This Blessed Earth
The family farm lies at the heart of our national identity, and yet its future is in peril Rick Hammond grew up on a farm, and for forty years he has raised cattle and crops on his wife s fifth generation homestead in Nebraska, in hopes of passing it on to their four children But as the handoff nears, their family farm and their entire way of life are under siege on many fronts, from shifting trade policies, to encroaching pipelines, to climate change Following the Hammonds from harvest to harvest, Ted Genoways explores the rapidly changing world of small, traditional farming operations He creates a vivid, nuanced portrait of a radical new landscape and one family s fight to preserve their legacy and the life they love. Free Download This Blessed Earth author Ted Genoways For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This book wasn t even on my radar until Governor Pete Ricketts of Nebraska my home and the setting of this book refused to sign the the proclamation of this book receiving the 2019 One Book One Nebraska book by the Nebraska Library Commission on basis of the author being a political activist Of course, for Petey this means probably a democrat , as there is nothing even remotely political about this book, only factual analysis of the realities of the dying family farm indeed, the dying of This book wasn t even on my radar until Governor Pete Ricketts of Nebraska my home and the setting of this book refused to sign the the proclamation of this book receiving the 2019 One Book One Nebraska book by the Nebraska Library Commission on basis of the author being a political activist Of course, for Petey this means probably a democrat , as there is nothing even remotely political about this book, only factual analysis of the realities of the dying family farm indeed, the dying of the entire agriculture industry in the United States due to consolidation, impossible risk reward balance a...For the Hammonds, a Nebraska farming family, the 2014 harvest season started with a perfect storm of perilous circumstances a spell of good weather led to nationwide crop overproduction and surpluses, which caused a drop in projected prices then heavy late summer rains delayed the harvest Genoways, whose family roots are in farming, followed Rick Hammond s family and workers over one critical year, October 2014 to October 2015 He vividly conveys the rhythms of farming and reflects on the his For the Hammonds, a Nebraska farming family, the 2014 harvest season started with a perfect storm of perilous circumstances a spell of good weather led to nationwide crop overproduction and surpluses, which caused a drop in projected prices then heavy late summer rains delayed the harvest Genoways, whose family roots are in farming, followed ...This is a Goodreads win review I may not have enjoyed this book so much when I lived in Palm Springs, CA for 38 years In the part I lived in we only grew tourists Down they grow figs, dates, grapefruit and other crops The reason I really liked this book is because I now live in Kansas and when I have been driving all over the state I have seen cotton, soybeans, wheat , corn, melons, peaches growing We also have cow farms and raise cattle When I went to Dodge City the trolley took us to the This is a Goodreads win review I may not have enjoyed this book so much when I lived in Palm Springs, CA for 38 years In the part I lived in we only grew tourists Down they grow figs, dates, grapefruit and other crops The reason I really liked this book is because I now live in Kansas and when I have been driving all over the state I have seen cotton, soybeans, wheat , corn, melons, peaches growing We also have cow farms and raise cattle When I went to Dodge City the trolley took us to the countryside and showed where the cattle are raised We are in the agriculture belt This book is about a farmer in Nebraska and 4o years he has raised cattle and crops on his wife s fifth generation farm But his dream of passing the farm down is becoming in danger They have to fight corporations, pipelines are wanting to be built, the marketplace has a lot of competition , and trade...This book was selected as a group read by my university and, since I m married to a farmer, I was eager to read it I made it through the intro and part of the first chapter This book is so overwritten the flowery language meant to conjure images and evoke feelings feels like its trying so hard, too ...Clear and succinct explanations of farming on USA , corn and soy beans mostly , using conventional organophosphates and manufactured fertilizer and gmo seed and aquifer water Author does a great job expl...This book is the 2019 selection for both All Iowa Reads and One Book One Nebraska I grew up in a rural area of northwest Missouri but not on a farm and I know next to nothing about farming It was a really interesting read I had no idea that tractors have all this technology measuring moisture in the soil and such This is not a political book But it came onto my radar when I read a blog posting by the book s author Apparently it is customary for the governor of Nebraska to sign a proclamati This book is the 2019 selection for both All Iowa Reads and One Book One Nebraska I grew up in a rural area of northwest Missouri but not on a farm and I know next to nothing about farming It was a really interesting read I had no idea that tractors have all this technology measuring moisture in the soil and such This is not a political book But it came onto my radar when I read a blog posting by the book s author Apparently it is customary for the governor of Nebraska to sign a proclamation at the beginning of the year to honor that year s book selection for One Book One Nebraska Pete Ricketts refused to do so, claiming that the author was a political activist and that the book was divisivewhile openly admitting that HE DIDN T READ THE BO...Genoways, an award winning author journalist, does exactly what the book title states in this well written story, sets down a year in the life of an American family farm The Hammond family history on their farm also contrasts farming today with farming of yesteryear The book enlightens people like me, having no farm background, about