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Is This Heaven? Biking through Farm Country Mixes the Field of Dreams with Dante’s Inferno
cheesehead helmets, sore knees, & Iowa hills Eight times I’ve been on all or part […]
Neighbor is a Verb When Communities Pull Together
During a late afternoon in June, four-year-old Kylee wandered off into the verdant maze of […]
Hair Bows, Crossbows, and Social Media
Sally Gorenz (front), owns two shotguns, a compound bow, and a love of competitive shooting, […]
The Big Heat: Dead Horses, Moon Sickness, and Hard-boiled Eggs
Summer 2016 Update: As this article points out, the temperature of the Pacific has cooled, […]
Considering Your Honor Code—Using Strawberries, Eggs, and Pumpkins
Imagine you select a cart full of items at your favorite grocery store, and at […]
“Gotta Get Exposed” Update
After last week’s blog, reader comments indicate solid support for the “gotta get exposed” theory […]
The Hygiene Hypothesis—Farm Germs Might Be the Best Medicine
Update Sept. 2016: Studies are fine… but a bit of old-fashioned fun might be the […]
Doc on Ag: Hog Production Encore–Stalls, Pens, and a Pig’s Point of View.
Doc Callahan continues what he started last week as he answers more inquiries about hog […]
Doc on Ag: Advice about Hog Production Techniques
Doc Callahan, retired professor, part-time farmer, and full-time pontificator, receives countless inquiries a week, and […]
Tilting at Windmills in the Fields of Dreams
(innovate.engineering.iastate.edu) Update, March 2017 This site shows how wind turbines use blades to collect kinetic […]