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Zen Cows, Horse Massage Therapists, and Blind Acupuncture
March 2014: A suit filed against the Arizona State Veterinary Medical Board challenges a requirement […]
Casting More Light on Livestock’s Shadow: New CAST Issue Paper Released
A new Issue Paper from the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST), titled Water […]
Supermoons, Blood Moons, and Lunar Tales
Update Sept. 2015–Supermoon Lunar Eclipse ** Click here for a photo gallery of Supermoon views […]
Is This Heaven? Biking through Farm Country Mixes the Field of Dreams with Dante’s Inferno
cheesehead helmets, sore knees, & Iowa hills Eight times I’ve been on all or part […]
Neighbor is a Verb When Communities Pull Together
During a late afternoon in June, four-year-old Kylee wandered off into the verdant maze of […]
Hair Bows, Crossbows, and Social Media
Sally Gorenz (front), owns two shotguns, a compound bow, and a love of competitive shooting, […]
The Big Heat: Dead Horses, Moon Sickness, and Hard-boiled Eggs
Summer 2016 Update: As this article points out, the temperature of the Pacific has cooled, […]
Considering Your Honor Code—Using Strawberries, Eggs, and Pumpkins
Imagine you select a cart full of items at your favorite grocery store, and at […]
“Gotta Get Exposed” Update
After last week’s blog, reader comments indicate solid support for the “gotta get exposed” theory […]
The Hygiene Hypothesis—Farm Germs Might Be the Best Medicine
Update Sept. 2016: Studies are fine… but a bit of old-fashioned fun might be the […]
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