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All rights reserved.5Northeast corn and soybeans have it good this year compared to what I'm seeing traveling to western Iowa.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-imagine-60-corn-crop-was-emerged-7277Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:00:00 GMTRaw milk, despite its virtues, begs for a better food safety answer . . . better than pasteurization. http://farmprogress.com/blogs-dairy-farmers-self-impose-raw-milk-dilemma-7258Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:00:00 GMTRural anger with Obama Administration's growing caretaker/regulator role is rising while an informed public is in decline.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-angry-rural-undercurrent-rising-against-obama-7215Wed, 29 May 2013 01:00:00 GMTTo learn about life beyond the farm, go to a farmer's funeral!http://farmprogress.com/blogs-reflections-farm-friends-funerals-7177Mon, 20 May 2013 01:00:00 GMTActivist aiming to kill biotech via GMO labeling get Congress to act despite flawed schemes, but lose movement co-founder Mark Lynas to biotech.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-gmo-labeling-pushed-ill-informed-public-congress-7113Fri, 03 May 2013 01:00:00 GMTA cereal killer is loose in many families, even in farm families.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-does-farm-host-cereal-killer-7067Fri, 26 Apr 2013 01:00:00 GMTReflections of change underway from a recent business trip to Washington, D.C.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-washington-nice-place-visit-7035Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:00:00 GMTAgriculture's crystal ball clearly shows a number of exciting farm technologies that will keep many Northeast farmers in the game.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-six-next-big-farm-tech-things-6960Tue, 02 Apr 2013 01:00:00 GMTAg technologies are chaning farming via next-generation energies in many cases. Here's part of what I shared at a recent farmers' club.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-farming-amid-ag-tech-shift-6935Wed, 27 Mar 2013 01:00:00 GMTOn National Ag Day During Ag Week, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett lauded agriculture, farmland preservation and Marcellus shale's economic impact.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-saluting-agriculture-ag-week-every-fork-raised-6900Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:00:00 GMTAg enterprise optimism is bringing on a fresh wave of young farmers with technology skills necessary for the future.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-change-air-young-farmers-are-bringing-6884Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:00:00 GMTNew York's anti-gun and ammo law is a 'clarion call' for legal pro-gun citizens to defend their rights to weapons of self defense, sport and hunting.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-overwhelmed-legal-pro-gun-forces-5195Mon, 25 Feb 2013 01:00:00 GMTObama and anti-gun lobby are mounting a legislative campaign that, if successful, will severely restrict gun ownership and likely face constitutional challenge.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-gun-controls-time-reload-5145Fri, 15 Feb 2013 01:00:00 GMTOur food system isn't broken. But our feed education system and personal responsibility are, and they're America's ugly, jiggly underbelly.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-dont-blame-agriculture-food-system-flawed-fat-5078Mon, 11 Feb 2013 01:00:00 GMTMore gun controls may spur more illegal weapon ownership and still more violence until we attempt to fix core issues causing violence.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-raise-gun-controls-spirit-within-3958Wed, 19 Dec 2012 01:00:00 GMTSince political solutions often defy common sense, consider this common sense solution to our "Fiscal Cliff" that defies politics.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-finally-fiscal-cliff-solution-3940Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:00:00 GMTFarmers and non-farmers, even me, are becoming smartphone-ized. But adopting ever-changing tablet and smartphone technologies is tough.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-help-farmer-are-being-smartphone-ized-3928Mon, 10 Dec 2012 01:00:00 GMTSometimes our gratitude stops short of being thankful for things that don't happen.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-give-thanks-didnt-3861Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:00:00 GMTThe soothsayers were right on: No money or mud-throwing was spared in the race for U.S. president. Our next-generation is America’s greatest hope.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-phew-national-election-almost-3785Fri, 02 Nov 2012 01:00:00 GMTUSDA's $10 million grant for biomass energy here beats many millions lost on green energy give-aways therehttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-good-ugly-farm-biomass-green-energy-3723Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:00:00 GMTYour choice for President of the United States, Barack Obama or Mitt Romney, will greatly impact America's future and your farm.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-send-president-obama-back-farm-3651Sat, 29 Sep 2012 07:00:00 GMTAfter visiting my ancestral homeland, some thoughts on southern Germany and its farm potentials for the Northeast.