The Farmer's Daughter has now joined twitter! If you're a tweeter, be sure to give me a follow: https://twitter.com/farmdaughterusa.Hope to see you there! … [Read more...]
Debunking the Organic Myth, Part 3
In case you missed it, I've been "Debunking the Organic Myth" ever since the Stanford study came out showing that organic is not more nutritional than conventional food. The pro-organic crowd was, unsurprisingly, not convinced and started to lay out a bunch of other accusations toward … [Read more...]
Ethanol Fact #10
Shared from Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. … [Read more...]
Protect the Harvest
Protect the Harvest is an organization working against radical animal activists, including HSUS! … [Read more...]
2008 Farm Bill Expired
As of September 30th, the 2008 Farm Bill expired.Big deal?As a result some of the programs and safety nets for farmers have also expired. This will have the biggest impact on dairy farmers. They will no longer be able to receive supplemental payments as part of the November check off. (Sources: … [Read more...]
Organic Illusions
Found this awesome article that deals with the organic illusion from the pesticide residue, to the environment, to nutrition, and to the illusion that organic is safe and chemical free. The sum is that organic is all about a narrative, all about marketing, not about anything concrete (oh yeah, and … [Read more...]
Georgia’s Emergency Animal Shelter
It's always sad when there is a natural disaster, especially when you know that the animals in the region probably weren't given the protection and shelter necessary to save them.Georgia's Department of Agriculture has created a new facility to house animals in the case of emergency, including dogs, … [Read more...]
High Schools Combating the Aging Farm Population
I posted yesterday about the aging farm population and the problems associated about it. Today I found a video about what Crisp County High School in Georgia is doing to get kids interested and ready for agriculture. … [Read more...]
Humane Watch Consumer Alert Video
Still have friends that aren't sure about HSUS? Show them this video: From Humane Watch, a watch group for HSUS. … [Read more...]
Problem with an Aging Farm Population
An aging farm population is (yet another) concern facing the agricultural community. Luckily, my brother plans on taking over our family farm, but not every farming family is that blessed. It certainly is a difficult career path to start from scratch due to the huge start up costs and the large … [Read more...]
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