en-us http://ilovefarmers.org/blog.php News from ILoveFarmers.org http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=125 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=125 I am a consumer and producer of food and music. Ranching and farming breathes life into us like music breathes life into our souls. I am a man that grew up with the music of a diesel powered John Deere thundering like a bass drum Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:52:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=124 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=124 My usual blogs are nostalgic hellip this one is too but just a bit.My husband and I have charged ourselves with enclosing the three acres surrounding our new home. Important for a couple reasons to contain the two beautiful beasts of Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:58:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=123 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=123 Howdy!My name is Jacob House and I am a new addition to American contemporary agriculturersquos Catalysts for Conversation. I am from a Dallas TX suburb called Mansfield where I am accustomed to big city lights and Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:00:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=120 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=120 I finished the Beef Checkoffrsquos Masters of Beef Advocacty Program MBA.Clap. Clap. Clap. Thank you thank you thank you.Anyone can apply for the program and I encourage you to do so. Contact American beef ambassador Daren William Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:08:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=119 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=119 Facebook and Twitter blew up last week with a story on ldquothe top 5 most useless majors.rdquo I wonrsquot mention any names but we know who ran the story.My first reaction was ldquoWhat a bunch of doofs.rdquo Topp Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:26:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=118 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=118 Here in Aggieland the first week of classes is in the books and the spring semester officially has begun! For me the work has just kicked off. But for farmers and ranchers the work started long ago and has never stopped. After a wee Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:04:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=117 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=117 Recently I was asked What am I doing to help contemporary agriculture?We depend on agriculture and it depends on us purely by being consumers. As an agvocate but more importantly as a consumer I claim that buying meat and prod Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:43:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=116 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=116 Recently I heard that an agricultural degree is useless. Irsquom guessing the person who said it eats food and wears clothes so I have trouble believing him. For without farmers and ranchers and other agrelated specialists how would we Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:03:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=114 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=114 Irsquove been living in Bryan TX for five months give or take. The other day a couple buddies Charles and Allen and I went to a local food bank called Brazos Church Pantry. I met Charles and Allen at a potluck in a park in wh Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:06:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=115 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=115 In my mind McDonalds is the way for transparency of food products. They are taking consumers back to the farm and to the start of where their food comes from. On YouTube they have 3 videos posted about the farmers that produce some of Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:55:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=113 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=113 Almost finished with Beef Checkoffs Masters of Beef Advocacy Program. Making progress hasnt been difficult and I recommend you contact Daren Williams and sign up. Support your farmers and ranchers.SECTION 5 Environmental Stewardship Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:08:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=112 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=112 Poultry is to Georgia what dairy is to Wisconsin.Eating fried chicken poultry is a big deal in Georgia. To this day in the county north of where I grew up itrsquos against the law to eat friend chicken with a fork. I guess itrsquo Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:01:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=111 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=111 Call me Neo because Im reconnected and loading my Matrix with information from Cyber World.Section 4 of Beef Checkoffs Masters of Beef Advocacy program. Its an interesting adventure. Visit the link above and fill out an application today. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:59:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=110 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=110 Welcome to an intermission between updates of my progress of the Beef Checkoffrsquos regularly scheduled Masters of Beef Advocacy program. This intermission was made possible by viewers like you and by me not having Internet. For th Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:33:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=109 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=109 . . . Im checking my list and waiting for Santa to bring me beef . . . The third part of the Beef Checkoffrsquos Master of Beef Advocacy Program. I was to locate contacts at a local news outlet and provide names and info. Then Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:37:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=108 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=108 Jingle bells Batman smells Robin laid an egg. . . . Howdy!Right now Im in the third section of the Masters of Beef Advocay course a program funded by your Beef Checkoff.You should really check it out and become a Master yours Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:10:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=107 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=107 Ho Ho Howdy!Im in the Masters of Beef Advocacy program offered and funded by Beef Checkoff.The first section of the course covers modern beef production.I want to share so here are my answers to the short answer questions. