When planning on how to reduce the environmental impact that petro chemicals have on the environment it is not always easy to see the big picture. Fertilizers overall environmental impact is one of those issues where there are other factors to consider.
The Homestead Act of 1862 was an attempt to incentivize the migration of people to the western parts of the United States by offering settlers 160 acres of land in exchange for them heading west and becoming farmers and ranchers. Most of these people had little experience in these vocations but nonetheless jumped at the …
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Science is not always the answer. I believe the best solutions are usually found by looking at nature and understanding why God designed things the way he did. In farming God has always provided us a better way and the “circle of life”, which is what regenerative agriculture is all about, could have tremendous positive impacts in our country if more people can get educated, learn more about the movement, and move out to the country to get started.
As usual I arrived at my office very early in the morning and prepared for my desk job just like I have done for the past thirty years. I sat in my desk chair and turned on my computer and drank a cup of coffee while I logged in and waited for the computer to …
There is something therapeutic about the drone of a tractor as you mow acre after acre of land. Some undoubtedly will call that boring – and I certainly wouldn\’t want to do it everyday – but it has the ability to take your mind off things, especially the worry and stress that has been too …
There is something therapeutic about the drone of a tractor as you mow acre after acre of land. Some undoubtedly will call that boring – and I certainly wouldn’t want to do it everyday – but it has the ability to take your mind off things, especially the worry and stress that has been too …
Denton is a hip, vibrant college town north of Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas and home to The University of North Texas and Texas Women’s University. Although it has grown into a large city you don’t have to travel too far to suddenly find yourself going back in time to it’s rural heritage. Annette and I had …
I can’t remember exactly what my Dad and I were so deep into conversation about…perhaps the Budweiser in our hand had something to do with that. Actually, I believe we were debating whether native Texas “Blue Stem” was superior to “Coastal Bermuda” for growing hay in pastures. The seriously thick “Blue Stem” in this picture …