The Farmer's Daughter USA

Hi, I'm Amanda! My family farms corn and soybeans in Southwest Michigan. I'm also a practicing attorney.

Here’s What to Expect Your First Year After Chemo

Today marks one year since my last chemo infusion. I wanted to share my experience, because I had no idea what to expect. Obviously your experience may be different, depending on your physical condition before and after chemo, the type of chemo you received, and whether you had other treatment. But … [Read more...]

Here’s Why Proposed Capital-Gains-Tax Changes Worry Farmers

Political junkies are closely watching to see whether Congressional Democrats will jockey enough votes to pass twin bills that are vital to President Biden's agenda. One is an infrastructure bill that will invest in America's roads, power supplies, and ports. The second so-called … [Read more...]

Women are Farmers

Gentlemen, it's 2021. Stop assuming women don't work on the farm. I remember my mom facing this when I was growing up. Farmers would stop at our roadside stand and ask to talk to my dad about selling their extra produce. My mom ran our farm market. She was there before we opened and after we … [Read more...]

9/11: 20 Years Later

I was wearing a steel blue shirt, khakis, and brown boots. I was sitting in our sophomore biology class when we heard a bomb went off in one of the twin towers. Our teacher let us go across the hall into the special-education room where they had televisions. We remained there the rest of that class … [Read more...]

Senate Introduces Bill to Stop California’s Prop 12

The closer we get to California implementing prop 12, the more people seem to be ringing the alarm bells. Those warnings finally reached Washington, DC. Senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley introduced legislation to limit prop 12's application outside of California. But will it work? Let's … [Read more...]