Several months ago, comedian Louis C.K. appeared on Conan O’Brien’s show, explaining why he didn’t like cell phones. He describes driving down the highway when a Bruce Springsteen song came on the radio and evoked memories that made him feel sad and alone.

• Paul Ekstein of Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada, was selected by the Klussendorf Association as the fifth recipient of the Robert “Whitey” McKown Master Breeder Award, which recognizes a well-managed breeder herd that has been successful at showing and judging and emphasizes all qualities of the Klussendorf Award, including ability, character, endeavor and sportsmanship.

DSM offers recyclable packaging option for farmers DSM Animal Nutrition & Health now offers the option of packaging premix in low-density linear polyethylene (LDPE) bags. These durable, white-tinted bags are 100 percent recyclable and provide protection from air and sunlight that can be detrimental to vitamin potency.

“In the land of the geldings, the cryptorchid is king.” That seems to be the best way to describe American politics since Reagan or Truman. But we get what we deserve.

The Washington (D.C.) Redskins have raised the ire of part of the collective descendants of East Asian migrants who crossed the Bering Strait thousands of years ago.

I am now reporting to you from Walton, New York. The USDA-NRCS has transferred me to Walton, New York, to work as a planner for the New York City Watershed Agriculture Program. I have been here just over two weeks, so there is much to learn, but here is what I do know.

We asked Progressive Forage Grower readers what farm-related legal issues most concern them.

Bob Stallman, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, made a statement regarding the relationship between farmers and agribusiness about big data.