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Rain has not been something we've seen much of this spring. Nor did snow show up much this past winter in any quantity. The weather station I bought…
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Unfinished Business
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What Landowners Say About Conservation
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Can’t We Be Better Than Goats?
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I woke this morning to the sound of Mourning Doves chanting their calming mantra outside our cracked window. It was still, yet loud, the cacophony of…
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Neighbor to Neighbor: Aimee Campbell
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What Landowners Say About Conservation
And what we should be considering in the farm bill
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Standing in a February Snowfall
[This week we bring you a beautiful poem by my husband, John Hogeland.]
Feb 18 • 
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It's Time to Find Our Voice
It is hard to be a good citizen, to be active in democracy, and to rise to our civic duties. Keeping up with the issues without becoming overwhelmed and…
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In the Dirt
In the Dirt
I dive into the the economics of growing food, give you the dirt on the politics of agriculture and occasionally share a funny tale from our ranch, Whippoorwill Creek Farm.
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I dive into the the economics of growing food, give you the dirt on the politics of agriculture and occasionally share a funny tale from our ranch, Whippoorwill Creek Farm.

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