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:40:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=106 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=106 Hello all! One of your ILF board members here Brean Bettencourt. In many ways I am your typical farmers daughter grew up rural California on a family dairy cattle and farming operation. I just graduated with my B.S. in Fruit Science from Sun, 04 Dec 2011 09:44:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=105 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=105 Recently I had the pleasure of sitting in on a Beef Quality Assurance BQA certification program. I was shocked by two statistics which unfortunately reflected the United States general consumerists view of agriculture. According to a Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:31:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=104 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=104 It was my fourth time attending the potluck. You can attend community potlucks at Neal Park in Bryan TX on Saturdays at 5 p.m. and Sundays 1 p.m. Rain or shine and everyone is welcome. It began four years ago because people didnrsquo Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:46:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=103 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=103 For the past 29 years my Thanksgiving routine has been the American clicheacute turkey stuffing mashed potatoes yams green bean casserole sparkling apple cider pumpkin pie.Well this year I decided to break tradition but I didn Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:33:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=102 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=102 When you sit down and think about it there are countless questions floating in every college studentrsquos mind ldquoHave I washed these pants yet?rdquo . . . ldquoIs the test review session tonight or was it last night?rdquo . . Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:03:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=100 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=100 ldquoJordan Symon hellip you better finish all of your food!rdquo I heard that all the time. The funny thing is that I still hear it and Irsquom in college. Growing up with a dad who enjoyed cookingmdasha lot I was exposed Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:40:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=99 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=99 It was a late night and we were all coming back from the lake. Daddy decided to drive by the pasture where we kept the bulls separated from the cowsmdashit was the bullsrsquo ldquotime off.rdquo As we got close we saw police ligh Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:05:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=98 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=98 I was watching ldquoSweet Geniusrdquo on Food Network and during a commercial break I surfed the channel guide. I ended up on the History Channel because I saw ldquoHarvestrdquo coming on at 9 p.m. A while back I had read in a magazine a Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:55:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=97 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=97 Irsquove been meaning to write the following thoughts down for more than a monthhellipbetter late than never works for this topic. When was the last time you spent an hour in an attic old office a stuffed filing cabinet or pouring through Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:05:03 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=96 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=96 BOO!Hope I didnrsquot scare you. I want to share a short story about pumpkins. Spanish word for pumpkin is calabasa.When I was younger Halloween was the premier event to kick off the fall season and return joy to us kids who were s Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:41:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=95 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=95 Last time we spoke I lived in Templeton Calif. I moved since then and now I live in Bryan Texas. I go to school in the next town over College Station. Every day I bike to Texas AampM University and study agricultural leadership educatio Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:32:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=94 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=94 You know how sometimes in ldquoheat of the momentrdquo kind of conversations itrsquos really easy and usually feels good to name names? My few years of wisdom prove those are the best times to refrain from such behavior. Irsquom p Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:55:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=92 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=92 This phrase is beginning to echo our social media world. From blogs to photos on Facebook articles in the local paper and even some Tweets family and friends are gearing up for the summer fair season. Yoursquore sure to find proud parents Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:52:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=91 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=91 This summer Irsquom coaching a local area collegiate summer baseball team the San Luis Obispo Blues. Guys come from all over mainly the Midwest to play and improve their skills and continue hunting their dream to achieve Major League succ Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:16:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=89 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=89 After about a month of sleepless nights I finally made a decision that would vastly impact the rest of my life. I decided to pick my life up in sunny California and move to the Midwest specifically North Liberty Iowa a suburb of Iowa City! Sat, 11 Jun 2011 16:57:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=88 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=88 This is my attempt at a miniblog. I just got home from the SLO County Farm Bureau Board meeting. Each time I am there never fails to bring me at least one thought of My goodness I have a lot to learn! But that doesnt stop me from aski Tue, 24 May 2011 21:48:34 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=87 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=87 The one valid qualm we Americans have with the production of renewable fuels is current technology limits efficiency when converting plantbased products into fuel. For all the investments put into the development of alternative fuel source Mon, 16 May 2011 12:54:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=86 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=86 Yesterday was Motherrsquos Day. I hope however you showed respect for your mom that it sufficed. In doing so you showered praise on all moms. So you know I call my mom Mom not Mother so for the rest of this story w Mon, 09 May 2011 11:01:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=85 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=85 Feliz Cinco de Mayo!I know what yoursquore thinking . . . and no itrsquos not an excuse to throw back two or three or twelve Coronas with lime.Nope sorry thatrsquos not what the day is about although sadly itrsquos what it ha Thu, 05 May 2011 11:45:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=84 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=84 I hadnrsquot until today learned about a Mercy for Animals video that captures on a cattle ranch the horrendous treatment of animals specifically dairy