Wednesday, February 18, 2026
2017 goals drawing

Stay focused: Create a simple goal and then ask yourself: Why are we doing this? Editor Susan Crowell shares 5 tips for getting things done.
wheat harvest

At a time when support seems to be high for farmers, that support simply doesn't translate into higher prices for farmers, writes Editor Susan Crowell. We can feed the world, but we just can't make ends meet down on the farm.
Ralph Miller Robert Miller Veterans Day WWII

On Veterans Day, Editor Susan Crowell shares the WWII memories of two uncles and her father.
apple globe

Why doesn’t the general public trust us with the role of producing food in the best way we know how? Editor Susan Crowell voices frustrations at 'outsiders'' expectations.

A Farm and Dairy reader writes an open letter to Senators Portman and brown about allowing Government agencies to bully animal owners in Ohio
Cargill pasture perfect beef

Single-origin cuts: Is the U.S. food market splitting into a premium niche that few consumers can afford and the place where the rest of us shop? Editor Susan Crowell isn't sure that's a good thing.

Letter to Farm and Dairy Editor Susan Crowell from Fred J. Double.
Havana, Cuba

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” — Marcel Proust I think I’ve done more research on...
Editor Susan Crowell and family

Words to live by, from Editor Susan Crowell's father, Don Miller: “Somebody needs to do those things, so it might as well be me.”
oregon cannabis business council

The Oregon Canabis Business Council had nine pot plants on display at the state fair there. Editor Susan Crowell ponders the patchwork of state and federal marijuana laws.