The natural order of things
So ... once again nature proves it is not to be trusted. As a person once proudly self-described as “indoorsy,” I have tried to...
Ask FSA by FSA Andy: Check in and report all of your crops
Hello Again!
Reporting your crop acres to the Farm Service Agency (FSA) Office each year is one of the best financial decisions you can make...
Who will be big meat’s next fat hog?
Two of the world’s biggest meatpackers, Tyson Foods and JBS SA, are in a bare-knuckled, checkbook throw-down over who will own Hillshire Brands, the...
Is your cow herd above average?
In some ways, my cowherd is average. In other ways it is above and in still others, below. Those things are true of each...
Enjoy your kids, time goes quick
Life, it has been said, is a series of dress rehearsals. If you keep working on it, one day you will be ready for...
Senecaville Hatchery will host open house June 28
Ever wonder where that walleye or channel cat came from? Was it born in a hatchery in Ohio or another state?
Rainy days had their charm
On the big southern Illinois dairy farm of my youth, a rainy June day was a treat almost as great as homemade ice cream.
Native plants produce many options
I often get questions about what the name of a particular plant is. Sometimes I know it right off the top of my head,...
Commentary: Will activists’ drones spy on farms?
An activist wants to use drones to take aerial photographs of “factory farms,” or as he puts it, “to expose what some corporations want to keep hidden.”
Market outlook: Great weather, slipping grain prices
Prices continue to slip lower on the Chicago Board of Trade as the traders get the impression that the weather is perfect and that...
