MYTHOLOGY

I've just finished a fairly comprehensive book titled MYTHOLOGY by Edith Hamilton.  I'll never forget a 10th grade English unit on mythology and find the whole study fascinating because it explains the stories concocted by Greeks and Romans to explain things…

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FARM SUBSIDIES

I've been in Iowa the last couple of days doing a farm consult and then a homestead summit.  One of the other speakers was D. C. Savage whose book Agritopia tackles the crop insurance/farm subsidy program…

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EU BIOSECURITY MADNESS

Since I've been on a bit of a streak with foreign information the last couple of days, I'll share another one from a former Polyface apprentice who lives in Austria.  He was here some 20 years ago and now operates a Texas Longhorn breeding program near Vienna…

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SOYBEANS AND HEALTH

One of the most enjoyable parts of my life right now is getting information directly from sources in foreign countries.  This friend, Tim Shell, was perhaps the first young person I mentored into farming more than 35 years ago…

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