http://www.thickeforagriculture.com Francis Thicke for Secretary of Agriculture. Help get Iowa Corn and Food away from oil. Sustainable solutions enable spill over effects for Iowa Jobs. Help the campaign receive national attention. Social Media is key to winning election. Help President Barack Obama create Change by Electing a Scientist, Farmer, and Educator to office. Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:57:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.thickeforagriculture.com/bio/#comment-512 Organic farmer runs for Iowa Ag Secretary « The Bovine Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:50:25 +0000 http://www.thincmobile.com/?page_id=264#comment-512 [...] Francis Thicke is not your typical government agricultural official. He has a Ph.D. in agronomy/soil fertility and worked as the National Program Leader for Soil Science at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). He’s also been a family farmer for 27 years. He owns and operates an 80-cow organic, grass-based dairy with his wife, Susan. They understand first-hand the crucial soil-building benefits of sustainably integrating livestock into the landscape. They process the milk on site and sell milk, yogurt, and cheese all within four miles of the farm (talk about local!). Thicke quotes Upton Sinclair, warns about the dangers of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), emphasizes farm self-sufficiency, and is an alternative-fuel geek. [...] [...] Francis Thicke is not your typical government agricultural official. He has a Ph.D. in agronomy/soil fertility and worked as the National Program Leader for Soil Science at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). He’s also been a family farmer for 27 years. He owns and operates an 80-cow organic, grass-based dairy with his wife, Susan. They understand first-hand the crucial soil-building benefits of sustainably integrating livestock into the landscape. They process the milk on site and sell milk, yogurt, and cheese all within four miles of the farm (talk about local!). Thicke quotes Upton Sinclair, warns about the dangers of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), emphasizes farm self-sufficiency, and is an alternative-fuel geek. [...]

]]> http://www.thickeforagriculture.com/bio/#comment-417 The Most Important Election Race for Foodies « the wright hough Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:28:20 +0000 http://www.thincmobile.com/?page_id=264#comment-417 [...] Francis Thicke is not your typical government agricultural official. He has a Ph.D. in agronomy/soil fertility and worked as the National Program Leader for Soil Science at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). He’s also been a family farmer for 27 years. He owns and operates an 80-cow organic, grass-based dairy with his wife, Susan. They understand first-hand the crucial soil-building benefits of sustainably integrating livestock into the landscape. [...] [...] Francis Thicke is not your typical government agricultural official. He has a Ph.D. in agronomy/soil fertility and worked as the National Program Leader for Soil Science at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). He’s also been a family farmer for 27 years. He owns and operates an 80-cow organic, grass-based dairy with his wife, Susan. They understand first-hand the crucial soil-building benefits of sustainably integrating livestock into the landscape. [...]

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