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I just realized that this year will mark my 20th straight year of working at the Minnesota State Fair. Iām not even sure what to say to that except ā¦ yikes! And since itās Thursday (otherwise known as #ThrowbackThursday or #TBT), this is what I looked like. Again, yikes! š Twenty years ago my first […] Read moreā¦
A while back I found the most lovely blog, Beef and Sweet Tea, about a 5th generation beef cattle farm in the south. (Or perhaps the blogger, Emily, found me. I canāt quite remember exactly how that worked.) I am not ashamed to admit I am completely enamored of the way Emily writes. Itās very […] Read moreā¦
Cue the scary video images and dramatic voiceover. Dr. Oz is at it again. In an episode on his TV show today, he apparently āexposes the horrorsā of conventional chicken production. The full episode isnāt available on his website as of yet so, unfortunately, I havenāt been able to watch it all, but judging from […] Read moreā¦
Happy June is Turkey Loversā Month, people! And as luck would have it, today I was able to spend most of my time at a turkey farm, taking photos and videos for an upcoming event we have going on for the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association. My coworker, Erica, is part of a fourth-generation family farm […] Read moreā¦
Last week, I debuted my first blog post for Successful Farmingās āWomen in Agricultureā family of bloggers on Agriculture.com. I am beyond thrilled to be asked to contribute to this website on a regular basis and Iām humbled by the amazing women in my company. Does this solidify my status as an #agnerd? I believe […] Read moreā¦
Turkey tussle, anyone? A few years ago while coordinating the annual Thanksgiving Media Day for the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association, I attempted to shoot a little video for our members, letting them know what was happening and thanking them for their assistance and support of this event. I had good intentions. Unfortunately, I had one […] Read moreā¦
Itās been a while since Iāve shared/written a post strictly about poultry farming ā I have many agriculture-related blog posts floating around in my head but not as much time right now to get them all written. Some day. In the meantime, my farm blogger friend, Katie, from On the Banks of Squaw Creek, has […] Read moreā¦
Iām kicking the new year off with some good news! Remember when I wrote about how the egg industry and egg farmers made such great improvements in its environmental impact? (You can read that post here.) I found out that many other aspects of agriculture are doing the same! For example, pig farms are producing […] Read moreā¦