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By Richard Oswald

Ag and Trade | Politics and Government
Letter from Langdon: So You'd Like to Start Farming...
07/24/2007
Oswald family old truckRichard Oswald puts pencil to paper and tallies up the reasons why more and more young people can't afford to farm.
Ag and Trade | Politics and Government
American Farmers, Junkyard Sculptors
07/17/2007
why we need a good farm billWith corn prices higher than normal, is it time to quit supporting the "junkyard sculptors" who've scraped by on the farm? Richard Oswald explains why the artful stewards of the land deserve a strong farm bill.
Education
Letter from Langdon: The Field of Public Education Isn't Flat
07/11/2007
Missouri River flood in Holt CountyFor small towns with "Quick Stop" economies, the current federal rules for school testing and funding don't work and won't work. Richard Oswald of Atchison County, Missouri, describes the lay of the land.
Ag and Trade | Growth and Development
A Letter From Langdon: What's At Stake With Farm Bill? The Nation's Future
07/05/2007
Tennessee Drought, 2007Richard Oswald, a Langdon, Missouri, farmer, reminds us that the nation depends on rural communities and that the health of rural communities depends on a wise Farm Bill.
Ag and Trade
A Letter From Ames â€" Trade, Trouble and Turbines at a Conference on Global Trade
06/22/2007
Richard Oswald in Mound CityFarmers, steelmakers and consumers met in Ames, Iowa, last week to talk about global trade and the American economy.
Daily Yonder | Keep It Rural
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