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Author Archives: Chris Chinn
Not A Seed Planted
Today is the third day of May and all of our corn seed is still in the bag instead of being planted in the ground. Last year at this time we had most of our corn planted. My husband isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in agchat, agriculture, food, weather
Tagged #planting13, corn, drought of 2012, equipment, farm life, farmers, flood of 2013, planting, Rain, soybean
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Taking My Farm Story to New York City
Last week I had an amazing opportunity, I went to New York City to meet with journalists and bloggers. The point of our visit was to help share our farm story and put a face on agriculture. As a farmer, … Continue reading
Posted in agchat, education, family, food, livestock care, travel, Uncategorized
Tagged agriculture, Amy Blogs Chow, Arsenio Hall, blog, Bloomberg News, CBS, Entertainment Tonight, farm, Fooditka, Jane King, Marissa Freeman, New York Stock Exchange, OMG Insider, Rachel Ray, The Doctors, The Mommy Factor
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Why Do Hog Farmers Keep Their Pigs Inside Barns?
This morning I stumbled across a letter to the editor that does an EXCELLENT job explaining what it is like to raise hogs outdoors. There are several farmers who still use this method of production and I know they are … Continue reading
Posted in agchat, agriculture, family, food, livestock care, weather
Tagged animal care, bedding, blizzard, family, heat index, hogs, individual maternity pens, kids, pigs, snow, sow stalls, sows, straw, visitors
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National Agriculture Day Down on the Farm
Yesterday was National Agriculture Day, a day to celebrate agriculture in our country. On our farm, we spent the day caring for our livestock like we do every day on the farm. I began my day at a meeting that … Continue reading
Posted in agchat, agriculture, education, family, FFA, livestock care, Uncategorized, weather
Tagged Agday, animal care, cattle, ffa, hogs, illness, meetings, National Agriculture Day, sick, strep throat
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Farming in a Blizzard, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly!
We have really been hit hard with winter weather in the last 6 days. The first round of bad weather dumped around a foot of snow on our farm. We need the moisture but when it comes in the form … Continue reading
Posted in agchat, agriculture, family, food, livestock care, weather
Tagged bad weather, blizzard, Blizzard of 2013, cold, cows, farm, farmer, livestock care, pigs, rancher, skid loader, snow, snow storm, the good the bad and the ugly, thunder snow, tractor, weather, wind, winter weather
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Life In a Rural Community
Last week our daughter had a big basketball game at her school against a neighboring town; it was the “Think Pink” game that is becoming an annual tradition for our school. FCCLA organized this event to raise money for breast … Continue reading
Posted in agchat, agriculture, education, family, Uncategorized
Tagged agriculture, basketball, boy scouts, breast cancer, cattle, dad, dance, farm, farmers, hogs, mom, prayers, ranchers, tae-kown-do, think pink
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So God Made A Farmer – What About the Modern Farm?
I’m not a big football fan but I do love spending time with my husband. My husband watches one football game a year on TV, and that’s the Super Bowl. Many of my friends tell me how lucky I am … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, education, family, FFA, livestock care, Uncategorized
Tagged Dodge, farm girl, farmers, ffa, foodd, football, hogs, Michael Oher, modern farms, Paul Harvey, Ram Trucks, Ravens, Sandra Bullock, So God Made a Farmer, Super Bowl, Super Bowl XLVII, The Blind Side, Tuohy
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Larry the Feed Guy
When Rachelle was five days old, I went back to work full-time on our farm. “Why so soon,” you might ask? I had to write paychecks and pay bills, we had a week’s worth of sows that had been bred … Continue reading
Posted in agchat, agriculture, family, livestock care
Tagged babies, co-worker, dad, employee, family, farm, feed, feed mill, kids, Larry the feed guy, maternity leave, mom, smile, truck, work
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Another Cold Day on the Farm
It’s winter time and it’s cold outside! This isn’t my favorite time of the year, I don’t like being cold. Farmers who care for livestock normally spend quite a bit of time in the cold weather. You might be saying, … Continue reading
Posted in agchat, agriculture, education, food, livestock care, nursery, travel, Uncategorized, weather
Tagged clean, cold, dad, dirty, farm, food, germs, healthy, herd health, hogs, pigs, power washing, prevention, sanitize, trailer, water, weather, winter
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