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It is a cool 57º in Iowa this morning, and the weather is really beginning to turn my thoughts to fall. Of all the seasons, I would put fall right at the top of the list because of the crisp air, the changing colors, and the fact that harvest time is Read More...
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Filed under: Farming , Newspapers Just like in many other parts of the world, industrial chicken farms are putting small breeders out of business in rural India. They just can't compete with the immense economies of scale that the industrial farms have Read More...
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Yesterday I wrote about the rising costs of raising pigs, but what does it cost to raise cattle? Above is a short video from the Wall Street Journal that has been making the rounds this summer. It is only three-and-a-half minutes long, and I really encourage Read More...
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Michael Y. Park's recent post about the rising costs of food got me thinking about the rising costs of raising food. It is becoming increasingly more costly to raise the food that our nation eats, but the prices some farmers are paid isn't increasing Read More...
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Today I received a link to an article titled, "Cattle shown to align north-south" from BBC News. Since I spend quite a bit of time researching various aspects of alternative agriculture, I was surprised that I had not stumbled across this research myself. Read More...
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I sort of feel like I'm living out "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition". We have to be out of our current house and into the new house by September 26th so we are working pretty quickly. But that is where the similarities end. We don't have a town of volunteers. Read More...
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The Bikinis Strike Back: Remember how we mentioned that "sexy" coffee shops are spreading in the Northwest? Well, apparently, cops in some areas are reporting an increase in incidents involving indecent exposure, like the case of the man who kept harassing Read More...
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I honestly haven't decided if this is a good thing or a bad thing. But, ever since this year's crop of calves were born, they have wandered under the single wire of electric fence that holds their mothers in. We use that single strand to contain the cows Read More...
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Filed under: Farming , Vegetables , Slashfood Ate , Summer , Fall This time of the year, I love going to the farmer's markets to try the many succulent and colorful tomatoes. Depending on the season, we can enjoy these fruity delectables into mid-fall. Read More...
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I love an auction! I love the sights, the sounds, the deals, and everything that goes with a day spent at an auction. (In fact, I love them so much that I have written about them a few times.) This past Saturday, however, I was able to attend a farm auction Read More...
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I believe one of the best ways that we can find our direction is to look at the past and at the lives and experiences of those that have come before us. This is especially true when it comes to agriculture, and thankfully there are a number of "living Read More...
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Filed under: Beer , Farming , Business Farmers everywhere are being squeezed by high production costs and low prices for their products. Even malting barley farmers in Ireland are being hit, but they're trying to do something about it. The Irish farmers, Read More...
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About a month ago I wrote about the wonders of backyard chickens. If that beautiful picture of the backyard coop in my previous post or the idea of making your neighbors wonder wasn't enough to convince you to have your own chickens, maybe this information Read More...
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On Monday my pregnant wife, my 4-year-old son, and my 2-year-old daughter joined over 89,000 people at the great Iowa State Fair, and it was a beautiful day! With temperatures in the low 80's, I believe that yesterday was the nicest day that I have spent Read More...
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Picture 13 acres of farmland in South Central L.A. There are papayas, bananas, all kinds of vegetables, and tall, sheltering trees growing in this urban oasis. Families are tending their plots, chatting and laughing as they work. Flash forward 12 years: Read More...
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