For a moment, close your eyes and imagine "home". What comes to mind? For me, it's a good meal and going back for seconds. It's swapping stories. It's talking about the weather. It's feeling included. It's feeling comfortable and completely at ease with yourself and your company. That's the agriculture community in Louisiana. Every producer… Continue reading A Home Called Louisiana
Driving along the bayou from New Iberia to Houma felt like driving through a different country. It’s easy to keep your head in the hole and keep your blinders on, especially when we all have our to-do lists, goals, and bucket lists to focus on. But if we’re honest with ourselves, we probably prefer to… Continue reading Debris Piles
If you know me, I am a big hot tea drinker. When we were at our hotel in New Iberia, LA, one of the hotel teas had a saying on it, it said “Every neighbor can be your teacher”. What a great sentiment. If we open our minds, we can learn something. Each person has… Continue reading Every Neighbor Can Be Your Teacher
In November, VALOR Class V traveled to Louisiana: Cajun Country, Birthplace of Jazz, the Bayou, Who Dat Nation! I had traveled to Louisiana before, primarily visiting New Orleans for various Farm Bureau trips but had never ventured outside of the French Quarter, and certainly never into the Bayou. I was excited to be traveling, looking… Continue reading Lessons Learned in the Bayou
Balance… what is balance? I was not able to attend the majority of the most recent Northern Neck VALOR trip, and it was hard looking at the agenda knowing I was not going to participate with my cohort, and when I did get to spend the few hours one evening with the, it was hard… Continue reading Real Talk…
Some people dream about living near the water and visit from time to time. A few people make it happen in retirement or a hopeful business venture. Some have been near water their entire lives. I’ve always enjoyed the water and time I’ve spent in “Rivah” and beach towns. When you’re on vacation and seeking… Continue reading Water, Water, Everywhere…
Agriculture has had a bad rap over the years for environmental concerns-too much fertilizer, too many herbicides, too much tillage, no cover crops. Wherever your were, or are now, with your thinking, I encourage you to take a trip to the Northern Neck of Virginia for a reality check. You’ll see how the land stewards… Continue reading Strong Partnerships
Hot crab dip! Our first stop this session was to West Point, Virginia and I got to experience my hometown as a tourist. The town has changed so much for example, we met at 3 Rivers Seafood, growing up this was the spot of Massey Oil and the neighboring lot was a riverfront restaurant. I… Continue reading Welcome to West Point!🦀
I am not referring to the Justin Timberlake song but to agriculture. On our recent seminar to the Northern Neck one of the main themes that we experienced is the shortage of employees in the agriculture sector. This does not just apply to certain segments but is industry-wide, across all localities, regions, states and the… Continue reading Bringing Sexy Back
VALOR Class V recently had a wonderful trip to the Northern Neck. Personally, I had never spent much time on the Northern Neck and found that it was a great place to visit with a wealth of agricultural history. Highlights of the trip were our visit to the Northern Neck Technical Center, Kellum Seafoods, a… Continue reading What is Healthy?
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