tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542800885252004461.post3064182334333516557..comments2021-07-15T10:23:15.824-07:00Comments on Ag Policy from the Inside Out: Don't mess with these farm womenSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00239397904866930004noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542800885252004461.post-24364279369374857832021-07-15T10:23:15.824-07:002021-07-15T10:23:15.824-07:00Mr Pedro is absolutely incredible. He’s been so re...Mr Pedro is absolutely incredible. He’s been so responsive, so patient & honest, and just wonderful at his job as a loan officer. I will buy every future house with him if I ever move to DC. He’s just the absolute best.” <br />I will recommend anyone here looking for a loan to contact a loan officer Pedro on Email... pedroloanss@gmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542800885252004461.post-24940713235978232552011-04-07T10:11:14.631-07:002011-04-07T10:11:14.631-07:00As a CommonGround spokeswoman I thank you! I appre...As a CommonGround spokeswoman I thank you! I appreciate your support in their mockery of what we believe will be an extremely beneficial program to all consumers and producers!<br />Morgan KontzSDFarmWifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076284386591475345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542800885252004461.post-16435442364430471042011-02-28T10:25:14.834-08:002011-02-28T10:25:14.834-08:00First of all, let me make clear what I’m not sayin...First of all, let me make clear what I’m not saying, since I’ve obviously struck a chord with those orchestrating the corn and soybean growers’ $30 million PR campaign. My goal was to highlight the glaring lack of women on national agriculture commodity boards at a time when they’re training women to be their public face. That raises the question: Why are women being singled out just for this role? Why aren’t men included in this campaign?<br /><br />I recognize that several ag organizations are led and well represented by women, but the fact is, women constitute just 1 percent (3 out of 228) of the membership of the national commodity boards, the very groups sponsoring this campaign. I believe that more women should be welcomed at all levels of these organizations, including at the top.<br /><br />I urged “farmers and non-farmers alike to question how our food is grown, not who is showcased in a public relations campaign.” Women and men alike have important messages to convey especially to non-farmers. But the puzzling response from proponents of this campaign completely misses the point – why are women being singled out to do the public relations campaigns while their male counterparts do the decision making?<br /><br />Women farmers are some of the most hard-working, well-rounded, dedicated and intelligent people in agriculture today. Among these dedicated women are some of my family members, who work long hours, planting and harvesting corn, soybeans and alfalfa and raising cattle, chickens and hogs. Some of them are making major marketing decisions and managing funds for their families’ farms. I worked on our family farm for more than 10 years and lean on that experience every day I show up to work at EWG.<br /><br />I agree that farmers’ voices need to be heard, but this should be coupled with an honest and open debate about current farming practices, federal incentives and regulations and their effect on our water, air and health – for both conventional and organic farming.<br /><br />At EWG we value transparency: transparency in farm payments to the largest and wealthiest operations and transparency in the millions spent on marketing campaigns that are too often designed to mislead consumers.<br /><br />Please, do an analysis of female representation across the entire spectrum of boards and organizations involved in “production” agriculture. Prove me wrong. I would love to see more statistics on women’s representation there since women are often working on the same farms these men represent at a national or state level.<br /><br />At the very least my hope is that by asking the tough questions, we could start an honest discussion and hopefully move toward a path that rights this gender inequality.<br /><br />SheilaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17124841585960679306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542800885252004461.post-89374020745637866572011-02-25T14:07:45.382-08:002011-02-25T14:07:45.382-08:00Thank you Sara! As a CommonGround spokeswoman, vo...Thank you Sara! As a CommonGround spokeswoman, volunteering my time for the project, I truly appreciate your respect for not only the cause, but more importantly, the women willing to take the time to tell our farm-life stories. Somewhere in EWG's comments, they have missed the point terribly. As a spokeswoman involved with CommonGround, I am not out to banter about whether we should or should not have a greater number of women on commodity boards....I just want folks to understand and appreciate where our safe, nutritious and abundant food supply comes from - dedicated farmers and ranchers from all across the United States!<br /><br />Dawn CaldwellAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00986284572514255946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542800885252004461.post-86209217045825873852011-02-25T08:55:47.663-08:002011-02-25T08:55:47.663-08:00Thanks, Sara.
Spot on.
Pam JohnsonThanks, Sara.<br />Spot on.<br />Pam JohnsonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12949204845576112380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542800885252004461.post-18640267152031539202011-02-25T08:17:29.471-08:002011-02-25T08:17:29.471-08:00Nice one Sara!Nice one Sara!Holly Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658550929328084916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542800885252004461.post-70498849931649402192011-02-25T07:04:27.921-08:002011-02-25T07:04:27.921-08:00Well said! I love talking about agriculture, and f...Well said! I love talking about agriculture, and feel like I have the hands on experience to be knowledgeable about my family's livelihood. However, in saying that it does not hurt at all to have some professional training so I can get my story across more effectively. For me that has been the Master's of Beef Advocacy program. I may be blonde, well dressed, and a women, but I am not a figurehead. <br /><br />www.cdycattle.blogspot.comcrystal.cattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06186009489091257926noreply@blogger.com