FSA Andy says farm storage facility policy is changing
Recent changes have been made to USDA's Farm Storage Facility Loan Program that provides low-interest financing for producers to build or upgrade farm storage...
Goldman sucks air out of grain market
Grain prices have broken sharply lower the last few days, and the reason given is the effect of the Goldman Sachs fraud charges on the market.
Early visitors this year: Hummingbirds are back
Bird migration epitomizes spring. But unless you spend a lot of time outdoors with binoculars, or you really know bird songs, the players often...
A wooden grain drill with a link to Signal, Ohio
Wilbur George, a friend from near Carrollton, told me he had an old, wooden grain drill that he had bought some years ago at...
It may not be Paris, but it comes close
Journalism and jets have carried me to some of the world's great capitals. Most of those cities, like New Delhi, Paris, London, Prague, Mexico...
Infidelity is not an oops
Upon ironclad confirmation that superstar golfer Tiger Woods had engaged in a pattern of marital infidelity of such scope, breadth and sheer numbers that...
Farms have lexicon only natives know
By JUDITH SUTHERLANDFarm and Dairy ColumnistEvery farm comes with a unique little map, complete with a language known only to those who live and...
Ahh … the sweet smell of spring
At the Harrison Soil and Water Conservation District, we seem to be getting an increasing number of calls related to the smell and handling...
What does ‘socially just’ agriculture mean?
Society currently expects three things from farmers. First, produce high quality and safe food. Second, protect the environment. Third, treat farm animals humanely. But some still clamor that's not enough.
Weather volatile, grain market stagnant
In the nearly two weeks since the USDA's Planting Intentions Report release, we have seen corn prices decline and soybean prices make small gains. Part of the confusion in the corn is that there was no surprise.
