Not setting an alarm and almost missing the train to Parma. A wonderful tour guide who was just about to graduate with a degree similar to ag communications with a focus on the Emilia-Romagna region. The giddy feeling I had the whole day that reminded me how much I love storytelling focused on agriculture, food,… Continue reading Notes from a Food Tour in Parma
While I was home in Eastern Oregon for the holidays, I got out with the cows on Christmas morning for a little photo practice. Every morning, they gather up close to the farm yard and wait till they see the hay loaded onto the 4-wheeler and then take off running to the spot two fields… Continue reading Christmas Cows
Last week I took a break from my normal office views and headed to North Dakota for the annual hard red spring wheat and durum quality tour. Every year around this time, folks from around the wheat industry (millers, traders, farmers, researchers, government officials and media) spend three days driving different routes around the state… Continue reading North Dakota Spring Wheat Tour
"Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness." -Thomas Jefferson I have heard this quote many times before, but since I came across it again a few weeks ago, it has really stuck with me. Happiness, yes. Tom was certainly right about that… Continue reading {2017} Kansas Wheat Harvest
There are fewer things that I love more than being home with my family in Oregon doing everyday things, and there are even fewer things that I love more than seeing my family happy. My parents have always dreamed of having property and cows, and of a farmhouse that they could call their forever home.… Continue reading Feeding Cows with Dad
Life man. It sure throws you some twists and turns. After an insanely busy couple of weeks, some of it expected and some it not... my goal is to get caught up on the blog with a few posts this week, because not only do I enjoy sharing my adventures with you (Hi Mom and… Continue reading Quality of Wheat, Quality of Life.
Whether I'm working away on a magazine or hanging out with one of my ag comm friends, my roommates usually are a bit overwhelmed when they see in my "natural element." I don't think many would argue when I say we pack a lot of motivation, creativity and passion for what we do into just… Continue reading Just Wing It: Ag Media Summit
This summer, as I have started my full time role at my new job, I have hit the ground running, offering support on a really cool project. We are waiting until National Pork Month in October to share the full details, but many do know that it involves some on-site farm video shoots. I am… Continue reading In The Eye of the Beholder…
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