Predicting the grain market is like checking the chicken entrails
Everyone expects me to tell them the future of the grain markets, and the future is murky to me.
Start the Year Health-Smart
Several nights during our busy holidays, Kathie popped a frozen, self-rising pizza in the oven and we called it supper. We tried to balance...
Ag impact is more than economic (or what farmers never get paid for)
Last September when I solicited responses to the question "What I learned on my first job", one of the people I contacted was Pike...
A new secretary; another governor
If conventional leadership and bureaucratic competency had a face, it would look exactly like Thomas J. Vilsack: round as an apple pie, chin disappearing...
January is the beginning of nesting season for birds
On the afternoon of Dec. 26, the thermometer on the back porch read 73 degrees. Carolina wrens, cardinals and white-throated sparrows sang as if...
FSA Andy for Jan. 8, 2009
Hello Again!I take it all of you reading my message have survived all the food and festivities of the holiday season. I am sure...
Let the gift wars begin
Well, as usual, Mr. Wonderful has just gone ahead and absolutely ruined my life. He does that. It's his thing. How, you ask? How...
Purchasing seed for new pastures
The days are getting longer, which means spring is just around the corner! Having grown up in a warmer climate than Ohio, I like...
Cherish our oldest generation
"When the strong storm winds blow, look to your elders. When pain and worry persist, it is good to have elderly friends. They have...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Jan. 8, 2009
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
