Paul Hollis

Editor, Southeast Farm Press

Paul Hollis is a native of Alabama who received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Auburn University. He served as business editor and city editor for a daily newspaper and as publications and news editor for the Alabama Cooperative Extension System before joining Farm Press in 1990. Paul lives with his wife Tammy in Auburn, Ala. They have a daughter, Tess.

Posts by Paul Hollis

in Farm Press Blog Sep. 27, 2010

Earmarks and other dirty words

It’s interesting how certain words in the English language can become good or bad depending on how we choose to use them, and regardless of....More
in Farm Press Blog Aug. 15, 2010

East Alabama Crops Tour continues tradition

There seem to be fewer and fewer real traditions anymore, those events and customs that we can depend on occurring year in and year out, without fail....More
in Farm Press Blog Aug. 2, 2010

Farmers get their chance to shine

Farmers rarely get their due, especially when it comes to public recognition. Sure, the popular press will search out a grower or two whenever a....More
in Farm Press Blog Jul. 18, 2010

A glimmer of hope

It’s the time of year that can make one lose perspective, which can literally try men’s souls – mid-July, in the Deep South, with the heat, humidity....More
in Farm Press Blog Jul. 2, 2010

Government goober gaffe grounded

Congressman Bobby Bright of Alabama said it best, noting that it was a "solution in search of a non-existent problem." He was speaking about the U.S....More
in Farm Press Blog Jun. 21, 2010

Faithful traveling companion moving on

Those of us who have the extreme good fortune of being field editors for an agricultural publication possess what I consider to be the supreme perk....More
in Farm Press Blog Jun. 7, 2010

Sticking cotton where the sun don’t shine

I never cease to be amazed at the ingenuity, and the entrepreneurism, shown by the farmers whom I’ve had the privilege of interviewing over the years....More