The Most Wonderful Time Of the Year: Crop Tours

The Most Wonderful Time Of the Year: …

This time of year I keep replaying that song in my head… It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Did you just sing that? Me too. Don’t get me wrong, I love Christmas. But there’s something about right now…

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What Are Pesticides?

What Are Pesticides?

Often times when people talk about using chemicals on the farm, they use the word “pesticides”. To people outside of Agriculture, pesticides tends to be the lump all category for any and all chemical compound we spray on our crops.…

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There’s a First Time For Everything: Tornado Warning. Check.

There’s a First Time For Everything: …

Since I moved to North Dakota, my list of “firsts” has increased exponentially. I mean it only makes since that North Dakota and California don’t share very many similarities, I would be experiencing all sorts of new things. But last…

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All Wheat is Not Created Equal: Six Classes of Wheat

All Wheat is Not Created Equal: Six …

Wheat is one of the four crops we grow on our farm. We grow wheat on our farm because it works well in our rotation. We grow hard red spring wheat which is a short season cool grass that does…

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What Gluten Free Really Means

What Gluten Free Really Means

In case you haven’t been paying attention… or living under a rock.. Gluten has been under attack. Gluten free has now become one of those buzzwords. People hear gluten free and think it’s the newest healthy thing they can do…

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Agriculture Isn’t One Size Fits All

Agriculture Isn’t One Size Fits All

This weekend I was cruising social media and I was quite shocked to see a Chico News & Review article entitled, “Llano Seco drops Organic label“. Now to give you some background into what Llano Seco is and what they…

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