Lost In Thoughts
Farhad Manjoo would like us all to not mock vegans, but his reasoning from the start fails. Writing in the New York Times, his main point is that vegans are better than us. They care more. For the animals. For the environment. They're nicer than us omnivores, too. He's wrong on all counts. Let's begin... Continue Reading →
"The average Tennessee farmer gets up in the morning by the alarm of an Illinois clock (Big Ben), buttons his Chicago suspenders to Detroit overalls, washes his face with Cincinnati soap in a Pennsylvania pan. Sits down to a Grand Rapids table and eats Chicago meat, Indiana hominy, fried in Kansas lard on a Saint... Continue Reading →
I'm a dairy farmer, and obviously I like milk, cheese, ice cream, and all things dairy. Perhaps this is why I'm still surprised when I see articles like Cows, who needs them. This one was definitely one of the most extremely radical pieces I've read in a mainstream magazine. The writer ignored old and new... Continue Reading →
Some of us have a lot of hats that we wear. Mine, in no particular order, include father, husband, son, friend, farmer, and a few more. My wife would say I have watched too many of them! Wearing the right hat at the right time is not always an easy task. While many people can... Continue Reading →
I jinxed us. I'm sure of it. After the fire, I never bought another rain coat. In July we had several rains and the two dollar poncho I picked up wasn't going to hold up another day. So I went and got a nice rain coat. And then it stopped raining. Sort of like the... Continue Reading →
Chapter 1 “...the phone lines are jammed up with your calls about Right To Farm or Right To Kill. We’ll have Senator Pearson on in the next hour to explain why he wants to repeal the Right To Farm Act. Caller one, your thoughts?” “I’ve been vegetarian for five years because of what happens on... Continue Reading →
In 2012 one of our dairy cows decided that the nation needed a new leader to take us in a better direction, and she volunteered for the job. Shirley Cow began her campaign in earnest. She even selected a running mate, Norma, from Dairy Carrie's herd. Here is the complete saga of Shirley Cow's run... Continue Reading →
In the tradition of reruns, syndication, and Netflix; I thought for Throwback Thursdays (#TBT) I would pull up some of my favorite posts. We'll kick it off with Calves Vs Babies!! VS While changing my 2-month-old son's diaper the other day, I thought to myself that I never have to do this to... Continue Reading →
As a dairy farmer, I can't help but come across articles about milk on the Internet. This recent one from the Daily Meal proclaims to let you in on little secrets about milk, but they couldn't be further from the truth. I've combined some of these because they were stretched out over several slides in... Continue Reading →
So this farmer meme showed up this week about the lottery. A little #Powerball #aghumor #agmeme for you this morning. #farmer #agchat #lottery #ifiwonthelotteryIwould pic.twitter.com/FAaslbiNg7 — Matt Boucher (@boucherfarms) January 7, 2016 True. I can't argue with it. We put our faith in cows and plants; our money, too. If they don't do... Continue Reading →
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