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The snow is piled high along the roadways and the ends of driveways as we have dug out after yet another of winter’s...
What triggered high milk prices? Exports
As a percentage of total U.S. production, we are now exporting more dairy products than corn. (We exported the equivalent of 31.2 billion pounds of milk, or more than the total annual milk production from New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania combined.)
Why farming changed the way I eat, part three
In this third and final installment of Why farming changed the way I eat, I want to talk about the dairy in my Farm and Dairy.
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...
Broken things
I am a breaker of things. I don’t mean to be. I just am. Fabric tears. Metal dents. Handles fall off. This is why...
Barn fire: A wound too fresh to begin to heal
In this life, we have to stand stronger than the winds that blow.
It goes without saying that none of us could stand strong without...
Women prove they’ve come a long way, baby
Even though women have, since the beginning of time, labored mightily to help feed, clothe and house their families, as well as bearing the...
Hibernation is one way to beat winter’s chill
Animals hibernate differently, but for the same set of reasons.
This guy always catches fish, and he’s not bragging
Valentine uses his sonar and GPS to provide him the information he needs to put his single most important theory for fishing success to life.
Technology rushes ahead in all aspects of life
Hello again!
As we leave January behind we are pleased we have a new farm bill, which has passed the House, and we hope will...
