Bryce OatesThoughts about the Biden/Tom Vilsack Rural Plan.As a writer with a point-of-view who has a readership of approximately three little league baseball squads, I find solace in the bookish…Aug 11, 20201Aug 11, 20201
Bryce OatesThank a President, my country ass.People who know me in real life understand that I excel at social distancing, self quarantine and personal isolation from friends and…Mar 29, 2020Mar 29, 2020
Bryce OatesUSDA and Innovation, a MemoTo: The 62 people who are in my niche on climate, agriculture and the people’s departmentMar 8, 2020Mar 8, 2020
Bryce OatesRural Policy Diary Goes Big City.THOUGHTS ABOUT PERSONAL HUBRIS, BAD DECISIONS, EXCITING POLITICAL RALLIES AND LOVING WALKS AT NIGHT UNDER THE STARS.Feb 19, 20201Feb 19, 20201
Bryce OatesThoughts and data on this week’s Senate hearing on climate and agriculture.This week, I failed as a writer.May 26, 2019May 26, 2019
Bryce OatesIntent. And USDA. And Young Farmers.I have a confession to make. I am not a scientist, nor an economist.Apr 14, 2019Apr 14, 2019
Bryce OatesData on CAFOs and Climate Change.As a professional writer, and many of us are a lonely, tortured lot, there are times you read another author’s words and you feel like…Apr 7, 2019Apr 7, 2019
Bryce OatesRural Iowa Sources, Off the Beaten Path.As a rural reporter, I regularly turn to these organizations and sources for Iowa-based information. Here’s my list of credible…Mar 30, 2019Mar 30, 2019
Bryce OatesRural Iowa by the Numbers.In a mucked up lovely river, I cast my little fly. I look at that river and smell it and it makes me wanna cry. Oh to clean our dirty…Mar 28, 20192Mar 28, 20192