Poultry Farming

It’s 39 Degrees. (Plus – Turkey Eggs!)

For real. It’s 39 degrees outside on May 19. Very funny, Mother Nature. The winter-like weather didn’t stop this little iris from blooming, though, and that made me smile – while I was outside in my parka and stocking cap covering up my celery, broccoli and onions. Good thing I haven’t planted anything else. I […] Read more…

Buying Eggs Without Guilt | printmyemotions

Buying Eggs Without Guilt

I’ve been feeling a little guilty lately – guilty that I haven’t written more blog posts that have an agriculture focus or that tackle some of the issues in food and farming that seem to run rampant these days. Truth is, I burned myself out a little. For several years, I wrote A LOT about […] Read more…

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Lately

Full disclosure: after two nights of not sleeping all that great and a pretty busy week, I was thoroughly and utterly and 100 percent exhausted yesterday. I went grocery shopping Saturday afternoon and felt I hardly had the strength to walk the aisles at more than a snail’s pace. I was dragging big-time. Thankfully, I […] Read more…

Eggs and Being Food Safe | Via printmyemotions.com

Eggs and Being Food Safe

With a large egg recall being announced the past couple of days, it’s a good time to remind you of the details of that plus a few tips on making sure you are being food safe when it comes to eggs. From the Washington Post: Federal officials say nearly 207 million eggs have been recalled […] Read more…

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Turkey is Family

Hands down, one of my favorite business trips of the year for Minnesota Turkey is my annual trek to Washington DC in July. My boss and I take a group of our leaders –  mostly farmers and sometimes a student or two  – to our nation’s capitol to participate in the National Turkey Federation Summer […] Read more…

The Fight for Animal Agriculture | Who Wins? via printmyemotions.com #agchat

The Fight for Animal Agriculture | Who Wins?

(Lara’s note – I wrote this blog post for Agriculture.com and am reprinting it here with the permission of the Meredith Corporation.) I have a teeny little confession to make. I think I’m burned out on writing about all the misconceptions and mistruths about agriculture. Those of you who know me well know that I’ve […] Read more…

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