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Tying Up Loose Ends
December 10, 2018
As New Year’s Day approaches, hopefully you are facing a slow-down in your typical hectic work schedule on the farm. There’s not as much work to do with your crops; you’re probably between breeding and calving/lambing seasons; and, okay, you dairy farmers just keep on keeping on. Bless all of you for providing the rest of us with food, fiber, energy, and entertainment!
While there’s no argument that you deserve a break this time of year, I would like to give you a few pieces of advice that will make your life easier (and hopefully better) in the upcoming year:
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Agricultural Role Models
November 26, 2018
Role models. We all have them. People we look up to, admire, imitate. In honor of National Inspirational Role Model Month, the Knowledge Center team wanted to share with you about their role models in the agriculture industry...
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A Labor of Love...and Sweat and Tears...
September 03, 2018
“In no other country do so few people produce so much food, to feed so many, at such reasonable prices.”
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
President Eisenhower was President more than 50 years ago…and yet these words still ring true today, perhaps even more than they did then. In 1900, 38% of the United States wad directly employed in agriculture, and today, it is less than 2%. And still, each U.S. farmer producers enough food and fiber for 165 people both in the U.S. and abroad, and do so with few inputs than they did even 30 years ago.
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"Ag"vocacy At It's Finest
May 28, 2018
“If you think you are the smartest person in the room you have already proven yourself wrong.”
Ever heard that saying? The premise is that there will always be someone who knows more about something than you do. So what in the world does this have to do with agriculture and why is it on the Knowledge Center blog?
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Preparing for Winter - Livestock Edition!
December 04, 2017
For many, preparing for winter means pulling that box of sweaters out of the attic, putting away the flip flops and maybe chopping (or buying) some firewood. But for those with livestock, preparing for winter has an entirely different meaning.
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