Hi, I'm Amanda! My family farms corn and soybeans in Southwest Michigan. I'm also a practicing attorney.
3 days ago
Vinegar-Epsom Salts Weed Killer Is Just Plain Nonsense
This popular three-ingredient DIY weed killer—of vinegar, Epsom salts and Dawn dish soap—doesn't work, and it's not safe for your garden. Here's why.
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How misinformation is making us fear our food
People are drawn to influencers who have amassed millions of followers by telling us what to eat and not eat based on pseudoscientific conjecture.
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What ever happened to these 3 much-hyped agtech innovations? | AGDAILY
In agriculture, oftentimes new products are debuted to much attention and fanfare only to disappear without a trace. Here's what happened to big ones.
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Seed catalog throws tantrum after listing GMO tomato by accident | AGDAILY
Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company didn't seem to realize is that its Purple Galaxy listing was closely connected to a genetically engineered tomato variety.
Jenn says
Sometimes I think that I was born in the wrong time era, and then I see things like this and suddenly I'm perfectly okay with living in the year 2014!
TheFarmersDaughterUS says
Jenn, I'm the same way! I was a history major in college. There are so many other times I think it would be better to live in (better societies, better clothes, better morals, etc.), but then I see something like this and it hits home.