Who said that initiating a new generation of farmer-lobbyists would be easy? Richard Oswald and his grandson take a rattling detour to make the National Farmers Union convention.

Making a living off "food farms" instead of USDA commodity farms isn't easy. But it's OK!

Corn stoves produce clean heat and a nice aroma. And what's left over goes straight back to the garden.

The team that takes over the Department of Agriculture needs a working knowledge of small towns and a realization that power is too concentrated.