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Iceland, Seydifjordur
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  Behind the Glass

It was nine at night when we arrived at The Cowshed Cafe, but since they knew we were coming they...
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10 Famous Farmers

Given the nature of farming, it doesn’t typically lead to a life of notoriety. Between milking, feeding and fieldwork, there...
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Rural America
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A Better Story

Every English major knows the slagging that comes with announcing your choice of study. Close friends and concerned relatives play...
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A Good Run

I don’t know what put the idea in my head, but I assume it was one of my father’s stories...
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A Quick and Overly-Simple Explanation of Global Agricultural Politics

The world is smaller than it was several generations ago.  It is often said that if a butterfly flaps its...
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Irish farmers protesting and ready for spilled milk
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After the Spilled Milk

When I was little I sat on the armrest of the tractor while my father ran the TMR mixer. I...
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Cornhole is the game of competitors
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(Corn)holed Up in the US

“It’s all the rage,” my father said. “Everyone is doing it.” I was a bit skeptical. The last time my...
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10 Farm Novels for Winter Reading

Ryan Dennis is the author of The Beasts They Turned Away, a novel set on an Irish dairy farm. He shares...
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dry run for 2021
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A Dry Run for 2021

A symptom of breaking down and finally buying a functionable smartphone is getting deluged with memes from friends. One came...
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Waterworld is here
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A New Notion on the Ocean

A dodgy-looking drifter in a visor hat gives Kevin Costner a tiny lime tree and insists “This one is for...
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Christmas KFC in Japan
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A Very Merry Kentucky Fried Christmas

It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the typical American Christmas dinner originates from the United Kingdom. We...
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Irish farmers protesting and ready for spilled milk
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After the Spilt Milk

This piece was published in print exactly 10 years ago. Perhaps eerie how relevant it feels in some ways. *...
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