Susan Crowell: Immigration reform affects farming
One source estimates 55 to 75 percent of farm workers lack legal status, while others put the number at closer to 20 percent.
Saying goodbye: Trying to become Miriam Miller’s daughter
Editor Susan Crowell says goodbye to her mother.
Today, agriculture is war of words, but we can end the food fight
No More Food Fights: We have to make time to come together around the food plate, to have a conversation — a human connection — that doesn’t end in a food fight.
Paul Harvey’s words still ring true: God said, ‘I need a caretaker.’ So...
It was a Super Bowl ad that grabbed our attention for its shear simplicity, not its shock factor. Paul Harvey sharing his, "So God Made a Farmer" tribute.
I’m all for finding partners, building coalitions. Just not with HSUS
Find new alliances? Sit down and work out compromises? Editor Susan Crowell is all for it, just as long as we're not dealing with the HSUS.
GMO basher, Mark Lynas, makes an about-face
Most of us are science illiterate. That's why emotion and public perception steers policy, not science. A GMO opponent changes his mind.
Can politicians restore nation’s trust?
I don't know what they're doing in D.C., but it's clear what they're not doing. The work we sent them there to do.
Yes, agriculture IS Ohio’s No. 1 industry
Agriculture drives a huge chunk of the economy in both Ohio and Pennsylvania. And that's not hyperbole, it's fact.
To farm successfully, it’s all about who you know
Editor Susan Crowell shares the importance of seeking others' advice when it comes to improving your farm. Grazing councils are a great example.
Yogurt makers (and dairymen) saying ‘I love New York’
Some are touting New York's yogurt empire as the equivalent to California's Silicon Valley. Editor Susan Crowell says let's hope it keeps growing, one spoonful at a time.
