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Oh, the mail we get

Thursday, December 31, 2015

Letters, telephone calls, and emails from Maryland to Montana arrived daily to comment and question, debate and deflate.

The COOL facts: American people love it, others don’t

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Country of origin labeling, or COOL, for meat, fruit, vegetables and nuts sold in the U.S. has been kicked around by the courts, politicians, international trade panels and special interest farm groups since it became law in 2008.

On raising kids – and kids

Thursday, January 8, 2015

As the children grow and change I have really enjoyed watching how the interaction between adult and child changes.

Readers respond to farm and food column

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Columnist reviews his feeback — the compliments and the criticism.

Peterson is new Ohio State Fair choir director

Saturday, June 28, 2014

Many stories, one voice: New state fair choir director will train about 200 members.

Why brown-headed cowbirds are lousy parents

Thursday, May 22, 2014

When I walked to my office this morning, I noticed a female brown-headed cowbird perched high atop the tallest tree in the yard. For 10 minutes she surveyed the surrounding area.

Retaining an interest in your cattle

Saturday, August 24, 2013

I never thought I would feed cattle, until I got to know more than a few cattle feeders. Some were all about buying low, selling high and they were happiest when they beat both their supplier and buyer. But in the mid 1990s, more feeders made new commitments to customer service, reaching out into the

It’s not always about the grain market: Some people have real problems

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

When grain markets don’t seem to matter: At the heart of it, we remain under attack because we are Americans.

Fast food? No such thing in 1930s

Thursday, March 22, 2012

In historical terms, I had never really thought about how young our country was in the 1930s. The United States Regional Cook Book, edited by Ruth Berolzheimer, copyright 1939, made me realize this simply by the index of the book. Broken down in sections for the Scandinavian part of the country, the Wisconsin Dutch and

Our angry Christmas angel, Elvis

Thursday, December 22, 2011

When I get too caught up in the running, buying, doing and utter delight we all seem to take in exclaiming the “stress” of the holiday season (“So much to do! So much to do!” Like the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland forever late for a very important date) I take a deep breath