Say thanks to a farmer today
At a time when support seems to be high for farmers, that support simply doesn't translate into higher prices for farmers, writes Editor Susan Crowell. We can feed the world, but we just can't make ends meet down on the farm.
Salute to veterans’ untold stories
On Veterans Day, Editor Susan Crowell shares the WWII memories of two uncles and her father.
Farmers expected to shoulder world’s weight
Why doesn’t the general public trust us with the role of producing food in the best way we know how? Editor Susan Crowell voices frustrations at 'outsiders'' expectations.
When tracing beef gets out of hand
Single-origin cuts: Is the U.S. food market splitting into a premium niche that few consumers can afford and the place where the rest of us shop? Editor Susan Crowell isn't sure that's a good thing.
Commentary: Trade with Cuba? It’s complicated
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.”
— Marcel Proust
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Remembering my Dad: We can all be that ‘somebody’
Words to live by, from Editor Susan Crowell's father, Don Miller: “Somebody needs to do those things, so it might as well be me.”
Is marijuana our next cash crop?
The Oregon Canabis Business Council had nine pot plants on display at the state fair there. Editor Susan Crowell ponders the patchwork of state and federal marijuana laws.
They couldn’t be #Angiulitough without community’s support
The devastation of the Angiuli's Farm Market fire is soothed by the community’s support in ways that the family can never repay. Learn why the family is #Angiulitough.
Hall of famers remind us that agriculture is more than farming
No matter what an individual’s skill set is, there is some job within the ag industry that matches it, writes Editor Susan Crowell in her column this week. We need engineers, food scientists, bug fanatics, lawyers, teachers, marketers, policy gurus, even community activists.
Your food? It’s about to get ugly
Consumers are slowly becoming more willing to buy "ugly fruit," which are seconds or cull produce. And retailers are jumping on the bandwagon, says Editor Susan Crowell in her commentary.
