USDA FSA plans to go paperless
Hello Again!
Presents are opened, exhausting family gatherings are done and yummy Christmas leftovers (cookies, ham, and homemade goodies) are in the kitchen waiting for...
Firmly grounded yet moving forward
With bellies full and hearts warmed by family festivities, hopefully the holidays provide the much needed time to recharge our minds and rejuvenate our...
Another satisfied customer
There are two file folders in the lower, right drawer of my desk. One is labeled “Mail,” the other “Another Satisfied Customer.”
The former is...
Have a merry every day
As I write this the tree it twinkling, the cookies are soon to be baking, and I am slowly freaking out as I make a list and check it twice
‘Tis the season’ … to buy boats, sporting goods
Boat and sporting shows abound for the winter season.
Project FeederWatch returns in full swing
It’s time for another season of Project FeederWatch, Cornell University’s premier citizen science opportunity sponsored by the Lab of Ornithology.
It’s clear the farm bill needs overhaul
We have been waiting too long for the policy makers to realize something major needs to be changed with the entire structure of the farm bill.
You might not want to regift these
Regifting? There are some things that you've received or used on the farm that are probably better left in the shed.
Regulations are smothering U.S. farmers
The near total control by government of the fruit and vegetable production, with its compliance, fines and implied liability, is the reason why small farm operations are being bankrupted.
Christmas tradition: The Morning of Christmas
Every December I get requests to reprint my take-off of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, first published in 1988. Read it aloud to the...
