The Land of Kiwis
In 2005 I traveled to New Zealand as a participant in the Illinois Farm Bureau’s market study Program. New Zealand agriculture had previously become heavily subsidized. In the 1980’s they Read more
Spring Fever
I bet most of us our enjoying this burst of warm weather. My weekly weather email stated that for our meteorological district to date for the month of April, it Read more
The Big Easy, Saw Some Sleazy, Too
At 9:15 P.M. on March 21, my wife and I boarded the Amtrak train, City of New Orleans, in Kankakee. Upon entering the train, we went to the dining car Read more
Happy Easter Everyone!
Happy Easter everyone. Do you do anything special for Easter? Easter means it is the anniversary of a little experiment that I started in 2012. After a brief visit with Read more
Succession… or Extinction
Are you a fan of Charles Darwin? I am a fan of what most people refer to as Darwinism. I must also admit that I have spring fever with all Read more
License, We Don’t Need No Stinking License! Ooh, Yes I Do.
We are well into the new year. That means that 1/3rd of the farmers in the state of Illinois had their pesticide license expire on 12/31/25, and they must renew Read more
Concrete or Soil, Which Will It Be
Recently the federal government, through the USDA, started the process to disseminate 12 billion dollars of financial aid to farmers to offset the perceived financial ramifications of ongoing trade wars/disputes. Read more
Say Good Goodbye to Flat Tires and Hello to Back Pain
Boy did it finally get cold. Did your tire pressure warning light come on when the temps dropped below 0? To prepare for this article I did some research and Read more
Cash Is King, Unless You’re a Computer
About 20 years ago I was digging with a shovel to turn over the soil in a flowerbed in front of some people and a woman named Barb asked me Read more
Another Year is Over
It is the end of the year, and I suppose I should wrap up my writing with an end of year review. By now almost everyone is suffering from a Read more
