Hello Spring

Not that we've really had much winter to worry about... 

But agriculturists do face a lot of adversity, from nature, from consumers and from radical groups. If they let every little thing get them down, the world would be pretty hungry. 

Think of farmers as perennial optimists... there's always hope for a new season. 

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!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Fact or Hogwash is trying to reach 317 fans today on Facebook... Help us out by sharing us with everyone you know! 

Support the 75 thousand Ohio farmers who feed the 11 million of us!

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.