You know things are interesting when the front page of the Wall Street Journal carries a story about people cutting up whole chickens. Under a catchy headline “Consumers Are Giving Inflation The Bird—With A Whole Chicken,” the article explains how people are saving money buying whole chickens and cutting them up themselves in their own kitchens…
Read MoreThe last couple of weeks I’ve been working on a project that will pay no income in my lifetime, but I’ve found it extremely enjoyable and satisfying.
Read MoreKellogg’s is spinning off some if not all of its breakfast cereal lines in a move that mature businesses take sometimes to streamline lagging sectors.
Read MoreAt the Homestead Festival in Columbia, Tennessee hosted by Rory Feek I had the unprecedented privilege of spending 90 minutes on stage, one-on-one, with Dr. Temple Grandin, a true American icon if ever there was one…
Read MoreSmithfield Foods Inc. has just announced that in early 2023—less than a year from now—it will close its processing plant in Vernon, California (near Los Angeles). It operates 45 plants throughout the U.S., owned by umbrella company WHGroup Ltd. out of Hong Kong but really a Chinese company.
Read MoreYesterday we had a delightful Australian couple drop by the farm. They’re Queensland natives, in their 60s, sharp small business owners all their lives, and have now fled Australia for America under the immigration investment program…
Read MoreBy now you’ve no doubt heard about the two children in France killed and many sickened by E. coli in pizza made from Nestle wheat dough…
Read MoreMy what a difference a week makes. I flew to Oregon a few days ago and then this week flew to California.
Read MoreLast week, as background for a school essay she had to write, my granddaughter Lauryn watched Morgan Spurlock’s HOLY CHICKEN movie…
Read MoreAll of you know I try to keep advertising to a minimum on this blog, but from time to time something big
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Read MoreAs avian influenza runs through the nation’s poultry flocks, with the current extermination of about 28 million laying hens and turkeys, I can’t help but wonder why we aren’t putting beak masks on the chickens.
Read MoreIf you’ve seen news headlines you know that a research team in the Netherlands examined blood from 22 people and found microscopic plastic particles in the bloodstream of 17. For the first time, this confirms that micro-plastics are piercing the blood barrier and coursing through our veins…
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