Ethanol news leads grain market bounce
The good news is that production of ethanol is up. The bad news is, the production of ethanol is up and all I got was this lousy T-shirt and a lousy price to go with it.
Deck the halls: Christmas tree buying guide
Whether you visit a tree farm or a local lot to purchase your Christmas tree this year, these tips and tricks will help you select the best Christmas tree for your space.
My best Thanksgiving choice
Forty years ago, 1975, a relatively mild central Illinois fall ended with a sledgehammer of a snowstorm the night before Thanksgiving. I remember it well because, as both a student and farmhand at the University of Illinois that year, I spent Thanksgiving Day milking Holsteins and pushing snow off the cow lots.
A life’s story worth telling
An interview with a blind man and respected broom maker changed Sutherland's approach to writing narratives. It was a story worth telling in her hometown.
Beware of toxoplasmosis in venison
A recent study in the journal EcoHealth connects white-tailed deer and free-roaming cats to the disease toxoplasmosis.
I am not immune
Like most insufferable people, I tend to think that perfectly common things that happen to everyone else will never actually happen to me.
Happy Thanksgiving from the FSA family
The FSA family would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
Ten hunting tips for getting that buck
These tips will help hunters get one step closer to filling their deer tags.
Foreign news, holiday week are grain market price movers
The grain markets are concentrating on South American politics and weather, and on the Thanksgiving holiday. These dominate prices in the absence of other, more direct, news.
How to make homemade spice blends
Homemade spice blends make great gifts, and they inspire home cooks to try new recipes.
