Faces of Agriculture



Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Rural Route is a one-hour radio show aimed at bridging rural and urban America. Listen Live from 2:30-3:30 pm Central Time, Monday - Friday Click here to receive Rural Route each day via podcast Dakota Trails and Tales Segment 1 Segment 2 Colorado Trails and Tales Loos Trails and Tales Illinois Truth Be Told Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Attention Podcasters Interested in getting Trent's shows via Podcast, Click here for more information Written Commentaries Here's a selection of articles by Trent Loos that have appeared recently in Feedstuffs: Some questions deserve answers A little rumination goes a long way Chuck wagon can still deliver today Let's get back to basic message Why don't we ask why more often Stop evil in its tracks Things not always as they appear More food with no sweat equity Horse issue too heavy of a load It's all part of the cycle of life Mother Nature is really in charge Do we properly value human life ~ LOOS LIPS ~ Click on the bar below to receive Loos Lips via e-mail or Click here to view the most recent edition of Loos Lips	Plan on tuning in on Thanksgiving morning to see me and the Loos Tales FoodLink Chuck Wagon in the 2008 McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The event will be televised on WGN-TV9 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Central. WGN America also will broadcast the parade nationally. The Chicago parade is one of only three in the country to be covered live, in its entirety, on a national television broadcast. Organizers estimate a potential television viewing audience of 72 million and crowd on the streets of Chicago of around 500,000. The Loos Tales FoodLink Chuck Wagon is being presented by the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago. In its 75th year, the Chicago parade has a long history, much like that of the chuck wagon. It was created in December 1934 as a response to the Great Depression and was meant to lift spirits and provide cheer. The chuck wagon was born and commonly used during the cattle drive era of the late 1800s. Its purpose was nourishing the cowboys driving longhorn cattle up the Chisholm Trail from Texas toward the stockyards of Chicago. My journey through the streets of Chicago on Thanksgiving morning is meant to symbolize the vital role that American farmers and ranchers still play in providing the essentials of life. It is only through that commitment to the production of the safest and most affordable food supply in the world that we as a nation can truly have food security. Joining me on the buckboard in Chicago will be Korean War veteran Tony Gallagher, a former Chicago resident whose eight years of military service and 23 years with the CIA earned him eight purple hearts. Gallagher lived in Chicago until he was 15 and joined the U.S. Army. He now resides in Sedalia, Mo. Thanksgiving is a day for saying thanks, and to that, I say thank you to all who make the effort and sacrifices each and everyday to provide for our national security - the American farmer/rancher and the American soldier. Join us on the journey. Tune in on Thanksgiving morning... To find out more on the McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Always together for American agriculture, Trent Loos Trent@loostales.com At Feedstuffs FoodLink we explore the key issues related to the production of a safe, abundant, high-quality and affordable food supply. Click here for the lastest news from Feedstuffs FoodLink Nutrients abound - video from our recent visit to SwissLane Dairy Human salmonella strains distinct from animal strains Not a legislative matter- audio Some questions deserve answers A lesson from China - audio The importance of a little rumination - Trent Loos looks at why enacting regulation out of "an abundance of caution" isn't necessarily in any of our best interests. All milk is the same - Journal of the American Dietetic Association rbST reduces carbon footprint of dairies Stalls can be in a sow's best interest - video Click here for the Feedstuffs FoodLink Blog Click here to visit the home page of Feedstuffs FoodLink Click here to visit the Feedstuffs FoodLink YouTube Channel	Travel with Trent For a diary of Trent's activities, Click here Modern Day Cowboy Music by Pat Meade The Loos Tales FoodLink Chuck Wagon is traveling the country telling the story of modern food production. Join us on the journey Click to view news coverage of the Farm Progress Show Chuck Wagon journey Click here for the Loos Tales FoodLink Chuck Wagon Channel on You Tube Red Shirt Friday "Americans in Agriculture We Support Our Troops" Order your Shirt today! We salute you, the American Soldier The Price of Freedom Steaks for Troops Initiative Watch our video Loos Tales on YouTube Click here to view the Loos Tales Channel Animal Welfare Click here for more information on this topic Environmental Stewardship Click here for more information on this topic Unwanted Horses Click here for more information on this topic Rafter G Chuck Wagon