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-germanys-farm-potentials-northeast-3633Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:00:00 GMTYoung farmer seeks current advice about the future ofhis farm if and when the U.S. dollar were to collapsehttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-farm-dollar-collapses-3567Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:00:00 GMTWithout current ag technologies, this year’s drought would have had a monumentally greater impact on feed, food and fuel prices plus availability.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-thank-ag-technology-farms-using-3548Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:00:00 GMTYou can learn a lot abou success in farm life from a children's storyhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-i-think-i-i-think-i-i-think-i-farm-3494Wed, 08 Aug 2012 07:04:00 GMTU.S. food situ may be headed for a panic – worse than the 1988 drought. Farmers already panicking.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-amercan-agriculture-drought-edges-toward-food-panic-3446Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:45:00 GMTWeb dialogue over whether farming is just a business shows many don't have a clue; too many conjure up ag boogie-menhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-farming-business-3418Fri, 13 Jul 2012 01:00:00 GMTWe must pause once in a while to revel in the awesome creation of our nation's rural America and today's farmhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-rural-america-truly-beautiful-3396Wed, 04 Jul 2012 11:45:00 GMTWe must pause to revel in the awesome creation of rural America and today's farmhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-rural-america-truly-beautiful-3397Wed, 04 Jul 2012 01:00:00 GMTReclaiming the importance of the father’s role is hugely important to your children’s future and America’s future.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-time-daddy-redux-america-3347Mon, 18 Jun 2012 01:00:00 GMT‘Soda size’ regulations and USDA's nutritional education rules won't cut America’s flab or help agriculture.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-anti-obesity-soda-regs-may-fattening-wont-help-agriculture-3326Mon, 11 Jun 2012 01:00:00 GMTMayor Bloomberg wants his government to control soda drinking. Forget it. Mount an intense PR effort insteadhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-nyc-mayor-bloomberg-brain-unplugged-soda-ban-3301Fri, 01 Jun 2012 01:00:00 GMTReasons farm owners should retire earlier: Today’s farm requires continual investment – increasingly incompatible with older farmer goalshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-4-reasons-older-farm-owners-retire-earlier-3271Thu, 24 May 2012 01:00:00 GMTThe Chesapeake Bay is beginning to recover nicely. Urban and industrial sectors still have much to do. So are tougher ag regs really necessary?http://farmprogress.com/blogs-chesapeake-bay-watershed-farmers-done-enough-3227Fri, 04 May 2012 01:00:00 GMTDespite agriculture's efforts, small farmers and newbies are the biggest handicaps to the Chesapeake Bay cleanuphttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-chesapeake-bay-ags-dirty-little-secret-3193Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:00:00 GMTAmerican agriculture's success story is unparalleled, yet under-appreciated and a 'tough sell' to those who perceive otherwise.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-communicating-ag-tough-3182Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:00:00 GMTAfter more than a year of farm weather extremes, you should expect more of the same. Be ready for opportunities and for greater risks. http://farmprogress.com/blogs-expect-more-farm-weather-extemes-yes-3128Mon, 26 Mar 2012 01:00:00 GMTSo who had time to count all this waste management trash, and was it at taxpayer expense?http://farmprogress.com/blogs-bead-counters-are-important-waste-management-3117Thu, 22 Mar 2012 01:00:00 GMTFarm regulations are enough to drive some farmers out of business, and they keep coming. But do you know what they cost you?http://farmprogress.com/blogs-farm-regulations-regulations-ugh-more-farm-regulations-3084Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:00:00 GMTFund-raisers for Maryland's Hudson Farm family drew huge support from around Chesapeake Bay, raised more than $113,000http://farmprogress.com/blogs-waterkeepers-pursuit-chesapeake-bay-farm-stirs-ag-support-3051Tue, 28 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMTEnvironmental zealots justify self-written laws and use legal intimidation and court costs to incite fear by farmershttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-eco-terrorists-incite-culture-legal-fear-among-farmers-3016Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMTAvoid getting sucked in by non-farm investment opportunities. Ag is ‘hot’ in itself.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-where-place-farm-bets-3001Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 GMTWill we learn enough from the Great Recession or Great Reality Check (our most recent mistakes) to avoid repeating them for at least one generation? http://farmprogress.com/blogs-lessons-great-recession-learn-2947Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:00:00 GMTThese are not business as usual times. Here are five reasons why those who are not changing with the times may drive themselves out of farming.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-case-havent-noticed-2939Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:00:00 GMTResolutions aren't worth the breath it takes to say them. A promise, however, is a motivated commitment.