Tag: environment
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World Food Day 2014 – #wfd2014
Today is World Food Day and the theme is Family Farmers: Feeding the World, Caring for the Earth. Well ain’t that the truth?! Did you know that worldwide, family farmers account for 500 million farms (97% of US farms and ranches are family owned and operated)?! That is a load of families investing their time,…
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National Ag Day in Kansas
National Ag Day – whoo hoo! Across the U.S., thousands of farmers, ranchers, agriculture students and leaders are celebrating the rich heritage that is American Agriculture. Whether it be wearing a green farming t-shirt, handing out beef samples at the local grocery store or promoting agriculture via social media outlets, everyone in ag is doing…
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I Don’t Want to Live Without Meat in 2050
I just read an article on Yahoo! that said the world may be forced into vegetarianism by the year 2050, according to some scientists at the Stockholm International Water Institute in Sweden. Here is a link to the article — http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/vegetarian-2050-190426669.html. Hell no. I refuse to live in a society where there is no meat.…
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Earth Day is NOT Every Day!
It’s that time of the year again when we all resolve to recycle more, consume fewer non-renewables and to ride our bikes to work. Yes, it’s Earth Day and the media storm leading up to now has been full of “Every day is Earth Day for farmers and ranchers” messages on Twitter, Facebook and blogs.…