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When Covid Comes to the Farm

Well, just my luck. Two days before I was set to get my first vaccine shot, I started feeling sore. I was hoping it was just soreness from…

Mar 4, 2021

When Covid Comes to the Farm

Mar 4, 2021

My Philosophical Thoughts on Baby Strollers

Lately I’ve been thinking deeply about humanity and strollers. The fact that humans still exist is pretty astonishing, given that parents…

Feb 25, 2021

My Philosophical Thoughts on Baby Strollers

Feb 25, 2021

How to Procrastinate on a Farm — The Misfit Farmer

There’s a farmer here who hasn’t harvested his soybeans yet. Yep, it’s mid-February and some people are already itching to plant corn, and…

Feb 18, 2021

How to Procrastinate on a Farm — The Misfit Farmer

Feb 18, 2021

A Prolonged Dream of Kokomo — The Misfit Farmer

It doesn’t snow here often, but when it does, you can rest safely knowing my wife’s grandpa Lowry is on patrol. When the Department of…

Feb 11, 2021

A Prolonged Dream of Kokomo — The Misfit Farmer

Feb 11, 2021

A Petition to Cancel February, Permanently

February, ugh-a month so bad it’s reduced to 28 days. It’s also anchored by the holiday with the worst candy. How many teeth have cracked…

Feb 4, 2021

A Petition to Cancel February, Permanently

Feb 4, 2021

When Pigs Fly and A Farmer Exercises

In a clear indication of how behind the times our society is, pot belly pigs bear the weight of an unattainable standard. Really, it’s a…

Jan 28, 2021

Jan 28, 2021

The Danger of Stranger Danger

If you ever visit Little Rays of Sunshine Daycare, remember to walk fast, keep your head down, and don’t make eye contact-or else the…

Jan 21, 2021

Jan 21, 2021

Good Tool Sheds Make Good Neighbors

[An OLD FARMER chews the cud with a YOUNG FARMER, while both sit on benches in front of an Ann Taylor store at the mall. The two talk the…

Jan 14, 2021

Jan 14, 2021

Imagining a Better Place

After thoughtful consideration, I think I’ve discovered my new dream job. When I grow up, I’d like to be the old man who sits by the trash…

Jan 7, 2021

Jan 7, 2021

The Three Truths of Raising Livestock

If you walk far on our farm during winter, you’ll likely come up missing footwear, especially if you try to traverse the Bog of Despair…

Dec 31, 2020

Dec 31, 2020

The Misfit Farmer

The Misfit Farmer

Writer of agricultural humor, which is more sophisticated than farm humor, but less corporate than agribusiness humor.

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