Farmers Matter to NCGA
Farmers matter to everyone since we do have to eat. NCGA has come up with a creative way to say “thanks.” It’s the Farmers Matter website and video contest. If you’ve got a creative video way to thank farmers then enter. As the nation’s corn farmers harvest the largest crop in history, the National Corn Growers Association and its state …
AFT Farmcast Video
In case you didn’t know it, American Farmland Trust is putting up some video content on its website called AFT Farmcast Video. The latest episode is called, “Cooking Up Local.” You can learn what it means to cook with locally grown, organic ingredients for Airlie’s Executive Chef Jeff Whitte.
Farm Journal Forum
Farm Journal has announced the 2007 Farm Journal Forum. The 11th annual program will take place in Washington, DC at the Renaissance Hotel on 9th St. The event is dedicated to founder Sonja Hillgren. You can find the schedule for the forum here. The theme for the event is “Agriculture’s New Era: How Energy, Trade, and a Farm Bill Shape …
Butter is Better
In fact, looking at the current crop of presidential wannabees I’d rather vote for butter. I think this is a hilarious video and thought you’d enjoy it. I fully agree with the guy in this video by Sweet Tea Films. Butter goes good on a lot of things. Thanks to Bob McCarty for pointing it out.
South Dakota Sunbird
While I was in South Dakota the past several days I shot some pheasants in more ways than one. Like this one which I took with a Nikon. It was my first experience with pheasant hunting and it was unbelievable. I was with a great group of experienced guys for one thing. And there were a lot of birds. It …
Posting Alert
Just so you are aware. The agriblogger will be taking a couple of days of R&R starting Friday until Monday so my posting will be “light.” That doesn’t mean there won’t be valuable information right here on AgWired though. Don’t go away.
Rural Lifestyle Info in Ag Census
One of the sources of a lot of information for anyone needing to research the rural lifestyle market is the USDA Census of Agriculture. You might think it’s just about corn, soybeans, hogs and cattle but you’d be wrong. According to Gene Danekas, Director of Ag Statistics, USDA-Missouri, (pictured on the left in his booth at the Country Living Olympics) …
Farm Broadcasters Targeting Rural Lifestyle
In just a few short weeks it’ll be time for the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention. I’ll be blogging the whole event so hopefully you’ll be looking forward to that. NAFB’s Executive Director, Bill O’Neill (pictured on the right) attended the Country Living Outlook Conference. I spoke to him about what he was getting out of it. Bill says …
2007 World Championship Appaloosa Show
I don’t know where you’re spending your Halloween but I’ll be at the 2007 World Championship Appaloosa Show in Ft. Worth, Texas. I hope they’ve got candy. This year’s show has some interesting features like a Chocolatey Challenge ATV Giveaway and a free screenings of the award winning short film , “Trail End,” starring Emmy-nominated actor Barry Corbin. So to …