I want to give a big thank you to all of my readers out there. I have had a great time blogging over the last year about food and agriculture law issues on this blog. I am excited to implement video blogs and guest blogs in the next year. In case you missed them, here were some of my favorite …
AAW-Syngenta “Leadership At Its Best” Conference
I spent last week in Greensboro, North Carolina at the American Agri-Women (“AAW”) – Syngenta “Leadership At Its Best” Conference. It was a great week and I had a nice time getting to know other AAW members. I was invited to participate on behalf of New York Agri-Women. Female leadership in the agriculture industry is so important. If you don’t …
American Agri-Women Speak Out on Food Inc.
Big thanks to all of you who participated in the online discussion a few weeks ago on the movie Food Inc. I still have the discussion available on Google Wave for those of you who just watched the movie and would like to share your views. I believe that discussing these types of movies and books criticizing modern agriculture is …
AAW Currently Having Mid-Year Meeting in Denver
Women involved in the agriculture industry from coast-to-coast are gathered in Denver, Colorado today for the Mid-Year Meeting of the American Agri-Women (“AAW”). I was hoping that I would be able to break away for the conference (and some time for fresh air in the mountains); unfortunately my caseload is keeping me here in NYC. After reviewing the agenda, I am …
YPC’s Public Relations Task Force
I make no secret on this blog my love for the cattle industry and activity with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (“NCBA”) Young Producers’ Council. I will continue to serve as YPC’s Public Relations Chair for 2010. Please let me know if you are interested in joining the Public Relations Team as I would like to have a conference call next …
Urban Development: Is It Making It Too Hard For Children To Stay On The Farm?
This past week I was asked this very question and it made me think about the connection between urban development and our children who grew up in production agriculture who later leave the farm only to get a job in a metropolitan area. In this blog, I mentioned that this issue is creating a problem for agriculture estate and succession planning as some farmers …
New York Agri-Women Are Now On Facebook and Twitter
Several women involved in the agriculture industry in New York are starting a New York affilate of the American Agri-Women Association (“AAW”) (a.k.a. @Women4Ag). I have always particularly admired strong female leaders involved in agriculture – afterall, we’re the ones really running this industry! (don’t tell the guys I said that). New York Agri-Women will give females involved in agriculture in the …
Tuesday Links
As I was trolling the blogosphere this morning, I came across some interesting posts that I thought I’d share: 1. Because I live in NYC and my country-self tends to be a little naive and trusting, this post reminded me that you can never be too careful (particularly in January with so much traveling taking place for conferences and livestock shows). And this post might …
Some Suggestions for Your New Year’s Resolutions
Here we are. Last day of 2009. I cannot believe how fast this year has gone. I started 2009 in Cheyenne, Wyoming and ended it in New York City at Rincker Law, PLLC. I am extremely grateful for my friends and family who have been supportive along the way. It’s snowing outside here in NYC today — nothing better than …
Another New Year’s Resolution: Get Your Masters in Beef Advocacy
As we quickly approach 2010, I’m blogging about New Year’s resolutions all week. Another suggestion for a New Year’s resolution for all you cattle folks is to get your Master’s in Beef Advocacy (“MBA”) from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (“NCBA”). I received my MBA last July in Denver at the Summer Conference and blogged about my experience here. You …
Discussion Thread Started For Omnivore’s Dilemma on Google Wave
I have started a discussion thread on Michael Pollan’s book The Omnivore’s Dilemma on google wave. If you are on “the wave” and would like to join the discussion thread, please add me to your contacts at cari.rincker@googlewave.com. The real time conversation will be Wednesday at 8pm ET but in the meantime, feel free to post your thoughts under each …
Twitter 101 for Agriculture Producers
Over the last few months I have been mentioning Twitter a lot on this blog. I believe that Twitter is the best place to get breaking news and share ideas. I developed a quick guide to Twitter for agriculture producers this morning. It is available on JD Supra here. I believe that Twitter is an important forum for agriculture producers …