Why Farmers Take So Long

Why Farmers Take So Long

Why do farmers take so long… to buy into something new?There is an old saying: ”Are you willing to bet the farm on that?”Today, the answer is “no.” And a longer answer is, “If I wait, I might lose a bit, but I will not lose everything.”Farmers’ skepticism...
From Across the Miles

From Across the Miles

From across the miles. As I sit here in my log cabin in rural Wisconsin watching the snow fall, I’m thinking about last Christmas in beautiful East Texas, an area filled with Longhorns, Bramahas, chickens, and donkeys, and of course horses! Some goats were...
Farmers Give Thanks 365 Days a Year

Farmers Give Thanks 365 Days a Year

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...
Five Things a Day

Five Things a Day

The church pastor recently challenged us to say a prayer of thanksgiving for five things a day. He suggested that they should be different things each day, to broaden our view of all the goodness in our lives. So, as I sat down to enjoy some cheese and crackers, I...