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‘Right to repair’ fight just getting started
Alan Guebert digs into the right-to-repair agreements between farm machinery manufacturers and the American Farm Bureau and what they mean for farmers.
Getting by with spunk and a spark
Judith Sutherland celebrates her mother’s 89th birthday by honoring all of her wonderful qualities.
Pennsylvania climate report shows rising temperatures, more rain
Pennsylvanians can expect a hotter, wetter future, according to the Pennsylvania Climate Impacts Assessment of 2021. The good news? It could mean a longer growing season for farmers. The bad news is more pests, flooding, drought and heat stress.
Profit pressures hamper the use of conservation practices in farming
The American food system’s focus on the bottom line restricts farmers’ opportunities to implement science-backed conservation practices on their farms.
Given what we don’t know, why do we act like we do know?
Given our broad ignorance of Africa, why do we still think we know what’s best for this incredibly diverse, enormous continent’s farm and food sectors?
No one is laughing anymore
Alan Guebert ponders the need for a nationally coordinated food policy — both in the past and present times.
Welcome to the fight; get in line
Alan Guebert chastizes the way “Big Ag” has handled climate change.
Beetlemania: An inordinate fondness for beetles
Since his wife brought home that spectacular eastern Hercules beetle he described in his column a few weeks ago, Scott Shalaway has embraced beetlemania.
How to prepare your calf barn for winter
Learn more about best practices to help calves regulate their temperature and conserve their energy while taking care to prevent disease.
Back pain often treatable without surgery
For a vast majority of these people, the pain goes away with simple treatment. Most lower back pain is acute, lasting fewer than six weeks.
