Tag: agriculture
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No Ag Gagging in Florida
Transparency is important in agriculture. By being transparent and opening our doors, I believe we can continue to narrow the urban consumer-rural producer gap. When we allow people to see our farms, we can put to rest any ill begotten ideas they have about agriculture production. image from here That’s why I’m thrilled that…
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Australia Day
Last year at this time, I wasn’t yet in Australia but was hastily packing my house after being married only four days previous (post on our anniversary coming soon). Nonetheless, we still heard plenty of hype about Australia day, and many other Australian holidays, while we were abroad. For those of you who don’t know,…
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How Useless would Agriculture Be if You Went Hungry?
The agriculture world has been abuzz today with the recent posting of an article titled, College Majors That Are Useless, where the generic terms “Agriculture Majors” sits at #1. Sitting at #4 was Animal Sciences and #5 was Horticulture. Oh, where shall I begin? First off, one cannot major in agriculture. For example at my alma mater,…
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Who Takes Credit for Agriterrorism?
If you haven’t yet heard, earlier this week Harris Ranch in California was the victim of a horrible animal rights activist attack in which fourteen of their trucks used to transport cattle were set on fire and completely destroyed. After news reports surfaced, the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) stepped up to take credit for the horrendous acts. I’m sorry. Took…
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Keep Families Farming
We all know that 4-H and FFA are fantastic outlets to get involved with agriculture at a young age, develop skills and find our passions. But most of us developed our interests for 4-H and FFA long before we memorized the creed or participated at our first state fair. I, along with several hundreds of…