Category Archives: education

PEDV – Here’s Your Sign!

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Chris Chinn

I am pretty aggravated tonight so forgive me now if I am a little blunt in this post. I’ve had a long day, and I know many other moms are feeling tired just like I am tonight. When I came … Continue reading →

Posted in agchat, agriculture, education, education, family, food, livestock care, Uncategorized | Tagged #PEDV, ag, agchat, Biosecurity, Canada, dads, farm, food, foodd, Here's Your sign, hogs, homework, kids, moms, Sign | 12 Comments

The Food Knowledge Gap

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Chris Chinn

This last week I heard someone talking about a recent hospital visit a family member had. A nurse, who was providing care for the person, told them they needed to eat only organic food because it was healthier. The nurse … Continue reading →

Posted in agchat, agriculture, education, family, food, livestock care | Tagged anti-meat, cattle, doctors, farmers, food, foodd, hogs, meat, nurses, organic, pigs, ranchers, salt | Leave a comment

Still Feeling the Impacts of the 2012 Drought

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Chris Chinn

The drought of 2012 may be over but the impact from the drought is still being felt on our farm every day. A lot of last year’s corn crop had aflatoxin in it. As a result, we have to test … Continue reading →

Posted in agchat, agriculture, education, food, weather | Tagged #drought12, #plant13, aflatoxin, corn, farm, test | 2 Comments

There Is No Health Insurance for Pigs

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Chris Chinn

Understanding Antibiotic Use on American Farms and Ranches On our farm, it’s normal for us to have entire groups of pigs that never have had any antibiotics when they go to market. Yes, you read that correctly. I know this … Continue reading →

Posted in agchat, agriculture, education, family, food, livestock care | Tagged antibiotic, antibiotic-free, cattle, disinfect, farmers, farms, health insurance, hog barns, hogs, misuse of antibitoitics, mom, prevention, sanitize, veterinarian | 8 Comments

Taking My Farm Story to New York City

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Chris Chinn

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 | 8 Comments

Life In a Rural Community

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Chris Chinn

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 | 1 Comment

12/12/12 A Difficult Day on Our Farm

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Chris Chinn

Some days on our farm are easier than others, that’s true of every farm. Some days are difficult due to the weather, equipment breakdowns, broken fences and even broken hearts. Yes, broken hearts. Yesterday our day began like any other day. … Continue reading →

Posted in agchat, agriculture, education, family | Tagged 12-12-12; broken hearts, Americans, family, farm, Grief, Pain, parents, Rural, United, Urban, urban-rural divide | 13 Comments

Breeding Day at Our Farm – What an Adventure!

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Chris Chinn

***NOTE: Due to my mishap with my phone last week, I did not take pictures this morning under the advice of my husband! 🙂 The pictures in this blog were not taken this morning but they were taken by Janice … Continue reading →

Posted in agchat, agriculture, education, family, food, livestock care, weather | Tagged 4-Wheeler, ag, basketball, calf, cow, dad, farm, fog, kids, mom, weather | Leave a comment

Does Your Child Fit the ‘One Size Fits All’ Lunch Program?

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Chris Chinn

This past week my kids started school. Neither one of my kids were ready to go to school; our son prefers helping his dad on the farm to sitting in a classroom all day. I think that is pretty typical … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, education, education, family, food, government | Tagged athletes, calories, cheerleading, childhood obesity, cross country running, dads, football, healthy eating, moms, parents, sack lunches, School Lunch, softball, track, USDA | 31 Comments

City Girl Meets Pig Farm

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Chris Chinn

A few weeks back, a good friend of mine from St. Louis came to visit our farm for the first time. Not only was this her first trip to our farm, it was her first trip to any pig farm. … Continue reading →

Posted in agchat, agriculture, education, education, family, food, livestock care, nursery | Tagged A Colorful Adventure, animal care, city girl, farm, farm kid, handling, hog farm, hogs, legs, pig, pig farm, piglet, sow, stress | 4 Comments