From flight attendant/comedian/water polo enthusiast to losing everything because of a back injury, to learning how to read in spite of dyslexia and ADHD, studying for a PhD, buying a farm, and dancing to heal – that’s how you go viral. (And what to do when you've got all that attention!)
Can we talk, politely, about what it means for the USDA budget to be cut 21%, about what we really need from the Department and the agencies that serve farmers and ranchers? Do you have suggestions for fixes to programs that would make them better for you? The time to figure it out is now, as Congress considers a new budget and Farm Bill.
Even if you're not raising pigs, you can get something useful from the Agricultural Research Service's Sandra Avant showing the importance of companionship to reduce stress, even when it's only an animal's own reflection.
Shane and Jessica Blair are new Minnesota farmers getting started with the help of a team from the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Here's how it worked for them. See if there are resources here that might be useful to you, no matter where you are in your farming/ranching career.
