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 Nick Reiher about his new role for the Farmers Weekly Review, I decided I would punish myself each Wednesday by 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 the recent warm weather. Throughout most of this winter, I got excited when I could wake up and get out 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. To avoid any debate about whether it is necessary or the right thing to do, I am going to make 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 cold, flu/norovirus, credit card shock, electric or gas bill fatigue or a hangover from the New Year holiday. But first, Read more

Typical ocean front, lots of lava rock

Not All Islands Are Created Equally

I recently traveled to the “big island” Hawaii. The trip was the worst part. We ran through the Los Angeles airport like O.J. Simpson with only 18 minutes to make our connecting flight. Then my wife’s Green Bay Packers beat my Chicago Bears an hour before the plane landed at Read more