“My degree is in agricultural journalism. I continue to be an advocate for agriculture by working with my daughters on ag educational children’s books and by going into classrooms to give ag educational presentations. As a rancher, I believe it’s up to every farmer and rancher in this country to do something positive for our ag community, even donating one…
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Through Random.org, the numbers I was drew to giveaway three books of The Cow in Patrick O’Shanahan’s Kitchen were: 1, 18 and 13. Those entries are Celeste Harned of Kentucky , Emily Zweber of Minnesota and Amy Gore of California! Amy was the winner of my August giveaway. She’s a lucky girl. Emily and Celeste were both featured this month in Women…
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“As I grew up, my involvement in youth agriculture organizations really shaped where I am today. It’s sort of like that book “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” where one thing leads to another and another. When I was 9, I got involved in the 4-H livestock judging program and immediately fell in love with it. Most of my…
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“You don’t have to fear your food. You can trust farmers. We know the ins and outs of our farm and our animals, and all of our decisions have food safety in mind.” Katie Olthoff , a turkey farmer’s wife, mom of two boys, former teacher, owner of The Homeshed and blogger including a timely post of Everything You Wanted to Know About Turkeys. “You…
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“Even if you don’t have a personal connection to a farm or farmer, you don’t have to depend on advertisements and propaganda to learn how food is produced. You can reach out and learn for yourself — maybe even hands on. ” Diana Prichard, born and raised in Michigan, a hog farmer, ag writer, mom of two daughters, and a wife. …
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