A blog about growing food, animals, families, and yourself.
Last April, President Donald Trump announced “Liberation Day”. This isn’t to be confused with freedom from military conflict or oppressive forces, but rather a declaration of the breaking of economic agreements that dictate international...
“Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right. Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.” This is the chorus to the 1972 hit song by the Scottish band Stealers Wheel,...
Before you get too far, not that Isaac Newton. Not the physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, and theologian who was knighted. No lets talk about Isaac Newton the agriculturalist, a (slightly) less heralded name...
Whether you believe its real or not, Greek mythology continues to have aa profound cultural impact even today. From the term Achilles Heel to Pandora’s Box, to everyday words derided from the tales like...
In a previous piece, I covered the history of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 as a component of the New Deal. This Act was a first step in federal government safety nets, and...
Today farmers benefit from financial safety nets that provide the opportunity to weather bad years. We have federally subsidized crop insurance that provides a baseline guarantee on production. While there will always be qualms...
In 2007, Pastor Michael Ashcraft proposed a new concept to replace of maligned New Years Resolutions; a word of the year. He has used slow, respect, and invest as words to shape his philosophy...
The Great Depression was one of the worst eras for agriculture in modern history, much as it was for most industries at that time. Capital was scarce, interest was astronomical, and land values plummeted....
Are we witnessing the end of agriculture policy as we know it? I promise you, this isn’t some headline meant to draw in readers with doomsday predictions that incite fear or anxiety. This is...
Farming requires a lot of capital to operate. Inputs rose steadily for most of the 20th century, but have really taken off in the last 5o years with the introduction and wide spread adoption...
