This week Aunt Jeanette writes: Some people don’t like rain – or Mondays for that matter. I am assuming since most of you that read this are in some way associated with agriculture, you are not one of those people. There are many songs written about rain, however, this song title fit today perfectly – except the part in the …
Teaching Starts at Home
As a mom who works in the agriculture industry, it’s important that my children know where their food comes from. For instance, when I read “Johnny Tractor” books with my 2-year-old daughter and she sees the picture of the cow, she knows the cow has an udder and we get milk from a cow. As a sidebar note, the movie …
Stitched With Love
This week Aunt Jeanette writes: When I was at Mom and Dad’s house a couple of weeks ago, we began talking about quilts and bedspreads. I wrote a story in January about the bedspread my maternal grandmother crocheted during the Depression. Although we lost many pictures and family mementos in our house fire the summer of 2001, miraculously some of …
Teach Your Children Well
Today Aunt Jeanette writes: I was looking forward to spending most of today outside. Our lawn, which is about the size of a football field, desperately needed mowing. There are always weeds to pull. I had flowers to plant. The tomato plants that froze a couple of weeks ago needed to be pulled and new ones planted in their places. …
The Land of the Free
Although the Memorial Day weekend has come and gone and people are back at work, it is one of those holidays that should be recognized every day. I spent the holiday with my parents and as I was driving home on Sunday afternoon, I couldn’t help but notice all of the American flags flying at cemeteries and homes. Some of …
Africa: Land of Opportunity
Africa: Land of Opportunity was a very popular session during the Alltech International Symposium. The session was chaired by Aidan Connolly, Alltech, who opened the session with some remarks about the African marketplace. Following that opening the session included multiple panel discussions like this one featuring, Fu Wenge, Chinese Ministry of Agriculture; Mark Lyons, Alltech; Julie Borlaug Larson, Texas A&M …
Sky Drone Studios
One of my favorite lines from the Alltech Symposium presentations so far was said by Dr. Pearse Lyons on stage Monday when he asked if a drone could deliver him a beer. That did not happen but he was using it as an example of how we’re learning ways to use new technology like UAV’s to do tasks for us. …
Dr. Pearse Lyons Opens Alltech Symposium
The 30th annual Alltech Symposium is well under way today. Welcoming attendees from the stage is Dr. Pearse Lyons. The theme is “What if?” In his opening remarks he poses that question many times. An example is “What if we transform the health of our children with nutrition?” He dreams some very big dreams and he takes action on them …
At the Opera with Alltech
Alltech did it again this year. The company held an opening International Dinner featuring world class opera. Dr. Everett McCorvey, Vocal Chair, University of Kentucky, brought several Alltech Vocal Scholars to the dinner to perform for us. These students participate in a competition each year in March. They joined in with the whole crowd for a couple of songs last …
I Can’t Drive 55
My children are going to grow up as horrible drivers. You know, I stress to them how important it is to follow the rules, yet find myself breaking them every day when I’m in the car. Some stop signs are just a pause, and the speed limit signs are usually just a suggestion. So when I’m using a double-standard in …