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Call Me an Agvocate

PETA released yet another video this week, this time depicting a dairy farm in North Carolina. Whether or not that video was staged is still being debated. Dairy Carrie, a dairy…

WRDA Rundown

You may have heard that the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) finally passed in Congress this week and is now awaiting the signature of President Obama. And now you’re probably…

Jumping on the Gluten-Free Bandwagon

If you’ve ever had the thrilling opportunity to accompany me to the grocery store, you have probably seen me randomly stop  in the middle of a packed grocery aisle and…

The Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done

Growing up, you experience a lot on the farm. Although I grew up surrounded by corn and soybeans, I had an understanding of life and death. We had lots of…

Adventures in England

I’m nearing the end of my 10-day trip to England and I’ve learned a lot about the culture and history of the country during my brief stay. I’m working on…

14 Facts About Your Bacon

Scrolling through BuzzFeed last week, I happened across an article “14 Things You Need To Know About Your Bacon” (You can read it here). I opened it because, well- bacon.…

Warning: Ethanol Raises Gas Prices

Last night, I was beginning to wonder what I was going to blog about next as I try to get over my writer’s block this week, and I happened to catch…

Risky Business

It’s that time of year again! March 1st rolls around and everyone begins to think spring. We’re ready to see that snow melt, green grass pop up from the ground,…

My Beef with Chipotle

Chipotle makes delicious burritos, and I doubt that many will argue against that. But their marketing strategy is a little off. Is it effective for selling burritos? Yes, very effective.…

Farmed and….Dangerous??

This month’s buzz in the agriculture industry has been about Chipotle’s new video series that has been launched on Hulu. This isn’t Chipotle’s first hit on the agriculture industry. Last…