Organizations

Each year, I am asked to review and give input on scholarship and award forms. Learning how to make a great form is a handy life skill to possess. It’s a great way to earn scholarship money for college or secondary school.

You can order pizza in Asia that has shrimp or crabmeat as a topping or one that has a ring of edible powdered charcoal around its edge.

Even though you may not be busy heading out to a show this time of year, there is still important work to be done so, when show season kicks in, your heifer is ready.

Unity – it may be the most important concept for dairy farmers today.

I’ve seen farmers come together for each other in times of crisis, usually because of weather, fire or personal catastrophes, and it’s always inspiring.

From the early 4-H years all the way to graduating from a junior breed association, the dozen years or so that span a junior member’s career are sprinkled with opportunities to learn, compete and succeed. However, some youth get discouraged along the way, or settle for less than what they have the true ability to achieve.

I’d like to talk about cantaloupe. Specifically, a 2011 situation when a cantaloupe operation in Colorado was the focus of a deadly food safety crisis.