It’s almost time for my first venture out on the agriblogging highway of 2014 – The American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention. It’s off to San Antonio this weekend and it looks like the weather is going to cooperate for most of the U.S. This is the most media friendly farm convention I know of. In fact, I was on …
Merry Christmas from Tulare County Farm Bureau
A Merry Christmas from our friends at Tulare County Farm Bureau. Tulare County Farm Bureau wishes our members, friends and supporters a very Merry Christmas and a bountiful harvest and prosperous new year in 2014! In honor of the Christmas season, the Tulare County Farm Bureau will observe the following schedule during the next two weeks. December 23, open 8 …
Have A Happy Holiday’s from CTIC
Conservation Technology Information Center would like to wish you a happy holidays and invite you to the 6th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture, June 22-25, 2014. Attend the 6th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture (WCCA) to learn, discuss and network about Soil Health and Wallet Wealth. Agricultural production systems are not sustainable unless they are profitable, and Conservation Agriculture (CA) …
Celebrity Speaker Announced for AFBF Convention
The “beardless brother,” Alan Robertson, will be the keynote speaker at the general session during the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 2014 Annual Convention, January 12-15 in San Antonio. Alan stars on A&E’s hit reality show “Duck Dynasty” and is the oldest son of Phil Roberson, founder of the Duck Commander Company, the family’s Louisianan-based duck call business. Before rejoining Duck …
Cow That Stole Christmas 10 Years Later
This week marks the tenth anniversary of the “cow that stole Christmas” – a day that will live in infamy for the U.S. cattle industry and one that Kendal Frazier with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association remembers well. Kendal recalls that NCBA received a phone call from USDA at 1:30 pm on December 23, 2003. “We immediately started to implement …
Happy Holidays from Michigan Corn
The staff at Michigan Corn wishes you happy holidays. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the staff at Michigan Corn. Kay, Jim, Natalie, Penni, Theresa and Dennis
Farm Journal Media Acquires American Countryside
Today Farm Journal Media announced the acquisition of ‘American Countryside’ from it’s founder, producer and well-known, ANdrew McCrea. ‘American Countryside’ is a nationally syndicated daily radio program featuring the “people and place unique to rural American.” Don’t worry, Andrew will continue to host the program, plus join Farm Journal Media as a multimedia contributor. The three-minute, short-form radio vignette has …
AFBF Annual Convention Around the Corner
The 2014 American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Annual Convention is right around the corner in San Antonio, TX. January 12-15 marks the organizations 95th convention and the event is expected to attract 6,000 farmers and ranchers from across the country. Cindy caught up with AFBF’s Mace Thornton, Director of Communications, during the National Association of Farm Broadcasting’s Convention where he …
A Holiday Food Safety Twitter Party
If you use good common sense when handling and preparing food you probably won’t have any problems. But if you’re concerned that you don’t know what the right procedures are then you might want to join in this chat on Twitter. Make Sure to Join Us This Wednesday! Chefs and home cooks bring their best goodies to the table during …
National Ag Day Poster Winner Announced
The Agriculture Council of America (ACA) and Meredith AgriMedia encouraged young artists to celebrate modern agriculture through the 2nd annual National Ag Day Poster Art Contest. A winning original piece of art has been chosen as the Official National Ag Day poster. Congratulations to Brittany Plachecki, Kansas City Art Institute, for being selected the winner of the contest. Plachecki was …