Hazard A Guess: Week of March 26, 2009
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget (or at least 'hazard a guess' as to its use).
FSA Andy for March 26, 2009
Hello again!The Farm Service Agency wants to remind interested applicants FSA offers loans for farmers to purchase farmland and to finance agricultural operations. FSA...
Homeowners making mountains out of moles’ hills
Mounds of fresh top soil and ridges from tunnels just under the sod mean one thing -- moles. Have to offer But before you...
Country living is surrounded by blessings
"I have no Latin, but as I began to botanize, to learn to call the plants around me up here on my hill by...
Consignment shop is great find, great resource
I enjoyed a St. Patrick's Day meal with Dad, complete with a green votive candle holder for our table, all the green serving ware...
My two minutes of fleeting fame as a grain merchandiser
Andy Warhol said we would all have 15 minutes of fame. He owes me 13 and a half.
Hearts gone wild
Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body....
Meadowbrook Farms collapses
A sudden surge of spring-like warmth put a hint of green in my backyard just in time for St. Patrick's Day. Whether the lovely...
Tell a farmer ‘thank you.’ Today.
Above: Note from a Farm and Dairy reader
North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler was eating lunch with some staff members at a local restaurant...
Grain market rebound leads to USDA report
As we wait for the USDA Planting Intentions Report, which is due March 31, we are seeing bullish enthusiasm return to the markets.
