Have I ever mentioned my husband works fast? We dug post holes last week and after two full days of work, this is what our shed looks like now. By this weekend, we’ll be putting color on the walls (tin) and it will resemble the exact mirror opposite of our house. Our son calls it the “new house” and says …
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Balchem Corporation has announced the addition of Jonathan Griffin as the North American Sales Manager – Specialty Products Verde Bio-Science is pleased to announce the addition of chemist Dr. Robert (Andy) Hudson to its staff. Seafood Health Facts project has launched a website designed to help clear up some of the confusing messages surrounding seafood. A cutting-edge Successful Farming magazine …
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Honda Power Equipment announced a new agreement with John Deere to sell Honda premium power products at participating John Deere dealerships in the United States. Producers and veterinarians looking to make more informed decisions to advance genetic progress in their herds have a new educational resource from Pfizer Animal Genetics. Cargill introduced Vitex AYS stabilizers, a customizable functional system that …
Apple Pie for Cheaters
My grandmother can cook and bake about anything. You give her your shopping list with all fresh ingredients from the garden and she can make at least eight different goodies. That was one of my biggest fears when I got married: how in the world was I going to come up with a healthy, hearty meal every night of the …
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This year marks the 20th anniversary of the national soybean checkoff program including formation of the United Soybean Board and Qualified State Soybean Boards. Twitter announced that it’s launching a new analytics tool that will initially be available to a select group of partners as a pilot program, but will be made available to everyone in the next few weeks. …
Scare Tactics
I like lists. Grocery lists, to-do lists, task lists. There’s something about checking things off my list that gives me a sense of satisfaction. So here’s my list of things I’m afraid of: Spiders (literally, 7-year old girl screaming scared) Bees (or any version of something that buzzes) That’s a pretty short list, but the one on the top is …
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Vets Plus Inc., announces the addition of National Account Managers Bryan Kann and Don McKillip to the company’s sales team. The USDA will conduct a referendum on proposed federal marketing order amendments regulating the handling of California, Arizona and New Mexico produced pistachios. The Chilean Avocado Importers Association invites culinary students across the country to sharpen their knives, show off …
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The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Department of Animal and Food Sciences recognized Dr. Pearse Lyons, the founder and president of Alltech, with induction into its Hall of Fame. In the past year, more than 17,000 new students have joined FFA, setting a new all-time high in the organization’s membership since founded in 1928. Through the Cydectin Buck-a-Liter campaign, …
What? We’re going to horse school?
My kids are off to school. That is, Thelma and Louise have been sent off for about a month for some training … my son thinks they went to horsey school. This summer, we went to two rodeos and that renewed my desire to ride our horses and learn more about the equine industry rather than to just have two …
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The nation’s top experts in agricultural lending will gather in Indianapolis, Ind. for the American Bankers Association National Agricultural Bankers Conference Nov. 6-9. Two state-of-the-art bale-wrapping systems, designed to help producers turn silage bales into individually wrapped high-nutrition silage packages, were introduced by Vermeer. The Food and Drug Administration has every confidence in the safety of apple juice. Learn more …