concerns such as water and irrigation management and raising crops, and cattle Chosen the 2019 One Book One Nebraska book by the Nebraska Library Commissio Genoways, an award winning author journalist, does exactly what the book title states in this well written story, sets down a year in the life of an American family farm The Hammond family history on their farm also contrasts farming today with farming of yesteryear The book enlightens people like me, having no farm background, about concerns such as water and irrigation man...Every Nebraskan and every farmer should read this book The governor of Nebraska has refused to sign the One Nebraska proclamation over this book, but that ignores the usefulness of this book in understanding the current farm crisis There is a lot of background and history most people probably ...I loved this book Honestly, this is the story I had tried to write as a senior in college for my comps senior thesis paper Although I did not receive a distinction award, this book deserves one It is a work of regional history, agricultural history, and sociology through participant observation It tells the story that most of us never hear, about the people who grow most of the agricultural commodities produced and sold in the U.S It s the story of flyover country Literally, these ar I loved this book Honestly, this is the story I had tried to write as a senior in college for my comps senior thesis paper Although I did not receive a distinction award, this book deserves one It is a work of regional history, agricultural history, and sociology through participant observation It tells the story that most of us never hear, about the people who grow most of the agricultural commodities produced and sold in the U.S It s the story of flyover country Literally, these are the farms we see as we peer out the airplane windows on our bicoastal journeys and see an endless quilt of green circles, the product of center pivot irrigation To most of us, these formations recollect alien made crop circles communicating the impending invasion of Earth, but to 2% of Americans in the know only about 2% of Americans are actively engaged in farming , it looks like home.As an advocate for sustainable and regenerative agriculture, I have...I had to share parts of this with my Dad, who is a lifelong full time farmer in southeast Iowa Between the Pioneer seed corn stories and the center pivot irrigators, i knew he could relate It was as if the author was telling our farm story too And the history of Nebraska farming as well as the development of biotechnology were quite interesting as well I always knew bits and peices being a farmers daughter, but didn t know quite how we got where we are today I especially liked how he quoted I had to share parts of this with my Dad, who is a lifelong full time farmer in southeast Iowa Between the Pioneer seed corn stories and the center pivot irrigators, i knew he could relate It was as if the author was telling our farm story too And the history of Nebraska farming as well as the development of biotechnology were quite interesting as well I always knew bits and peices being a farmers daughter, but didn t know quite how we got where we are today I especially liked how he quoted the daughter Mehgan as she shared how everybody thinks we can just turn back to the way things used to be, but the reality is how in the heck would that work As my Dad is approaching 75, he is slowly retiring out of things and the questions are many about what will happen to the farm going forward I felt like i was different growing up because there were so few farm kids it seemed and that population is get...A fairly short read for the library book club meeting I actually went this month So much felt familiar being a farmer s daughter, but either I wasn t paying much attention as a kid or my dad didn t talk business enough because I still learned a few things The book focuses on one farm family in York County, Nebraska, with side stories about the author s family also farmers and historical forays The most fascinating one Henry Ford s obsession with soybeans There are a few things said a A fairly short read for the library book club meeting I actually went this month So much felt familiar being a farmer s daughter, but either I wasn t paying much attention as a kid or my dad didn t talk business enough because I still learned a few things The book focuses on one farm family in York County, Nebraska, with side stories about the author s family also farmers and historical forays The most fascinating one Henry Ford ...Overjoyed that this is a book that sits in the agriculture genre section This is a great story of a real farm family and gives insight into what it feels like and what needs to be taken into consideration while making decisions on the farm.I have evenrespect for the men and women who farm after reading this book A possible water crisis addressed in the book is troubling, though.I am perhapsinterested in this topic than the average reader I moved to Nebraska about 6 months ago, and I ve been trying to readabout Nebraska in general Being fairly proximate to the farms actually, I was close to farms in Long Island too I m especially interested in Nebraskan farming, and American farming in general I m especially disturbed by corporate ownership of seeds and specific plant genetic variations.Right when we moved here, our government started a trade war with C I am perhapsinterested in this topic than the average reader I moved to Nebraska about 6 months ago, and I ve been trying to readabout Nebraska in general Being fairly proximate to the farms actually, I was close to farms in Long Island too I m especially interested in Nebraskan farming, and American farming in general I m especially disturbed by corporate ownership of seeds and specific plant genetic variations.Right when we moved h...I found the book to be pretty boring being from the midwest But it could be interesting for those who don t know a lot about farming.I didn t love the writing style either It read like the dull short story section of an ITBS test.I would recommen...
- 12 October 2018 Ted Genoways
- Paperback
- 240 pages
- 0393356450
- Ted Genoways
- This Blessed Earth