We're just waiting for the season to begin. And I can tell you one thing for certain: All my trucks and tractors have been waxed over and over again. They're as shiny as can be, but that's not going to put food on the table.

The harvest lasts through November, so we've got plenty of time to sit back and wait and see.

You need root strength to support whatever you grow.

Today the winds of hope blow through Latin America and the Caribbean.

I felt Michael Jackson was inspired a little bit more from the elegance of a Fred Astaire. Michael loved Sammy Davis, Jr. and James Brown and Judy Garland and Fred Astaire. But he wasn't any of those people. To be inspired is one thing, but he made it all his own.

There's an old Fred Astaire movie where the stage becomes bigger and deeper and more complex. Moments like that really did impact on me and influence me.