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 ā mostly farmers and sometimes a student or two ā to our nationās capitol to participate in the National Turkey Federation Summer […] Read moreā¦
Turkey Tuesday: Handling a Heat Wave
Itās been too long since Iāve written about turkeys. Blame it on a busy schedule, vacation days, summer ā¦ although if Iām completely honest with you, Iāve been a little burned out writing about agriculture. Iāve been feeling a little stretched thin, with commitments to this blog, my communications career at Minnesota Turkey Growers Association, […] Read moreā¦
Turkey Lovers Unite!
June signals many things, including the end of the school year and the beginning of summer, but did you know June is Turkey Loversā MonthĀ®? Itās true! Iām not just making this up because I, in fact, am a huge fan turkey ā as you well know. June is Turkey Loversā MonthĀ® is a thing. Really. You can […] Read moreā¦
The Worry and Work on Avian Influenza.
If you live in Minnesota and watch or read the local news, itās been pretty hard to miss the almost daily reports of a deadline avian flu hitting turkey flocks in Minnesota. Iāve written about it for Agriculture.com (most recently here) but I havenāt covered it too much on my blog. Itās hard to put […] Read moreā¦
5 Things I've Learned from Working for an Agricultural Organization
Happy Sunday night, everyone! Iām going to make this pretty short and sweet right now, mainly because I want to share a blog post I wrote for my āWomen in Agā series over on Agriculture.com. This week marks my 20th year working for the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association and in honor of that, I came […] Read moreā¦
Yes, June Really is Turkey Loversā Month!
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¦
Donāt Fear Your Food: Antibiotic Use on the Farm
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¦
I've Been Ignoring You.
Iāve been ignoring you. Ā Iām so, so sorry. I want to blog, I really do. I would blog every day if I didnāt have, well, a whole mountain of other responsibilities to take care of first. You know, things like a full-time job and family activities and picking up special dog food at the vetās […] Read moreā¦