I posted the poem “I’m just a farmer, plain and simple” by Bobby Collier a little while ago as a tribute to a friend’s grandpa. The blog post has amazed me. It resonates with a lot of people who read my blog and it’s drawn others in thanks to web searches, etc. The idea of “just a farmer” is something… Read More
Will my iPad put the smackdown on my netbook?
Last weekend, a farmer friend tweeted and buzzed the following comment “Just saw my first iPad in the wild…looks like someone ripped the keyboard (and full OS) off of a netbook. And then doubled the price.” I had to comment on the buzz and from there, a string of convo took place with the biggest focus being on Apple… Read More
Precision ag technologies drive new #agtech talk beginning 4/30
The following post is by Brandon Hunnicutt @cornfedfarmer — it was updated May 1 to include the transcript Agriculture is changing at a rapid pace. The technology we are using today is vastly different then 5 years ago. The technology we will be using in 5 years will be different then what we are using today. It doesn’t matter if… Read More
Girls! Girls! Girls! An Elvis movie or great ag leaders? BOTH!
It has been a career long observation that being a woman and working in agriculture puts the odds in my favor, at least when it’s break time during a big meeting and the room empties to the restrooms. The near dichotomy of being a woman in ag is something that has shifted since I started by working with a farm… Read More
Telling my story, even if it is uncomfortable
About six weeks ago, I was asked to do an interview with John Blue at Truffle Media. As someone who talks with media routinely and sets up interviews for others every week, I did it without thinking. And John is a great member of the #agchat community so it seemed friendly enough. But I have to admit, I’m more accustomed… Read More
Spring Fever and It’s Time for Planting Social Media Ideas
I don’t think of my school days often, but this time of year, I remember teachers complaining that some of us had gotten spring fever and needed to calm down. It only became more pronounced when I lived in Oklahoma and New York. But once I was working and living in the midst of agriculture, wow. Even all my city family… Read More
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