Press Releases

Cornfields, Lost Children, and Community Action
Category: Blog/News
October, 2016

The Wausau Daily Herald and Fox News report that “…a missing 3-year-old boy has been […]

Young, Enthusiastic, and Focused
Category: Blog/News
September, 2016

Two ISU Students Join the CAST Staff–Ellen Jasper and Mikayla Dolch (scroll down) By the […]

Manly Men, Fertile Women, and Weird Town Names
Category: Blog/News
September, 2016

If Shakespeare could have Juliet wondering “what’s in a name?” then surely the residents of […]

Ode to the Harvest–a Ritual Revisited
Category: Blog/News
September, 2016

The September moon waxes as it arches across the sky, and its beams light up […]

The Yellow School Bus Revisited–Social Media with a Whiff of Gravel Dust and Exhaust Fumes
Category: Blog/News
September, 2016

The classic yellow buses are making the rounds as kids get back into the school […]

A Labor Day Parade, 40 Horses, and a Determined Man
Category: Blog/News
August, 2016

During my boyhood, Zearing’s welcome sign boasted a population of 511, but the town swelled […]

Rushing into Ag/Ed in a Major Way
Category: Blog/News
August, 2016

These past few weeks have been a whirlwind of changes as I start my junior […]

Bridges of Madison County–the Pokémon Version
Category: Blog/News
August, 2016

Easy for me to dismiss the Pokémon phenomena–when we were kids on the farm, we […]

Where Buffalo Roam and Pokemon Creatures Wilt
Category: Blog/News
August, 2016

Note:  August 15 is National Relaxation Day, and this site provides five pertinent links. But […]

Grandma Surfed But Couldn’t Milk a Cow
Category: Blog/News
August, 2016

The modern concept of the family farm depends on statistics, perceptions, and definitions. Some say only […]

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