The $800 Disk
In the spring of 1993 I was looking for a good field disk and gave Auctioneer Glen of Springfield a…
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A Very Extraordinary Day
As I sit trying to come up with the right words for this column I have written and deleted and…
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The Meaning of “Farm to Table” with Ron
[Editor’s Note: An excerpt of the following appears in CRL’s Spring 2019 Magazine, Our Farms to Our Tables. CRL interviewed…
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The Meaning of “Farm to Table” with Tom
[Editor’s Note: An excerpt of the following appears in CRL’s Spring 2019 Magazine, Our Farms to Our Tables. CRL interviewed…
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Our Yard Farm
I fancy myself a country boy – from a small Arizona town where I grew up surrounded by (very small…
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Support for Disaster Flood Assistance
Record floods last month in Iowa, Nebraska, and Missouri have caused severe damage to croplands, ranches, and communities. There are…
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“The New Evangelization and Celebration of Rogation and Ember Days”
In November 2018, Catholic Rural Life (CRL) celebrated its 95th anniversary. CRL, originally called the National Catholic Rural Life Conference…
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The New Farm Bill
On December 20, 2018, President Trump signed into law the 2018 Agriculture Improvement Act, commonly referred to as the farm…
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Relationship Between Faith and Food
[Editors Note: The following article was originally published by Iowa State Daily and shared with their permission. It can also…
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A Farmer’s Nature
Life on a rural farm is a natural place to experience and nurture a vibrant Catholic culture. This culture begins…
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