Extension News & Insight

Body One of my favorite childhood memories was when Dad would get the popcorn popper out and pop popcorn. It was during the winter months and at least three or four times a week. He would find the cobs give us kids one to shell and then start heating the popcorn popper.

Body I recently cleaned out my sock drawer, an overdue task that I hadn’t reached the appropriate level of boredom to tackle in a number of years. It also served as a reminder that I’m absolutely terrible at estimating just how useful a range of items will be in the future.

Body We had the Four Food Groups, then the Five Food Groups, then the Food Guide Pyramid, then we got Myplate. Each came with Dietary Guidelines that we are to follow for a healthy lifestyle.

Body By Kim Baldwin McPherson County farmer and rancher I was recently asked to help judge an FFA speech contest. I happily agreed to help as I thoroughly enjoy listening to young adults present their research and memorized written work before a panel of strangers.