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Songs without words are sometimes necessary
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Songs without Words

Lately I’ve been listening to classical music in the milking parlor. I do it while spraying it down, when everyone...
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Cows in the classroom
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Cows in the Classroom

India, a country in which 70% of people are involved in agriculture one way or another, has experienced an epidemic...
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The Giant Man Wearing a Top Hat in the Desert
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The Giant Man Wearing a Top Hat in the Desert

It wasn’t long after we left Wells and set out into the lifeless gravel that I realized I underestimated the...
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palm civet waiting to poop
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Cat Scat Coffee

I started drinking coffee and milking cows at the age of twelve. They probably came hand in hand, if not...
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Assessing Nature in Barna Woods
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Assessing Nature

Thomas Jefferson and his fellow Agrarian philosophers founded the new republic of America on the idea that the farmer was...
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manure and mysticism go together in German farming
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Manure and Mysticism

“They’re going to be happy chickens,” he said, pointing to the fence that took up most of their lawn.  “The...
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qanat
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An Agri-Cultural Phenomenon: The Persian Qanats

We have tractors that can connect to GPS and drive on autopilot. An offsite mechanic can use telematics to access...
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Where bog butter comes from
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Bog Butter

I know when my father has done something wrong because there’s no butter in the fridge. When my mother takes...
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Greenland may have a dairy industry soon
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The Greening of Greenland

In the last several decades climate change has gone from an abstract theory to something that farmers all over the...
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Llamas and alpacas found after locating bolivia
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Locating Bolivia

I’ll admit it: six months ago I didn’t know on which continent you could find Bolivia. Yet, When my girlfriend...
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Irish farmers protesting and ready for spilled milk
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After the Spilled Milk

When I was little I sat on the armrest of the tractor while my father ran the TMR mixer. I...
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Ralph Paige fought against discrimination in farming
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Towards Equality in Farming

It is no secret that farming is a difficult enterprise. Present economic and political conditions have made it even more...
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