Author Archives: Jessie Rose

This is my third year teaching and to say that it has been different is an understatement. The first nine weeks of this semester was one for the books. With sicknesses, weather, and now the quarantine, I didn’t realize what little time I had with my students this semester. But with that little time, whatContinue reading “This year is a bust..teaching style”

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the world to pause. We are to stay at home, only get what we need from the stores (if it’s there), and work at home while we are also raising our children. Farmers, on the other hand, are hurting in more ways than one. In Wisconsin and Ohio, farmers areContinue reading “Wasted Food: Dumped Milk, Rotting Vegetables Amid Pandemic”

Well, this was bound to happen. As many can take precautions, wash their hands and stay home, many workers in the United States cannot say the same. Sanderson Farms, one of the nation’s chicken producers, said on Monday, March 23, 2020, that one of their workers tested positive for COVID-19. Sanderson Farms, Inc. confirmed thatContinue reading “US Slaughterhouse Worker Tested Positive for COVID-19”

In honor of Women’s History Month, I want to take a minute to talk about the women that have shaped American Agriculture and continue to do so today. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) women represent 43 percent of the world’s agricultural labor force. In developing countries, women make up 40 toContinue reading “Strength in numbers: Celebration of Women in Agriculture”

“Mama Rose, can we talk?” she said as tears are starting to well up in her eyes. “Of course!” I always say, not really knowing what will come next. A little background before we begin. I have only been teaching going on 3 years in high school. Before that, I was a 4-H Agent andContinue reading “Teacher Student Relationships: “Mama Rose, can we talk?””