Antibiotics are considered the crown jewels of modern medicine. But many scientists say that their effectiveness is being eroded by indiscriminate use, both to treat infections in people and to encourage growth in chickens, turkeys, cows and pigs. Read More »
An advertisement in my mailbox prompts some thinking about payday lending. "It's like borrowing from family, but without the guilt." Or maybe, without the accountability. Read More »
An overnight fire in 2011 destroyed a big part of Willow Lake's downtown—but even if the fire burned down businesses, it also sparked a drive to survive and a phenomenal flurry of community action. Read More »
Sounds like there's some uncertainty based on a change in federal policy intended to improve broadband access to rural places. Read More »
Rural economic leaders gathered in Oxford, Miss., last week to discuss rural entrepreneurship. Here are some of the top tweets that came out of that conference. Read More »
The fact that hay can spontaneously combust when stored wet is something that was once common knowledge but is not any longer as people move away from agriculture. Read More »
Some exciting thinking about the future of rural places is going on in Nebraska. Read More »
I have been making this argument for a while now: One amazing aspect of living in a place where the horizon is visible is that we are treated to awe-inspiring visions of sky theater. Read More »
High crop prices are inducing farmers to look at all the land under their management—even the corners that they never thought worthwhile before—for another spot to plant corn or soybeans. Crop insurance subsidies take the risk out of planting in poor ground. Read More »
The executive editor of Successful Farming paints a picture of thoughtless land use practices in the Loess Hills of western Iowa that should make all those who farm on marginal lands take notice. Read More »
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