No doubt the world is changing
"I will be an American farmer. American agriculture is one of the few things that still makes me proud of this country. It has...
‘Twas the bailout before Christmas
Before ya'll go gettin' cheery-cheeked and weepy-eyed for Christmas, Old Scrooge here has some sour facts that will be waitin' for you on the...
FSA Andy for Dec. 11, 2008
Hello Again!I know I am showing my age, not only in my looks, but by my generations of farm experiences.I read about a hog...
It’s year-end tax planning time
Can’t put it off any longer … it’s year-end tax planning time.
“One’s tax management goal should be maximizing after-tax income or wealth over...
Hazard A Guess: Week of Dec. 11, 2008
Do you know how this whachamacallit was used? Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.
FSA Andy for Dec. 4, 2008
Hello Again!It is always nice to visit with our families and friends on Thanksgiving, and even better to graze on the food that everyone...
Six quick homemade holidy gift ideas
Why not give gifts that are homemade? A gift from the kitchen is twice blessed.
Taxing cow farts: The strange and true from D.C.
You take a coupla days off and the papers and e-mails pile up faster than snowflakes in Geauga County. Here's some of what greeted...
The perils of grain market prognostication
The stock market took another dive, and it took the grains with it.
Rural Americans way ahead of leaders
In a brief presentation to some 250 or so farm and small town members of Iowa mutual insurance companies Nov. 17, I asked for...
