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Dec 18, 2018

We see and hear the question all the time: “I want to be a farmer, but I have no money, no acreage, no tractor, and no experience. How do I start?” Very few other industries are as attractive to newcomers, and as difficult to break into, as production agriculture. And even though the number of farms is decreasing,...


Dec 4, 2018

Got a lawyer? Need a lawyer? Either way you’ll want to hear this episode of “On Life and Land,” in which we speak with Prof. Susan Schneider, head of the agricultural law program at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, about hunting leases, undivided interests, choosing an attorney, and...


Nov 20, 2018

Take a walk on the wide side with Bob Recker of Cedar Valley Innovation. A John Deere retiree who just couldn’t leave the industry, Bob spends his time now working with cooperating farmers to run test plots and research. One of his areas of focus recently has been on the potential benefits of planting corn on...


Nov 8, 2018

We were driving along Hwy 33 in Osborn, Missouri when it came into view. A tower standing a 100-ft or so tall, it’s bright white paint a stark contrast against the baby blue sky. In bold, black letters down the side of the tower we could make out the letters “M I L K.”

It’s here that we talked with Matt Shatto...


Nov 8, 2018

It’s hard not to be struck by the poppies.

Standing inside the World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, we’re looking down on a display floor made up of thousands of red silk poppies. Our tour guide tells the story of how the poppy became a symbol of the human cost of the War. 

When they’re planted, poppy...