Thanksgiving is the time when Janet and I, like millions of families all over Ohio, stop and reflect on our Heavenly Father’s grace. This year in particular, I know Ohioans are struggling and are worried about the short- and long-term ramifications of the current economic crisis.   But times of scarcity and hardship tend to […]

Now that the Obama transition team has been announced, a farm broadcaster’s thoughts turn toward who might next lead the United States Department of Agriculture, a cabinet position leading the largest bureaucracy in federal government (that’s not a slam in this context, by the way, just recitation of trivia). The USDA arguably touches more Americans […]