Even at 55-plus, I can show you a thing or two about technology.

“Son, your barn is a mess,” I said.
“Don’t touch a thing in there,” he answered.

My son and I worked calves the other day. Not many, just enough to get hot and sweaty.

You didn’t know it, but behind the scenes, Ag Proud – Idaho has been in planned chaos for roughly a year.

Poliomyelitis (polio) was mostly associated with childhood in summer months. While humans produce natural antibodies to the virus, a compromised immune system or poor nutrition provided an environment that encouraged virus development through the bloodstream and central nervous system (through contaminated water and/or food).

What’s the common thread between food producers (you), grocery consumers and me (based on a poll)? Answer: Our impatience is increasing. (This isn’t particularly surprising information, but popular press acted like it was.)

Consider the story of two stonemasons (as told in Start with Why, by Simon Senek). A person walks up to a stonemason and asks, “Do you like your job?” The stonemason replies, “I’ve been building this wall for as long as I can remember. The work is monotonous. I work in the scorching hot sun all day.

The Secret Life of Groceries (authored by Benjamin Lorr) states that the average grocery store has 32,000 individuated products known as shop-keeping units (SKUs). 

“Anyone heard of the 21-foot rule?” The instructor at Patriot Defense looked over the class, and no one offered a guess. Several things ran through my mind.

Farm Equipment has been tracking farm equipment brand loyalty since 2010 in 12 states. In 2014, 69% of the farmers claimed to be brand loyal. In 2017, 75% were brand loyal. But in 2020, only 63% advocated brand loyalty (a quick 12% drop).