Tag: education

  • Getting to know your BEEF

    Getting to know your BEEF

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    Did you know that ground beef and hamburger aren’t the same product? I didn’t either until recently, while on Twitter, social media friend iTweetMeat brought up that point.  Upon further investigation I discovered the main difference between the two similar products.  Beef fat may be added to hamburger, but not ground beef.  Regardless of this…

  • Proud to be a Redneck

    Proud to be a Redneck

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    I’m from the backhills of southeast Kansas – and damn proud of it. I grew up going mudding, wearing camo, attending bonfire parties in pastures, swimming in the horse tank and watching tractor pulls & demo derbys (and loving them). In addition to those ‘ignorant’ activities, I helped my family raise and train horses and…

  • Cutting ag programs leads to cutting career preparation

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    I started my agriculture education at the tender age of 7 when I joined the Colony Hi-Point 4-H club.  I was very involved with my animals and other projects such as cooking and floriculture and looked forward to meetings and fair time.  When I reached my 8th grade year, I can remember counting down the…

  • Kids ask questions, please provide answers!

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    My little sister is quite possibly the coolest person on Earth – at the moment she’s tied with Dr. Jim Nelssen but she’s only 6 and 3/4 so she has lots of time to move up.  On the rare occasions that I get to see her, sometimes she’ll go with me to feed horses.  We…

  • 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…