Chipotle Mexican Grill is at it again with its "Food With Integrity" campaigns. This time, they've spent $1 million on a four-part series of 30-second videos on Hulu titled "Farmed and Dangerous". This is a good opportunity the agriculture community needs to take advantage of. Be there to share your experiences and talk about the … Continue reading My Challenge to Chipotle’s Food With Integrity
Montana – Land of 130 specialty license plates
Well, I've been in Montana long enough that I have to get my new vehicle plates. Montana has a lot of options - somewhere over 130 different specialty plates! Specialty plates are great way to personalize your vehicle, show your support to other motorists, and financially support your favorite organization. My current Arkansas plates support … Continue reading Montana – Land of 130 specialty license plates
Why should farmers and ranchers invest time in advocacy?
Last week, I posted an article from Forbes that is very accusatory of modern global agriculture. It's like a laundry list of activist claims used demonize modern agriculture practices. We could spend time angrily responding to articles like this, but defensively reacting to accusations like this aren't getting us very far. Hence my emphasis on … Continue reading Why should farmers and ranchers invest time in advocacy?
Update: How to help ranchers affected by Atlas Blizzard
A few days ago, I wrote about the Atlas blizzard that struck South Dakota and surrounding states. That post has links to several news stories and perspectives from the agriculture community. (Be sure to check back, it's been updated with more links.) This disaster still hasn't received large national attention, though some media outlets have … Continue reading Update: How to help ranchers affected by Atlas Blizzard
South Dakota Blizzard Winter Storm Atlas leaves devastation for ranchers
There hasn't been much national media coverage of it, most likely due to coverage of the government shutdown, but Winter Storm Atlas took a huge toll on folks in western South Dakota earlier this month. With reports of up to 58" of snow and almost hurricane-force winds, South Dakotans were struck hard with an early-season … Continue reading South Dakota Blizzard Winter Storm Atlas leaves devastation for ranchers
Government Shutdown – Impacts on Agriculture Research
The government shutdown will never directly impact me. I just work at a state University trying to mind my own business and finish up some research. At least that's what I have been thinking all week as the news headlines focus on D.C. and Congress' inability to do their jobs. As it turns out there … Continue reading Government Shutdown – Impacts on Agriculture Research
Diversity in Forage Management
Remember the cross-country trip I took late this past summer? It was 2,600 miles filled with fun and new experiences. More importantly, it was a great experience to learn more about diversity in forage management from producers across the country. No matter the environment in, no one style of management fits every farm or ranch. … Continue reading Diversity in Forage Management
Chipotle takes on Big Food with animated Scarecrow
Do you remember the 2011 advertisement released from Chipotle restaurants? The one with Willy Nelson singing about progress and science and where Chipotle urged us to go Back to the Start. I wrote a few comments about the controversial campaign on this blog. The company has had a building campaign based on concepts like Food with … Continue reading Chipotle takes on Big Food with animated Scarecrow
Antibiotics In Milk #FlatRyan
Tennessee dairy farmer Ryan Bright, who writes Silo Skies, took us up on the offer to host Flat Ryan on his farm! And Ryan Bright's secret agent cows from The Udder Side watched what he was up to and they prepared the following blog post on it. Thanks Ryan! And we hope all of you enjoy … Continue reading Antibiotics In Milk #FlatRyan
Have questions? Visit the fair.
Nicole Small is a mom to 2 boys and along with her husband, runs their beef, wheat, corn and soybean farm in Southeast Kansas. On her blog she shares a mixture of family life on the farm, delicious and easy recipes and snapshots from her corner of agriculture. Visit her blog or find her on … Continue reading Have questions? Visit the fair.