Tag: advocacy

  • Ohio gives consumers A+ education

    Ohio gives consumers A+ education

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    I just returned from a wonderful ‘vacation’ at the Ohio State Fair.  My future in-laws show hogs at the state fair which happens to occur during their home county fair – not exactly an ideal situation.  So, I go and help out with the hogs and try to stay out of the way in Columbus…

  • Witty signs at Hyvee

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    I don’t shop at Hyvee very often, mostly because I am addicted to Wal-Mart but when I do I am always in awe of the different selections of food they have.  Additionally, I always spot new advertising for various products, especially those that rhyme.  Check out the pork promotional below that is a one-liner stays in your…

  • Less Talky Talky

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    Temple Grandin, in her book “Animals in Translation“, talks about a government program in the 1960’s that eradicated screwworms.  If you don’t know what a screwworm is take a look.  They are the larvae of a fly that lays its egg in the wounds, cuts, bites and scratches of animals.  After they hatch, the maggots come…

  • Pork Done Right

    Pork Done Right

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    So there I was, strolling through the parking lot of Weber Hall when I saw it.  A bumper sticker. Not just any bumper sticker, no no – this bumper sticker was special. Why? Well because obviously it became the subject of this post – gotcha  🙂 I don’t know who drives the Chevy S-10 that…

  • Mixed Emotions, Opinions in Ohio

    Mixed Emotions, Opinions in Ohio

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    Last week, news hit that HSUS was pulling out of Ohio. Skedaddling; leaving for good.  Agriculturalists across Ohio, and the nation, cheered together instantaneously.  Wordage from OH Governor, Ted Strickland, such as he will “strongly encourage tougher penalties on puppy mills” led us to believe that no real harm had been done to OH but that…