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Welcome! #myAGstory

Welcome to The Agrarian's Alcove! Let me start off by sharing some of my goals. This blog is for anyone and everyone who loves agriculture, has concerns or questions about agriculture, or anyone who wants to know where their food comes from. My goal is to educate you and consumers everywhere. To let you know the truth about modern agriculture. Media today can give some pretty convincing arguments on GMOs (genetically modified organisms), animal welfare, and the "crooked" motives of our farmers today, but don't worry! I'll give it to you straight, with research to back it up. Today I'd like to start with the topic, myAGstory. It's a concept that was introduced by Donnie Smith at the 2014 National FFA convention. Donnie is the CEO of Tyson, yes the Tyson you know for making frozen chicken nuggets. His commencement speech (found here) is one of the best ag preaches I've ever heard. It's an 18 minute speech, which may discourage some of you, but I want to encourage you to listen, especially if you love agriculture or don't understand why I'm writing this. If there are any topics you want me to cover, leave them in the comments, or email me. I want you to support agriculture, so we are able to feed the growing population. My goal is to build consumer confidence. My responsibility, however, is to share #myAGstory and take back the story of agriculture.
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