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Reception today for Val Farmer, wife Darlene

FARGO – Friends of Val Farmer have organized a reception from 6:30 to 8 tonight at Rheault Farm, 2902 25th St. S., for the former Farmers’ Forum columnist and his wife, Darlene.

By Forum staff reports , April 10, 2012

Farmer says goodbye to column

Decades ago, Val Farmer was giving a talk on rural psychology at the South Dakota State Fair in Huron when a reporter approached him to do a story. Farmer said yes, but wasn’t entirely happy with the way it turned out – and figured he could do better.

March 30, 2012

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Val Farmer: Dr. Farmer reflects on years of column writing

I can’t believe I am doing this. I am writing my last column. Since January 1984, I have had this obligation to write for the public every week.

By By Val Farmer , March 30, 2012

Val Farmer: Farmer’s last advice: Protect your family

How are we going to protect our children from the increasing influences of a society that no longer seems grounded in fundamental values? How can our families be sanctuaries for our children and beacons of light for others as society continues its relentless decline in morality and standards of conduct?

By By Val Farmer , March 23, 2012

Farmer: Helping farmers with disabilities to thrive

The column isn’t the only thing I’m stopping. I am also retiring from being a team member of the National AgrAbility Project Advisory Team. I have been a small part of this remarkable organization since the ’90s.

By Val Farmer , March 16, 2012

Val Farmer: Farmer introduces his successor, Rosmann

I couldn’t have hoped for a better successor. Dr. Mike Rosmann and I have been running in parallel universes, each of us doing our part to help a clientele we feel deeply about.

By By Val Farmer , March 09, 2012

Val Farmer: New adventure: Becoming missionaries in Mongolia

It is official. My wife, Darlene, and I know our plans. I mentioned before that Darlene had learned Russian and that I wanted to see her use that language in a meaningful way in our lifetime. The time didn’t seem right until now. It also helps ease my mind that Dr. Mike Rosmann is waiting in the wings to extend this column to my loyal readers.

By By Val Farmer , March 02, 2012

Val Farmer: Fewer children hurts future of our society

When I was in graduate school in the early ’70s, zero population growth was the secular religion of the day. Parents with big families were accused of polluting the earth. Paul Ehrlich and his environmentalist friends couldn’t have been more wrong.

By By Val Farmer , February 24, 2012

Val Farmer: Why, how family members financially exploit elderly

Mark Twain once said, “You never know who your friends are until you share an estate with them.”

By By Val Farmer , February 17, 2012

Val Farmer: Readers respond to news of Farmer’s retirement

This article offers varied reader reaction to Val Farmer’s retirement.

By By Val Farmer , February 10, 2012

Val Farmer: Love means loved one’s well-being first in mind

What is love? Love is the expression of attitudes and behavior in which the well-being of a loved one is first and foremost in our minds. Our happiness is not complete without our partner’s happiness. This loving consideration is expressed in many ways in the constancy of our daily actions.

February 03, 2012

Val Farmer: How couples can recover from emotional wounds

One vital dimension of marriage is that it provides the sense of security we need to face the major problems of life. It is like having someone in your corner when life gets overwhelming – someone you can turn to for comfort and support.

By By Val Farmer , January 27, 2012

Val Farmer: Dr. Farmer to end his column of 28 years

It’s true. The time has come to quit. The time is right. It has been 28 years since I wrote my first column in January 1984 for the Rapid City (S.D.) Journal. I didn’t know what kind of journey I was on or where it would take me. But I began with a sense of mission and that sense of mission has sustained me.

By By Val Farmer , January 20, 2012

Famer: Column nearing end prompts reflection

My career in a helping profession and journalism is fast approaching an ending. I have three months left to pick and choose my final thoughts to leave with you before my last deadline. It brings perspective into sharp focus, kind of like a diagnosis of a terminal illness.

By Val Farmer , January 12, 2012

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Val Farmer: How to make holiday season extra-special

What makes the Christmas holidays special? For most of us, the religious significance of the birth of Jesus Christ gives meaning to our lives. It is a time for a renewal of faith and Christian charity.

By By Val Farmer , December 30, 2011

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