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…15 min read·Aug 11, 2020--1--1
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…14 min read·Mar 29, 2020----
Bryce OatesUSDA and Innovation, a MemoTo: The 62 people who are in my niche on climate, agriculture and the people’s department10 min read·Mar 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.14 min read·Feb 19, 2020--1--1
Bryce OatesThoughts and data on this week’s Senate hearing on climate and agriculture.This week, I failed as a writer.8 min read·May 26, 2019----
Bryce OatesIntent. And USDA. And Young Farmers.I have a confession to make. I am not a scientist, nor an economist.7 min read·Apr 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…8 min read·Apr 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…4 min read·Mar 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…14 min read·Mar 28, 2019--2--2