Tag Archives: agriculture

Property Taxes: Whose Money Is in the Bucket?

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Kari Lucin

I’ve had a few questions about several stories I’ve written about property taxes, and I would like to share with you my bucket analogy, which simplifies some of the complex things that determine a person’s property taxes. Imagine a bucket. … Continue reading →

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Exploding Manure, Insidious Weeds and a Geek in Power

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Kari Lucin

Here are a few things you might find to be of general interest: Microbes may be causing explosions in manure pits in hog farms. Yikes! Apparently, Monsanto was really surprised that Roundup-resistant weeds would evolve. (via BoingBoing) Norway’s new Minister … Continue reading →

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Farming with BOOM and Obvious Spies Spying Obviously

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Kari Lucin

Do you think farming needs more BOOM in it? If so, this marvelous little DuPont booklet on farming with dynamite may be for you! I don’t think Farmville has a “dynamite” option yet, but I stopped playing it, so I … Continue reading →

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The Teat Tweet

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Kari Lucin

Everyone who is anyone (and a lot of people really aren’t anyone) is now using social media, from your hometown to your church to your mom to your dog. And now Twitter is going to the cows. That’s right. Thanks … Continue reading →

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At the Farmers Market

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Kari Lucin

In the space of one summer and the tiny bit of fall we’ve seen, the Tuesday afternoon Farmers Market has gone from a quiet affair known only to a few to a pretty big deal, with people waiting on the … Continue reading →

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Covering the Plane Crash and the Nobles County Fair

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Kari Lucin

I was at dinner with my dad and brother last night when a plane went down at the Nobles County Airport. The newsroom called me on my cellphone and I went out to take a picture, ending up walking from … Continue reading →

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Borrow a Child for Fun at the Fair!

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Kari Lucin

You need a child to properly enjoy the fair. I learned this by going to the Jackson County Fair with a 4-year-old boy who was interested in, and wanted to touch, everything. The first animals to catch his interest were … Continue reading →

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Pineapples Don’t Just Grow on Trees You Know

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Kari Lucin

I play Farmtown, as I have had occasion to mention before, and I had gotten through planting an entire field of virtual pineapples by the time my brain finally kicked in. (It’s a slow starter, okay?) Wait a second, I … Continue reading →

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Visiting the Farmers Market!

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Kari Lucin

These are just a few of the tasty and pretty morsels for sale at the Worthington Farmers Market Tuesday. There are freshly baked goods, freshly-picked vegetables and fruit, jam, flowers, eggs, frozen whole chickens and wild rice, as well as … Continue reading →

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Farmtown Still the Devil, But a Smaller One

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Kari Lucin

Facebook’s Farmtown application is like customizable crack. We were comparing our little virtual farms today, and I think we can see the difference between Julie and me fairly easily. Here’s Julie’s farm. Note how the layout mimics that of a … Continue reading →

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