WHO radio in Des Moines, Iowa airs The Big Show from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM on weekdays. I happened to be listening today and heard the hosts discussing the swine flu.
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A Good Morning
November 13, 2008 – 6:04 am
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 [...]
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, [...]
What is happening to the bees?
April 16, 2007 – 9:25 am
There is an interesting discussion about a NY Times article going on over at Slashdot. It is titled, Vanishing Honeybees Will Affect Future Crops.
Most of the posts are concerned with whether or not genetically modified (GMO) organisms are the cause. That is the most likely suspect. However, I also believe that other [...]
Starting Point
July 30, 2006 – 4:34 pm
I have started this website, Free to Farm, as a place to discuss the erosion of our freedoms as farmers and ranchers. In particular, NAIS, the National Animal Identification System. I am in my mid-forties, with a dream to raise my family on a farm. I am also a Christian, with the desire to obey [...]