Farm and Dairy: It takes a thief
True confessions: I'm a thief. I steal good ideas wherever I can find them. And hopefully, you're the beneficiary.
Let’s put knowledge to work: Support land-grant mission
We are in an atmosphere of questioning spending, taxes and finding ways for all levels of government to live within its means. But cutting investments in agricultural R&D, innovation and education is like eating your seed corn -- and next year you'll go hungry.
California mayor feels the heat
Carlton Jones, the mayor of Tulare County, California, is facing backlash following his anti-agriculture comments on social media.
Pennsylvania dairy farmers to Perdue: we’re struggling
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue hails the 2018 Farm Bill and renewed dairy margin coverage program, calling it a "good time" to be in dairy, despite Pennsylvania dairy farmers' concerns that production costs far outweigh their portion of the profits.
You’ve already paid for food on table
I bought a new vehicle last week to appease my husband.
I wanted to drive my car until it dropped. After all, it only had 103,000 miles on it.
Gore is playing the role of his life
The recent televised Academy Awards program was an Al Gore-apalooza, as the assembled actors and musicians were almost giddy in their support of the former vice president.
My blaze of glory in the dairy show ring
Editor Susan Crowell is going to quit her day job and become a professional dairy showman. All someone needs to do is to: a) train her; and b) keep her in M&Ms.
Don’t be too proud to grab a partner
Last week, we talked about trends that shouldn't surprise anyone: the generation gap, agriculture beyond food and fiber, and learning to "be human.
Farm bill OKs state-inspected meat
The battle to lift the ban on interstate shipments of state-inspected meat and poultry is almost over.
Restoring confidence in education
"If we aren't agile, if we can't innovate, somebody else will go to the dance in our shoes. The land grant system is a world solution; we should settle for nothing less than world domination." -- Dr. Bruce McPheron.
