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04/22/13

R is for Reading — Must Reads for the Farm, Agricultural Magazines & Books

I know this is not expected and I had several other words that I was going to use, but then I went to Amazon and realized that every one the suggestions for me was an agriculture-related book or movie. Growing up city, I had no clue about how much studying there was to do and how many incredible books and magazines… Read More

farm land with a barn

04/04/13

D is for Debt (Farm Debt) — an A to Z Series about Agriculture

When it comes down to the letters I’m using, I have to admit that I’m going with my gut on a day-to-day basis. The letter for today was one that I thought I had settled. I had in mind ditches. I know, it’s not a glamorous word but having lived in areas that are rain-fed most of my life, I… Read More

My Friend Bob, an American cotton & grain farmer, explains how a cotton picker works to my niece Alicia

10/23/12

A Song for the American Farmer by Steve Azar

Today, someone shared this song on Facebook and I decided to put it up instead of the photos I’d thought about sharing for Wordless Wednesday but instead I’m getting a little wordy. I have heard it numerous times, every time I do, I take time to really listen to the words. I hope you are willing to do the same,… Read More

sunset on a cotton field

04/28/12

Proud of My Role in Agricultural Communications

Thought some of you may enjoy seeing this guest post I wrote for my good friend Ryan Goodman over on Agriculture Proud. He’s been doing a series of posts on the different kinds of careers within agriculture people are proud of having. This is a glimpse at the post but I encourage you to visit the Ag Proud site so… Read More

01/03/12

Changing Jobs Means A Change in Decades of Routine Career

This is the first time in decades that I haven’t started my professional year with a trip to the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, yes I am so old as to have decades old routines. Go ahead mock me. I can take it. For as long as I can remember, I was heading to the cotton industry’s biggest event. It is the… Read More

christmas-shopping

12/27/11

Farmers Helped Me With My Christmas Shopping :)

Well, the headline may mislead you but I’m okay with that. 🙂  The Christmas shopping help didn’t come in the form of carrying bags, picking out items, etc but as I started wrapping the gifts that were going to go under trees, I realized several of them started with a seed planted on a farm. I don’t think about it… Read More

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