Jodi Helmer

1 month ago | ffa.org | Jodi Helmer

Summit Browning didn’t know much about coffee when he started S Bar B Cowboy Coffee in 2022, but he’d taken enough business classes and participated in numerous FFA competitions to feel confident following an entrepreneurial path. The Gardiner FFA Alumnus from Montana used his college fund and the proceeds from selling dirt bikes and snowmobiles to launch the business. He purchased a roaster and other essential supplies, investing almost $40,000 before he sold his first pound of coffee.

1 month ago | foodprint.org | Kristen Link |Jodi Helmer

You know the stats: Americans toss almost 60 billion tons of food annually — more than any other nation — and most of it goes to the landfill where it makes up 22 percent of municipal solid waste and generates 11 percent of global methane emissions. Concerns about food waste might be the main reason you scrape leftovers into the compost bin or recycle overripe bananas, moldy bread and spent eggshells via a municipal composting program.

1 month ago | petful.com | Jodi Helmer

Living with chronic allergies can be miserable for dogs. When diet changes, medicated baths, topical treatments and medications aren’t enough to make your dog feel better, allergy shots for dogs could be the answer. Dog allergy shots are effective. Research shows that 60 percent dogs who get the shots, called immunotherapy, got relief from dog allergy symptoms like scratching, licking, coughing or has diarrhea, vomiting, hair loss or recurring ear infections.

1 month ago | ffa.org | Jodi Helmer

Although Anna Mathis had never traveled abroad, that didn’t stop her from boarding a plane to Uganda to connect with women in rural agricultural communities. The 2020-21 National FFA secretary from Valley Springs, Ark., first learned about Extension education, a method of teaching aimed at providing practical information to people in urban and rural areas, while preparing to run for a National FFA office.

2 months ago | aarp.org | Jodi Helmer

Getty Images (2) Facebook Twitter LinkedIn You’ve been doing laundry for decades. The machines are more high tech and some of the products are different — hello, detergent pods — but laundry is laundry.  Or is it?