Tag: agvocacy

  • Hello from Down Unda!

    Hello from Down Unda!

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    We have safely arrived in Australia after a glorious honeymoon in Fiji – it was tough to leave. I mean, seriously who would want to leave this? We spent a lot of time our first two days grocery shopping.  There is some amazing agvocacy for meat and dairy here. Funny and thought provoking – check…

  • Short, Sweet and Loud

    Short, Sweet and Loud

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    No, I’m not describing myself.  Haha I’m talking about a letter to the editor that Randy Spronk, Chairman of the Environmental Committee for the National Pork Producer’s Council (NPPC), recently submitted to the New York Times. Spronk was writing in reply to another outlandish article by anti-meat columnist Mark Bittman. Although Spronk’s letter was only…

  • Science + Emotion = Effective

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    Many scientists, including myself, often struggle with the fact that research and sound scientific method are not sufficient evidence that agriculture and producers are doing the right thing.  In fact, some may claim that emotions and moral drives play a larger part in consumer education than science and research.  Be that as it may, producers, scientists,…

  • Wordless Wednesday (sort of)

    Wordless Wednesday (sort of)

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    Om nom nom nom nom nom Rest assured that as on any farm, these guys were fed before any of us ate. Until next time, ~Buzzard~ 

  • Guts, Steel and Beef

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    (Photo courtesy of North Dakota Farm Bureau) Carrie Underwood is a pretty powerful icon in today’s society. She’s a multi-platinum recording artist, a fashionista, she’s gorgeous and she’s a PETA spokesperson. It takes guts to stand up to someone of her caliber – it takes nerves of steel to organize a walk out on one of her concerts.…