By virtue of a leadership scholarship I’d inexplicably earned, I’d been invited to attend a special three-day preorientation function for a few hundred of the university’s “future leaders.”

Three of us were able to make it to Florida for the funeral after our brother-in-law, Ray Pivec, had passed away. Our sister had married late, and they had no children. I remember teasing her when she was at college, asking her if she was having trouble finding a boy she liked.

The third generation of the Cates family to farm within Lowery Creek's twists and turns is committed to conservation and providing high-quality grass-fed beef.

The proper management of nutrients is fundamental to effectively use manure and reach the highest cost-benefit.

Nationwide, 14.6 million acres are cultivated for alfalfa. Critics argue this is too much for regions with limited water, yet they fail to compare these numbers to other staple crops. 

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