Farmers Are an Endangered Species

Farmers Are an Endangered Species

I recently posted a couple of articles on LinkedIn that got more than the usual amount of attention. Both were highlighting data from the most recent USDA Census of Agriculture that tallied the fewest farmers since 1850 and also indicated that few...
How to Build Relationships with Farmers

How to Build Relationships with Farmers

One thing I’ve learned, living in small-town, beautiful East Texas, is that we don’t have transactions — we have conversations. Take the other day, for instance: My TV went black and I couldn’t get it to turn on correctly. Now, in researching how to fix it, there...
The PIA Factor

The PIA Factor

I am a member and the secretary of a well-known international service organization. Our chapter, here in beautiful Athens, Texas, is large and active; we regularly attract new members. As secretary, it’s my job to add them to the national membership...
Farmers Have a PhD in BS Detection

Farmers Have a PhD in BS Detection

I was recently listening to a marketing guru share her amazing words of wisdom for increasing sales. “Facts tell, stories sell,” she declared with a doe-eyed look of “Aren’t I smart?!” And stories have been used to sell a lot in the past...
From Across the Miles

From Across the Miles

From across the miles. As I sit here in my log cabin in rural Wisconsin watching the snow fall, I’m thinking about last Christmas in beautiful East Texas, an area filled with Longhorns, Bramahas, chickens, and donkeys, and of course horses! Some goats were...