The National FFA Organization has selected 50 outstanding young people to participate in the 2012 New Century Farmer program. ON MONDAY, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will host the May USDA Virtual Office Hours on Twitter to talk about USDA’s 150th anniversary, major accomplishments and the future of agriculture and food. Submit your energy related questions in advance to the @USDA …
Featuring American Farriers
July 8-14 is National Farriers Week and American Farriers Journal wants to feature farriers via their social media channels. So get your camera or smartphone out and send ’em a photo/story! As mentioned, this year, American Farriers Journal is going to spotlight farriers based on your feedback. From now until July 1, we encourage horse owners to submit pictures of …
Mourning the Passing of Stewart Doan
It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing of good friend and industry colleague Stewart Doan, Agri-Pulse. I’ve known Stewart long enough not to even remember when I first met him. He’s always been there and it was through the National Association of Farm Broadcasting that we got to know each other. Here’s a photo I took …
Top 5 Largest Agriculture Cooperatives in 2010
The nation’s 100 largest agriculture cooperatives reported near-record revenue of $118 billion in 2010, announced USDA Rural Development Under Secretary Dallas Tonsager. This was an increase of 4 percent over 2009 figures. Net income for the 100 top agriculture co-ops was also up more than 10 percent in 2010, reaching $2.39 billion, up from $2.16 billion in 2009. Here are …
Up and Out
A little over a week ago I planted my entire garden and my new job responsibility around our place is “always watering or feeding something”. Whether it be the horses or cat, trees or new flowers, garden, husband and son, they all have to eat and drink. So every evening, you can see me dragging three hoses through the yard …
Fastline Publications Inc. Hires Susan Arterburn as Marketing Manager
Fastline Publications Inc. is proud to welcome Susan Arterburn as the newest addition to the company. Susan will take over the duties as Marketing Manager, overseeing the marketing team that develops and creates marketing materials geared toward readers and advertisers of Fastline. Susan Arterburn joins Fastline with eight years’ experience in advertising and marketing, most recently as Account Supervisor at …
Food Confusion
Do you find food confusing? Not sure who to believe? Try the folks who produce it and the science behind today’s food production. CommonGround is one resource you should look to if you’ve got questions CommonGround, a volunteer group of farm women dedicated to creating conversations around farming and food, wants to help provide moms with facts around some of …
Syngenta Saving The Oasis
Farmers, the original environmentalists. Continuing the tradition and using good science to do so. Syngenta today announced the launch of a new website, “Saving the Oasis,” featuring three short documentaries that tell the story of how atrazine helps modern farmers protect precious water and soil resources while aiding the environment and economy. The site also contains information about other Syngenta …
New York Hosts Veal/Dairy Tour
The New York Beef Industry Council (NYBIC) once again invited more than 50 industry influencers to an educational veal/dairy tour of New York State. The dynamics of this year’s tour was different than the tour of 2010 as this year’s attendees were a mix of chef educators and their students. Six different culinary schools, along with food service, retail, dietitians …
Got Raw Milk?
Our latest ZimmPoll asked the question, “Should raw milk be allowed for sale?” The question was prompted by one of the panelists at the 2012 Animal Agriculture Alliance Stakeholders Summit. She is a reporter with a food safety publication who says that this issue is the one that gets the most comments and response of any other. This question generated …