This forecast of What’s Hot in 2014 looks way too healthy to me. Or maybe I should say it just looks kind of difficult to believe that when you hanker for some BBQ you’re really going to be worrying about where the meat came from. I don’t know. How about you? Each year the National Restaurant Association (NRA) prepares its …
An Evilicious Organic Ocean Vodka Cheers
Cheers from the Crystal Pig Hunt Club. I got to spend another couple days on a great piece of Georgia property that replaces the fantastic 20 year run we had in Pilot Grove, MO. The cheers comes from Organic Ocean Vodka. This Hawaiian product is made from organic sugar cane in Maui. It came to my attention via email and …
Happy Thanksgiving
I really liked this e-greeting from my alma mater, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. Happy, Happy, Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. Here’s the message that came with the picture from Dean Diane McFarlin: Dear Alumni and Friends, Thanksgiving is the perfect time to reflect on the past year, my first as dean. I want to express …
Global Manager for IFAJ
We want to congratulate our friend Jose van Gelder, Agriterra, for her new job with the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists. Here’s her announcement message from Facebook: Yippee!! As of next month, I’m appointed as the new Global Manager for the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ)! Great challenge and perfect combination with my current work at Agriterra, for which …
Help Bayer CropScience be Thankful4Ag
Bayer CropScience is giving thanks to people in agriculture who help feed us this holiday season. You can help them with their big goal. Bayer CropScience is donating 20,000 meals to World Food Program USA to help feed hungry Americans. Help us reach our goal of donating 40,000 meals by December 20th by sharing educational facts with your friends and …
Looking Ahead to ASFMRA Agronomics Vision 2015
With the conclusion of the Agronomics Vision 2014 conference and American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers annual meeting, it is time to look forward to next year. To do that I sat down with Fred Hepler, President-Elect, AFM, AAC of Cottonwood Management in Edmond, Oklahoma. Next year it will be Fred’s meeting and he’s excited about it already. …
Ram Truck Farmer Photography Book Available
You loved the commercial, you’ll love the book. It’s a new photography book launched by Ram Trucks with National Geographic titled, “The Farmer in All of Us: An American Portrait.” The book is available for purchase now for $45 at www.ramtrucks.com/outfitter and will be in retail stores beginning late spring 2014. The 300-page coffee table book is a beautiful and …
Surviving an Undercover Video
We live in a world of anarchists/activists and they’ll stop at nothing to create mayhem. Farmers are not exempt. These wackos are really nothing more than criminals but unfortunately their shenanigans can have devastating impacts on a business. The Center for Food Integrity is conducting a webinar to present ideas for how to deal with the situation from some recent …
Summer Education for ASFMRA
Jeff Berg, ARA, and Past President of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, talked about the ASFMRA Summer Education Week program during Agronomics Vision 2014 in Reno, NV. He told me that ASFMRA has a net increase of about 86 new members this year which is a big increase for the organization. Sounds like the ways that …
Watching Out For ASFMRA In Washington
Stephen Frerichs, AgVantage, LLC, works with the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers on its Leadership Institute in Washington, Dc. He attended the Agronomics Vision 2014 conference to provide a Farm Bill update and learn about what this year’s priorities are for ASFMRA. I sat down with him to talk about the work he does with ASFMRA members …