2012

One of the biggest factors in farming unprofitability today is government intervention. In his eye-opening book, War on the Poor, historian Clarence B. Carson claimed, “ There is no reason, except for government interference, that farming should not be as profitable an undertaking as any other productive pursuit.” Why is the government’s intervention such a …

Recently Mr. Kevin Swanson, host of Generations Radio, interviewed me about farming and my new book, Born-Again Dirt. You can listen to the program here.

  My father is originally from Indiana and comes from a long line of farmers. His grandfather had a diverse hog operation, keeping his hogs out in the fields and raising his own feed in a rotation that included wheat, soybeans, corn, and pasture.  When his grandfather passed away my Dad’s family moved out and …