agriculture – The Word's Out

An Open Letter to Missouri Farmers

by Brenda B on July 14, 2014 with No Comments

By Brenda Black To all my friends on both sides of the farming fence: to the conventional and the all-natural; to the multi-generational and the first-time farmer, we are in this together. I love the passion for getting back to … Read More

Pausing to Plant a Word of Thanks

by Brenda B on March 21, 2014 with No Comments

By Brenda Black Immersed in a sea of people, I pin-balled my way through a crowded corridor headed to a luncheon. My reason for being one among the masses – to attend the 2014 US Agriculture Outlook Forum. In a … Read More

Bewildered and Blessed

by Brenda B on August 20, 2013 with No Comments

By Brenda Black Had someone been in the room with me on the day I played back a phone message of congratulations, they may have offered to assist in closing my gaping mouth and suggested a cool drink of water. … Read More

by Brenda B on February 7, 2011 with No Comments

CBB Tour of Duty Just Beginning I’m back home after a week in Denver, Co, where I attended the 2011 Cattle Industry Annual Convention. During the event, I was sworn in as a new appointee to the Cattlemen’s Beef Research … Read More