Rural Ramblings

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A Tale of Two Farmers

11/1/2010 - Posted By:  Craig Fata, manager of media relations for the Illinois Farm Bureau  There's a guy in Illinois who's a farmer.  He farms 5000 acres of corn and soybeans over several areas.  He is responsible for all of the business decisions for the operation, including which vari... Read More

Investing in South Dakota... All Year Long

10/14/2010 - Posted By:  Steve Dick  We're just days away from the beginning of another pheasant hunting season in South Dakota.  On behalf of South Dakota farm and ranch families, I'd like to extend a warm welcome to hunters traveling to our state during this hunting season.   So... Read More

A Job Well Done

9/20/2010 - Posted By:  Steve Dick It is easy to be frustrated with how modern agriculture is portrayed by media and filmmakers.  News coverage of "insider videos" created by activist groups and negative films such as Food Inc shine a negative spotlight on farmers and agricultural production.&nb... Read More

The Real Reality

9/1/2010 - There are many "reality" TV shows out there.  The Real World, Kate Plus 8, Survivor, Keeping up with the Kardashians, Jersey Shore etc.   I think we can all agree there really is not much "reality" to some of these shows.  How many of us live with seven strangers and party ... Read More

HSUS is There Something to Hide

8/20/2010 - Posted By:  Kelly Wubben Recently the Humane Society of the United States posted public invitations to two South Dakota meetings on their website.  The first is scheduled for August 25th at Oh My Cupcakes in Sioux Falls and the second is on August 26th in Rapid City at Seattle's Best... Read More

Protecting animals means speaking out, not videotaping abuse

5/27/2010 - Posted By:  Kelly Wubben  Recently the extreme animal rights organization, Mercy for Animals released a video showing extreme abuse of dairy cows at a dairy in Ohio.  This has by far been the most horrifying undercover video to date.  I find it absolutely sickening that anyo... Read More