Diversification and Sore Backs
When I was a much younger farmer, there were some very difficult years for a row crop farmer to be profitable. Diversification, not putting all your eggs in one basket, Read more…
Money Must Grow on Trees, Mine Must Be the Dwarf Variety
I have writer’s block. I always try to write what I believe is topical to farming and current life in addition to being as humorous and entertaining as I can. Read more…
Lamborghini Farmer
I need to finish this article as quickly as possible so I can go pick out my new Lamborghini. Should I go red or white? Have you seen the Clint Read more…
Just Like That, the Rains Are Relentless and Humidity Is Back
I have 3 quotes about corn that I often repeat for friends that are not astute about farming. Also, mosquito season will start in 3-2-1,,. Will this rainy spell be Read more…
Wisconsin
If you like antiques, collectibles, long walks and Frank Lloyd Wright architecture among scenic valleys and farms, I recommend you visit House on the Rock in Wisconsin. A dry spell Read more…
Dry
Drought! This will be the 6th period of severe drought in my 42 years of farming; and if it does not start raining soon it will rank with the serious Read more…
Do You Love the Smell of Napalm or Fresh Cut Grass in the Morning
It is only the beginning of June, and the weather is already making headlines in the Midwest. If you love to mow everything you see to an inch or two Read more…
Soylent Green Was Made From Human Bodies
About 50 years ago I was taught that it takes about 100 years for the natural processes of nature to create an inch of topsoil. I was also taught that Read more…
Taxes, We Don’t Need No Stinkin Taxes
Mother Nature has finally relented her chill. The asparagus is popping, and with warmer temps the annual ritual of wild asparagus picking will be finding many with the spring delicacy Read more…
The Start of My 42nd Year of Farming
Ladies and Gentlemen, start your tractors. Well, I mean that metaphorically. Back in February in a conversation with Will County Sheriff Mike Kelley, he stated how beneficial it would be Read more…
