Happy National (International?) Bacon Day!

I've heard conflicting reports on whether it's National or International Bacon Day today.

I say who cares?! It's a day to celebrate Nature's candy!

Here's an awesome infographic to give you some cool facts about this deliciousness:

(source: onlineschools.org)

Apples! Apples! Apples!

Do you have a favorite apple variety? Maybe a favorite recipe? Share it!

'Murrica

In addition to enjoying safe and quality meals, American's also enjoy the most affordable food supply in the world.

No Kidding...

Here's a TON of other facts about goats! Did you know goats are actually really picky eaters? Debunk the stereotypes! 

http://www.jrcnboergoats.com/meatgoatfacts.html

Where Does Food REALLY Come From?

This one was inspired after watching The Amazing Race a few weeks ago and realizing some of the contestants had literally never seen a cow before in their lives. This fact both totally depressed and amazed me. Clearly, we need some major agriculture education in our nation!

Believe it or not, that ice cream bar doesn't actually come straight from the grocery store!

May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor...

To all of going out to enjoy the midnight premiere: Use those smartphones to check outwww.freerice.com and don't stop until you get the "Please silence your cell phones now" sign!

You're just going to be sitting there waiting for the movie to start anyways :) 

Amaizing!

I then proceeded to figure up the number of kernels that would be... somewhere in the neighborhood of 21 quadrillion (and yes that's actually a kind of number!) or enough for every one of the 7 billion people on earth to have 300,000 kernels. Just from Ohio. Just from last year.

That IS a LOT of corn.

Want to learn more about Ohio's second largest commodity crop? Check out http://www.ohiocorn.org/!

Stout Knowledge

Okay, so maybe one of my more "random" and "out there" agriculture facts, but an important one none the less! And today seems like a fitting day for it :)

Here's the article if you're interested:http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/history/did-a-thirst-for-beer-spark-civilization-1869187.html

Celebrate responsibly lads and lasses!

Celebrating National Teach Ag Day

Happy National Teach Ag Day! 

Team Ag Ed hopes to reach their 10x15 goal of having 10,000 agriculture science education programs in place by 2015. Find out more about 10x15 and other programs by visiting http://www.naae.org/teachag/teachagday.php ! 

Oh... and go thank YOUR Ag teacher for their efforts to develop leaders and agriculturists!

Ewe Probably Should Read This

I may not have grown up on a sheep farm, but there's just something I

 love about those wooly buggers! 

Why don't "EWE" go check out some more facts about the Ohio Sheep Industry! 

http://www.ohiosheep.org/index.html

Hunger in the Heartland

Combating world hunger is important, but it's important not to forget about our neighbor's needs locally as well.

For more information on conquering hunger in the United States, check out www.feedingamerica.org.

Happy National Agriculture Day!

Please thank a farmer for feeding, clothing and fueling your vehicle for you today <3 

Feeding the World

American farmers do a lot to help feed the world! With the population expected to reach over 9.1 billion by 2050 and almost a billion people without sufficient nutrition now, agriculture not only has to step up it's methods of production, but must also find new and innovative ways of supplying nutrition to the world. Tomorrow, we'll explore the differences between the farms of yesterday and the farms of today... just another way we're celebrating National Ag Week 2012!

For more information on how modern farmers are combating the issues of hunger and malnutrition, check outhttp://www.agweb.com/farmersfeedingtheworld/why_now.aspx.

Kicking Off National Ag Week...

Celebrate National Agriculture Week! Check outhttp://www.agday.org/ for ways you can incorporate ag facts into your daily routine and be sure to share Fact or Hogwash? with your FB friends as well... we'll be sharing lots of facts this week to raise awareness of America's number one industry!

Here's a video to get you started: 

Eggscellent :)

The Incredible Edible Egg! Get more egg facts at http://www.incredibleegg.org/

Moooove Over, We've Got a Post on Milk Today...

Regardless of whether the milk you buy is organic, natural or regular, rest assured that it's going to be safe and healthy for you to drink! 

Dairy Farming Today has a pretty sweet game that takes you inside the day to day chores of a dairy farmer- do you have what it takes?http://www.dairyfarmingtoday.org/_layouts/DFT/interactivegame/interactivegame/game.html

Is There a Difference?

Pork Producers (and all other livestock farmers as well!) work hard to provide safe, efficient and cost effective housing for their animals. When something is your livelihood, you want it to be 

the best if can be!

Winter? Wheat?

It may be pretty "blah" around here right now, not a whole lot growing, but it's always a fantastic sight to see the popping green of winter wheat poking out of the ground in February! 

Learn more about Ohio wheat (and other grains) at http://www.ohiosmallgrains.org/learn-about-small-grains/

Ohio's Home to HOW MANY COWS?

Well, and all the other livestock too...

Everything But the Oink!

Pigs have always fascinated me. They're smarter than most people assume (you can almost train them like dogs), are healthier to eat then many other meats (that's another post though) and by golly, can you get some wacky products from them! 


Also, check out what Dutch designer Christien Meindertsma found when she followed the path of Hog # 05049! It's a very cool story! 

http://benatlas.com/2009/09/185-products-made-from-a-single-pig/