A look at what it takes to put food on your table for each meal
It was a windy fall day under cloudy skies and the threat of rain. I had a front row seat to corn harvest as I looked out my office window. Every time the combine made a round, I watched as it maneuvered the corners, lined up the head and moved down the long rows of corn. The grain cart would come by on its way to and from the semi as it filled and dumped and filled and dumped. Every time the combine went by, I thought about grabbing my camera, stepping out my back door and snatching a photo to commemorate harvest 2019.
Last week was National School Lunch Week, which sparked some interesting conversations on social media. In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that would put an end to state schools giving “alternative meals” to students who have unpaid lunch bills.
Star finalists explain projects taking them to National FFA
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Being a “Star” is a big deal; fewer than 1 percent of National FFA Organization members receive the American Degree. The FFA chooses its American Stars from among Degree recipients.
In the 1970s if I wanted to tell someone something, I had to see them in person, call them on the phone, or write a letter. That information could then be passed on in the same ways. While the telephone could certainly get juicy gossip around fast, that wouldn’t go far.
Stabenow confronts USDA on MFP payments during hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Some tough questions were asked at a hearing last week that the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held to get an update on the implementation of programs in the 2018 farm bill.
92nd National Convention marks half-century of women in the FFA
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Nearly 70,000 FFA members from across the United States, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, will crowd Indianapolis to attend the 92nd National FFA Convention & Expo from Oct. 30- Nov. 2
Top squash tips scales at 1,421 pounds, at annual Ohio festival
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — The Circleville Pumpkin Show in the heart of Ohio is much more than just four days of parades, rides, and vendors selling edible goodies made from pumpkins.
Paper from poop, not pulp, aim of hopeful researchers
COLUMBUS, Ohio — No pleasant conversation likely comes from cow or elephant dung, but researchers say this yucky material turns out to be an excellent source of cellulose for paper manufacturing.
Not two miles from my central Illinois home, a farmer’s next crop – a dozen rolls of 8-inch black plastic drainage pipe – wait to be planted several feet deep in this year’s browning corn stubble.
Trying to pick a brand is having too many (bad) irons in the fire
One of the rites of passage of a cowboy's life is the day you get your own brand. I remember the first time I took my iron out of the fire as all work stopped in the corral. I knew then that this town kid with no ranch and little cash had arrived.
