Industry Convention. This was their largest … Continue reading Perspectives Divide and Offer Opportunity for Growth
Integrity as Seen from Outside Perspectives
Integrity is who you are when you think no one's looking. Not that what you're doing is wrong, but never assume others see things the way you do. We should always be prepared to share why we do things the way we do. To the right is a screen capture from my Instagram feed a … Continue reading Integrity as Seen from Outside Perspectives
4 frustrating agriculture myths we need to fix
Lately, I have been involved in (and observing) some frustrating conversations. We have so many systems at play in the world of agriculture right now, and people are fighting tooth and nail to gain an edge on the competition. Even if that means throwing our neighbor under the bus. It is incredibly difficult to be a … Continue reading 4 frustrating agriculture myths we need to fix
Who will be your 49?
“No matter where they are in the world, farmers are farmers.” - Dr. T Pearse Lyons, Alltech's 2014 Global Beef & Dairy Conference in Deauville, Normandy, France Farmers from across the globe, no matter their style of farming or type of end product, size of operation or amount of income, they're all in the same … Continue reading Who will be your 49?