We all have it, lived it and breathed it…that moment that forever changed our life. Most of us don’t recognize it as a life changing moment when it happens, but […]
A Challenge to Consider
I was raised in a Farm Bureau family, so I have been a Farm Bureau member all my life. (However, I officially paid my own membership 15 years ago.) My […]
An AGvocate’s Guide to Reaching Millennial Moms
Being a Millennial, a mom and an ‘ag’vocate I thought I would put together a post on why it’s important and what you need to consider when you’re trying to […]
Will Cecil and Cecily Serve As Wake-up Calls?
We live in a society where people see little difference between pampered pets and livestock; where social media can generate a firestorm of public outrage about the death of an […]
Farmers Make the Best Lobbyists
While they may have wished to be farming back in Wisconsin, the three days in Washington, D.C., that I spent with a group of Farm Bureau members in September produced […]
How to Survive Another 150 Years
Survivors. That’s how Ben Brancel, Wisconsin Department of Ag, Trade and Consumer Protection Secretary, described the multi-generational audience of calloused hands and humble smiles before him. I was honored to […]
Labor’s Two-Headed Monster
Depending on what you read and who you listen to, your opinion of our nation’s workforce’s most pressing problem probably focuses on either worker shortages or immigration. Could these two […]
El Niño Not A Friend to World Crops This Year
El Niño fooled us in 2014, displaying signs of its return before fading into the late summer months. It seems to be here with a vengeance this year. The weather […]
Wisconsin’s Water Woes: Legislature Must Address High Capacity Wells
Your help is needed! Please contact your state senator and representative and ask them to support legislation to address high capacity wells. Here’s why. High capacity wells and their impact […]
EPA Unleashing a Flood of Regulations
If there’s a wet spring, I can bet the farm that I will have standing and flowing water. This has always been a reality for those who farm in the […]
Worried You’re Heavy and Wide?
Get the skinny on IOH from Rob Richard… I will be the first to admit that Wisconsin’s Implements of Husbandry (IOH) law can be confusing. The last thing I want […]
Learning is a Two-Way Street at County Fairs
As a kid, the county fair was by far the highlight of my summer. It was a lot of fun. I enjoyed working with my animals to get them ready […]