We owe a debt to dogged journalists
Editor Susan Crowell salutes the gutsy reporters who earned the 2017 Pulitzer Prize, particularly Art Cullen of The Storm Lake Times, for his editorials that criticized agricultural leaders in Iowa.
Community supports Pennsylvania auctioneer Beth Hillmar
An all-day benefit Saturday, April 1, will raise funds to help well-known Pennsylvania auctioneer Beth Hillmar, who spent 61 days in the hospital this winter following complications from surgery.
Turn on your fake news radar
Editor Susan Crowell suggests everyone plays a major role in rejecting fake news.
Farmers, channel your inner Rooster
It's the Chinese Year of the Rooster, and one of the rooster's 'virtues' is management. Farmers should take note, says Editor Susan Crowell: This year has to be the year you focus on your management game.
Five steps to stay focused on your 2017 goals
Stay focused: Create a simple goal and then ask yourself: Why are we doing this? Editor Susan Crowell shares 5 tips for getting things done.
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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