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montetucker wrote 1 month ago: Howdy friends and neighbors.  I’m going to be quick this time; my two wild cows are due in from Las … more →

Tags: Announcements, cattle, Politics, rural life, What's Under My Hat Entries

Coming to a town hall near me...1 comment

Vines & Cattle wrote 2 months ago: So it turns out I may be meeting the Secretary of Agriculture and attending a town hall style meetin … more →

Tags: food policy, Bureaucracy, Personal, Food Safety

Tucker to run for governor of Oklahoma!1 comment

montetucker wrote 3 months ago:  Howdy friends and neighbors.  Once again here I sit with nothing to write about.  Not watching the … more →

Tags: What's Under My Hat Entries, Politics, cattle, Announcements, rural life

Ironic Capitalism4 comments

Vines & Cattle wrote 3 months ago: The other day a friend and I had a quick email discussion of the Blake Hurst piece that I pointed ou … more →

Tags: Personal, food policy, Nation, capitalism, alternative farming, Subsidies, Pollan, no-till farming, Industrial Agriculture

The Omnivore's Delusion?

Vines & Cattle wrote 3 months ago: There’s a fantastic piece over at The American from a Missouri corn farmer regarding foodie ty … more →

Tags: food policy, Nation, capitalism, Joel Salatin, alternative farming, Subsidies, Pollan, Eric Schlosser, Food Fascism

Mini Rant, FWIW

Vines & Cattle wrote 4 months ago: Out of the blue, but the topic of organic vs conventional food came up at one of my online hangouts, … more →

Tags: food policy, Nation, alternative farming, Subsidies, Pollan

Grasshoppers

montetucker wrote 4 months ago:  Howdy friends and neighbors.  I am putting all on notice that I am officially converting to organic … more →

Tags: What's Under My Hat Entries, Politics, 1, rural life

Wheat

montetucker wrote 5 months ago:  Howdy friends and neighbors.  Missed ya last week.  Bill Gates and I had little disagreement but it … more →

Tags: What's Under My Hat Entries, Politics, rural life

Two peas in a pod. (An organically grown GMO pod of course)4 comments

Vines & Cattle wrote 5 months ago: It’s been a while since good old Steve Cornett at Beef Today has said anything interesting, but his … more →

Tags: Beef, food policy, Bureaucracy, Joel Salatin, alternative farming, Subsidies, Pollan, National Animal Identification System, Eric Schlosser

Absolution In Your Bottle?1 comment

Vines & Cattle wrote 7 months ago: I’m not sure what it says about me when the two elderly women at the local convenience store b … more →

Tags: food policy, Personal, Subsidies, Mountain Dew

Felonious Floating?

Vines & Cattle wrote 7 months ago: I don’t know Mr. Griswold, turns out he’s a popular rodeo cowboy, and that’s not a … more →

Tags: Bureaucracy, Oklahoma

HR 875, Part Duex?2 comments

Vines & Cattle wrote 7 months ago: Overlawered.com has posted yet another comprehensive report on the developments in Food Safety Moder … more →

Tags: food policy, Food Safety, Bureaucracy, HR 875

So they weren't crazy. They were first.1 comment

Vines & Cattle wrote 7 months ago: When I first started hearing about HR 875, it was through alternative agriculture sources, and Niger … more →

Tags: food policy, Food Safety, Food Supply, Bureaucracy, HR 875

Ask the "experts"? Update2 comments

Vines & Cattle wrote 7 months ago: Mother Jones has set up a Q&A forum with some “food reform experts” so I thought I … more →

Tags: Nation, Bureaucracy, Food Safety, HR 875

When they outlaw small farms, only criminals will have small farms6 comments

Vines & Cattle wrote 7 months ago: A double dose of similar stories today, both dealing with the regulatory hurdles that hinder economi … more →

Tags: Food Safety, Pollan, HR 875

What, Me Worry?1 comment

Vines & Cattle wrote 7 months ago: Grassley says farmers shouldn’t worry about IRS verification Friday, April 3, 2009, 1:50 PM by … more →

Tags: food policy, Nation, obama, taxes

Strangely Silent1 comment

Vines & Cattle wrote 8 months ago: I’m getting a little tired of the Alice Waters, Michael Pollan types talking about how we need … more →

Tags: food policy, Bureaucracy, Beef, Food Safety, Country of Origin Labeling, Pollan, National Animal Identification System

Cutting Back1 comment

Vines & Cattle wrote 8 months ago: The Wall Street Journal has a good article on the current uncertainty in agriculture. Commodity pric … more →

Tags: Food Supply, Bureaucracy, capitalism

George Will On Pollan

Vines & Cattle wrote 8 months ago: George Will is a bit late to this party, about three years to be exact, but he has a column on Micha … more →

Tags: Beef, Joel Salatin, Subsidies, Pollan


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