Items by Pete Letheby — 10 items
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A moral issue confronts industrial farmers
Farmers in Nebraska are feeling the pressure from groups that demand better treatment for animals on factory farms.
by Pete Letheby, Mar 15, 2012 -
A more colorful future awaits Nebraska
As the Latino population of Nebraska grows, some locals worry, while others rejoice in the state's increasing diversity.
by Pete Letheby, Jun 06, 2011 -
Great Plains aura
On an abandoned farm in South Dakota, the spirits of the author's ancestors seem to hover in the air.
by Pete Letheby, Jul 31, 2009 -
Like it or not, corn is in every meal
Pete Letheby believes that King Corn and its byproducts, particularly the high-fructose corn syrup that’s in almost everything we eat, are to blame for the nation’s obesity and its agricultural pollution.
by Pete Letheby, Jan 14, 2008 -
Western water is petering out
Pete Letheby says the West is headed for a hotter and drier future, and this time, as farmer Gerald Spangler warns him, we’re running out of groundwater.
by Pete Letheby, Nov 19, 2007 -
Bring on the immigrants
Pete Letheby says the vanishing towns of the Great Plains and Midwest ought to open a welcoming door for immigrants.
by Pete Letheby, May 28, 2007 -
Corn ethanol isn't all it's cracked up to be
The writer likes ethanol, but not when it's made with corn
by Pete Letheby, May 01, 2006 -
Lions and tigers and wolves, oh my, even in the Midwest
The writer says lions are moving east into Nebraska and other Midwestern states
by Pete Letheby, Jun 20, 2005 -
Who took the 'farm' out of the Farm Bureau?
Despite its name, the Farm Bureau doesn't care much for farmers.
by Pete Letheby, Nov 08, 2004 -
Who took the 'farm' out of the Farm Bureau?
The writer says the American Farm Bureau Federation speaks for agribusiness but not the family farmer
by Pete Letheby, Aug 16, 2004
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