Why Are You Agriculture Proud? – National Agriculture Day 2017
Hard to believe, but the calendar rolls around on another anniversary for the Agriculture Proud blog! It all started on National Agriculture Day in 2010 and the site continues to grow with even larger audiences on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. If you’d like to learn where it all began, visit this archived post. To […]
Why are you Agriculture Proud? Ag Day 2016
National Agriculture Day marks the anniversary of this blog. Hard to believe what has developed over the past six years after sharing a simple article explaining why I am proud to be a part of agriculture. Today, there is a large community sharing why they are #AgProud and I’m glad the message has resonated with […]
Agriculture Instills Family Values to be Proud Of
March marks an important month for many people in agriculture. It’s the turning point in winter where we look forward to the Spring Solstice (20th). We know that warmer weather must be just around the corner despite all of the fun weather encountered during long winter months. Farmers start the process of preparations for Spring […]
Food Perspectives – Take some personal responsibility
I walk into a local burger joint, place my order, and wait on my food. My plate is served and in front of me is a burger. I see a patty of ground beef, two slices of bacon, swiss cheese, pickles, lettuce, grilled onions, and mushrooms with a side of broccoli and cheese. Not everyone’s […]
Agriculture Proud – It all started on National Ag Day
3 years! Can you believe it? Prior to National Ag Day 2010, I was involved in social media and advocating for the agriculture industry, but I had yet to really find my spot. That all changed with one tweet. I posted my response on the Working Ranch magazine blog I was writing at the time […]
Ranching Awesome (Thrift Shop Parody From the Farm)
Ryan featured this on the Ag Proud Facebook page yesterday but wanted to be sure you all saw the latest effort from Kansas rancher Derek Klingenberg and his Klingenberg Farms Studios. His family farm stars in another great video — this is Ranching Awesome a Thrift Shop parody. So, what’s your favorite scene? I really like Derek & […]
How has farming changed since 1978 and “So God Made a Farmer”? | CNN Eatocracy
This week has been an exciting one for those discussing food and farming. Sunday’s airing of RAM Truck’s Super Bowl ad featuring the American Farmer has had online communities buzzing about the images and characteristics that defined our farmers in 1978. Those characteristics and values still hold true today, despite what we commonly hear in mainstream […]
Dodge RAM pays Super Bowl tribute with “So God made a Farmer”
The Super Bowl is the most watched television event of the year. By some estimates, more than half of the country watches the game. Many are just as excited, if not more, to see the commercial break ads that air during the broadcast. This year, Dodge RAM used their ad space to declare 2013 the […]
I am a commercial cattle rancher.
Ryan is back to school and the Agriculture Proud Banditas are back to hijacking this blog! Today’s post is by Megan Brown a commercial cattle rancher from California. Meg loves agriculture, food and cooking and in addition to the ranch works a job as a paralegal. You can read more about Megan and […]
2012 Agriculture Proud in review
2012 has been a successful year, by my measures, on this blog. With more than 450 blog subscribers and more than 10,000 followers on other social media pages, I am more than biting at the bit to return to my regular blogging efforts in 2013. Graduate school and research comes first though. 2012 Blog Summary […]