cattle. Located in Hart TX between Lubbock and Amarillo E6 Cattle Company is Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:53:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=83 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=83 Therersquos a radio commercial on our local radio right now that uses tipping point as their main message. The OSH commercial mentions that a tipping point may be what happens when a cow is pushed over or it may be the final piece to cause a Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:39:51 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=82 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=82 Safe and Savory at 160Two years ago not exactly but a ballpark figure I walked into the former Downtown Brew in you guessed it downtown San Luis Obispo CA. Now itrsquos SLO Brew. It was a Sunday night and that meant 75cent beef Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:16:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=81 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=81 Much to the chagrin of Ohioans their beloved Buckeyes were ousted from the 2011 NCAA Menrsquos Basketball Tournament. Personally Im rooting for Butler.But therersquos more to life than sports though so donrsquot sweat Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:26:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=80 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=80 A deep too perfect but at the same time so pleasant engaging voice says This post was brought to you by an article written by Steve Adler an editor at Ag Alert which is a weekly agricultural newspaper distributed by California Far Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:46:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=79 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=79 Five years of an agricultural degree four years of FFA nine years of 4H and I still overwater my houseplants and those at work. But I love seeing green things growing out of rich black earth. It makes me happy. I laugh at myself when I wa Sat, 26 Feb 2011 14:18:03 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=78 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=78 Growing up I played sports. I excelled in soccer basketball and baseball. As I matured athletically I became enthralled with and solely focused on the game of baseball. I loved and still do most sports but baseball was my game.See bas Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:50:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=77 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=77 February is a coming and that means almonds aka lsquoamensrsquo and bees will work together in a symbiotic relationship bees pollinate flowers and in return for the effort a flowerrsquos nectar is later turned into energy used by th Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:05:51 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=76 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=76 I was recently asked to sit on the Stanislaus Reads committee hosted by the Stanislaus County Library. I realize that a lot of I Love Farmers folks are not from California and have no idea where the heck Stanislaus County is or even how to pron Sat, 22 Jan 2011 13:38:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=75 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=75 We love farmers and there is no better place to show this than the World Ag Expo! This year is especially exciting because the Expo is introducing Concerts for a Cause!From the concert website The lsquocausersquo behind Concerts f Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:00:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=74 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=74 I grew up with baby ducks following us in the kitchen. My brother and I had a playpen in the dog kennel at my Momrsquos veterinary practice. A Registered Vet Technician since the late lsquo70rsquos my mom granted the family a complete Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:30:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=73 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=73 You wouldnrsquot judge a book by its cover would you?Check this. While stalking peoples FaceBook pages I came across a question asked by a fellow FBookie . . . here it is Where does the farmer stand on the crop Hemp? So Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:01:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=72 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=72 Aloha! As I sit on a plane to Honolulu I am passing the time researching the agricultural practices of Hawaii. After learning about Hawaiirsquos importing and exporting practices in my cultural anthropology class there were a few questions Mon, 27 Dec 2010 10:24:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=71 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=71 As the holiday season continues in full force we are all preparing for Christmas parties wrapping presents and visiting with family and friends. Although many people including myself consider the holidays the happiest time of the year m Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:33:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=70 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=70 Hey all. Just got back from the California Farm Bureau Federation 92nd annual meeting. It was my first time attending the type and what an experience. I sat in on and listened to the Young Farmers amp Ranchers Discussion Meet contest. Again Mon, 13 Dec 2010 08:47:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=69 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=69 This week our dairy had a retirement party for a long time employee Joe. At this party I saw what the American family farmer means to me. Fellow employees told stories about when Joe made them laugh or when he helped them in the middle of the n Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:49:22 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=68 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=68 Last Saturday I attended a wedding at the Madonna Inn itrsquos a gaudy establishment famous for its themed rooms tasty cakes and pink adornments. The wedding reception was on the bottom floor in a room next to a wine cellar. I sat next to Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:24:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=67 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=67 With Thanksgiving just around the corner I thought it would be appropriate to blog about the infamous Presidential Turkeys. This year Foster Farms has the honor of raising the Presidential Turkey but this tradition is far from being ldq Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:28:18 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=66 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=66 One of my favorite holidays is approaching fast ndash Thanksgiving! This is a time for family and friends to join together and celebrate all they are thankful for and of course overindulge in great food. It is also a time for giving. One o Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:12:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=65 