CNN Eatocracy – What a farmer wants you to know
This week I was blessed with an opportunity to write a story for CNN’s Eatocracy page – full of food stories from one wing to the other. I sincerely want to thank Kat for inviting my point of view and...
View ArticleHow customers can help farmers with animal care
Here’s my latest post on CNN Eatocracy. I’d like to give a big thank you to Kathy Swift, #agchat friend and veterinarian from Florida for helping me with this. Previously Eatocracy featured a post...
View ArticleAgriculture has some work to do
Recently in my article on CNN’s Eatocracy, I noted the need for a more balanced education for customers, but this fully applies to the agriculture community as well. It’s a work in progress for myself,...
View ArticleCNN Eatocracy: What should a ‘local’ farm (and farmer) look like?
I have another article on CNN’s food blog, Eatocracy, this week! This time I’m bringing up the discussion of local food from the perspective of a farmer who most do not consider as ‘local’. Be sure to...
View ArticleMy highlight of 2012: CNN Eatocracy
The comment that started it all: I’m from a family farm with cattle, horses, and on occasion a few pigs, chickens for our own freezer. I’ve also worked in large cattle feedlots in different parts of...
View ArticleCNN Eatocracy: How has farming changed since 1978 and “So God Made a Farmer”?
This week has been an exciting one for those discussing food and farming. Sunday’s airing of RAM Truck’s Super Bowl ad featuring the American Farmer has had online communities buzzing about the images...
View ArticleCNN Eatocracy: ‘Frostbite on their teats’ and other cold weather farming issues
Despite all the cold during the past few weeks, farmers and ranchers across the country have been out and about, taking care of their livestock, and getting things done on the farm and ranch. I wrote...
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