2010 Trailblazer Award Winners

When Joe Roybal called me late this summer to say that Stacy and I had been selected at BEEF Magazine's 2010 Trailblazer Award honorees I was pretty much speechless (which doesn't happen very often).  My first thought was that we probably weren't old enough to be a trailblazer in the beef industry!  Never had the thought crossed my mind that we would be considered for an award like this.  We didn't set out to win any awards when we started telling our story but we truly appreciate it. 

So a big thank you to Joe and everyone at BEEF Magazine for thinking of us!

Here's a link to the 2010 BEEF Magazine Trailblazer Award article.

What a Week!

It's been a wild, but very fun week. Last week we were in Indianapolis, IN for the national FFA convention. This was the second year that I had the opportunity to attend and I was even more impressed with the quality of the students that were there. The next generation that will become involved in agriculture will definitely be prepared for the challenges ahead of them.

Today we are in Charleston, WV to speak to the West Virginia Conservation Partnership Conference. It will be fun and exciting to visit with these folks today and let them know about the important role they play in promoting modern production agriculture. All of us realize that the soil is one of our greatest natural resources and that we have a common goal protecting it so that we can raise our food.

There is one last thing I want to mention. Please pray for good harvesting weather for everyone. So many of us are struggling to get the crops out of the fields and is adding to the already stressful job of harvest. When times like these come along, we all need to rely on our faith. So please remember our farmers in your daily prayers.

Have a great week!

Troy

Top 10 Industry Leaders Under 40

I have to brag just a little bit today. Stacy and I were honored by Cattle Business Weekly last week by being named to their annual list of the Top 10 Cattle Industry Leaders Under 40. It's a list that they began putting together just a few years ago, but it has quickly become a great honor to recieve.

To say the least we were excited when we found out. The things that the people on this list are doing have impressed me every year. You can follow the link above to see who the others on the list are.

Thanks again to the Cattle Business Weekly for selecting us.

AFA on Cattle Network

We were fortunate to have Advocates for Agriculture featured by Cattle Network. Click here to read Chuck Jolley's Five Minutes with Advocates for Agriculture. Have a great weekend.

Mississippi Women In Agriculture

Stacy and i just finished up presenting to the Mississippi Women in Agriculture Conference. It's been a fantastic trip down here to Jackson and the people we have met have been incredible. They have a very dedicated and enthusiastic crowd of women here who are fired up to go out and tell the incredible story of food production in this country.

We will be headed for the airport soon to head back to South Dakota and winter weather. With the weather report at home, we will be happy just to get there. Round three in the Battle of the Blizzards will be hitting today at home. To say the least, calving season has been a struggle against Mother Nature.

Bad weather has been hitting all over the country. Hopefully you are getting the weather you need. Have a great weekend.