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    Ag Ed 101,  Cattle,  Farming,  Life

    Change of perspective.

    My Farmer and I made a trip to the valley a while back. (yes, it was farm related, we took some cull cows down to the sale) As we were driving along, looking at all the new developments down there, the thought of this blog came to mind. When I was little, riding in the car in the countryside, I would look out over an open field and wonder why no one had built a house there yet. Now I look out where there once was an open field now filled up with houses, and wonder where are we gonna grow our food. I now have a whole different perspective.…

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    Ag Ed 101,  Cattle,  Farming,  Life

    Agriculture is an important part of our everyday lives

    One of the reasons I started this blog was for agricultural education.  So far, I have mostly just been sharing my personal stories.  Today I would like to launch the first of a new label, AG ED 101.   Years ago, I attended an Ag in the Classroom workshop. This class really opened my eyes on how important agriculture is.  That’s when I went from a farmer’s wife to a proud farmer’s wife and a proud part of the Agriculture industry.  After attending the workshop I started going to the local schools and talking about agriculture and how it affects our everyday lives.  This is one of the stories from the…