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The costs of producing beef

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As promised, in this week’s column we will begin to delve into the costs of producing beef. However, before we get into the nuts and bolts of figuring the costs of producing that 12-ounce T-bone steak, I will say that we can get much deeper into this topic than you or I either one probably care to.

Texas tries nation’s first virtual criminal trial

TEXAS TRIES NATION’S FIRST VIRTUAL CRIMINAL TRIAL

If you ate today, thank a farmer “

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If you ate today Thank a Farmer.” This sign was spotted in my wife’s Agricultural Science classroom at Bridgeport High School.

Sometimes sharing is not caring.

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We live in an amazing time. The instant access we have to information is mind-boggling when youreally stop and think about it. That’s a good idea, by the way—stopping and thinking about it. We have the ability to instantly share our instant responses to what we have instantly accessed. Instantly sharing might not always be the best idea.

That stream of thought led me to write a Facebook post a couple of weeks ago that has received more attention than most anything I’ve ever posted (other than photos of Mrs. Sweetie or my grandkids!).

Let It Be

I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of the controversy over the Confederate monument in Weatherford. There’s no better time for those words of wisdom by the Beatles—just “Let it be.”

My saying that does not mean I am in favor of the monument or want it to stay there. I believe it stands for a past rebellion against the Union and United States— a Confederacy that fought to continue slavery. I never liked those Confederate soldier statues and always wondered why they still stood. Why are we still honoring the wrong of the past?

Fun and games on Sunday night

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Sunday night two things happened nearly simultaneously: college football was lit on fire, and Collin Morikawa won the PGA Championship.

As you can imagine, I enjoyed one of those events more than the other.

Aloha, adiós, and goodbye!

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Adiós” in “ Spanish, “arrivederci” in Italian, “aloha” in Hawaiian, and “vale” in Latin; what they all have in common is that they mean goodbye. This is my last column and goodbye to the residents as the reporter of the Azle News.

Beware of invasive plants in small packages

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Alright, class is in session. Let’s spend a little time today talking about keeping Agriculture, our nation’s source of food, fiber, and timber safe; the term that we sometimes hear is biosecurity.

I absolutely refuse to “social distance.”

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That’s it! I’m done. I’m over it. No more! It’s killing us!

Where’s the beef?

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“The Farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways.” John F. Kennedy