Food inspection: safe, not sorry
Farmers and ranchers, on the other hand, aren’t in the cheap business.
Punching Russia’s breadbasket
When Vladimir Putin sent his nation's armed, but unmarked, troops into sovereign territory of Ukraine, he became the latest in a long line of...
I need more wood for the stove, but…
The tall, mostly dead red oak on the eastern edge of the farmette still stands this late, long winter, saved mostly by this late,...
Congress: Be sure to read it and then pay
On Jan. 5, 2011, www.gop.gov, the website for the “House Republican Majority,” trumpeted news that its members had acted on their “promise” to “ensure...
HSUS and PETA are the least of your problems
Early February was not a good time to be an American carnivore. First, on Feb. 8, Rancho Feeding Co. of Petaluma, Calif., announced it...
The gift that keeps on giving
If you’re an ag-dependent advertising agency, a commodity organization hired hand or an ag journalist who can’t do math, commodity checkoffs are a gift...
New farm bill less than ‘miraculous’
Columnist says the new farm bill does not justify the time and work it took.
New farm bill was a shameful process
The farm bill may be settled, but the process was ugly.
Go slow on the bull market
You wouldn’t order a new pick-up truck without reserving the right to amend—choose—how the truck is equipped inside and out.
The same goes for a...
Ag’s budget math favors crop insurance
Claims of food stamp fraud just don't match up with reality.
