I dive into the the economics of growing food, give you the dirt on the politics of agriculture and occasionally share a funny tale from our ranch, Whippoorwill Creek Farm.
Food. Agriculture. Sustainability. The little guy. Was Prof + Journalist, now Farmer. My book "Bet the Farm" is a deeply personal look into the economics of agriculture.
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An award-winning Iowa journalist's observations on politics, current events, family and some random things, too.