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
"I am tired." If you've spoken to me at all in the last two months, my bet is that this was said early on in the conversation. Usually I try to stay away from default answers like "I'm tired" or "I'm busy" when I'm catching up with someone, because the reality is we are all… Continue reading Just Living – Golden Hour on the Farm
{Sort of like a “Friday Five” or a “Life Lately” except it’s probably not Friday, and I gave up on the idea of a catchy alliteration. These are some bits and pieces of my not-so-glam 20-something life. See past posts HERE} New Blog Look If you haven't noticed, things are looking a bit different around here.… Continue reading So There’s That Vol. 23
"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
Sawasdee Ka! (Hello!) If you know me personally or follow along on social media, you know that I just returned from three weeks in Thailand and the Philippines! The initial reason for the trip was for work, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to tack on a vacation to the end. Every year, U.S.… Continue reading Travel Journal: USW South Asia Board Team to Thailand and the Philippines
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
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…
Saturday's are my day to sleep in. Unless I'm getting up for a K-State football game or I'm off on some adventure, the world should not expect to see me until at least 10 a.m. But a few weekends ago my curiosity finally got the best of me. I finally made my way down to… Continue reading Down at the Farmer’s Market
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