Farmers, may I have your autograph, please?
"2012 will bring an added emphasis to a different kind of food celebrity -- the farmer."
On tragedy: There is a reason why, we just need to figure it out...
Why do bad things happen to good people? And what are the rest of us supposed to do now?
This farm girl will never settle for mediocrity: We could learn a lot from...
This year's Sports Illustrated's Sportswoman of the Year developed her ball skills in the hayloft of her family's barn. And the farm work ethic helped build Pat Summitt's eight NCAA championships with the Lady Vols of the University of Tennessee.
This is not your father’s farm bill
Purdue's Otto Doering: "We have a tendency in the U.S. to socialize losses and privatize gains." Don't expect to see much of that in the next farm bill.
A Thanksgiving reminder: There are doughnuts all around you
The gospel song All Good Gifts, from the Broadway musical Godspell, is one of my favorite songs at this time of the year. I...
Listen to your smart brain, but trust your gut
Your gut is a combination of your head and your heart. Your knowledge and your passion. Trust it.
Future of ag is all about refrigerators
The opportunity is there for the future of agriculture. Just open the refrigerator.
Urban farmers, welcome to our world
The future of food production will include a "mosaic of different farming systems," as one agronomist recently put it. But the systems still have to be sustainable -- and that means economically sustainable, too.
Need Marcellus info? Ask Penn State
Don't get the "facts" on Marcellus Shale drilling from your neighbor. Trust, but verify.
The argument that won’t go away: Farm subsidies are making us fat
I'm not buying the argument that farm subsidies are the major villain. If you want to oppose farm subsidies, that's fine. Just don't do it hiding behind an overweight person.
