This morning was particularly good for a farmer like me. I was just getting up and my wife asked me to check on Beatrix. Beatrix is our new heifer who is due to have her first calf any day now. Because of that she is staying in the barn at night and we are on [...]
Author Archives: Mike
Government Paperwork
September 28, 2008 – 1:10 pm
It has been a while since I took the picture below. What is it? It’s paperwork! My farm came with a few acres along the creek in a Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Along with the CRP came paperwork and lots of it. In fact, I was shocked by the amount of paperwork, information, and signatures [...]
The Beginning Farmer
August 17, 2008 – 6:56 am
I surfed over the The Des Moines Register this morning and read a story that really warmed my heart. A Farm is Born is a story about Ethan Book, a man who wanted to become a farmer. Ethan and his wife Becca have established a small farm in south-central Iowa where they raise grass-fed beef, [...]
If Wal-Mart Can’t Do It…
May 2, 2008 – 5:18 pm
…how can you? Wal-Mart is one of the most technologically advanced retailers in the world. Their distribution system is second to none. Yet, their RFID initiative has all but failed. Recently, Computerworld ran an article called Some Suppliers Gain From Failed Wal-Mart RFID Edict. (The quotes below are from the article.) RFID is the most [...]