Category Archives: Record

Politics, current events, and regulations that are effecting the small farmer today and tomorrow and even some of those from yesterday.

Viva La France!

Posted on 10 April 2009 by

France gets it right with limits and restrictions on genetically modified corn and other similar products. If a country like France that is typically behind can this right why are we so confused on this? Continue reading →

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Farm Bill 2008

Posted on 8 April 2009 by

some of my typical complaint about the federal government spending way to much in subsidies and the like to the large industrial farms that really should not be in such need if the efficiencies they claim actually existed because of scale. Continue reading →

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Willie Nelson – Farmers Hero

Posted on 7 April 2009 by

A few brief notes about one of my heroes – Willie Nelson. And of course, a few reasons why I believe he should deserve such a high honor from me. Continue reading →

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Donkey Woes

Posted on 6 April 2009 by

Could be the neighbors donkey or rooster that is causing the problem the new neighbors are complaining about today, but tomorrow it could be your pigs or my horses with which they take issue. Continue reading →

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Roundup = Poison?

Posted on 4 April 2009 by

Another one of my rants that was previously published elsewhere. In this particular case it is about Monsanto and Roundup – basically a poison and the use on genetically modified food crop seeds. Continue reading →

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