The theme for this year’s National Farm Safety and Health Week — "Protecting What Matters" — is one that is near and dear to this farm mom’s heart, because what matters to me are my
It's been awhile since I've used a highlighter to mark sentences in a book that I'll want to read again. My preview copy of Howard G. Buffett's book, Forty Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry
The Farm Bill has always been one of the most important and foundational federal policies that greatly influences both rural and urban America. Renewed and revised every five years, the Farm Bill contains 15 titles
The conversation around food does not have to go the way of religion or politics, a taboo topic not to be brought up in social circles. Food and nutrition professionals, farmers, and others interested in
Soil — a dynamic and complex system of minerals, air, water and organic matter — is the lifeblood of anyone’s farm and of everyone’s food supply. The primary nutrients used by plants are nitrogen (a
I love eating. I think a lot about where my food comes from and the farmers who produce it. My family predominantly lives on food we grow ourselves or which is grown locally by our
There's really no better place to reflect on the year than driving a combine. That's because, as fun as it is, it leaves you plenty of time to look over a field and think. Harvest