by Doug Mayo | Jan 13, 2023
One thing that has changed dramatically in our country since 2020 is online sales of consumer products. This includes direct sales from farms of all types. The challenge is that much of the technology needed to make online sales work smoothly requires a significant...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 6, 2023
In this week’s featured video, Daniel Geneen documents a working tour of a Louisiana Crawfish and Rice Farming operation for the Eater YouTube Channel. This gives the whole concept of double cropping a whole new meaning. Rice farmers like Mike Frugé of Cajun...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 16, 2022
This week’s featured video was produced by Oklahoma State for their SUNUP TV program. Low-stress cattle handling is one of the cornerstone concepts of Beef Quality Assurance (BQA). Handling cattle calmly in small groups reduces bruising and injury of both...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 9, 2022
This week’s featured video was published by Sloan Express to introduce a neat tool/gadget for hay feeding. The Hay Knife features a razor blade on a 29″ handle for cutting twine, mesh, plastic wrap or silage bags, and also includes a hook to quickly remove...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 18, 2022
This week’s featured video is actually one I shared previously, but because it has such a great message for Farm-City Week, I wanted to highlight it again. The video was published by Land O’ Lakes to bring to life a poem written in the late 1800s by...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 10, 2022
Farm-City Week starts next Wednesday, so I wanted to share a good video to help people learn about agriculture. According to the Mariam-Webster Dictionary, “Agronomy is a branch of agriculture dealing with field-crop production and soil management.” In...
