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Is This Heaven? Biking through Farm Country Mixes the Field of Dreams with Dante’s Inferno
Category: Blog/News
July, 2012

cheesehead helmets, sore knees, & Iowa hills Eight times I’ve been on all or part […]

Neighbor is a Verb When Communities Pull Together
Category: Blog/News
July, 2012

During a late afternoon in June, four-year-old Kylee wandered off into the verdant maze of […]

Hair Bows, Crossbows, and Social Media
Category: Blog/News
July, 2012

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
Category: Blog/News
July, 2012

Summer 2016 Update: As this article points out, the temperature of the Pacific has cooled, […]

Considering Your Honor Code—Using Strawberries, Eggs, and Pumpkins
Category: Blog/News
June, 2012

Imagine you select a cart full of items at your favorite grocery store, and at […]

“Gotta Get Exposed” Update
Category: Blog/News
June, 2012

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
Category: Blog/News
June, 2012

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.
Category: Blog/News
June, 2012

Doc Callahan continues what he started last week as he answers more inquiries about hog […]

Doc on Ag: Advice about Hog Production Techniques
Category: Blog/News
June, 2012

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
Category: Blog/News
May, 2012

(innovate.engineering.iastate.edu) Update, March 2017 This site shows how wind turbines use blades to collect kinetic […]

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