Adopt a farmer — while there are still some healthy ones around.

Have we forgotten what it means to 'play fair' on the field, in the pasture, at market?  Many farm groups and now the USDA, too, want to freshen up the rulebook.

Farm programs and markets (or the lack of them) are reducing the number of farms year by year. Eventually, there will only be one, The Farm Inc.

Barack Obama brought his message about rejuvenating the rural economy to NE Missouri.  Face-to-face meeting goes a long way in the Show-Me State.