Why do we need job descriptions?
One task many dairy managers say they would like to accomplish is to develop written job descriptions for their employees.
Johanns’ confirmation is easy; it’s everything else that will be hard
A few days after his presidential nomination to replace Ann Veneman as secretary of agriculture, Nebraska Gov.
Book reminds us good overpowers evil
It has been said that much can be determined about the character of a man by studying the way he treats animals.
No spilled milk to cry over
How is it that in the advent of modern technology, the untold wonders borne of the industrial revolution, and the joy of living in an age that has (at last!) developed a disposable toilet bowl brush, some things remain pathetically unchanged?
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Pocket Panache
Struggling in my handbag is an almost daily experience for me. Oh, I made sure to choose a bag with all the organizer pockets including one for a cell phone.
Stockpiled forages are ready to use
Here we are in December and I see livestock in numerous pastures where there is no grass left to eat.
Even without WTO free trade deal, U.S. ag export surplus evaporates
For nearly two years, U.S. farmers and ranchers watched as the second shoe grew bigger and bigger.
On Nov.
Nothing like a 3-year-old spark plug
It was a gray and dreary morning. Not much happening. Not much to spark the day. Until the phone rang.
Biggest challenge isn’t ag-related
When mad cow test alerts hit the airwaves, Dusty and Cheryl Sonnenberg were worried they wouldn't be able to market their dairy beef products.
New faces at the kids’ table
I am proud - if a bit startled - to report that my younger cousin brought her own baby to Thanksgiving dinner this year.
