Developed by climatologist and meteorologist Mike Sandstrom, the Insect Migration Risk Forecast monitors the daily migration of damaging pests, such as corn earworm, from May through September. Members of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture elected five members to their first three-year term on its Board of Directors and re-elected three to their second term. The Mosaic Company has created …

Remember sitting in class toward the end of the day, just waiting for that final school bell to ring so you could escape those white sterile classroom walls? The hallways would fill up with bustling students, after-school conversation and the sound of locker doors slamming closed on yet another day. Spring Valley School was different. It was a one-room schoolhouse …

You never know when your photo is being taken these days thanks to smart phones. So while I was talking about new media I was also being tweeted via Twitpic, courtesy of Janice Person aka @JPLovesCOTTON. I was in St. Louis visiting with Monsanto and learning more about some of the things they are doing in corporate communications. Hopefully it …

I took a pottery class once in college. I think I made a coffee mug or an ash tray with the help of one of my artistic friends. That piece of clay wouldn’t mold if I willed it to. But this piece of artwork was made to be both beautiful and functional. It’s a vintage whiskey jug or water jug. …

I have a pantry filling up with mason jars. And I have a brain filling up with ideas on what to put IN those mason jars. Applesauce? Rotel? Stewed tomatoes? Salsa? Before there were mason jars, there were clay pots for preserving. My grandmother’s grandma used these to store pickles and kraut in. They had loose lids, so there was …

I’ve owned reversible jackets, pants and hats, but I’ve never owned a pair of cotton flannel double-thumbed gloves. They might look a bit of an oddity, but they were quite popular back in the day for husking corn. Corn picking was done by hand, and then you’d have to take the husks off before putting it in the sheller or …

Ever watch the Sesame Street skit with Grover where he’s comparing near and far? It’s been a while since I’ve done then and now, so it was time to bring that back to the repertoire. I guess it’s an equal comparison: then (far) and now (near). Then: This is a photo of a 2-row check row planter used in the …

Here’s a cool way to show your support for the AgChat Foundation. Get some gear on. Show your support for the Agchat Foundation by purchasing branded merchandise! All the profits from the sale of these items go to support the Agchat Foundation’s mission to empower farmers and ranchers to connect communities through social media platforms. In the store you’ll find …

How do you call a cow? It’s not as simple as saying, “Here kitty kitty kitty,” and they come running. We always laugh because my father-in-law has his own little cattle call: Come Boss. I did a little research to try to figure out where that came from, other than the fact that his father called them that way. I …

It’s hard to believe but true. The AgChat Foundation is one year old today. And that means we’ve been AgChatting for two years! I remember when I’d ask someone if they had heard of or participated in AgChat. Most didn’t and I had to explain a “Twitter Conversation.” Now it’s getting harder to find someone who doesn’t know what it …