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This post is inspired by one of the most common questions I get when I’m sharing my farm story. At almost every event, panel or online chat, someone asks me what makes me an expert on how to properly care … Continue reading
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Congratulations to Carrie Mess, winner of my first Pork Month giveaway! Carrie will receive a bottle of Harned’s Drive-In’s famous hot sauce! Carrie’s comment was chosen using a random number generator. Her winning comment shared her love of several pork … Continue reading
Farming is full of heartbreaking moments. Two weeks ago, I had to say goodbye to my favorite pig of all time. Over the past four years, she taught me more about showing, raising pigs and myself than any other experience … Continue reading
Over my Christmas break, I spent a lot of time feeding calves. And by “a lot” I really mean A LOT! Don’t get me wrong, I love farming! I’ve written time and time again just how much I enjoy the … Continue reading
A fellow journalism student recently asked me a simple question about my family’s show pig farm, “Why do you farm?” I immediately began to explain my farming heritage: my parents grew up on farms, their parents grew up on farms … Continue reading
As a part of the Fleischaker-Greene Scholars program, 11 Western Kentucky University journalism students spent their spring semester investigating agriculture. The hours were long, the issues were complex and the end result was Farm to Fork: an online magazine that … Continue reading
About once a month, Western Kentucky University students’ walk to class is interrupted from its usual serenity with a loud cry from halfway across campus: “PORK CHOP!!! GET YOUR PORK CHOPS!!!” The freshmen are usually shocked and confused by the … Continue reading
What will you be doing Sunday, August 16 at 9 a.m. EST??? If you’re like me, you’ll be #oink -ing! What is #oink? #Oink is an effort to teach consumers and the media the facts about the H1N1 virus in … Continue reading
In theory, it was a great idea: print the country of origin on all meat products and perishable agricultural commodities. They even came up with a catchy acronym: COOL (Country of Origin Labeling). Consumer lobbyists were happy, politicians were happy, and … Continue reading