by dashfactor | Nov 23, 2022 | Farmer Insights
One of the ways that a farmer’s job is different from those jobs that most of us have is that there are distinct tasks to be completed and timeframes in which to complete those tasks.Spring is for planting or calving.Summer is for spraying or haying.Fall is...
by Jan Johnson | Oct 31, 2022 | Consumer Research, Farmer Insights
Farmers don’t want tricks; they just want to be treated fairly. I am beginning to suspect that I may be getting more curmudgeonly. There’s a fellow at church I find to be a true curmudgeon. He has a sharp retort for every comment – a perspective...
by Jan Johnson | Jun 28, 2022 | Farmer Insights
Of the millions of good things that I’ve discovered about East Texas since moving here, the food here is really good. And when you’re exploring a new life, food is among the most important elements. I read an article once that said life is really about...
by Jan Johnson | May 31, 2022 | Farmer Insights
Shakespeare wrote, “To be, or not to be: that is the question.” With farmers, it’s “To talk, or not to talk: that is the question.” Or more accurately: “There’s a time to talk and a time to act.”...
by Jan Johnson | Mar 24, 2022 | Farmer Insights
Milton Friedman, in his book Free to Choose, detailed the four ways you spend money: You spend your own money on yourself.You spend your own money on someone else.You spend someone else’s money on yourself.You spend someone else’s money on someone else....
