Items of Interest
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A must read…The Man Who Fed The World.
This is my first book review or actually a book recommendation. I guess I did recommend a children’s book in my Arf blog, but I didn’t really do a review. So here we go, my review of The Man Who Fed The World. My view of this book is…….everyone should read it. Period. Yes, it is about agriculture. It is about history in agriculture. I firmly believe that in order to know why we are were we are at, and how we got to were we are at, you need to look at history. This book did that for me. This book is more about the context then the actual…
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Camping On The FARM
Camping on the Farm. A way for a farm or ranch to earn some extra income. Interesting. I have wondered about this before on our place. Actually, my mother-in-law told me years ago that she thought it would be fun to develop a campground on a place we call the “80” here on the farm. I love to go and sit out in a pasture, where I can’t see any other houses or roads, and feel like I have run away. I have often wondered if others would pay to come to the farm and experience this. I could charge them to come sit in the middle of the cow…
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Have a Bushel of fun with A Buschel of Busch and help a farmer…
Check this out! I think this is really cool. Busch is offering a new way to buy beer. By the Buschel! A Buschel of Busch Light. A 56-pack. How fun it that! Why a 56-pack? It’s because there is 56 pounds in a bushel of corn, it’s harvest time, AND October 12th is National Farmers Day. You do have to be in Iowa to buy it though. From the Busch PR team……… October 12 marks National Farmers Day, a tribute to all past and current farmers in America.So this year, to honor farmers across America, Busch beer is releasing the first-ever, limited edition Buschel Pack. The Buschel Pack is a…
