Sometimes, there is just no reasoning
Paradise may be found from the inside, looking out, on these winter days, when the bare-boned trees are covered with glistening ice and snow....
Careful decision making can position your herd for success
When making decisions, weigh the evidence carefully.
Pasture renovation is just around the corner
The snow and cold remain, but that will soon change.
After a long weekend, grain market analysis tougher
Even while we talk of the prospect of acres changing from corn to beans, in reality, the farmers have already ordered seed and made that decision.
Farm failures: We didn’t plan for it to happen…
Stephen Covey had a great quote that is worthy of every bulletin board: “The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”
Liming: Are you keeping your soil healthy?
Liming is not new science, back in 1760 George Washington was adding marl, a source of calcium carbonate, to his farmland as a way...
Ask FSA Andy by FSA Andy about Walter Lincoln Hawkins
Hello Again!
The snow is piled high along the roadways and the ends of driveways as we have dug out after yet another of winter’s...
What triggered high milk prices? Exports
As a percentage of total U.S. production, we are now exporting more dairy products than corn. (We exported the equivalent of 31.2 billion pounds of milk, or more than the total annual milk production from New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania combined.)
Why farming changed the way I eat, part three
In this third and final installment of Why farming changed the way I eat, I want to talk about the dairy in my Farm and Dairy.
The gift that keeps on giving
If you’re an ag-dependent advertising agency, a commodity organization hired hand or an ag journalist who can’t do math, commodity checkoffs are a gift...
