Ashley Scoby

Howard Galbreath Mowing the lawn was one of the least strenuous things Howard Galbreath enjoyed doing. He may have been 81, but that hadn’t slowed Howard from cutting down trees, chopping firewood and other active work on the Owenton, Ky., farm he…

Article written for Quarterra by Ashley Scoby of Magnetic Ag The state of global supply chains post-COVID is no secret: things have not been smooth, especially in North America. Demand for goods in the U.S. initially cratered at the beginning of the…

The day I got my Fallopian tubes cut out of my abdomen, I woke up from the anesthesia grinning. I like to think my body just knew, even before my brain woke up, my life had changed for the better. Maybe I was high. But I woke up from surgery, looked…

In an agricultural industry that’s as interconnected and fast-moving as it’s ever been, the potential for product inconsistency and lack of quality is high. And while the brunt of that impact can fall on consumers, a lack of regularly high-caliber…

The world is globalized to an extent never seen before in human history. With that, comes a fast and furious supply chain that’s ever harder to trace, control, and predict. And with that, comes an increased risk for foodborne illness contamination.…

If you’re a new or hopeful author, even just the word “publishing” can give you anxiety. You have so many publishing questions, you don’t even know where to start: How do you get your book published? What does a literary agent do? What about your…

Sep 26, 2019 MOMENTS AFTER WINNING a gold medal at last month's Pan American Games, American hammer thrower Gwen Berry stepped to the podium, unaware of what she was about to do or the ripples it would cause. She accepted her gold medal and turned…

LYON, France — In the moments following her World Cup semifinal goal Tuesday against England, Christen Press felt like she was having an out-of-body experience. There was the dummy pass from Tobin Heath, whizzing through the box past Rose Lavelle,…

We’ve all been there: You’ve just finished a hard workout, and all you want to do is scarf down the first burger and fries you see. Or, the opposite problem: It’s 5 a.m., and you just can’t force yourself to eat anything before your crack-of-dawn…

This Christmas will be the third one I haven’t spent in my hometown. It’s a small town in southern Kentucky filled with more than its fair share of Donald Trump bumper stickers and Confederate flags. But even before Trump was elected president, it…

In the hazy darkness of a new morning, a young woman climbs into a boat and pushes off into the Passaic River. Gliding across the black water can sometimes bring her comfort. But it reminds her of all she’s lost, too. Two years ago, Daisy Tackett was…

The first time Logan Weber kicked someone in the face, she bawled. The action was too mean, too vicious for the 8-year-old, whose mom put her in taekwondo classes because she was such a timid kid. “She just cried and cried,” Weber’s mom, Pamela,…

For the first few weeks of her professional dream, FC Kansas City rookie Alexa Newfield lived like a college student. She went home every day to a three-bedroom apartment filled with four or five roommates. It was like a mix between a dorm room and…

Mar 31, 2016 Kally Fayhee was 6 when the water became her safe place. After her family moved to its suburban Chicago home, Fayhee's parents could hardly keep her out of the pool at the neighborhood YMCA. It was, after all, a great place for the new…

Dec 21, 2015 KILGORE, Texas -- In a plain brick building in the middle of a sleepy town, in a cluster of rooms that would otherwise be empty, everything sparkles. There are party dresses and murals so bright that the 1960s would be jealous. Image…

@AshleyScoby In sports stadiums where crowd noise is imperative, and incessant, it’s the silence that stands out. READ MORE: When a football stadium in particular falls into an unsettled quiet, the chance always remains that someone’s life on the…

Oct 21, 2014 BYRDSTOWN, Tenn. -- When you step onto the Pickett County High School football field, the first thing you notice is the grass. Crunchy and dusty, the field is holding onto its wisps of green like a balding man clinging to his remaining…