Today my month-long series takes us to Philadelphia, Tennessee, visiting with 5th generation dairy farmer Ryan Bright. We're celebrating the diversity of Agriculture by visiting with farmers, ranchers, and consumers from across the country and asking why they're proud to be a part of Agriculture. Why are YOU Agriculture Proud? I was at the grocery … Continue reading AgProud: Tennessee Dairy Farmer Ryan Bright
Back To The Start – Chipotle Ad Draws Controversy
Questions of Science. Science through Progress. Nobody said it was easy. I'm going back to the start. Boy ole Willy Nelson sure knows how to strike a chord with a song of emotion. Sunday night's Grammy awards broadcast included a Chipotle commercial featuring their Food With Integrity Campaign and a slogan of Cultivating a better … Continue reading Back To The Start – Chipotle Ad Draws Controversy
Dairy Farmers Rock
Trent Bown a Utah Dairy Farmer shares his thoughts on operating a family dairy. Awesome point view from modern milk producer.
Weekend Wrap-up
Well I’ve had a busy week and a million things on my mind.Last week I began work with the Dairy here at the Research Station. I have a good month ahead of me in the “teat puller” (a.k.a. milk transfer engineer) business, but will be doing much more than milking cows. It’s a little different … Continue reading Weekend Wrap-up
Wordless Wednesday: Teat Puller
...Or "Milk Transfer Engineer" as I have been told. I'm not necessarily milking cows all the time, but today I do begin working with the dairy here at the research station. I'm actually pretty excited to gain some experience on the "other side" of cattle production. I'll be doing some work with calving, reproduction, and … Continue reading Wordless Wednesday: Teat Puller
Day in Farm Life: Tennessee Dairy
@FarmerBright, as he is known on twitter do a great job with this video, putting a unique perspective on the daily chores on a dairy farm. As a part of my Day in Farm Life Series, Ryan Bright, 5th generation Tennessee dairy farmer, takes us along for the morning chores, feeding bottle calves, feeding and … Continue reading Day in Farm Life: Tennessee Dairy
Dairy Farming Requires Passion
To change things up a little bit, today I host a guest post from a graduate student, dairy farm kid, and agriculture advocate from Minnesota. Farming and ranching in general, require much patience, passion, and hard work. Once ya grow up on a farm, it's impossible to leave those experiences behind. Even though so many … Continue reading Dairy Farming Requires Passion
July Is National Ice Cream Month
Now that July is coming to a close, you should have tried plenty of your favorite dairy treats for National Ice Cream Month. It's been a great time to thank many of our nation's dairy farmers for raising quality dairy cows and producing some of the safest milk supplies in the world. Here are a … Continue reading July Is National Ice Cream Month
Photo Friday: Ice Cream Month
Thank goodness its Friday! On Fridays I will post a photo from the ranch and discuss the subject. Take a gander and see if you can guess what we are looking at… Alright so this one's not really from the ranch, but everybody loves some good ice cream. What do you get when you combine the … Continue reading Photo Friday: Ice Cream Month