Hazard A Guess: Week of June 11, 2009
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget (or at least 'hazard a guess' as to its use).
Rain makes grain — if grain’s planted
When I was drawing a paycheck as a cocksure marketing advisor and newsletter writer nearly 30 years ago, my colleagues and I often explained...
Eastern wood-pewee sings its own name best
Of all the birds that sing their own name, the eastern wood-pewee does it best. Every morning as I lie in bed just before...
The good guys are out there
I knew that fatherhood had irreversibly changed him when Mr. Need for Speed drove at turtle's pace hunched over the steering wheel, eyes scanning...
Breezes and Berries
California strawberries taste great when you haven't had a fresh strawberry for a whole year. This spring, I purchased one token carton of shipped-in...
Social media butterflies? Get over it
"Have you seen this?" The Twitter direct message from John Blue of Truffle Media asked. "Indiana Fair Oaks Farm video." And it gave the...
Age rage is not a good thing
You just never think it will happen to you. Then, one day you are caught. Transfixed. A deer in the headlights. You stare in...
Ag awareness: Let’s play small ball
As farmers and farm leaders struggle to figure out strategies to educate a growing farm-illiterate consumer population, maybe they should try small ball -- methodically undertake individual efforts and be opportunistic, rather than swing for the fences.
I needed a Charlotte of my own
"It has been my experience that the only people who don't coo about cows are ranchers. Talk to ranchers. Some of them just can't...
FSA Andy for June 4, 2009
Hello Again!Planting season is in full swing and many of you are now finishing up those last few acres. Sun-drenched days will soon find...
