JBS USA’s Post

“School is stressful, but being hungry can be extra stressful," says Michael, who is only in seventh grade but already knows what it’s like to overcome challenges. Michael is an honor student and captain of the school’s soccer team, constantly pushing himself to improve both on the field and in the classroom. But the hardest thing of all? Feeling hunger. Because of your support, Second Harvest can help improve access to nutritious food through Michael's school. "Knowing that we can walk to the cafeteria and grab something helps a lot." One small action makes all the difference for kids like Michael. Find out how you can get involved with Second Harvest: https://bit.ly/2MaIERk

🇺🇸 What is July 4th to the grandnephew of a sharecropper? Growing up, we would rise early to prepare the ingredients for Alabama gumbo on the land we lived on. My Uncle Tommy would use a huge black pot on an open flame, while Aunt Molly seasoned fresh vegetables and meats. The aroma was scrumptious, but under the careful gaze of the white landowner and his wife, we were simply told to "Have a Happy 4th." The Black help, including Ms. Maryanna, spent the day serving Mr. Elmer's family and guests. Our celebration consisted of a new white t-shirt and the annual baseball game—a brief moment of fellowship, fun, and a pause from everyday oppression. We enjoyed hot dogs, fried whiting fish, BBQ chicken, Kool-Aid, and homemade ice cream churned by us kids.Oh and the landowner gave us one Mason jar of the gumbo. Laughter filled the air as the sun set. For this grandnephew of a sharecropper, July 4th is a reminder that we remain in the middle of a mountain. As Gil Scott-Heron sings, we must keep climbing. Today, let's recommit to the struggle. Winter is coming, and my impatient optimism is for ALL who chase liberation to keep climbing. Liberation is not found in the middle of this mountain, and our movement is not a hustle. Liberation in health and healthcare equity is making the impossible possible. It's #Heartwork #IndependenceDay #KeepClimbing #Liberation #SharecropperLegacy #July4th #SocialJustice #ImpatientOptimism

The Golden Egg. Once upon a time, a farmer had a goose that laid a golden egg every day. The farmer used to sell that egg and earn enough money to meet their family's day-to-day needs. One day, the farmer thought that if he could get more such golden eggs and make a lot of money and become a wealthy person. Moral: Cheating will not get you anything and you will definitely pay for it. #article #snsinstitution #snsdesignthinkers #snsdesignthinking

Advice from An Old Farmer Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight, and bull-strong. Keep skunks and bankers at a distance. Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. Words that soak into your ears are whispered… not yelled. Meanness doesn’t just happen overnight. Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads. Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you. It doesn’t take a very big person to carry a grudge. You cannot unsay a cruel word. Every path has a few puddles. When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty. The best sermons are lived, not preached. Most of the stuff people worry about ain’t never gonna happen anyway. Don’t judge folks by their relatives. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. Live a good, honorable life… Then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time. Don‘t interfere with somethin’ that ain’t bothering you none. Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a Rain dance. If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging. Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got. The biggest troublemaker you’ll probably ever have to deal with watches you from the mirror every mornin’. Always drink upstream from the herd. Good judgment comes from experience and a lotta that comes from bad judgment. Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back in. If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you. Most times, it just gets down to common sense.

Advice from An Old Farmer: Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. Keep skunks and bankers at a distance. Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. Words that soak into your ears are whispered… not yelled. Meanness doesn’t just happen overnight. Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads. Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you. It doesn’t take a very big person to carry a grudge. You cannot unsay a cruel word. Every path has a few puddles. When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty. The best sermons are lived, not preached. Most of the stuff people worry about ain’t never gonna happen anyway. Don’t judge folks by their relatives. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. Live a good, honorable life… then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time. Don't interfere with somethin’ that ain’t bothering you none. Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a Rain dance. If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging. Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got. The biggest troublemaker you’ll probably ever have to deal with watches you from the mirror every mornin’. Always drink upstream from the herd. Good judgment comes from experience and a lotta that comes from bad judgment. Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back in. If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around.. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you. Most times, it just gets down to common sense.

