Farm

Jennie on August 3rd, 2011

 Agtually…I know you’ve been wondering where I’ve been the past few days.  No, Chris didn’t surprise me with a romantic Anniversary weekend.  As has become somewhat of a tradition, we were busy sharing the agriculture in our part of Virginia with young farmers from all across the state at the 6th Annual Summer Expo. Our [...]

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Chris on July 4th, 2011

Agtually… Today we pause to celebrate the 235th birthday of our great nation and reflect on the sacrifices of our forefathers to fight for and ensure the independence and freedoms that we enjoy today. Additionally, we stop to celebrate and honor the continued sacrifices by our military, who continue to serve and protect these freedoms [...]

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Chris on June 9th, 2011

Earlier this week, Jennie and I had the opportunity to talk with NBC 12 reporter Sunni Blevins about how farmers and the agricultural industry are increasingly using social media to connect with consumers and tell the agriculture story.  Whether it’s Facebook pages such as the Farmers of Southampton County, which has over 700 followers in [...]

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Chris on May 24th, 2011

“Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the corn field.“    ~Dwight D. Eisenhower Week 2                                                                                   Week 3 Over the past couple of weeks, the corn has been growing!  The field is transforming from a field full of seedlings into a field full of fast growing corn plants.  [...]

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Chris on May 8th, 2011

“Life on a farm is a school of patience; you can’t hurry the crops or make an ox in two days.” ~Henri Alain Agtually… It is again the time of year when the warmth of spring beckons the eternal optimism of a farmer to return to the field and place seeds in the ground in [...]

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