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Fix What\’s Broken – Ricardo Salvador
For too many it is basically a no win situation if you\’re a farmer and so they ask \”How can I get off this treadmill?\” The dream of farming can be…
5 years, 6 months ago
Packing Plant-demic – Ricardo Salvador
The fact that the food system lacks resilience is apparent from the devastating effects of COVID on meat packing plant employees. In a system that i…
5 years, 6 months ago
Small Is The New Big – Zack Smith
For many it would be a dream come true if their family could be supported from an 80 acre farm instead of the more typical 2,000 acres commodity far…
5 years, 6 months ago
New Pivot, Ancient Grain – Claire Smith
Can traditional MidWest commodity farms pivot to a more diverse system than just corn and soybeans? It\’s an important question as farmers and thei…
5 years, 7 months ago
Your Time Picks You – Mayor Darrel Steinberg
We didn\’t pick 2020 as our time to step up, but 2020 picked us. Community leaders, restaurants and local farmers are stepping up to tackle the exist…
5 years, 7 months ago
Farming Towns and Cities – Richard Fordyce USDA Administrator/Farmer
Farming in Cities and Towns is not where you usually expect to run across the US Department of Agriculture. Well that’s beginning to change as the US…
5 years, 7 months ago
Online Markets For All – Cole Jones
Covid has hastened the shift to online markets for every size and shape of farmers to connect with wholesale, retail or consumers around the corner …
5 years, 7 months ago
Let\’s Talk Turkey – Jason Diestel
Some independent growers and processors have removed the need for the middle man. From raising and butchering their animals to processing and ship…
5 years, 8 months ago
Celebrating A Life – Jack Woolf
When a living legend passes after over a hundred years on Earth, it can truly be right to celebrate that life. That has never been truer than when t…
5 years, 8 months ago
Well-Raised Meat – Diana Rodgers
\”At our grocery stores and dinner tables, even the most thoughtful consumers are overwhelmed by the number of considerations to weigh when choosi…
5 years, 8 months ago