Democracy only succeeds with engaged citizens. I’m excited to have begun my journey with the Oregon Young Dairy Leaders class of 2015/16. The first session certainly pushed me out of my comfort zone as we headed to Oregons Captial. We spent the day behind the scenes and met with 12 representatives. Truly interesting to see […]
2014 Year End Review: Agvocacy
Wow! 2014 flew by faster than the speed of light for me! I feel like it’s still December 29th, 2013 and I was looking at my second child’s due date! Literally, where did the year go?!? I guess you throw two young boys into the daily grind of farm life and time is going to […]
Something has to Give
Another month and no posts. Fairly certain many of you have given up on my writing, don’t blame you! I seriously have had zero time with my keyboard and it breaks my heart! With a work force of four on our farm, my main job is caring for my family and Ladies. It is what […]
#WhattheMuck: A Lesson in Social Media Importance
Glad the boots on the hard working feet of our family have always been Lacrosse or Bogs. I don’t have to feel remorse for supporting a company that in turn supports organizations that are trying to end our lifestyle. New Bogs- Sept 2012, still going strong today! That might sound a little rash, and potentially […]
Dairy Farmer Roadtrip “Vacation”
Dairy Farmers are a wonderful breed of people. Each caring for and producing the best quality product they possibly can. I am reminded of this time and time again as I forge more friendships throughout the dairy world. This latest expansion of my “dairy family” took me to eastern Washington state near the town of […]
My Ultimate FarmHer Dilemma
Oh hello August! Yet again my posts are missing here! I had big plans and quite a few posts brewing for July, but slow internet has completely SLOWWwwwwed me down! I love sharing my story and pictures with you all, but when it takes 10 minutes just to upload one picture, I simply run out […]
Factory Farm or Family Farm?
I’m sure by now you have heard the term factory farm thrown around. Quite frankly I’ve heard it more times than I ever care to have ever heard it! I am really curious as to who came up with this term, as it really has no definition, but it seems to have painted quite a […]
Building my Agvocacy Arsenal with the AgChat Foundation
It was exactly this time last year that I was feeling incredibly excited about agvocacy and the role that my blog could play. After the release of Dodge’s 2013 Superbowl commercial, I felt even more energized to continue to reach out to the general public through my writing and social media. Well my energy this […]
Flat Aggie
I volunteered to host a very special guest on our farm this month all the way from Kansas! Flat Aggie is part of a super fun and educational school program that introduces classrooms to different sectors of agriculture. We had a lot of fun showing Aggie our farm and this is the report for the […]