Writing that headline was fun. Blogging and social media have to be fun for me, cause this blog is a personal passion. I have no interest in “monetizing” my blog (I hope all the spammy folks who send weird messages will read that). I have a great job where I get to do communications.This blog is just a way to… Read More
How Good People Can Make a Difference Through Social Media
Some times you have to stop and think about the way the world works. There are lots of great people out there who have crummy stuff happen to them. They can be next door or across the country, and while we frequently feel helpless, there are times when there is a glimmer of hope. You wonder at times whether you… Read More
Meeting Corn, Soybean, Wheat & Sorghum Farmers — The Faces of #Classic12
Well, its the first post on my new blog — janiceperson.com — and thinking through what the first post should be here was a bit goofy. The timing for launch changed a bit though and that settled it completely! I have a big old stack of photos to share from this weekend’s Commodity Classic 2012. So, my dilemma solved itself!… Read More
Call Them Chickpeas or Garbanzos, Hummus Starts on The Farm
I love Mediterranean and Indian foods and have eaten lord knows how many chickpeas or garbanzo beans in my adulthood! So when I came across a farmer on Twitter — Gayle Anderson, also known as @IdahoGayle — who grows the precious bean, I had lots of tweets of thanks. Whether it was hummus, falafels, or an Indian dish I can remember the… Read More
The Farmer Who Broke My Twitter Sound Barrier @FarmerHaley
I’ve talked about how I came to be on Twitter before but what happened after I got on…. not sure I could have anticipated that. Within a few months of being on Twitter, the tweeting agricultural community was clearly as a great source of information for me. I can still remember when I broke the quiet of Twitter that was… 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
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