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=65 This just in from one of my favorite news sources. See I receive updates about the beef industry mainly from meatingplace.com. Those players do such an awesome job of gathering and disseminating information. Thanks mad props high five skin Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:49:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=64 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=64 This post appears long but read it anyways cuz itrsquoll be good for you trust me.Donrsquot let mediadriven propaganda infiltrate your mind. Instead do your homework and uncover stuff that you can turn into something better than just ld Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:41:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=63 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=63 Most people love pictures. I canrsquot think of anyone I know who doesnrsquot like a great photo. A lot of people despise being in photos. But I canrsquot think of anyone who doesnrsquot see beauty in some type of photo whether i Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:29:51 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=62 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=62 Excuse me for a few seconds while I digress When I experience the profound I must write about it. . . . Cal Poly University in San Luis Obispo California is making some noise in the agrosphere students in the collegersquos agriculture sci Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:38:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=61 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=61 Buenas tardes a todos! Hoy tengo la oportunidad de hablar un poco con ustedes sobre mi ultimo viaje a Centroameacuterica y las maravillas que encontreacute en la industria agriacutecola. Trabajando para una compantildeiacu Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:06:09 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=60 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=60 The San Francisco Giants baseball club is the 2010 Major League Baseball World Series Champion. Last night players beat out a tough American League opponent the Texas Rangers. All series long the media branded Giants players as quotmisfits Tue, 02 Nov 2010 08:51:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=59 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=59 The future of Californiarsquos transportation system is coming. Watch out Agriculture.In 2008 California voters approved 9.95 billion in general obligation bonds to fund the statersquos share of the first phase of the high speed rail netwo Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:43:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=58 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=58 I was wearing my ldquoI Love FarmershellipThey Feed My Soulrdquo shirt when my now fianceacute asked me to marry him. Pretty exciting for our friends and families let alone each other! Wersquore getting married on a cattle ranch Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:56:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=57 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=57 So there I washellip sitting on my couch perusing Facebook. My air conditioner quit working. Mother Nature decided to gift us with a 90 degree day in the middle of October. And I decided what better time than the present to write my very first Fri, 15 Oct 2010 22:14:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=56 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=56 Attention women. Did you know that you are doing most of the beef buying in the United States? I didnrsquot know this until I read ldquoWhat female shoppers think about beefrdquo on meatingplace.com. The article states woman ma Fri, 08 Oct 2010 07:12:45 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=55 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=55 During an internship in summer 2009 one of the topics for discussion was Holstein health. I worked at a feedlot in Wellton Arizona which reared Holstein calves that after a years time went to town aka slaughter in nearby Brawley and other pa Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:26:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=54 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=54 There is a war going on. Which side are you on?My name is Anthony Pannone. I39m senior at Cal Poly UniversitySan Luis Obispo where I study agricultural science animal science communications journalism and English. Actually I en Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:26:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=49 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=49 After the recent recall of 380 million eggs in the Midwest there has been a lot Salmonella talk. What is it? How can you get it? Can you die? What does this outbreak encompass? My goal of this blog is to answer some of Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:13:56 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=47 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=47 Hello There!It has been quite awhile since I have blogged on here but I am back at it. While researching things to write about I came across a topic I found incredibly interesting hellipUrban Farming. For the past couple of months Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:06:22 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=46 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=46 Hello everyone! As everyday I gain more knowledge and involved more with international agriculture I was impressed by the new USDA campaign to advertise the country of origin of a lot of the products we find at the grocery store.n Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:29:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=45 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=45 Hello everyone from I love farmers! During the past week I had the opportunity to travel down to the city of Culiacan Sinaloa Mexico a city that does not have a great reputation in the country south of us yet once again I find a Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:14:38 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=44 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=44 So as I keep working for US Agriseeds my international shoes keep getting bigger and bigger this week we have to visitors from Middle East here in the Central Coast! Nina Maatouk and Elvis Gerges US Agriseeds employees from our Beirut of Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:06:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=43 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=43 As you many know I have a huge passion for soccer and quotel futbolquot as we know it in my country is a large family that is an international language just like agriculture. Well in the early morning of Monday January 25th inter Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:12:26 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=42 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=42 Well as I explore more and more