Ask FSA Andy: Catch up on your farm recordkeeping
Hello Again,As I drove into work this morning, I saw the woods speckled with orange in a variety of places…in trees…around abandon barns…. sitting...
A Black Friday mouse tale
"I asked for riot shields, but they wouldn't give me one, so it's not going to be that bad I don't think."-- Target employeeI...
Our youth are the future of agriculture
2010 ... It has been a "dickens" of a year! The challenge of the American job market has loomed in blogs, coffee shop conversations...
When deciding how to mount a deer, it’s wise to be picky
Whether it’s a 12- or 14-point monster, probably the trophy of a lifetime or a spindly fork horn, perhaps the very first deer taken...
Veterans’ sacrifices don’t change with times
As the holiday season approaches, I find myself thinking more and more about the families pulled apart by military service. It goes without saying...
Another first, Anna’s Hummingbird in Pa.
Finding a specific individual bird in an entire county or even state is like searching for the proverbial needle in a haystack. That's what...
Hog producers not going to have a very merry Christmas this year
As Christmas approaches, some seasonal elves will shop, some will bake, some will string a couple of megawatts of colorful lights from the front...
Planning ahead for tax time may make the best financial sense
There are some new tax issues and resources for 2010 and 2011.Expenses increase. Tax Benefit - Section 179 Expensing Increased from $250,000 to $500,000...
Cattle industry flying for 79 floors
Twice a week, New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman drives political and economic policymakers into full rant on topics as opposite as global...
A few basics result in great pictures
Memories are forever. If however, a picture reminding one of that great memory exists, it's even better. Thus, every hunter, angler, hiker and outdoor...
