Two weeks ago, when I dropped by the Nashville Farmers Market and bought a big old metal chicken, I had no idea that I was joining a cultural phenomenon. See I hadn’t read the Bloggess’ series of posts on her metal chicken. But as soon as I had shared a photo of my new quirky bit of art, people started… Read More
Mourning the Death of a Family Member from a Distance
This week has been filled with stresses. Traveling up until the last minute when I had to get home so the movers could come and pack me up, may not have been the smartest thing, but the results of the AgChat Foundation Conference will be felt for a long time. The enthusiasm I picked up from the 100 or so… Read More
Colt Ford on Farmers: “Ya’ll Do a Great Job”
Recently, I had the chance to go to see Colt Ford and Jason Aldean in concert. One of my closest cousins — Lisa (@LisaSmoot) lives & works in the music business in Nashville so she was able to get us back stage for meet & greets with the artists. The concert was at the Snowden Grove Amphitheater so I decided… Read More
Good Barbecue, Good Byes, Seeking Refuge in My Guest Room
Today is one of those days…. Having had an incredible time at the AgChat Foundation Conference but not much resting time, I’ve seen people talk of “recuperating” and must admit the green-eyed monster raised his head a tiny bit. Then again, I sort of did this to myself. A year ago, I agreed to move from Memphis to St. Louis… Read More
Getting Ready to Start #ACFC11
If you haven’t heard of ACFC11 (the AgChat Foundation’s annual conference to train more farmers to use social media effectively), get ready to hear a lot about it! I’ll try to do a post each day to share photos or some key things from the conference. There are more than 100 people who love both farming and social media in… Read More
Plant Breeding Student Attends IRRI’s “Rice: Research to Production” Course
The following article was in the latest issue of the Teas A&M Plant Breeding Bulletin July 2011. I asked the editor of the bulletin Wayne Smith and the student featured in the story (Trey Cutts) if I could share it here as I think the information and photos are very compelling. “Rice: Research to Production” is a 3-week intensive course… Read More
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