I meant to pop another post or two up here a week or two ago about the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting in Nashville. See I got busy writing about the things that were happening there and things I learned. What is Farm Bureau? That & Other Thoughts as I Head to #AFBF13 Drought Tolerance Discussion Draws Farmer Interest… Read More
Top 10 Things I Learmed About “Jungle” Jack Hanna
There are people who through TV seem to have always been a part of your life but you rarely get to look behind the curtain so to speak, and see what kind of people they are. I have had the chance to meet various people through conventions or pure happenstance and I have to say that animal expert Jack Hannah… Read More
What is Farm Bureau? That & Other Thoughts as I Head to #AFBF13
I am sure I’d still be nursing a Beltwide hangover if it weren’t for having something equally great on my calendar. (PS to be clear, the hangover wouldn’t be not from drinking so much as from enjoying the people….. That’s a high that makes recovery time important as you adjust to the normal day-to-day.) However, I am headed to the… Read More
The Faces & Futures of America’s Young Farmers & Ranchers
[slideshow] I spent this weekend at the American Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Conference. The event was theme “Your Voice, Our Story” and was helping people see that there is a big picture, shared story of agriculture that we need more farmers and ranchers telling in their voice. It wasn’t the sort of event where anyone was giving… Read More
Southern Hospitality Leaves Me Smiling All Day
Monday was a day I think will stay with me a very long time. The Atlanta area was shut down. Although many of the farmers attending the Farm Bureau’s annual meeting are very familiar with snowy weather, the reality of a major difference in a Southern city was striking. The state of emergency even led to changes in plans for the… Read More
Posting A Lot of Info to the Farm Bureau Blog
I was thinking…. I’ve been doing a WHOLE LOTTA BLOGGING and some of you may have missed it! So, here are links to the blog posts I’ve written the last several days as a guest blogger during the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting. There have been lots of new experiences since so I’m sure I’ll get to writing about… Read More