Tag: commentary
US Census of Agriculture shows shifts in farming
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2017 Census of Agriculture shows there are more of the largest and smallest operations and fewer middle-sized farms. Editor Susan Crowell ponders the numbers.
Well, farmers, we’re not in Kansas anymore
Just when you think farm life is going smoothly, those Flying Monkeys will come out of nowhere. Editor Susan Crowell shares farm insight from The Wizard of Oz.
Farm safety: Protecting our oldest and youngest
Every day, a routine farm task — one someone has possibly done “a thousand times” — turns into a farm accident because we just don’t think the unthinkable will ever happen to us.
Turn on your fake news radar
Editor Susan Crowell suggests everyone plays a major role in rejecting fake news.
Testing nerves is part of good commentary and column writing
Many have questioned why newspapers continue to run his columns. Alan Guebert weighs in on the subject.
Say thanks to a farmer today
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.
‘Your arrogance is unbelievable’
Recently, my pastor, a former U.S. Army chaplain, noted that the only thing with a higher rank than a chaplain on any Army helicopter...
Oh, the mail we get
Letters, telephone calls, and emails from Maryland to Montana arrived daily to comment and question, debate and deflate.
We’ve met the reductionists and they are us
Why do we listen to politicians who yell “Red!” or “Blue!” when we know the answers are not black and white? Because we’ve met the reductionists and they are us.
We knew this was coming, right?
All of agriculture is a cycle, reminds Editor Susan Crowell in her column this week. And we knew the current economic downturn was coming, right?
