Last week I wrote a blog about climate change, using two burgers as examples and how agriculture has a really great story and is part of the solution. A lot of the comments I heard back were concerns it takes too much water and land to raise a cow and therefore, we...
I have two burgers. One is a beef burger from McDonald’s onthe left and the other on the right is a Beyond Meat, plant-protein burger from A&W. You’ve been told by companies, groups and the media to choose; to eat less meat because one is better for the...
I`m in quite a Moo-d. An excited mood! Last month I got the opportunity to cross something off my bucket list. I got to milk a cow. To some of you that might not be a big deal, you may milk cows every day or are simply not interested. To me, any opportunity to get...
What do grain farmers do on rainy days or when it's too wet to be out in the field We got over 2 inches of rain this past weekend so we had a few things to catch up on........? Hope you like this new video my family and I put together. https://youtu.be/gU2Ly5fDn3A
*Note: Originally posted on Facebook Dear Earls Restaurants, I thought we had a great thing going but...I’m going to have to break up with you. I can say I’m not surprised. We all saw this coming. You’ve joined the ranks of the...
*Note: This post which was originally posted on Facebook went viral and had about 7,000 shares and a million hits in less than two days. Is there a difference between an A&W Teen burger (left) and a McDonald's Quarter Pounder (right)? In terms of taste, texture,...
I have to confess. I get sad and frustrated when I see certain buzzwords created by the media, celebrities and activists to create fear and diminish consumer's trust in agriculture. Buzzwords and phrases like "factory farm," "industrial ag," and "dousing crops with...
It's taken me over three years to create a blog and start to agvocate through social media and the internet. I've always considered myself an agvocate and spoke positively about agriculture to whoever would listen to me in person. It's in my blood. It's all I know....