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-forget-new-years-resolution-2901Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:00:00 GMTTips for salvaging your mental well-being during the Christmas holidayshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-feeling-joyful-blessed-being-farmer-yet-2890Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:00:00 GMTEPA’s groundwater contamination findings in Wyoming threw hot gas on anti-fracking Occupiers here. Misinformation and public volatility could further http://farmprogress.com/blogs-hot-air-rising-marcellus-gas-controversy-2856Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:09:00 GMTWe in America have unmatched bounties. Take time to be thanks filled for what you have.http://farmprogress.com/blogs-thanks-filled-reminder-2822Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:14:00 GMTGreater turmoil is ahead; It's as clear as what you see through shards of a broken windowhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-comes-next-2814Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:49:00 GMTThe recession isn't over, really! Those with all the gold are running Uncle Sam into disfunctionhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-just-who-represents-the-real-america-2778Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:40:00 GMTPennsylvania's governor trying to stay atop two Marcellus horses running opposite wayshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-riding-two-unharnessed-horses-is-tough-2685Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:44:00 GMTYou're already being conscripted into the coming ObamaCarehttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-youll-choke-at-your-next-health-checkup-2640Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:54:00 GMTUse environmental and animal welfare zealots' email campaigns against themhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-to-counter-opponents-join-em-2613Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:18:00 GMTTeacher's pumpkin question stumped even the expertshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-what-would-you-call-a-cucurbit-expert-2588Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:25:00 GMTAbout shaky ground and shriveled crop yieldshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-did-you-feel-that-2568Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:34:00 GMTDespite many warnings, the "no confidence" vote shook down Wall Streethttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-stock-market-bust-it-had-to-happen-2525Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:22:00 GMTThoughts on getting through life's challengeshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-keep-on-wading-2504Sat, 30 Jul 2011 10:08:00 GMTDrive to bust Pennsylvania's 'no Sunday hunting' law is loaded with poor shotshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-target-sunday-hunting-2486Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:07:00 GMTEnvironmentalists, food safety advocates, and animal rights groups are "pros" at playing emotion for payhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-how-zealots-play-the-media-game-2462Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:54:00 GMTUnlocking your potential and ethusiasm is the real success driverhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-got-the-right-stuff-2456Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:54:00 GMTEnvironmental zealots' contributions pale compared to farmers' investmentshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-farmers-are-first-line-environmental-defenders-2417Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:30:00 GMTConsider these tips for making life a little less harriedhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-when-things-pile-up-2410Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:11:00 GMTWill the weather extremes continue to batter Eastern crops?http://farmprogress.com/blogs-now-comes-prayer-time-for-your-crops-2393Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:49:00 GMTBlack cutworms, it seems, don't read corn product labelshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-the-perfect-bug-storm-2369Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:06:00 GMTSooner or later, a farm-related tragedy will become personal to youhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-taking-farm-death-personally-2339Sat, 28 May 2011 15:59:00 GMTBeing over-equipped will pay handsomely this yearhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-its-been-a-heckuva-spring-2316Fri, 20 May 2011 11:32:00 GMTTake a hard look at harvestable cover crop alternatives befor this fallhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-prices-make-burndown-cover-crops-pass-2297Thu, 12 May 2011 11:21:00 GMTWhat I learned when a big city news reporter asked about Master Farmershttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-hello-im-from-the-inquirer-and-have-questions-2276Fri, 06 May 2011 08:22:00 GMTSpring sprang with a roar . . . roaring water, that ishttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-these-times-try-farmers-souls-2253Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:18:00 GMTParentally-guided tasks and clean mud build stronger kidshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-why-4h-kids-are-smarter-healthier-2227Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:35:00 GMTHow even state budget wrangling delays hurt agriculture, add unnecessary costshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-budgetary-shutdowns-cost-agriculture-too-2202Sat, 09 Apr 2011 10:48:00 GMTGovernor Corbett's logic for Penn State's budget cuts defies reason and sensehttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-give-his-budget-a-d-2186Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:48:00 