of agriculture in Central America it is impressive that in the United States we have the privilege of having vegetables year round. With no hesitation we go to the supermarket and find a plethora of veg Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:25:58 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=39 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=39 Happy New Year! And let me say that wow I have missed being in this blog. As the year started I decided to pick up and start blogging again and share with the I love farmers group my recent international agriculture experience. About Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:13:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=38 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=38 Okay wow it has been a long time since I blogged but here it goesMy boyfriend and I decided to spend the day in Santa Barbara today! It was awesome until we were walking down State Street and I basically run into this giant snake that th Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:38:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=37 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=37 I have just realized that itrsquos been a while since I blogged still being new at this Irsquom not sure what to write about. I will apologize first of all for not doing this sooner but I have been very busy farming not getting very mu Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:47:53 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=36 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=36 Dear readers I realized it had been a long time since I had posted a blog yet I wanted my blogs to be relevant and meaningful and this is one of those times. Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the Produce Marketing Assoc Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:39:49 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=35 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=35 While sitting in my weed biology class just last week I learned a fact that I at first didnrsquot really think about and most of all I had to think about it a little more to understand. How many people knew that less than 1 of the United Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:59:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=34 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=34 Check out this article about President Obama and Cass Sunstein and their views on Animal Rights and Animal Welfare. I appreciate that the article defines the difference between Animal Welfare and Animal Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:37:32 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=32 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=32 ldquoBut what about the hormones?rdquo is invariably the first question people ask when they find out how much I love beef. We suffer from too much estrogen in our environment and if popular thought is to be believed hormones in beef Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:25:01 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=17 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=17 Ok ok ok....I know I have been slacking on this blog thing. I am on it now OK? I guess the reason I have been so belated on this whole blogging thing is that I have had no idea about what to blog about. I have decided I will just blog about my Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:19:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=31 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=31 Hello All Check out this article by NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF. Kristof writes about how the American Family farm has no 39soul39 left in it because of all of the factory farms that have been created. Kristof brings up some Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:46:30 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=30 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=30 For the past two blogs I have had the opportunity to write about a sport that has stopped world wars has given hope to millions and has provided joy and agony to some. The beautiful world of futbol is something that is known worldwid Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:29:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=29 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=29 Last week I got back from the Agricultural Media Summit in Fort Worth Texas. At the conference we had the amazing opportunity to meet with industry professionals from all over the world. As a student this opportunity was priceless. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:34:13 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=28 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=28 First let me congratulate all the Mexico fans out there WOW what a turn out! The biggest stadium in Latin America was filled this past Wednesday with green white and red colors as more than 100000 Mexicans showed to show support to t Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:25:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=27 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=27 Well ladies and gentleman my blog is up and running and I have the pleasure to start the blog talking about what will happen in a week from today! In exactly 7 days the second round of World Cup qualifier matches will take place with the Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:20:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=26 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=26 Hello thereThe harvesting of crops is happening all across the United States! Farmers are working ever so hard to provide fresh food to people across the world. They are literally working to feed our souls. Check out this vide Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:45:15 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=25 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=25 My family doesnrsquot farm I grew up in the suburbs but I love farmershellip They feed my soul! When I was just a kid I started working at nearby stables and eventually I started riding and breaking colts for a number of ranc Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:12:01 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=24 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=24 Hi my name is Mindy and I would first like to start by saying that not only do I love farmers...but I love agriculture. I grew up raising and showing market pigs all over the state of California. My grandpa spent his life farming Al Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:34:42 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=21 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=21 Wed, 27 May 2009 13:59:46 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=20 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=20 Wed, 27 May 2009 13:58:39 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=18 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=18 Tue, 05 May 2009 18:08:00 EST http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=16 http://www.ilovefarmers.org/blog.php?author=1&ind=16 Tue, 05 May 2009 18:07:48 EST