National FFA Convention
A sea of blue is taking over Indianapolis and what a sight it is every year! A family of thousands! National FFA Convention is upon us once again… Continue reading National FFA Convention
Author: Morgan McEnany
National 4-H Week
October 7-13 marks National 4-H Week and as it draws to a close here are a few thoughts from a 4-H alum and your ag. communicator.
This week has been a chance to look back and thank 4-H for what it taught us. Continue reading National 4-H Week
National Pork Month
Let’s celebrate all things pigs and pork because it is National Pork Month after all! Continue reading National Pork Month
National Teach Ag Day
Today we encourage others to become Ag Teachers and recognize their role with National Teach Ag Day! I had my share of Agriculture teachers both in high school and college. Their roles are not minor in helping shape their students. Here’s to the future students who will go on to pursue agricultural education, to my friends who are still pursuing their degree/ license in ag. education, and those who have gone off to teach in the classroom. Ag teachers helped lead me to my career path. I would not be an ag. communicator or journalism graduate had it not been … Continue reading National Teach Ag Day
National Farm Safety and Health Week
September 16-22 marks another National Farm Safety and Health Week! This year has the theme: “Cultivating the Seeds of Safety.” Farm safety and health is extremely important throughout the year for our farmers. This week as they continue harvesting the … Continue reading National Farm Safety and Health Week
Corn Harvest is Back
We’ve had sunny skies since Thursday, which after all the rain we were receiving is really nice! We are closer to autumn as well and reaching cooler mornings. View this post on Instagram Finally a day without rain! Passing by … Continue reading Corn Harvest is Back
Waiting for Harvest Season
Rain, rain, go away. I believe recently the storms have brought enough rain, but the forecast for the week does not look promising for anything else. Some fields were getting closer to harvest in the area and now water is in the field. View this post on Instagram We do not need more rain in the fields. Unfortunately, the forecast does not look too promising this week. #toomuchrain A post shared by Agriculturalists Today (@agriculturaliststoday) on Sep 2, 2018 at 5:23pm PDT Any farmer who was hoping to get back to the fields this week may have to wait a … Continue reading Waiting for Harvest Season
2018 Farm Progress Show
Officially the first day of the 2018 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa! Though it ended up rained out, it seems to be off to a great start! Iowa State University’s Marching Band kicked off the show this morning before opening at 8 a.m. (Go Cyclones!) There are plenty of companies to visit if you have the chance to stop by! See machinery and farm equipment. There are many learning opportunities even for those in agriculture through companies who have activities going on. One company with an activity was Channel Seed, where your knowledge will be tested on growth stages: … Continue reading 2018 Farm Progress Show
Northeastern Iowa Ag
An adventure starting Friday headed to Dyersville and enjoying the differences in agriculture’s scenery. I must say there are more crop fields around where I am from versus northeastern Iowa’s livestock farms. A vast sea of harvest gold and some … Continue reading Northeastern Iowa Ag
Agriculturalists Today 