Farm and Livestock Directory

2 months ago | farmandlivestockdirectory.com | Michael Rosmann |Country Lifestyle

Although farmers’ lives vary greatly around the world, all farmers share a basic human drive that I call the agrarian imperative: producing necessities for life, mainly food, clothing, shelter, and renewable fuels. A 70-year-old Illinois farmer told me recently at a birthday party for a mutual friend that my agrarian imperative theory validated his choice to farm more than anything else he has learned from reading Farm and Ranch Life columns for thirteen years.

Dec 3, 2024 | farmandlivestockdirectory.com | Michael Rosmann |Country Lifestyle

Most people aren’t sure what to believe in the media these days. What is fake news to one person is confirmation to another person that what he or she thinks about the subject is correct. How do people arrive at very different conclusions from the same information? Let’s take a look at what behavioral scientists have to say about this phenomenon. I reviewed a November 2017 column I wrote and updated my references for this article.

Apr 26, 2024 | farmandlivestockdirectory.com | Ray Bohacz

This is the second installment in a two-part series reviewing important terms for the antique tractor collector. Please use my Idle Chatter podcast as a supplement to Parts 1 and 2. Most if not all topics covered in the podcasts are applicable to any machine or engine. The precise arcing the of the spark plug is required not only to start a gasoline engine but to occur on every ignition event. As collectors, we do not use our tractors as their original design intended.

Feb 9, 2024 | farmandlivestockdirectory.com | Ray Bohacz

Once the lore and romance of old iron get into your blood, you cannot help but desire to learn more about your new love… like two teenagers on a second date. The listeners to my podcasts are just as passionate about increasing their knowledge of their beloved machines, so this is Part 1 in a two-part series.

Nov 6, 2023 | farmandlivestockdirectory.com | Ray Bohacz

Though my heart belongs to agriculture, a good part of who I am is my love for all machines, especially cars and engines. My first published magazine article was in a Corvette publication called Vette. Subsequently, my blessed journey has taken me to the pages of around forty-five different magazine titles, some of them having to do with classic automobiles. I have lost track, but I have over 3,000 published (in print) technical articles, not counting my work over the past few years.