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We Need Formal Rituals To Make Life More Democratic

Benedictus, Benedicat, per Jesum Christum, Dominum Nostrum. Amen.

Aerial drone image showing two months of cover crop growth in Monmouth, Illinois in November, 2016. Image: Dennis Bowman

Cover Crops: If Your Farm Has Winter, They May Not Help At All

Farmers from Europe to South America have one large, fragile asset more important than all others. Their land. Specifically, a thin layer of topsoil that can readily wash away or be depleted.

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Coronavirus Is Back In Large Numbers Across Europe: How Worried Should We Be?

Coronavirus is back in large numbers across Europe.

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