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Yield, Milo
Milo Yield
The Great Phony Numbers Game
If it wasn’t so serious, it would be funny. I’m talking about how politicians play what I call “the great phony numbers game.” They...
“Beep” Beef Branding
Have you ever stood in the checkout line at your favorite supermarket and twiddled your thumbs while all the folks in front of you...
A Real Interpretation of “The BBQ”
Ah, barbecuing meat, any kind of meat! It makes one’s mouth water just thinking about it — a slowly browning hunk of beef brisket...
Words Women Use
Usually when I stray beyond rural topics, and venture into human relationship topics, I get negative repercussions from some folks or some groups.
But, sometimes...
Cheap Fuel
Lots of folks, including me, have been griping about high vehicle fuel prices. And, even though gas and diesel prices have eased a bit...
Curiosity killed the geese
You don’t have to live out here in the hinterlands of the Flint Hills of Kansas to have interesting encounters with wild animals. To...
Tooth DNA and possible cloning
Weather forecasts for scorching hot, dry weather into future weeks, plus the knowledge that you have to get a 79-year-old tooth yanked, tends to...
“a progressive agriculturist”
Okay, here’s a story from way back when that I had to chuckle at. Hope you do to.
The story goes: Back in the Great...
LAMB-O-FLAGE
This week I’m gonna get back to practical, profitable things in production agriculture. How about this? While the rest of agriculture is worrying about...
Doldrums
Just an early reminder that the summer solostice has passed and winter’s on its way again. So, don’t forget where you stashed your longjohns.
And,...