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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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Willard Cochrane
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Remembering Willard Cochrane, by Richard A. Levins

My friend Willard Cochrane’s last book, The Curse of American Agricultural Abundance, came out in 2003. In that book, he...
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The New York Milk Strikes by Tom Kriger

By Tom Kriger A familiar refrain is playing out throughout the dairy industry in the United States.  Prices are down,...
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Thomas Larkin
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Mayo’s Thomas Larkin: an Early Telephone Pioneer of America, by Michael Larkin

“One day, every major city in America will have a telephone.” – (Alexander G. Bell). Following the invention of the...
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Irish farmers protesting and ready for spilled milk
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World Collapse Breeds New, Angry Farmer

In a bad year, I asked my father why farmers seldom protest their political circumstances.  He gave me what I...
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