Growing up as a teachers’ kid, you quickly learn what makes a good teacher. A good teacher encourages you to think, challenges your beliefs and opinions and helps you gain more knowledge than you ever thought possible. Chris Raines was a good teacher. Now, I never sat in Chris’s classroom, but I know this is true. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘agriculture’
Is agvocacy pointless?
Posted in Agriculture, tagged agriculture, agvocacy, farming, food on November 8, 2011 | 5 Comments »
I was a little dismayed just now when, while skimming a post on Facebook, I saw someone post this: Someone convince me all [our] discussion about food and farms is making a difference! Now, as someone who has spent a lot of time having discussions about food production and farming, I got really disappointed that a [...]
A world of opportunities
Posted in Agriculture, Uncategorized, tagged agriculture, careers, challenges, college, jobs, opportunity on June 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I know I’ve been rather absent from the blog these past few weeks, but it has been absolutely crazy. This week, I will be making one of the most important decisions of my career — selecting my first job.
Flooding and agriculture – Can’t even imagine
Posted in Agriculture, tagged agriculture, challenges, dedication, farming, flooding, food, risk on May 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
My friend Janice has been using her blog to keep us up-to-date on the flooding of the Mississippi River over the past couple of weeks as its been affecting Memphis, where she lives. Thankfully, all of her family is alright and none of her possessions have been damaged. She’s been one of the lucky ones, [...]
An early life crisis and the stress that ensues
Posted in College, tagged agriculture, challenges, college, education, internships, opportunity, teaching on April 20, 2011 | 3 Comments »
To say something hasn’t been nagging at me for a while would be complete denial. The fact of the matter is, though, I have been really fearful to say anything for worry that people or — let’s face it — I would be disappointed in me. Well, I’ve said it out loud to a few [...]
Always more to learn
Posted in Agriculture, tagged agriculture, education, Michigan State University on March 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes when we’re in agriculture, we think we know it all. Heck, we know more about how food is grown that your typical food purchaser, right? Every so often, though, we get a slap in the face that says ‘Come down off your all-knowing high horse!’ and we’re reminded that there’s still plenty to learn, [...]
The pride and tradition of being pure
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged agriculture, beef, cattle, college, education, farming, hogs, leadership, livestock, Michigan State University, MSU, purebred, seedstock, swine, teaching on March 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »
There’s something about being involved with purebred livestock that just makes my heart swell with pride. Now, that’s not to say anything is wrong with raising commercial livestock – I’m grateful for every farmer that produces the vast majority of what I eat every day – but there’s something to be said for getting around [...]
