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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
@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
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!