Good morning from the agriblogging highway. My Mojo (mobile journalism kit) is getting lighter. This is my new Macbook Air. Came in yesterday afternoon and I am hoping I’ve got it all set up. I’ll find out this week in Canada while attending the 2011 International Federation of Agricultural Journalists Congress. First impressions of the Macbook Air are very positive. …

I just learned that the folks at Seametrics have named AgWired to their list of Top 20 Agriculture Blogs! They said this was based on “recommendations from other bloggers and because we think your blog provides awesome content for people interested in agriculture.” Seametrics is a “water flow measurement company that helps farmers, manufacturers, and municipalities to reduce water use …

I’m starting a series of posts about the construction of our new shed/shop. My husband is building it and our son is playing little helper dude. You see, our house looks like a barn – shaped like a barn and is painted red and white. Some people thought we were building a church when the big wooden front doors were …

I have a number of idiosyncrasies. One is cleaning up while I cook. When mom and I were in the kitchen together, she’d turn to me and ask, “Where is that spoon I was using?”, and the answer was always, “In the dishwasher.” (Where else would it be – it was dirty!) Another might be hanging up shirts in the …

I oftentimes get the following questions, or some version thereof: WHY Nebraska? Do you have stoplights? Of all the places you could live, why THERE? Here’s one of the reasons why: this photo. This was the morning of Aug. 25, 2011. It was about 62 degrees and the sun was just coming up over the horizon. In the distance, a …

Here’s the media tent maestro, Gene Hemphill, New Holland Agriculture. He’s making sure we’re all being taken care of. The weather here on the final day of set up is beautiful. Let’s hope it stays that way although the forecast is for it to turn much warmer by Thursday. The ZimmComm team is on location and Cindy’s off getting our …

Living out in the country, I don’t have the luxury of just running to the grocery store around the corner if I find myself in the middle of a recipe, missing ingredients. The closest grocery store is 10 miles away and it’s no bigger than my kitchen. The next store of any size is 25 miles away and it’s still …

I’ve heard so many stories from my husband about things he did when he was a little boy and I carefully remind him not to talk about them in my son’s presence for fear he’ll think it sounds like fun! One such story involves an electric fence and a little boy’s small bladder. You can fill in the rest. However, …

The AgChat Agvocacy 2.0 Conference may be over but I have more interviews to share. I’m on the agriblogging highway to another event so it will be several days before I can get them all posted. In the meantime I’ve got plenty of photos to share. 2011 AgChat Agvocacy 2.0 Conference Photo Album Here’s the full group at the conclusion …

The 2011 AgChat Agvocacy 2.0 Conference is underway in Nashville, TN. We’ve got about twice as many attendees as the first conference last year. Getting us started is AgChat Foundation President Jeff Fowle. He welcomed everyone and provided some thoughts on how important it is to engage people via social media. Engagement and interaction is vital to developing trust because …