Author Archives: lindsaychichester

About lindsaychichester

Hi! I am an University of Nevada Extension Educator focusing on food and agriculture systems. Agriculture runs deep in my veins as I grew up on a cattle and sheep ranch in Northern California, was a 10 year 4-H member, received a formal education in agricultural systems, and have worked a variety of jobs in the industry. I have a Master of Science in Animal Science, a Master of Art in Speech Communications, and a PhD in Systems Agriculture from West Texas A&M University. Join me as I make agriculture fun and exciting while highlighting the science and research.

Millennials are game changers in food production

Posted on May 20, 2014

I recently had an opportunity to attend Cracking the Millennial Code, a conference hosted by the Animal Ag Alliance in Crystal City, VA. It was an excellent, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who does programming in agriculture … Continue reading →

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Developing a conference poster

Posted on January 28, 2014

The January Next Generation Extension Webinar focused on tips for preparing a conference poster. Participants learned how to set-up and create a poster in Powerpoint. I discussed backgrounds, photos, charts, tables, headings and more. Additionally, several lay-out formats were discussed. … Continue reading →

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My new blog…

Posted on November 8, 2013

Hi everyone, Just wanted to let you know that I have created a new blog. You can check it out and follow it if you would like at: agriculturalwithdrlindsay.wordpress.com. I am by no means a blogging expert, so if you … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 21, 2013

What do you want your title to say about you? Happy Monday, I subscribe to several random blogs, one of them is The Adventures of Dairy Carrie…I think I need a drink. In today’s posting she talks about the title … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 17, 2013

Turning Point Technology Webinars On November 5 and 6, 2013 Turning Point is hosting two FREE webinars. One on effectively integrating response technology and the other on writing meaningful questions. Check them out if they are of interest to you…

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Another useful tidbit about Adobe…

Posted on October 14, 2013

Hey everyone – This weekend I thought of another question about Adobe I didn’t think to ask during our bootcamp session, so I emailed Donald… I asked him once we posted the link for a webinar recording, was there a … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 9, 2013

…beautiful bit of science communication… Science Communication… I think that is something we all hope we are doing, communicating the science with our clientele. Today I came across this article that has paired the temperature effects of global warming to … Continue reading →

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