GMTNatural gas severance tax would largely absolve Pennsylvania's budget painshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-corbetts-cuts-in-ag-and-education-totally-unnecessary-2153Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:10:00 GMTOne huge reason for no beef herd growth is cow-calfers are 'long in the tooth'http://farmprogress.com/blogs-wheres-the-beef-and-why-2122Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:30:00 GMTSince when is union power more important than education and agriculture?http://farmprogress.com/blogs-ag-is-on-state-chopping-blocks-2100Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:47:00 GMTScreams and gnashing of teeth are coming from all quarters, even agriculturehttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-budget-whackers-except-obama-are-at-work-2073Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:03:00 GMTAnti-biofuels crowd wrongly blames ethanol for rising food priceshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-us-is-being-outbid-for-its-own-food-2064Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:52:00 GMTYou may be standing on the world's most solid investmenthttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-rethinking-my-golden-thoughts-2043Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:04:00 GMTRemember, what goes up also goes downhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-wow-what-a-market-ride-2028Wed, 02 Feb 2011 08:10:00 GMTWhy it may pay to go slow on switching from AT&T's iPhone 4 to Verizon'shttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-be-smart-about-smart-phones-2008Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:59:00 GMTVerizon's new iPhone opens gate wider for web-linked farminghttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-get-a-smarter-phone-1984Tue, 18 Jan 2011 10:50:00 GMTIt takes 'guts' and money to stand up to Uncle Sam on the Chesapeake Bay clean uphttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-farm-bureaus-action-must-be-commended-supported-1966Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:44:00 GMTAvoid helping someone else 'get rich quick' off youhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-got-gold-fever-get-vaccinated-1946Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:38:00 GMTEnd your 2010 with a positive step into 2011http://farmprogress.com/blogs-take-time-for-amens-and-amends-1920Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:01:00 GMTCarefuly choose your Christmas gifts . . . and your wordshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-the-christmas-gift-1914Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:58:00 GMTKennedy and Murtha must be rolling in their graveshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-kings-of-pork-buried-again-1902Fri, 17 Dec 2010 09:19:00 GMTBiggies' food safety push meant to hammer farmers and direct farm marketershttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-theyre-looking-out-for-no-1-and-only-no-1-1884Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:29:00 GMTIt's what happens when profit and politics are more important than peoplehttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-the-more-things-change-the-more-they-dont-1859Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:45:00 GMTOne familty's painful loss reminds us all to count our blessingshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-be-thankful-for-what-you-dont-have-1826Wed, 24 Nov 2010 07:00:00 GMTWhy personal incomes of the wealthy should be taxed at a higher ratehttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-i-agree-with-obama-and-buffett-1821Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:07:00 GMTWe're imperiled when we forget the cost borne by those protecting our freedomshttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-an-honoring-that-must-never-cease-1802Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:16:00 GMTThe forces of nature are conspiring against youhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-be-on-high-alert-1785Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:25:00 GMTWhat follows the mid-term election will be crucial to America's futurehttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-a-good-turnout-1759Mon, 01 Nov 2010 08:44:00 GMTWe should all have opinions on how Uncle Sam runs things!http://farmprogress.com/blogs-yes-im-opinionated-1737Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:43:00 GMTOfficials who don’t keep their promises don’t deserve your votehttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-throw-out-the-bad-actors-1726Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:31:00 GMTCloned grand champion steer puts livestock industry in a squeeze chutehttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-bring-on-the-clones-1708Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:35:00 GMTAmerican ignorance of economic reality may be at all-time highhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-what-happens-when-the-checks-stop-1686Sun, 03 Oct 2010 16:07:00 GMTStates are forced to pick up the tab under threat of more dollars withheldhttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-what-really-happens-to-unfunded-federal-mandates-1673Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:30:00 GMTEnjoy these sensory healer, and use them to 'destress'http://farmprogress.com/blogs-you-already-have-what-most-want-1662Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:01:00 GMTFarmers can and need to help consumers relate to ag's positive imagehttp://farmprogress.com/blogs-project-your-good-image-with-care-1640Wed, 15 Sep 2010 08:40:00 GMT