Rally for Rural America launches new push for farm policy overhaul
Declining farmer share of retail food dollar focus of National Ag Day event
“Believe it or not . . .”
By Jerry Hergenreder
I would like to introduce you to a farmer – myself – and tell you a little about agriculture. I may not look like a businessman when I am wearing my work uniform and you probably wouldn’t expect me out by the corral talking on my cell phone, saying, “Sell 2 May Corn […]
Rural critical mass
By Dave Carter
Critical mass.
The term describes the amount of molecular material necessary to begin the chain reaction necessary for a nuclear explosion.
Anyone concerned about the fabric of rural America today ought to be concerned about critical mass. Not from a sense of molecular matter and nuclear explosions. The critical mass in question concerns the existence […]
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union has say in National Farm Policy
RMFU member visits President Clinton with cattle industry concerns
Lawsuit against National Hog Farms sends the right message
Remember rollerball?
By Dave Carter
Remember Rollerball? Probably not.
Released sometime in the mid 1970’s, Rollerball was a grade “B” movie portraying a futuristic society in which nations had ceased to exist. Instead, something like 10 corporations ruled the world. Everyone around the globe owed their allegiance to one of those corporations. They flew the appropriate corporate flag outside […]
1999 was a good year for Colorado’s industrial hog facilities
President’s message
By Dave Carter
Did I miss something, or didn’t World War II end about 50 years ago?
You wouldn’t think so, based on the recent events surrounding the World Trade Organization (WTO) talks in Seattle. No, I don’t mean the protests in the streets, although that’s another story. I am referring to the official negotiations among the […]