Author: Tom
A Palm Beach Girl on the Ranch
She was a very unlikely candidate to manage a cattle feedyard in central Nebraksa. She grew up in Palm Beach County, Florida and knew next…
The Snowstorm That Built a Radio Station
Many radio stations have interesting stories of how they were born. This station in central Nebraska was the product of one of the worst blizzards…
A Unique Midwest Harvest
In some parts of the Midwest, you can buy a brand new car for the same price as one acre of farmland. That’s land that’s…
Ghana’s District Farmer of the Year
Today we meet the district farmer of the year. A lady growing ten acres of corn–a farmer adopting some of the latest technology she can…
Corn Stored Under Tarps
Drive through farm country and you can find plenty of shiny new grain bins to hold ever increasing yields. Drive through farm country here and…
The Challenges of Growing Corn in Africa
Many farm events and banquets in the US begin with prayer. This farm meeting opened with a joint prayer of Chritian and Muslim farmers. They…
Corn Harvest in Ghana
I always enjoy the harvest on our farm. Days spent in the combine or hauling grain to the bins are some of my favorite farm…
Free Range Chickens
When Herman’s son brought home an antiquated animal production book he found in his high school ag classroom, Herman decided some of the productions were…
Best of 2011: Barbara Law
Our best of 2012 continues today with a lady named Barbara who was a teenager living in Japan when World War II ended. Her country’s…
Best of 2011: The New Mallery Abbey
When people began attending funerals here, many had the exact same reaction. They mentioned that when they passed, they wanted a funeral just like that….