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EatPrayFarm Feed- Smile for the Drone May 6, 2013If you’re looking to make a buck on an oddball idea (and let’s face it, we all are) it sounds like you should start creating a fleet of drones for PETA. The group says that they are going to start … Continue reading → […]Megan Loberg
- A Pork Chop By Any Other Name Still Tastes as Tasty April 4, 2013When you go to the store to buy meat, do you find yourself scratching your head? So many different cuts. The strip steak, New York strip, club steak, shell steak, and top loin steak all come from the same section of … Continue reading → […]Megan Loberg
- You Get What You Pay For: Bowman vs. Monsanto March 14, 2013There’s a case in the Supreme Court right now that’s raising the eyebrows of farmers, scientists, anti-biotechnology advocates, and even software companies. You should care because it involves food (and the research and development done to make our food supply … Continue reading → […]Beth Lutter
- Nancy Kerrigan, Bt Corn, and Dry Sarcasm February 25, 2013MSN recently published an article listing the “14 Foods You Should Never Eat“. In it, they call out bread, beef, non-organic produce, and McDonald’s. Also, they present the same information we’ve heard sensationalized in anti-ag media for years and act … Continue reading → […]Megan Loberg
- Super Bowl Surprise February 4, 2013I’m feeling pretty sheepish right now- I took a new job and haven’t been able to write as much and keep up with agricultural news. I checked my phone tonight and saw that I had over 20 emails. They keep … Continue reading → […]Megan Loberg
- Doing My Homework: 5 Days of Anti-Agriculture Reading January 9, 2013Monsanto. Whether you think this is a “dirty word” or it plays a beneficial part of your everyday life, there is no one in America who should be uninformed about one of the biggest agricultural biotechnology corporations in the world. … Continue reading → […]Megan Loberg
- Doing My Homework: 5 Days of Anti-Agricultural Reading December 24, 2012There are titles in food production and processing literature that are known to most. Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser, Marian Nestle- their writing has made a splash with many Americans, promoting vegan and vegetarian lifestyles. The CAFO Reader includes excerpts from … Continue reading → […]Megan Loberg
- Doing My Homework: 5 Days of Anti-Agricultural Reading December 20, 2012The holidays are a great time to read. If you follow the blog regularly, you know that it is one of my favorite hobbies. I love to read. I’ve collected quite a few books in the last few years, and … Continue reading → […]Megan Loberg
- The Talk vs. The Truth in Regards to Food Dollars December 19, 2012[…]Megan Loberg
- Baby Carrots; An Urban Legend December 8, 2012Recently I received an email forward concerning one of life’s greatest joys- baby carrots. It was mildly concerning and cause for research. If you know anything at all, you know that baby carrots, or cocktail carrots, are made by using … Continue reading → […]Megan Loberg
- Smile for the Drone May 6, 2013
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Mercy for Animals, the Latest
In late April a video was splashed across all forms of social media and news outlets showing animal abuse against dairy cattle in Texas. As my family went to their computers to see what it was all about, none of … Continue reading
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Spraying, Pivots, And Sun!
Wooh…it’s been awhile. It’s been a busy few weeks here at Loberg Farms. We’ve been wrapped up spraying corn for awhile now, and have just a few acres of beans to cover. We ended up renting a 4930 from our local john … Continue reading
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Happy Cows
You may have seen this commercial or similar commercials on TV or the computer. Aren’t they hilarious? Pretty simple humor right? Well PETA doesn’t think they are funny at all- in fact, PETA, or People for the Ethical Treatment of … Continue reading
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Rain, Rain Go Away
David saw these guys earlier this week while hauling corn to Columbus: I took this photo Monday night out my front door:
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Playing the “Mommy Card”
My kids are with their grandparents in Iowa this week for some quality bonding time. This is the longest I’ve ever been away from them, and I’m ready for them to come home. I miss the sound of little girls laughing, the … Continue reading
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Sunday Drive
Hey, it’s Megan- I am the youngest blogger/farm kid/Loberg. While I living in the city for a few more months, I stay involved with the farm and hope to get back to a rural community in the near future. I will … Continue reading
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It’s spraying time!
Well it’s time for the sprayer to start rolling! We’re starting to spray corn on the farm. It’s the second pass over the corn this year, I’ll post on the first application, which is pre-emergence, later. This is our postemergence pass, … Continue reading
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Woohoo! First Post!
Hi everyone, David Loberg here. I’m the brother of Beth, the creator of all of this. I currently farm with her and my mom Kris, and we make up Loberg Farms. Loberg Farms currently farms about 3200 acres of corn … Continue reading
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Our Motive
A couple of months ago I noticed a link on Facebook. I saw the word “agriculture” somewhere in the title of the video, and being in the ag industry, my curiosity got the better of me. In short, it was … Continue reading
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