A mom, her boys, too many cows and lots of farming
We are in the homestretch of a year-long primary battle between our incumbent Congressmen, Tim Huelskamp, Republican, and his challenger, Dr. Roger Marshall. This race has taken on a life of its own, garnering outside money, attention and headlines. I have spoken with several reporters about the race - some as far away as Washington, … Continue reading Politics Hits Home
*This column was originally published in the Fall 2014 issue of Kansas AgLand. For more from that issue, log onto http://www.kansasagland.com. If you’ve watched even an hour of television this fall, you’ve noticed the steady stream of political ads. Yes, the number of commercials has decreased with the primary election now over, but the pitches, … Continue reading Elections Will Impact Ag
I did it, I got in my first fight. Not a fist fight, mind you. But a Twitter fight, the 140-character back-and-forth on my phone with two individuals I have never met, will never meet but know I do not see eye-to-eye with. It started with a Tweet to a reporter I heard comment on the … Continue reading We Need The Farm Bill
It seems the Chicago Tribune is more in-touch with the American farmer than I would have guessed. A recent editorial published by the Windy City paper skewers the farm lobby for not accurately representing the interests of the American farmer, almost as if it has hard-working farmers and ranchers on its board, providing the insight … Continue reading What Farmers Really Need
At the start of 2012, report after report highlighted the record farm income generated in 2011. An article from Reuters reported that farm income exceeded $100 billion for the first time last year. Other reporting agencies published similar findings, giving the general public the idea that farmers were getting rich while other industries and people … Continue reading Settling For Broke
