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Is It Local? Satire, Parody, and Common Sense
Doc Callahan—retired professor, part-time farmer, and full-time front-porch pontificator—occasionally sends us a letter expressing his […]
Borlaug’s Legacy Lives On
Norman Borlaug brought millions of people together during his lifetime–but that was usually around field […]
Raccoons, Rabies, and Old Yeller
A Florida news release caught my attention with the line, “Authorities today warned the public […]
What’s in a Name? Free Range, Natural, Hormones, and Antibiotics
March 25 Update: Defining “sustainable beef“– Does it mean organic? Locally sourced? Grass-fed? This group […]
Water Witching, Science, and Voodoo in Bib Overalls
Update News Article Link–December 2015: During a California drought 100 years ago, the city of […]
Got Milk, Got Life, Got Ads
For decades the dairy industry has successfully milked the media market with its “Got Milk” […]
Hogs, Cannibals, and PEDV
Update article from Feedstuffs–HSUS Targets Hog Farm Hit with PEDV I watch hundreds of ag-related […]
Happy Cows, Happy Cheese
According to this report, stress can inhibit the release of oxytocin—a hormone key to the […]
Bovine Paranoia–Cattle Are Out to Get Me
** I like cows, but my images of them involve more than tail flickin’ and […]
The Siren Call of the Vending Machine
February 2015: Zen and the Art of Vending Known as “jidouhanbaiki” (自動販売機) or by the […]