Although this is about my interview with Scott Mortimer, Successful Farming, I didn’t have a photo of him and Betsy Freese is better looking. I think Cindy took the photo when Betsy and I were creating Twitter accounts for AAEA and Ag Media Summit in our booth at the NAMA convention. I asked Scott what’s new with Successful Farming and …
It’s 91 degrees Fahrenheit!
With South Dakota, there is no happy medium. Just a few days ago, I was bundled up in a sweater and a scarf, and today, I’m pulling shorts and a t-shirt from the back of my closet! In March, I shared with AgWired readers that my sister and I had signed up for a half marathon in Brookings, S.D. on …
My Sunrise
I got so busy early today that I forgot to post this earlier. This is what the sunrise looked like out my window this morning. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of sunrises and sunsets. I’m glad I’ve got eyes to see them and hope that if I ever don’t, I’ll remember them all. When you see this at …
HSUS is in Nebraska
The director of a western-Nebraska ranch for wild horses who was charged with animal cruelty this weekend has turned over more than 200 horses and burros to animal welfare groups. The Morrill County Sheriff’s office confirms that Jason Meduna (MED-nuh) of 3-Strikes Ranch in Alliance has agreed to give up the animals. To read the full report, link to 3 …
Greenpeace Is An Enemy of the Environment
Here’s a link to an article in NRC Handelsblad, a Netherlands daily newspaper that really hits the nail on the head about the damage being caused by wacko groups like Greenpeace. They really are terrorists who not only endanger the lives and hard work of people who are actually helping our environment while trying to increase food production but they …
Proud of Miss America, Past 4-H Member
I think the Miss America pageant has found a real gem with their 2009-crowned winner, Miss Katie Stam. As a past 4-H member, this Indiana farm girl gives credit to this youth program and her passions in community service. In fact, that is the topic of her platform: Passion for Service: Promoting Community Service and Involvement As a former farm …
More on Twitter #agchat: Farm Slogans
Earlier this week, Chuck summarized Tuesday’s #agchat session on Twitter. I joined in for the first time this week, and I wanted to discuss Question 5 on AgWired this morning. Question 5: “If you had 1 recommendation for ag to create a message , what would it be, who would it involve & how would you execute it?” The tweets …
Lamb Checkoff Program Passes By 85%
Over 85% is the approval percentage of lamb producers, feeders, seedstock producers, and first handlers of lamb and lamb products who voted in a national referendum, Feb. 2-27, 2009, and approved the continuation of the Lamb Promotion, Research, and Information Order, commonly known as the Lamb Checkoff Program. Of the 1,971 valid ballots cast, 1,678 or 85.1 percent favored the …
Get Aphid Alerts On Your Phone
I’ll bet some of you think texting is just for a contest. That there’s really no worthwhile application to distribute information to your customers this way. Wrong. Check out Aphid Alerts via mobile phone texts, sponsored by Bayer CropScience. My good friend Joel Jaeger, Commodity Update, is the power behind the distribution and Corn and Soybean Digest is helping get …
Vilsack to be Keynote Speaker at Farm Foundation Event
The next Farm Foundation event is less than a week away and will feature U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack as the keynote speaker. The one-day workshop on April 28th, entitled Agricultural Research and Productivity for the Future, will look at the impact of research on the growth in agricultural productivity, the challenges facing the food system over the next …