Portia Stewart

Editor, wordsmith, digital diva.

[Annie Baxter @anniebaxter123]

Looking for farmers, ag retailers, landowners and other key stakeholders to participate in this survey. It'll really help me, @farmmillennial and @Continuum_Ag plan for our next season of the @fieldworktalk podcast.

[Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo @NYGovCuomo]

I received this letter from a farmer in northeast Kansas. His wife is ill and he is aging.

He sent me 1 of 5 N95 masks he has from farming to pass on to a doctor or nurse in New York.

This is humanity at its best. I share his letter as inspiration.

[Farm Journal @FarmJournal]

While much of the world has been silenced by quarantine, American agriculture farms on. This season, the crops will still get planted, the livestock will be fed, and food will continue to be grown. Share how you #FarmON by texting FarmON to 31313 to submit your photos or video.

[Portia Stewart @pdotstew]

Michelle Calvo-Lorenzo, chief animal welfare officer for @Elanco, says animal welfare is a two-legged problem. Make sure you’re educating your employees not only the how and what but also the why, and use performance-based metrics. #CattleCon20

[Portia Stewart @pdotstew]

Farmers, you have people who report to you. @MarkFaustSr says you need to ask your direct reports, “What are the top objectives of your manager’s role?” to gather their feedback. #TPSummit20

[Portia Stewart @pdotstew]

Homegrown financial lessons from Jerry Gulke: pick your parents well (easy, if you’re a farmer!) and be debt-free by the time you’re 50. #TPSummit20

[Rhonda Brooks @farmjournal1]

Want to grow #hemp? Work backwards--find your buyer first, says farmer Dion Oakes, as he addresses some "speed bumps" during today's @FarmJournal Hemp College.

[Portia Stewart @pdotstew]

I don’t think Black Angus get enough credit for how beautiful they really are.

[Portia Stewart @pdotstew]

⁦@ClintonReports⁩ kicks off the Row Crop Challenge ⁦@FarmJournal⁩ #AgTech19 with ⁦@AgLaunch⁩

[Portia Stewart @pdotstew]

@splaughlin of IBM kicks off @FJAgTech discussing consumers’ splintered needs—convenient, healthy, fresh, traceable, locally sourced food. #Agtech19 @FarmJournal

[Portia Stewart @pdotstew]

Executive Director Caren Wilcox announces the U.S. Hemp Growers Association @FarmJournal #HempCollege #AgTech19 https://t.co/LdheTmSeez

[Tyne Morgan @Tyne_Ag]

The flooding still going on in Missouri River Bottoms is astonishing. Landowners in Carroll County are working to install temp levee on their own. 3,000 tons of shot rock already been used. The Corps said they won’t be able to start repairing permanent levees until next summer.

[Portia Stewart @pdotstew]

One of the biggest challenges to growing #hemp? Operating capital, says Adrienne Snow @FarmJournal Hemp College.

[Portia Stewart @pdotstew]

What does the #Hemp marketplace look like? He’s a snapshot from @FarmJournal Hem College in Las Vegas.

[Farm Journal's MILK @FarmJournalMILK]

The next four to five years could be critical for the future of the #dairy business, says Aidan Connolly to kick off the MILK Business Conference #MILK19

[Portia Stewart @pdotstew]

Do you remember Art Schaap? https://t.co/0sv1nruDHM @FarmJournalMILK met up with Art at #WDExpo19. Watch for updates at https://t.co/m3KtmOV8sI

[Portia Stewart @pdotstew]

@FarmJournalMILK caught up with Art Schaap, the #dairy #farmer whose dairy was contaminated with PFAS, @ #WDExpo19. Check out Art’s story here: https://t.co/0sv1nruDHM

[Tyne Morgan @Tyne_Ag]

This is one of the best conferences I attend every year. If you’re a dairy farmer, Time is running out to register. Check out the lineup.. always a strong group of speakers!

[Portia Stewart @pdotstew]

Grammy has the best toys 😍 #johndeere

[Portia Stewart @pdotstew]

What’s one of the biggest disappointments of #Hemp farming? Gophers, says Steven Gruhn of Black Gold Biochar ⁦@FarmJournal⁩ #HempCollege19