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A Farm Christmas–Red Barn, Mismatched Livestock, and Memories Stuck to Our Boots
Category: Blog/News
December, 2012

When Dad spent hours building a classic barn for a Christmas gift, we kids were […]

Where the Wild Things Are—but Maybe Shouldn’t Be
Category: Blog/News
December, 2012

Jan. 2017:  This Michigan homeowner found a trail of destruction after coyotes ransacked his abode. […]

Why I Am Not a Farmer: Patience, Pitchforks, and One Ugly Rooster
Category: Blog/News
December, 2012

Update–July 2016: Why I Farm Project The “Why I  Farm” project aims to honor the […]

Who Digitally Enhanced the Harvest?
Category: Blog/News
November, 2012

Update, Nov. 2015: Virtual Reality and Farming Big data and precision agriculture are influencing the […]

Thanksgiving and the Real Black Friday
Category: Blog/News
November, 2012

Update–November 2015:  The American Farm Bureau Federation’s 30th annual informal price survey of classic items […]

Wanted: A Dog Owner Whisperer
Category: Blog/News
November, 2012

What is it about dogs? I grew up running pastures and playing in snow banks […]

Do Cartoon Pigs Produce Animated Manure?
Category: Blog/News
November, 2012

Update Sept. 26, 2013:  How a Children’s Cartoon Damaged Japanese Agriculture:  In the 1970s, a  […]

The Bacon–A Sizzlin’ Issue Indeed
Category: Blog/News
October, 2012

Update October 2013: According to this site, mathematical calculations actually prove everything is better with […]

“Eating is hazardous. Not eating is fatal.”
Category: Blog/News
October, 2012

“Academic papers are not dead.” Carl Winter’s slogan about eating is not as dire as […]

Agriculture, Awards, and “Gettin’ It Done”
Category: Blog/News
October, 2012

Norman Borlaug UPDATE:  March 26, 2013—click here for an article about the celebration of Norman […]

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