We all hear about climate change now and then. And I know this isn’t what they are talking about but it’s slapping me in the face today. I am in Memphis for the weekend and as I drove in last night and saw the temps were in the 60s, I smiled so big. I love [...]
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Cotton 101 Video: Impacts of Rain on Cotton During #Harvest12
There has been so much rain in the Mid-South recently and I thought some of you may be wondering how rain may impact the cotton crop that is still in the field. So I’m posting another harvest time video. The previous two videos showed 1) what the cotton plant looks like as it nears harvest and [...]
Why Do So Many Farmers Like Country Music? Why Don’t More Farmers Like Rap?
In the last 10-20 years, country music has become something more people in cities listen to, but it has always been popular with farmers. There has to be a good reason. Recently, I was in Nashville with a lot of farmers and the reason became crystal clear as Luke Bryan (YouTube, Twitter and Facebook) took the stage. When he [...]
Tennessee Cotton Photos from Friends
Last week I was busily going about things & checked in on Twitter and somehow, almost miraculously I caught two tweets about Tennessee cotton. It was awesome! First came this one from Shane Kinne with the photo at right. https://twitter.com/S_Kinne/statuses/67708533143126017 Shane was down to learn about a cotton gin and although some may wonder what can [...]
Memphis Weather Has Us Bracing for Historic Flooding of the Mississippi River
Thursday I was returning to Memphis after a long visit in St. Louis. The drive home was one I had been looking forward to. It had been a tough time in my part of the world. Some of the big notes were I drove through a night of storms on my way up, a tornado ripped [...]
Spring Floods Hit as Snow Melts, Rivers Near Crest Stage
Spring 2011 is officially here. For some friends, that was realized when they saw the first robin in their yard. For me, it seems to be when I am drawn to a drive with the top down in my car. For a lot of farmers though it could be when they first hear planting reports [...]
Memphis Enters May with a Big Bang, Weather & Mobile Communications
Sirens have been going off all day off & on. It’s a sound that at this point, it seems to be the background music for spring weekends. They started early in the morning, kept lots of folks awake most of the night. somehow I made it back to sleep (the word exhaustion comes to mind). [...]
What happens when all hail or hell breaks loose?
Yesterday, severe weather ripped its way across much of the central U.S. Hearts and minds immediately went out to the people who lived in the areas where forecasts included tornado warnings. No group of people understand the power of weather more than the farmers and ranchers that produce our food, feed and fiber. Farmers and [...]
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G is for GMOs — What are GMOs & Why Do Farmers Plant GMO Crops?
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A is for Agriculture — an A to Z Series about Agriculture
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Cotton Gin in Kansas Made Me Pump My Brakes
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Stereotype Busters And A Need to Vent
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E is for Elevator — an A to Z Series about Agriculture
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Reviving My Series of Food Polls With Apples! Which is your favorite?
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Left Wordless By Visiting a Flower Farm — Lots of Irises & Peonies!
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What’s with that Hayden Panettiere cotton commercial?
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Lessons Learned Through My Blogging Challenge, an A to Z on Agriculture
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Z is for Zoonoses — Zoonoses Isn’t Something Farmers Can Laugh About
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Janice Person: Thanks a bunch Jennifer! I'll have to look for Mu...
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Jennifer Dickey Elwell: I recently found a new apple I love at a local orc...
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Stephanie Bice: You know what's bad? My daughters LOVE honey cris...
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