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Pigs That Fly, Drink Beer, and Dig Toys
Category: Blog/News
November, 2013

May 2016:  This recent article emphasizes the focus in Europe for a “pigs at play” […]

Something Smells Rotten in Portland—Cow Cologne, Anyone?
Category: Blog/News
November, 2013

I’m open to new livestock production techniques, but cologne for cows may not quite fit […]

Candy Crush Comes in Digital and Analog Mode
Category: Blog/News
October, 2013

Candy Crush, the popular online game, apparently is threatening jobs, marriages, and sanity. Cable news […]

Smurfs, Biotech Food & Schizoid Reactions
Category: Blog/News
October, 2013

Doc Callahan—retired professor, part-time farmer, and full-time pontificator—reads countless letters of inquiry and in his […]

Ag News, Ron Burgundy, and Crooked Furrows
Category: Blog/News
October, 2013

Agriculturalists are growing a new appendage. If you believe the numerous reports that claim more […]

Effective Ag Communication—Different Accents, Different Methods, Same Results
Category: Blog/News
September, 2013

I haven’t met Brennan Costello or Jude Capper, but in different ways—and in different accents—they […]

The Yellow School Bus—Social Media with a Whiff of Gravel Dust and Exhaust Fumes
Category: Blog/News
September, 2013

In second or third grade, the teacher asked us to raise our hands if we […]

A Centenarian, a Shovel, and a Glass of Chardonnay
Category: Blog/News
September, 2013

Bernadine received a shovel for her 100th birthday, and that was fine with her. As […]

An Analog App on a Digital Farm
Category: Blog/News
August, 2013

A well-respected ag Twitterer recently posted this statistic; seems high but it points out a […]

Time Travel in the Prairie Grass
Category: Blog/News
August, 2013

Update June 2017 Prairies provide fertile habitat for bees, butterflies, and various pollinators. This university […]

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