Okay, it's been an excessively long time since I've written on here. Taking a break from the blog was hard at first. I twitched knowing the blogging world was out there, working hard, having fun, and discussing incredibly important issues in agriculture. Luckily, the twitching subsided with a long, luxurious break of hibernation. You see, during my finals week, I studied my hindend off (okay I think it's still there), and I let articles fly off my fingertips for my weekly agriculture publications in the Farmers' Advance, Tristate Livestock News, and Cattle Business Weekly. When it was all said and done, I was ready for family time, holiday celebrations, cattle shows and basketball games. Knowing that my break is nearly over and on Monday I will begin practice for the SDSU Meats Judging Team, it was my slap back to reality that this girl had things to do.
I made a list of New Year's Resolutions for 2008, and I hope you will join me on them:
1. We will educate America's consumers about meat and dairy products.
2. We will fight outside influences from animal rights activists from impacting agriculture production.
3. We will work towards assisting America's youth in agriculture who dream of the day they can find their success in the industry they love.
4. We will strive to produce the highest quality food and fiber products to feed and clothe the world.
5. We will correct the media and misinformed consumers about myths influencing consumer's food choices.
6. We will use our God given talents and passions to light a fire within us to continue to work for the agriculture industry that we love.
Whether you live on a farm and work everyday to provide essentials for the world or if you head to the grocery store after work and remember to throw animal products into your cart, one or more of these resolutions belongs to you. Please join me. I hope to inspire, inform, and unite producers and consumers to find the truth about animal agriculture production.
Thank you for allowing my absence from the blogging community to revamp, refresh and revive my passions in agriculture. I've missed the fellowship and hope to conquer great things in 2008.
Don't forget, I promised you all a Q&A in the New Year. Stop by Monday, and I'll fill in the missing pieces about Chewing The Cud. Have a great weeekend!
Putting agriculture first,
Amanda
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Comments (2)
Thank God! I thought PETA had kidnapped you and was beating you over the head with Tofu hot dogs. I should have said that, now I've given them ideas. Glad to have you back! And I along with the whole PEDA membership will support you 150%! BTW, you are a PEDA Member, aren't you, Amanda? It's an easy group to join. Just find some form of dead animal, cook it, eat it, and enjoy it. It's not as easy as being a member of the Turtle Club, but it's better for your liver.
Better sign off before you think I'm a nut!
Posted by Jerry Hinkle | January 4, 2008 9:04 PM
Posted on January 4, 2008 21:04
Just noticed you have a Myspace page, Amanda. I have taken the liberty of requesting we be friends. No pressure, just thought you'd like to see what I look like. I'm the guy in the middle. i'll be so glad when classes start at DWU so I won't be surfing the net so much!
Posted by Jerry Hinkle | January 5, 2008 1:41 PM
Posted on January 5, 2008 13:41