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Stories to the Editor

A Neighbor’s Loss

By Doug Wood I’m not one for change and this change is especially painful for me and my family. In these pictures our new neighbor

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Eat, Pray, Ag-vocate

Just Grassy Memories

Just Grassy Memories By Dan Grider The saying “you can take the boy from the farm but you can’t take the farm from the boy,”

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Nutrition

Nobody has ever died from nutritious and available food. But a whole lot of people are dead from the lack of nutrition and food. Malnutrition

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Meet A Farmer

The American Farmer

by My Job Depends On Ag | June 27, 2017 Everyday I watch this man pull out of our driveway. Everyday I worry what the

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Ag Technology

Right to Repair – Freedom Vs Ability

We live in a cross over age. What was once all about hardware, is now becoming all about software.

Companies like John Deere, Apple, Toyota, and Samsung (among others) have designed products in such a way that only approved technicians can repair them. This might not sound like such a big deal with things like cell phones or TVs, which are relatively low cost.  However, what about a tractor that can cost as much as a new home?

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5 Years in Ag

By Vanessa Enciso 5 Years in Ag… I was hired 5 years ago in the Merced County Ag Commissioners Office. And if you don’t know

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Picturing the Past

Follow Rob Bednarcyczk, creator of Mr Farmers Neighborhood Facebook page, as he discusses a few pictures he came across from his family farm life recently, and explains just what it means to him to be part of this Ag tradition of ours.

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