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The GPS can be wonderful and useless at the same time. I was south of Mountain Home, Idaho recently, looking for an old friend and hay grower.

Do you ever stop to think about what brings you happiness in life? Aboard an airplane a few weeks ago coming into Madison, Wisconsin, I looked down out of the window and saw fall colors on the leaves of the trees.

As another forage production season comes to a close, many producers once again find themselves wondering if they will have enough feed on hand or be able to find and purchase what they are lacking.

Years back there was a TV commercial for a margarine product that used the wordage, “Better than Butter.” It included a scene where “Mother Nature” was offered a taste of both butter and the new, improved “imitation yellow grease.”

The air conditioner was working fine. Both windows were open and the air from outside was flowing freely through the cab of the Freightliner.

I was browsing the most recent issue of the Miner Institute Farm report and came across an article titled “Stumping the Experts” by Ev Thomas. He writes, in part: