The election is over — it’s time to govern. It’s also time for those of us who will be the governed to make certain our voices continue to be heard —or heard for the first time...
This is still not an official crop report. NASS has still not been in touch with me. I have conducted no official surveys of randomly selected farmers across West Texas or Southwest Oklahoma to gauge how well the cotton looks as harvest gets under...
I was not aware until earlier this week that October is Non-GMO Month, a time apparently set aside to wallow in ignorance and ignore science, a time to offer unsupported and repudiated claims about the health hazards of genetically modified food ...
This is not an official crop report. NASS has not been in touch with me. I have conducted no official surveys of randomly selected farmers across West Texas to gauge how well cotton, peanuts and grain sorghum are faring as harvest nears. But, bas...
I saw Danny Davis several times back in the early spring at crop conferences in West Texas and Southwest Oklahoma. Over the years I’ve known him, I’ve always looked forward to seeing him. And when we crossed paths, he always, with feigned relucta...
For the past few months, Facebook posts — which often degenerate into a flood of misquotes, rumors, and outright lies that would put supermarket tabloids to shame — have been (daily it seems) laced with increasingly hateful rhetoric...
Early Monday morning was a perfect time to sit outside: The air was fresh following an overnight rain, the rising sun turned the remnant clouds into scudding patches of orange and gold; an energetic wren flitted from the magnolia tree to the rain...
