Although I’ll bet many of you, like Cindy and myself, were not on your computers much in the last few days, you were probably checking social media on your phones or tablets. Maybe even your “new” gadget! If so, then you know how much of a role food has played in the online conversation.

Our latest ZimmPoll asks the question, “What is your traditional Christmas dinner?” It’s looking like Ham is in the lead. It is what was on our table. I smoked a fresh ham that was cut in half. It yielded enough for several meals with lots of family and there are leftovers in the freezer for a future meal. The bones will be used in my New Years hopping john.

This week will still see light posting on AgWired as so many are still taking time away from work and it’s just a slow ag news time. But we’ll be more active and look forward to an awesome start to 2014.