World Dairy Expo brings huge opportunities to UW-Madison students. Two organizations that have a front seat to the event are Badger Dairy Club (BDC) and the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA). […]
Making Steps in Farm Transition
I’m in the middle…I’m not so young, but not so old. Still, my husband Lloyd and I are thinking – and acting – in order to transition our farm business […]
The Year Ahead for Collegiate Farm Bureau at UW-Madison
This past Monday night, Taylor and I had the privilege of running the first Collegiate Farm Bureau (CFB) meeting of the year. While just entering its fourth year, the club […]
Teachers
It has been 1,842 miles since my last blog and things are a buzz with county Farm Bureau’s having their annual meetings, the looming year end membership deadline and farmers […]
Who’s watching out for ag’s brand?
Anybody who knows me well knows that my Badger pride bleeds through – I can safely say that one of the best decisions I ever made was to make my […]
I Didn’t Sell A Lot Of Cheese
A few weeks ago, I visited our local nursing home – Marquardt Health Center – and gave a presentation about farming, which I titled “Cows: past, present and future.” (I […]
Claira’s Crop Reports
One of the greatest blessings in my life has been growing up on a farm. Now, obviously along with the good times there were times when I didn’t want to […]
Compassion
Compassion. It’s not just for mankind. Since I can remember, I have been surprised by the constant bad publicity and misconceptions of how farmers treat their animals. Things like, “They are […]
Opportunity Knocks… in the Sunday Paper
I usually don’t read the Sunday paper. On Sundays, I spend some time catching up on paperwork and enjoying quiet time in my office without the phone ringing; but, a […]
Meet The College Taylors
We’ve heard it said before that talking agriculture is no longer the job of a few in our industry, but a task we must all embrace to bridge the gap […]
Are we really listening?
Are we really listening to our customers? When we hear about a situation that paints agriculture or farming in a poor light, our first reaction is to defend. (I have […]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau’s New Jingle
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