Yogurt makers (and dairymen) saying ‘I love New York’
Some are touting New York's yogurt empire as the equivalent to California's Silicon Valley. Editor Susan Crowell says let's hope it keeps growing, one spoonful at a time.
Quietness
When we were children growing up, I remember well my mother on some occasions would say, "I need some quietness." When we heard her...
Did Mississippi Farm Bureau railroad state director for opinions?
To hear Fred Stokes tell it, he got carried away "a mite" in a Kansas City news conference Aug. 10 with his explanation of...
Buckeye State is top 10 destination for nation’s whitetail deer hunters
Ohio's woodlots are full of deer hunters this week, as over 400,000 orange-clad Ohio residents and non-residents chase whitetail deer, easily the nation's most...
FSA Andy
Hello again!
Today's topic is going to seem like it is the wrong time of year to discuss it, but it's not. I am going...
‘A book is a gift you can open again and again’
Books always make great holiday gifts, especially for those who have everything. Here are a few recent titles that I recommend.
I’m making that list
The official season of giving of gifts is upon us. This is embraced by the people who are gifted at giving. Their gifts are...
U.S. grain markets progress higher, retracing recent losses
Farmers, this is a grain market that wants your corn now, and will pay less for it in the future, unless the structure of the market changes.
Oil or gas lease or royalty payments? The taxman cometh
Making management decisions to minimize taxes is wise; evading tax is not. Landowners who have signed gas and oil leases, or are getting royalties, need to give some thought to tax management on the payments received.
Top 10 farm machinery innovations: My first five
Ever speculate about what were the most significant new developments in agricultural machinery during the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries? I...
