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Keep Calm, Florida, and Count On Nov. 14, 2018
It's been about 18 years since the nation focused on a massive recount story and asked, "What the he... Read More
Ice, Snow and Pigeons Feb. 21, 2018
Q: Our area recently received a lot of ice and snow. Some of our trees were bent over during the sto... Read More
Trump Turns Farmers Into a Sacrifice Feb. 15, 2018
Our generally strong economy has yet to cast its blessings on American farm country. Incomes there a... Read More
NAFTA Withdrawal Would Undermine Tax Reform Gains Feb. 01, 2018
Last year's massive tax code overhaul lowered corporate income tax rates to an internationally compe... Read More
Agricultural Hardiness Zones Oct. 04, 2017
Q: Recently, you mentioned that some ornamental grasses were only hardy to zone 5 or zone 7. Does th... Read More
Mail Order Gardening Jan. 04, 2017
January is National Mail Order Gardening Month. Have you gotten garden catalogs in the mail yet? If ... Read More
Price Controls Not a Bowl of Cherries Sep. 19, 2016
The Great Depression was notorious for its ill-conceived government interventions to prop up prices ... Read More
Shine on Harvest Moon Sep. 08, 2016
Week of September 11-17, 2016 If you're looking to score some points with your sweetie, here's a gre... Read More
Arbor Day Tree Planting Mar. 30, 2016
Q: I am going to be planting several trees for Arbor Day. They are not too big. Their trunks will be... Read More
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Billionaires Reap a Cornucopia of Farm Subsidy Cash Dec. 04, 2013
December is a time of many holiday feasts — which makes it a good time to remember family farm... Read More
This Thanksgiving, Let's Celebrate AgriCULTURE, Not AgriBUSINES Nov. 27, 2013
In December 1972, I was part of a nationwide campaign that came tantalizingly close to getting the U... Read More
Farming 'Under-appreciated and Misunderstood' Nov. 27, 2013
As you look at your (I hope) full plate this Thanksgiving, take a guess at what percentage of your a... Read More
The Last Farm Bill? Nov. 14, 2013
Many conservatives want farm bills to stop coupling food stamps to agricultural subsidies. They see ... Read More
Good Policy, Lousy Odds May. 09, 2011
It seemed, years ago, such a good idea: Reduce the United States' heavy dependence on foreign oil an... Read More
Vilsack Offered to Resign Over Sherrod Aug. 25, 2010
Vilsack Offered to Resign Over Sherrod Tom Vilsack is a guy who lives for his job, but that did not... Read More
