National Agriculture Day 2010
"Real Talk" Videos
Posted here are comments from Utah farmers and ranchers
about how they care for their land and animals as they produce our food.
Cole Evans of Avon, Utah talks about the South Cache Medusahead
Weed
Prevention Project. Invasive noxious weeds damage farmers'
crop production and pose problems for communities.
Posted Oct. 21, 2010 - Produced by Colby Mower
Thayne Mickelson of Nibley, Utah talks about how growing
his own garden helps him feel connected to agriculture.
He says you don't have to have a lot of acres to understand
the joys of growing your own food.
Posted October 12, 2010 - Produced by Colby Mower
Dairy farmer, Mike Hansen, talks about how his family operation
works to be good neighbors by controlling odor and manuer.
Posted Oct. 12, 2010 - Produced by Colby Mower
The Blackham family of Moroni, Utah has raised turkeys
for four generations. Leonard Blackham is helping his grandchildren
complete a 4-H project involving turkeys.
Posted, August, 2010. Produced by Colby Mower
The Potter family of Duchesne, Utah operates a family hay farm
that has changed from flood irrigation to center-pivot methods
to help reduce salt from leaching into the Colorado River.
Posted August, 2010. Produced by Colby Mower
The Double H Dairy participated in a manure management
program to help care for the land and water.
The Morgan Family Ranch participated in a program that helps
them manage their livestock manure.
Alfalfa farmer, Chris Bunker of Delta Utah talks about the care
he and his family take in conserving the soil while planting
and growing their hay crops.
Video posted May 3, 2010. Produced by Colby Mower
Ritewood Farms, a family owned egg producing farm in Cache
County talks about the various safety and production elements
of their business.
Video posted March 18, 2010. Produced by Colby Mower
The Williams family in Utah County tells about the devotion
and care they give their herd of beef cows.
They also show
a class of pre-schoolers a baby calf.
Video posted March 5, 2010. Produced by Larry Lewis
Scott Mower...a Sanpete turkey farmer...talks about the proper
care and feeding of the thousands of turkeys raised on the
family farm..
Video posted March 30, 2010. Produced by Colby Mower
Utah's future farmers and one of their teachers talk about life
on the farm and agriculture's values.
Video posted February 15, 2010. Produced by Colby Mower
((If you have a video you would like to contribute, email us at: agriculture@utah.gov/
Dont be bashful, Utahns need to know how about farming and ranching))