Preaching to the Choir

Am here at AgChat Foundation 2011 Agvocacy 2.0 Conference here in Nashville. Today has been eye opening in hearing from other leaders in AGVOCATING for American Agriculture and modern consumer ideas about what actually happens on a farm. I have the privilege meeting other agvocates, famers and ranchers involved in spreading the news about agriculture via social media.

Back in the Posting...

Well, despite a spring of technical difficulties, I finally have an iPad and keyboard that are working, so I can blog and share in family time. Dance recital has come and gone again, T-Ball/Softball is almost over, and it is time to put up some hay. Brian is having a time getting enough sunny days in a row to get our hay in for the stock at Diamond M Farms. It keeps raining and raining.

Today at work, my car took a beating in a hail storm. I am not sure that a tornado did not go over my office. I never ever heard strait line winds sound quit like that.

I hope to be posting more often now as my technical difficulties are getting resolved...

BUT does anyone know how to get twitter and Facebook to work right on the iPad

Father Daughter Dance Night

Brian and the girls took time off from farming to get all dressed up for father daughter dance. It took me two hours of make up, flat iron, and dressing them to get them ready.

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One hungry planet

A picture is worth a 1000 words, so how many words is this YouTube video worth...

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Baby, its cold outside

Greetings from frozen Tennessee. This winter weather has made life interesting in my medical practice and for our farm. Our cattle are eating more hay and grain, and my patients are having to reschedule appointments and we are doing a lot of telephone medicine. My wonderful hubby is having to bring me back and forth to work too as our road is covered in snow and ice.

Brian and I were pleased to be able to go to the American Farm Bureau Federation's annual meeting in Atlanta this past weekend, and we both have to admit that we were more pleased to have driven ourselves and been able to leave on Sunday before the weather set in. We had no desire to be stuck in Atlanta in a snowstorm. We were learning a lot and were please to see our friends from across the country. I was really pleased to have been able to attend the AgChat Foundations training on social media and proper use for Agvocating for Agriculture.

We met and made many new friends as well.

I know that this blog can seem fractured in post at times. And after our training session, I have put more thought in what I want this blog to do. I want people to see the real issues facing agriculture and medicine. By writing and posting here, I hope to provide a glimpse into rural life here in Upper Middle Tennessee. I think that unless people start telling their stories, whether they are based in agriculture or in my case in both agriculture and medicine, the Average inner city American lacks the knowledge to be able to understand our world and the issues we face.

Agriculture has been a late love of my life. I stumbled into this passion of mine by my relationship to my Hubby and our common interest in making our Beef Farm a success. Medicine is a calling that I have always had and am fortunate to be able to continue - unless Congress keeps trying to cut my pay - haha!!!

Looking forward to a more centered approach with this blog, but I will admit there will still more than not be post about my family as well because they are the real reason that I do what I do. So, I guess this post is my New Years Blogging resolution, it just took a bit to write it all down.

Producing Results... AFBF theme for 2011

This week has been a blessing in my life. Spending time with American Agriculturist is always a highlight in my life and the theme for 2011 is an inspiring motivated for us all.
All day, day in and day out, I work towards producing results and so do the men and women of American Agriculture.
I al looking forward to time spent with the Women Leaders of the American Farm Bureau.
Each encounter here in Atlanta brings us opportunity to see friends from across this great nation of Agriculturist.
Did you know, that one American Farmer feeds 155 people as compared to the 49 we could feed in 1970's and by using modern environmentally sound farming practice, Agriculture has greatly decreased environmental impact.
Oh well, happy to spend time at this great luncheon learning more about Producing Results for Agriculture.

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A Good Rainy Day

Am sitting in music class with my seven year old thinking that life is really good. I have been able to make nursing home rounds this morning. I love my little older patients. And then got the grey in my hair covered up with lovely caramel highlights. Got the oil changed. Checked in on congress and found that they delayed the SGR cuts I have been dreading. Made homemade beef stroganoff from my own homegrown beef and have it in the crock pot. And now I am enjoying music class with Ella. Life is grand. The only draw back to today is that I did not get to help Brian on he farm but it is raining cats and dogs outside.

Last two Tuesdays I have helped tag calves, helped AI cows, and all sorts of fun stuff on the farm. I even got to drive the tractor. I love helping on our farm. We are getting baby calves ever day now.

I also just got an email from Cup of Joe from soldiers serving in our armed forces all over the world. It's a great program. For a small price you can provide some American coffee to US service men and women. I think its a great idea.

Congress lame duck session is driving me nuts. Tax cuts, estate taxes, food safety bills, and the ever popular SGR fixes. God help our country cause the political people aren't.

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Can now blog from phone... yeah

Hey there world. It's been too long. Life has been hectic here in upper middle Tennessee for the McLerran's. So far this year I have had three major surgeries, had two girls sign up for girl scouts, have little man get his tonsils out, and a few other things. Our farm is good. Brian got a grant to use spring water.for the automatic waters on the farm. It's better and cheaper than city water. Ella has made strait a's all year and will soon resume basketball. Brie refuses to play.

We are still dealing Qiu major issues in healthcare. And I for one remain hopeful that congress will keep he current tax cuts, amend or change the God Awful healthcare bill they passed, and fix the SGR. The potential Medicare cuts are already affecting seniors in our area with Doctors refusing to treat Medicare patients. God help us all if they cut Medicare payments by 24%.

Will talk more later now that this is fixed. TTFN... Tata for now...

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