Talking the truth about trade
You know you're far off the reality map when the American Farm Bureau's former president, Iowan Dean Kleckner, publicly praises the Humane Society of the United States for its support of Central American Free Trade Agreement.
Climbing that tree will set you free
Daring determination and the ability to block out the fact that you just might get a whipping for even attempting it
We need trade, one way or another
The Central American Free Trade Agreement is expected to come before Congress this month for an up-or-down vote.
Gadgets Galore
Preparing a quick supper before leaving for work one morning, I stretched toward some shelves Mark put up in our kitchen and set out one of our three crockpots.
School’s in session across Potomac
If you think schoolchildren dread summer school, consider the eight-week summer session agriculture's friends in Congress face.
Farm boys made the days more fun
The days of summer on our dairy and grain farm were anything but lazy days.
What seems to stand out most of all in my memory of summertime is the small army of young men who pitched in to help.
Knowledge fuels farm progress
Bill Grammer shot down my skepticism, and ignorance.
In recent years, we've received numerous university news releases touting the benefits of farm advisory teams.
She’s one unhappy camper
I am not, nor will I ever be, the 'roughing it" type.
My husband, bless his heart, refuses to believe this.
Get A Life, Mom
Marking another first for me, the mom who could be a grandmother by now, I smoothed down the drama and trauma of missing my youngest daughter's recent visit to the family doctor.
Supreme confusion over checkoff
After the U.S. Supreme Court surprised both sides of the beef checkoff court fight May 23 by declaring the $80-million-per-year mandatory tax constitutional, opponents and proponents alike offered a dizzying display of spin.