Advice from An Old Farmer: Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. Keep skunks and bankers at a distance. Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. Words that soak into your ears are whispered… not yelled. Meanness doesn’t just happen overnight. Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads. Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you. It doesn’t take a very big person to carry a grudge. You cannot unsay a cruel word. Every path has a few puddles. When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty. The best sermons are lived, not preached. Most of the stuff people worry about ain’t never gonna happen anyway. Don’t judge folks by their relatives. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. Live a good, honorable life… then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time. Don't interfere with somethin’ that ain’t bothering you none. Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a Rain dance. If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging. Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got. The biggest troublemaker you’ll probably ever have to deal with watches you from the mirror every mornin’. Always drink upstream from the herd. Good judgment comes from experience and a lotta that comes from bad judgment. Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back in. If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around.. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you. Most times, it just gets down to common sense.

Advice from An Old Farmer: Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. Keep skunks and bankers at a distance. Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. Words that soak into your ears are whispered… not yelled. Meanness doesn’t just happen overnight. Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads. Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you. It doesn’t take a very big person to carry a grudge. You cannot unsay a cruel word. Every path has a few puddles. When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty. The best sermons are lived, not preached. Most of the stuff people worry about ain’t never gonna happen anyway. Don’t judge folks by their relatives. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. Live a good, honorable life… then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time. Don't interfere with somethin’ that ain’t bothering you none. Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a Rain dance. If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging. Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got. The biggest troublemaker you’ll probably ever have to deal with watches you from the mirror every mornin’. Always drink upstream from the herd. Good judgment comes from experience and a lotta that comes from bad judgment. Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back in. If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around.. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God. Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you. Most times, it just gets down to common sense.

A Story About Risk Managment "Red" might the most photographed chicken in the history of mankind. 😅 He was hatched an only chick, an orphan. His batch of eggs traveled 2,100 miles in January of 2023, and most likely most of the embryos were frozen, or the USPS truck jostled them too much...no way to know. Shipping fertilized eggs over a long distance is sketchy, especially in very cold months; it's a calculated risk and it took us two batches of eggs to get the now rare DNA here to the Pacific Northwest. Being brutally honest, it was also possible our hatching room and incubators failed to hatch the eggs...we realized our hatching environment was not world class, nor were our incubators (the incubators had cost as much as the eggs). Clearly we could have no impact on the handling of the eggs until they were in our hands, but we could go to every length to ensure once we had them they were treated perfectly. After the single hatched egg happened we built a dedicated incubation room, and brought in the world's best incubators...this boosted our results and we now have a small flock that has grown up, is laying fertilized eggs to be hatched. We have established a small flock of "America's Chicken" here in the Pacific Northwest. It's hard to imagine the Heritage Rhode Island Red, a 125 year old genetic line, could be endangered! However, due to commercial practices in poultry over the last 50+ years, (moving away from the ancient Dual Purpose chicken to specialized chickens), there were none like this in Washington, Oregon, Idaho or British Columbia. The takeaway here from an engineering perspective is this: Considering an process to be a like a relay race where each team hands off their work product (the baton) to the next team...there's often not much that can be done until your team gets the baton, so carefully prepare yourself to do your best when you get the baton. https://lnkd.in/gXf8F3FR

Here's your #CowFact 🐄 of the day: Cows can remember faces, and even interact with and form relationships with their herd mates. Stay tuned for more cow facts as #DairyMonth continues. #DairyFarming

Here's a selection of jokes we've 'bin' wanting to share with you: Q - What did the big rubbish bag say to the little rubbish bag when it was late for dinner? A - Where have you bin? Q - Why did the skip bin look sad? A - It was down in the dumps! Q - What do you call a bin who's in the army? A - General Waste Q - Did you hear on the news that skip bins are going to be banned ? A - Turns out it was a load of rubbish! One more for the road - "I tried thinking of a bin joke...but the punchline was rubbish!" Be sure to throw around a couple of jokes today with your family, friends or co-workers - laughter really is the best medicine 😁 #gobinsgoldcoast #skiphire #wastemanagement #recycling #waste #rubbishremoval #trade #rubbishdisposal #generalwaste #tradewaste #skipbinhire #skipbinsgoldcoast #familybusiness #goldcoastconstruction #goldcoastcommunity #goldcoastsmallbusiness