Blogs

Food Dialogues–the Good, Bad, and Ugly
Blog/News
November 21, 2013

I attended the November 19 Food Dialogues session in Ames, Iowa–a few thoughts:  The Good:  […]

The Lost Art of Cultivating: Weeds, Horse Flatulence, and Mick Jagger
Blog/News
November 19, 2013

Dad started farming before Harry Truman placed that little “the buck stops here” sign on […]

Pigs That Fly, Drink Beer, and Dig Toys
Blog/News
November 12, 2013

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

Something Smells Rotten in Portland—Cow Cologne, Anyone?
Blog/News
November 4, 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
Blog/News
October 24, 2013

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

Smurfs, Biotech Food & Schizoid Reactions
Blog/News
October 21, 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
Blog/News
October 7, 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
Blog/News
September 24, 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
Blog/News
September 16, 2013

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

CAST Staff Members Meet with Bill Northey, the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
Press Release
September 9, 2013

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey’s roots are grounded in the soil of a north […]