Live video streaming is an excellent way to have a conversation and show what is happening on the farm. I have enjoyed the opportunity to connect farmers and classrooms via Virtual Field Trips at the Ohio Pork Council and through our county Farm Bureau for several years now. Here are the basic items needed to…
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Raising Food is a Privilege This Week & Always
Farmers like to tout how hard we work and how many challenges we face. Farming and ranching is tough. I won’t argue that for one minute, but this week I want to share how much of a privilege every farm picture I took this week is! We have the luxury and privilege of multiple types…
Large Farm and Small Farm Comparison – Making Animal Feed
I’m often asked questions about farm size. People want to know are large farms or small farms better? We have a second grader in the house. While I certainly understand that some education standards require comparing and contrasting to learn to recognize differences, comparisons also make me uncomfortable. So, we’ve had many discussions in our…
Life on a Turkey Farm
The highlight of my year has been marrying Joe, aka the turkey farmer. He grew up in western Ohio where he often helped his mom in their turkey starter house. His dad worked off the farm until Joe was about 14. Part of his dad transitioning to full-time farming was taking care of turkeys in…
Thank You for the Manure
Dear mother-in-law and father-in-law, Thank you for the poop. I understand that your hog manure made our corn yield far better than it could’ve been without the crap. You have a wealth of valuable organic nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorous and potash that you shared to make our crops and income better. The corn needed nutrients…
Are Farmers Really Rich or Poor?
I was asked a good question yesterday, “How do some farmers seem to barely scrape by and some seem to be rich and have all kinds of fancy toys?” Of course this is a very complex question. I’ll work to share some of the variables in as simple of a way as possible. I think…