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, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘dedication’
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 life, as shaped by agricultural education
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged agriculture, challenges, college, dedication, education, FFA, impact, Michigan State University, MSU, teaching on March 24, 2011 | 2 Comments »
In honor of National Teach Ag Day, I wanted to share my vision of the power of agricultural educators. As the daughter of an ag teacher, I was practically born in a blue, corduroy FFA jacket and had Ag Sales CDE practicums memorized better than the high school kids when I was 10. To this [...]
Cheering a losing team…now that’s dedication!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged agriculture, agvocacy, challenges, dedication, farming, food on January 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
When my boyfriend and I watch our beloved Spartans play, we tend to have different attitudes when they’re losing. Yesterday, we got to experience this difference full force when the guys went down (rather painfully) to Alabama 49-7 in the Capital One Bowl. See, when our team is losing by a lot, Mitch tends to [...]
