Getting Beyond the Grief
Coverage of the tragic massacre at Virginia Tech will be, by today's standards, old news when this issue of Farm and Dairy comes out, but I'm motivated to write about little else when concern about the incident is so great.
Fight is on for piece of conservation pie
Farm bill fights usually center on the legislation's commodity title, the section that explains who, when and how farmers can tap the federal treasury should crop prices fall.
Spring is meant to soothe our souls
A good day became a great day with the sighting of a vibrant pair of blue birds, searching and finding a suitable home here on our farm.
Preservation: Why are we doing this?
A week ago, I challenged newsroom team members to come up with a personal goal for the rest of 2007.
Food safety laws are counterintuitive
In the upside down world of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's current leaders, sound science is what they say it is and food safety seems to be what is best for agribusiness.
Teacher’s death the birth of an angel
The above quote has circulated for several years now, and each time I read it, I feel, once again, it serves as a great reminder to us to live each day as though it could be our last.
U.S. ag research at a crossroads
The founding fathers got it right. But I'm not talking about Madison, Hamilton or Jefferson, I'm talking about Smith, Lever, Hatch and Morrill.
Teen driver’s age doesn’t match heart’s calendar
The nice thing about getting married is that you inherit a whole new set of people to fret about. My niece, for example, is aflutter about learning to drive.
Read It Out Loud
I don't need to make a case for reading here. Since you're reading this paper, obviously, you're a reader.
Give calf facilities a yearly checkup
How easy - or difficult - is it for your calves to thrive? Now is a great time to assess your calf-raising facilities to see what the current answer to this question is.
