Contents
FEATURES:
Corn flakes come from corn
Programs that bring agriculture to the classroom help consumers understand the origins of food and fiber.
By Steve Fairchild
What's wrong with our weather?
It's probably that we take the short view. La Nina is at play again.
By James D. Ritchie
The search for Asian rust resistance
A tumble bug's life
The thankless labor of a tumble bug, or dung beetle, can make your pasture more productive.
By James D. Ritchie
A golden-brick road
Kansas town heals rural decline with steady diet of tourism.
By Alan Newport
Sorghum needs its space, too
Understanding the plant's natural defense toward weeds could usher a new round of biotech crops.
Retirees go rural
The number of retirees headed for a rural home is on the rise; just wait for the Boomers.
COLUMNS:
Country corner
David Jobe: lifetime of financial savvy tempered by vision, principle, ethics.
By Chuck Lay
Letters
Nutrition
When pasture is short, consider early weaning.
By Dr. Jim White
Crops
Cornstalk nitrate test can interpret fertilization.
MFA Oil
Continued high demand keeps fuel prices high.
Livestock report
By Glenn Grimes
Grain report
By Dr. Robert Wisner
Country humor
After-school snack recipes
Viewpoint
"Outside the Beltway" perspective adds agricultureal experience to Washington.
By Don Copenhaver
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