Blogs

Agriculture Needs New Growth
Blog/News
February 1, 2011

(qctimes.com) According to a 2007 USDA statistic, the average age of farmers continues to rise, […]

Farming the Carpet
Blog/News
January 13, 2011

woodentoyplans.com On the day of my eighth Christmas, I spent much of the time harvesting […]

Ag Social Media “Ain’t Nothing New”
Blog/News
December 7, 2010

   Ag producers of all types are taking to social media like digital pigs in […]

Ethical Perspectives
Press Release
November 23, 2010

For Immediate Release Animal Rights and Wrongs: New CAST Paper Considers Ethics of Animal Biotechnology […]

Agricultural Productivity
Press Release
November 15, 2010

For Immediate Release “Perfect Storm” Converging for Global Food and Agriculture:  New CAST Paper Assesses […]

I Didn’t Know I was a Post-Nutritional Recycler
Blog/News
November 10, 2010

During the pre-confinement era, hog houses had to be mucked out by hand, one pitchfork […]

It’s What Farmers Do
Blog/News
October 28, 2010

October 2014—Another example of “what farmers do.”  As this article says, “An Illinois community came […]

The Fog of Words: “Factory Farm” Moves from Oxymoron to Connotation
Blog/News
October 21, 2010

blog.myspace.com The term “Factory Farm” was an oxymoron when I grew up decades ago in […]

The Green Revolution Evolution: Passing on the Gift
Blog/News
October 13, 2010

blogspot.com The Green Revolution comes in many shapes, sizes, and colors. With the World Food […]

The Essential Harvest
Blog/News
October 5, 2010

Somewhere in the Southern Hemisphere, a farmer is digging out a cassava plant to use […]