SXSW is an event I’ve been wanting to attend for a few years, but I’ve never been able to make it happen until now. I like technology, music, social media, movies, and a lot of the cool stuff that is on display and up for discussion. And discussion will be my main reason for attending. […]
We raise both dent and waxy corn on our farm. Whenever I mention waxy someone inevitably asks me, “What is waxy corn?” Even other corn growers tend to ask because it is not a large part of the overall corn market. Here in Indiana there are several markets for waxy corn. What makes it waxy? […]
Early in September 2013 I was able to visit Monsanto‘s facilities in St. Louis, MIssouri. My wife and I along with two friends were on a road trip taking us from home in Indiana out to Kansas City and back through St. Louis to take in a couple of concerts. A friend I first encountered […]
Last year French scientist Gilles-Eric Seralini made news when a paper by his team was published in Food and Chemical Toxicology. Data concerning long-term feeding of genetically modified Monsanto corn and the herbicide glyphosate (Roundup) in the Seralini study suggested the rats being studied developed cancerous tumors. Of course this news spread around the internet like wildfire […]
Refuge corn? What’s that? I’ll show you! No corn doesn’t need to take refuge in some kind of crop refugee camp, but it can act as a safe haven for pests that like to eat my crops. Why would I want pests to eat my crops? What is Refuge? Refuge plants are needed to mitigate […]
We skipped a week, but Farm Week in Pictures is back. Last week was pretty much all pictures of the same thing that I’m saving for a different post in the near future. The scenery is changing a bit as we move from planting and fertilizing to other tasks around the farm. Take a look […]