It started innocuously enough....This scrolled past on my Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/weird_sci/status/520590127945773057 Of course, the picture is what caught my eye. Here is a CaseIH combine with a New Holland head! Perhaps 1999's happy merger is bearing fruit... But then the words....10 calories burnt to produce 1... I was intrigued, and completely Nerd Sniped. If physicists… Continue reading 10 for 1
My name is Kevin Beamer. I am 32 years old and have been raised in a world of agriculture. I am now the President of my families wholesale business Va Produce, located in Hillsville Va, but I didn’t start at the top. Don’t get me wrong I have been blessed with… Continue reading Roots
What is Agriculture? It seems like a simple question. This was one of the questions that I was asked in my interview to join the Valor II group. I have worked and lived in the agriculture all of my life and yet I found it exceedingly difficult to answer such a simple question that I… Continue reading What is Agriculture?
We've recently added a very tall, shiny, new grain bin to our farm skyline. It's the second tallest structure on our farm and it has a pretty safe ladder - important to have good gear when you're climbing! The climb up leaves me slightly breathless, a little nervous, exhilarated. The view from the top is… Continue reading The View From the Top
I was recently at a conference where my husband and I were part of a "Meet a Farmer" campaign with the American Farm Bureau Ag Foundation. It's part of a initiative to introduce consumers to farmers and vice versa. Start a conversation. Ask questions. Debunk myths. Hey, even grab a #felfie if the mood suits. I'll… Continue reading Citified Farmer
But first, a song: (which I find slightly annoying, but it does deal with the subject at hand) There is something that I have thought for some time that I have not been able to put into effective words. So, before the Fellows of VALOR Class II take over the posting duties to this blog,… Continue reading Irony (or, Social Media is dead)
There is much to be gained by simple fencing. One might think that fencing is menial and without complexity but I believe that it is much more. Having spent a portion of the last two years or so in this thing called VALOR and having experienced many new and wonderful things an opportunity arose… Continue reading Fencing… A recollection and collection of reflections
Is really coming to an end or is it the start of a new beginning. This week the inaugural class of VALOR will be graduating. It is so hard to believe that two years has passed! I am not sure how the other members feel but I honestly believe they feel the same as I… Continue reading End of a fantastic journey or start of something much greater?
The inaugural class of VALOR visited and toured Liberty Mills Farm which is owned and operated by Kent and Evie Woods. Liberty Mills Farm spans 110 acres which was originally part of the Bloomingdale Farm, and is located in Orange County, just east of Rapidan River in Somerset, VA. Our view from the farm included… Continue reading A “farmtastic” Adventure
On a cool day in May, the VALOR fellows enjoyed lunch, a tour and tasting at Veritas Vineyard and Winery in Afton, VA with two wine industry leaders – Emily Pelton, winemaker for Veritas, and Michael Shaps of Virginia Wineworks. The wine industry in Virginia has exploded over the last decade or so. The number… Continue reading In Virginia There Is Wine, and In Vino Veritas.
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