by Marianne Smith Edge | Jan 31, 2026
It’s a new year and I am reminding myself of what I previously wrote about the power of conversation: “Let us start to rise above the chatter … changing it to conversations that seek understanding, address challenging issues from farm to plate and ultimately...
by Marianne Smith Edge | Dec 19, 2025
What a year we have experienced! From the questioning of long-held scientific principles to the chatter of what a “healthy America” really is, I found myself mired in the daily, and often hourly, headlines. Those headlines often created angst and left me questioning...
by Marianne Smith Edge | Dec 19, 2025
I still have vivid memories of Santa’s “arrival” when I was a small child growing up on a dairy farm. For me, Santa didn’t arrive on Christmas morning. After all, my father started milking at 5 a.m. every day, regardless of holidays or weekends. So, his one request of...
by Marianne Smith Edge | Dec 19, 2025
Today, as words race across the venues of social media with responses that are either filled with anger or enthusiasm on any subject from food and agriculture, to sports and the world in general, it reminds me of my introduction to fierce conversations over 25 years...
by Marianne Smith Edge | Sep 11, 2025
Summer break is over! While the mountain of headlines could have easily amassed a multitude of blogs, I let my feet attack the mountains and my fellow colleagues address the never-ending food and ag issues. Headlines can make our heads spin and challenge us to think...
