Rona Johnson

Any lawmakers in Washington, D.C. who are celebrating the end of the shutdown should be ashamed of themselves. There is nothing to celebrate after causing economic hardship to people when the only thing they did...

It’s great that we have a day to give thanks because I don’t think it’s something many of us, myself included, don’t always to do this regularly.

While farmers and ranchers are grateful for the support in the form of $12 billion in bridge payments from the Trump administration, there is still concern going into the 2026 farm season because of losses...

As I was looking for some words of wisdom to write about Christmas, I came across this column written by Baxter Black on Dec. 17, 2021. In his first sentence he mentions that at the...

Although the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Pet and Livestock Protecting Act that would delist gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act, there is no guarantee that it will pass the Senate and...

It breaks my heart to see the devastation caused by the wildfires in Nebraska. The Morrill Fire is the largest fire in Nebraska history and, as of March 18, has scorched over 640,000 acres and...

Hunters, farmers and ranchers are concerned about the Greyhound Protection Act of 2025 and the impact it might have on hunting and working dogs. According to its sponsors, the bill is meant to protect greyhounds...

As Assistant Fence Post Editor Rachel Gabel wrote last week, “Colorado lawmakers narrowly passed a bill that seeks to raise the overtime threshold for agriculture workers from 48 to 56 hours per week.” According to...

I am an avid reader of advice columns. I don’t read the responses, but I do like to read about other people’s issues maybe because it makes me feel better about my own situation. Lately...

Now that the New World screwworm has been found in the U.S. we in the ag industry need to remind people that it is not a food safety issue. It is also not a disease...