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Tag Archives: Common Ground
Putting up corn
One of our family traditions every summer is to “put up corn.” If you have never heard of this before (just like me not so long ago), this is the process of cooking and freezing sweet corn for the year. … Continue reading
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Tagged Common Ground, corn, family, farm, farm family, farm life, food, gardening, life on the farm, Nebraska, sweet corn, woman in agriculture
County fair time in Polk County
Here are some pictures of the kids at the Polk County Fair with their ribbons from the cow milking contest. Every kid gets a ribbon, but the fastest kids get special prizes. There are several events in the Junior Rodeo, … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, Common Ground, family, farm, farm family, Nebraska
There’s Nothing Like Nebraska Sweet Corn
There’s nothing like Nebraska sweet corn. We bought an old four row planter just for planting our favorite summer delicacy. In February we special order from a company in Illinois extra sweet corn with names like “Sugar and Gold” and … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, Common Ground, corn, family, farm, farm family, farm life, food choices, gardening, life on the farm, Nebraska
GM and wildlife can coexist
The first time I heard a negative comment about genetically modified (GM) seed I was in another country. The comment was made that the GM seed brought into their country had caused the bee population to decrease. There was no … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, birds, Common Ground, corn, crops, eggs, family, farm family, farm life, feeding animals, genetically modified, GM, life on the farm, Nebraska, seeds, society, soybeans, wildlife
Coming together on a CommonGround
Last week, CommonGround Nebraska volunteers, Diane Becker, Joan Ruskamp, Linda Schwarz, and myself attended the CommonGround Shared Voices Conference in St. Louis, MO along with volunteers from 10 other states! The focus of the conference was about creating conversations about … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, agvocating, Common Ground, conversations, family, farm, farm family, farm life, farmer, food, food choices, Nebraska, woman in ag, woman in agriculture
Luck of the draw
By Dawn Caldwell Last week I had the wonderful opportunity to travel to our nation’s capital. I was there for the U.S. Meat Export Federation Board of Directors Meeting. Everything about the meeting was great – the information presented, the … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, agvocating, airplanes, Common Ground, family, farm, feeding animals, food, food choices, society, travel, vegetarians
A Video From My Farming Operation
By: Dawn Caldwell It was a little cold and windy moving cows, but it was alot of fun – especially when a cow kicked the headlight out of Matt’s mule! Guess that’s why we carry insurance. Farmers truly do keep the … Continue reading
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Tagged cattle, Common Ground, feeding animals, Kansas, life on the farm, livestock, moving cattle, Nebraska, video
