This recipe has been a personal favorite of mine and I have been making it for years. In my previous job, I always made this recipe on my birthday to share with my coworkers. I love making it with fresh blueberries. And it just doesn’t last long in our house! (Recipe is at the end) And just because it is…
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“Good farmers, who take seriously their duties as stewards of Creation and of their land’s inheritors, contribute to the welfare of society in more ways than society usually acknowledges, or even knows. These farmer produce valuable goods, of course; but they also conserve soil, they conserve water, they conserve wildlife, they conserve open space, they conserve scenery.” — Wendell Berry…
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Ractopamine has been in the news lately and you are probably wondering, what is ractopamine? And, if you are like me, I first wondered how to pronounce it. A quick little lesson – Rak TOE Pa Meen Ractopamine is a feed management tool used by hog farmers. PayLean is another name for ractopamine. It is a feed ingredient that…
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“So God Made A Farmer” As I heard these words read by the one and only Paul Harvey, tears welled up in my eyes, my lips were quivering and I felt a big lump in my throat. I asked myself, why am I so emotional? It’s not that I haven’t heard these words before. And then, a huge overwhelming sense of pride. Yes,…
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There seems to be a lot of myths in print and the Internet about farm corporations. First, let’s look at what is a farm corporation? According to the Minnesota Department of Ag, a farm corporation is: “Family farm corporation” means a corporation founded for the purpose of farming and the ownership of agricultural land in which the majority of the stock…
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